Landscape Photography Using the Humble 50mm Lens (by Karl Taylor).

In this video professional photographer Karl Taylor shares some landscape composition tips using the humble standard 50mm lens, (because he forgot to bring his wide angle 😉 )

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kris logan-brown says:

good video excellent result hopefully ill get to say hi at focus in Birmingham on the monday

bleyland629 says:

Great stuff karl :D looking forward to seeing you at FOCUS 😀

I have used 50mm and tamron 90mm macro. Both are good for landscapes. On an APS-C camera. Look for splashes, water running around rocks, seaweed, small animals.

dwfgshdtjfyugh says:

I understand the perspective comments related to a 50mm. Perspective to a photographer is like a choice of brushes to a painter. However the thinner DoF of a 50mm may require additional problem solving. I’ve shot my share of 3 row panos with a 50mm, some DoF issues need to be stacked to avoid.

Dale Pruitt says:

which lens did you leave behind and for which camera hasselblad im guessin

MrMackanno says:

. . . and my wife makes fun when she sees me with all my stuff when I go out. Pleasant video, thanks Karl.

runroemer21 says:

That actually looks like a 50mm 1.8. 🙂 Great video, as always. Please keep them coming, as I really like your approach to getting the right shot. Thanks for posting this!

Mattertea says:

no remote trigger?

pauldve says:

Hi The first shot on the lcd had the sun set in. I often go with a shot in mind and come back with something different (usually crap) but IT often find the best shots are unplanned.

Danny Caramia says:

These vids are great.. always refreshing to see new ones come out! Makes me want to go out and shoot!

cp3onmtv963 says:

Yes what is this filter called that ur using??? It doesnt look like the usual screw on filter… Please n thanks!

CEMF100 says:

Hat and gloves seem like something you should have brought too, it looked a mite chilly. Hard to concentrate on getting a good shot when you’re not prepared for the wether. But I do appreciate the videos. I just purchased a number of filters of that sort and I’m at all comfortable with them yet. Thanks again.

AuroSmile says:

This guy is like the Jason Stathom of photography. Badass enough to handel a hasselblad…with one hand.

Joonas Puuppo says:

Any reason why you used the aperture of f/4 instead of something more common for landscapes like f/11? A smaller aperture would’ve probably made the rock closest to the camera also sharp, and in my mind the resulting image would’ve been better.

MrYBD90 says:

It’s been a while since last time … We miss you man !!

zrsgamboa says:

I agree. Also, IMO, could’ve cropped the final image a little wider 16:9 or 16:10 ratio.

jaharris1001 says:

we could see the major disappointment in your face for having forgotten the wide angle, kudos for trying to make lemonade out of lemons, your end result was ok but the foreground rock being OOF (short DOF) didnt work for me personally, I do love your vids though dude

GsBBoyDan says:

It’s actually alot easier with a higher zoom lens. Just moving the camera 3 inches with an ultra wide can ruin the composition.

Jason Forbes says:

Lovely video!

nchomeier says:

Neat 🙂 I might wanna break out the ol’ nifty-fifty for some landscape 🙂 Thanks man! Also I do believe that the 50mm is an amazing focal lenght for just about anything ^^ Love my fifty!

Perfect 🙂 Can’t wait to see it, Karl 🙂

L322weed says:

Great shot Karl with the 50mm see you at the NEC Birmingham.

Ashkan Ahmadi says:

not necessary. you could leave it on 2 or even 10 seconds self-timer. it’s the same.

Arji91 says:

need an wireless remote shutter for my eos 550D .. any recommendations? =D

GreatPhotographyTips says:

sorry it was meant to say f14

August Marchetti says:

Great video, or videos rather! Thanks so much for sharing. I normally don’t comment on videos but I have been researching for a solid tripod – just curious what kind of tripod you are using in this video? Thanks!

00Skyfox says:

Since he was timing it to take pictures as the water was on its way out, and how the waves and water are somewhat unpredictable, even with a 2 second delay he might not have gotten the moment captured that he’d most want. A remote or just pressing the button would be necessary in this case to start the exposure at exactly the right moment. A delay would work fine for long exposures of stationary or slowly moving things, though, such as stars or rippling water.

Whatisright says:

I like what you said about not always using just a really wide lens for landscapes. Sure it’s cool to take in the entire scene, but if that’s all you do at a location then there’s a lot going to waste. On my camera I use a 12-24mm lens. That’s a great range to capture a vista and then focus in on something.

Issaminho Ohara says:

Fantastic.

stubones says:

…and thats why my 24-105 is always in my bag 🙂 Wide angle, check. Tight crop, check 🙂 Great vid once again!

fahad alsami says:

Where is he ?? .. The beach is awesome *-*

AZREDFERN says:

Someone should start a pancake lens challange

what do you think about the nikon D600?

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