Thank you for this great explanation of how focal lens works! It was very easy to understand. Your choice of photos is really telling as for why wider angle is interesting for wildlife photography. I'm looking forward to see part 2! I like to shoot birds at wider focals because it also shows the environment and - as you explainded - can be akin to a landscape photo in certain situations (light, vegetation, water, ...) and multiplies the creative possibilities for some species which are pretty easy to photograph otherwise (sparrows, ducks, blackbirds, crows, ...). The elephant photo is really spectacular, it reminds me of tree photography, which is the raison d'être for me to carrying a wider than 24mm lens 😅The very wide angle lens has also the added bonus of having a deeper depth of field, which makes photos of small animals (esp. fast moving) much easier!
I've gone to remote setups to capture birds and butterflies with wide angle or normal lenses. My local Hummingbirds do not like shutter clicks...gotta have electronic shutters for them.
Happy accident. Lol. I am doing. A Patreon series in color theory and now I will need to check out the images in more depth. At the the time I wanted a softer feel and yes I wanted them to work together. Btw the pinks on the left are mirrored in the flowers on the right. Fun fact those images are noise panels. Not canvas prints. The quality of the print isn't as good but they have acoustic foam inside
Scott tried to reach you with an email. Do you have an interest in a new, still in the box BenQ32" professional photographers monitor? Selling for $1000, on B&H about $2000
@@WildlifeInspired Scott, thank you. I'm in the same boat and don't have the room for the larger monitor. I won it at the B&H show in NYC. Thanks for getting back to me.
I am against using wide angle lens for bird photography for ethical reasons. Use a telephoto lens for them to behave naturally and not to disturb their surroundings
Is it unethical to set up a lens and leave it alone and capture the image with a remote trigger? That seems to have no impact on anything. What am I missing?
I carry a 150-600mm and have often run into situations where through no fault of my own, birds come closer to me than I can focus on that lens, so in the past few months I have started to also carry a second body with a 28-75mm f2.8 is it unethical for me to raise my wider angle body and take the shot or should I spook the bird trying to move away so I can get the shot at 150mm?
@tiktokfavorite3070 have you never done something like this? #1 you figure out where they will be. if there is a food source or path that they regularly take set up with focus on that. #2 use deep depth of field so that you don't have to be as precise with the focus (high F/number) #3 step back and wait. sometimes a long wait. have your remote trigger ready, be that an IR remote, a radio trigger or a long USB tether. #3a for the adventurous, set up an automatic trigger like a motion sensor, laser trip wire, etc and put your gear in a weather resistant container (this is called a camera trap) and leave it out alone for days/weeks/months. The camera trap is advanced technique and for obvious reasons should not be done where theft is a concern.
Nice video, Scott. I am eager to see the next installment. I have been playing around with wide angle and haven’t taken anything I really love yet but, for birds, the possibilities seem as limitless as are the challenges. For me it is the next level and the rewards are unique images
hah ok I got a kick out of that, i would have loved for you to rip on it to be fair, I know one part i don't like that much, thanks for the kind words. Charlotte is the wide angle expert, and taught me everything i know on it, that said you need to experiment and try new things all the time and this video is a great motivator to do so.
Scott, you have such a great gift in teaching. I learned more about focal lengths and angles of view in ten minutes that I had ever thought I really understood in 20 years as a photography enthusiast. Thank you!!!
Perfect timing Scott! I picked up a 35-150 and was trying to think of ways to get creative with it. 😁
Perfect!
Thank you for this great explanation of how focal lens works! It was very easy to understand. Your choice of photos is really telling as for why wider angle is interesting for wildlife photography. I'm looking forward to see part 2! I like to shoot birds at wider focals because it also shows the environment and - as you explainded - can be akin to a landscape photo in certain situations (light, vegetation, water, ...) and multiplies the creative possibilities for some species which are pretty easy to photograph otherwise (sparrows, ducks, blackbirds, crows, ...). The elephant photo is really spectacular, it reminds me of tree photography, which is the raison d'être for me to carrying a wider than 24mm lens 😅The very wide angle lens has also the added bonus of having a deeper depth of field, which makes photos of small animals (esp. fast moving) much easier!
the fact that you used raison d'etre is reason enough for a reply.
@@WildlifeInspired haha, French native speaker here ;-)
In my mind for birds anything less 200mm is wide angle🤗
It feels that way!
Wide angle lenses can be useful to tell a story. The background is sometimes crucial to depict the environment your subject is exposed to.
I've gone to remote setups to capture birds and butterflies with wide angle or normal lenses. My local Hummingbirds do not like shutter clicks...gotta have electronic shutters for them.
Did you pick the background photos due to their dominate colors being complimentary to each other or was it a happy accident?
Happy accident. Lol. I am doing. A Patreon series in color theory and now I will need to check out the images in more depth. At the the time I wanted a softer feel and yes I wanted them to work together. Btw the pinks on the left are mirrored in the flowers on the right. Fun fact those images are noise panels. Not canvas prints. The quality of the print isn't as good but they have acoustic foam inside
Scott tried to reach you with an email. Do you have an interest in a new, still in the box BenQ32" professional photographers monitor? Selling for $1000, on B&H about $2000
Sorry. Thought I replied. I do not at this time. I have a smaller space and limited to 25 inches or so
@@WildlifeInspired Scott, thank you. I'm in the same boat and don't have the room for the larger monitor. I won it at the B&H show in NYC. Thanks for getting back to me.
I am against using wide angle lens for bird photography for ethical reasons. Use a telephoto lens for them to behave naturally and not to disturb their surroundings
Is it unethical to set up a lens and leave it alone and capture the image with a remote trigger? That seems to have no impact on anything. What am I missing?
I carry a 150-600mm and have often run into situations where through no fault of my own, birds come closer to me than I can focus on that lens, so in the past few months I have started to also carry a second body with a 28-75mm f2.8 is it unethical for me to raise my wider angle body and take the shot or should I spook the bird trying to move away so I can get the shot at 150mm?
@WildlifeInspired how will you focus or frame a shot
@RodMacPherson that is a different story. I am talking about going closer to birds and their habitat for taking pictures using a wide angle lens.
@tiktokfavorite3070 have you never done something like this?
#1 you figure out where they will be. if there is a food source or path that they regularly take set up with focus on that.
#2 use deep depth of field so that you don't have to be as precise with the focus (high F/number)
#3 step back and wait. sometimes a long wait. have your remote trigger ready, be that an IR remote, a radio trigger or a long USB tether.
#3a for the adventurous, set up an automatic trigger like a motion sensor, laser trip wire, etc and put your gear in a weather resistant container (this is called a camera trap) and leave it out alone for days/weeks/months.
The camera trap is advanced technique and for obvious reasons should not be done where theft is a concern.
Nice video, Scott. I am eager to see the next installment. I have been playing around with wide angle and haven’t taken anything I really love yet but, for birds, the possibilities seem as limitless as are the challenges. For me it is the next level and the rewards are unique images
hah ok I got a kick out of that, i would have loved for you to rip on it to be fair, I know one part i don't like that much, thanks for the kind words. Charlotte is the wide angle expert, and taught me everything i know on it, that said you need to experiment and try new things all the time and this video is a great motivator to do so.
Was waiting lol, you even got the thumbnail!
@@WildlifeInspired Oh yeah I see it now, I have become ele-vated heh
Scott, you have such a great gift in teaching. I learned more about focal lengths and angles of view in ten minutes that I had ever thought I really understood in 20 years as a photography enthusiast. Thank you!!!
Glad it was helpful!