Project 10 - focal lengths and different viewpoints

3746 200mm

3747 18mm

Again I chose to shoot bales

3746 was shot at 200mm. It looks like a normal bale and would be how people would normally shoot a close-up of a bale. It looks in proportion to the size of the bale just visible at the top left corner of the image. The viewer feels that the bale is just a normal size - we see them all the time.

3747 was shot at 18mm. The bale appears huge and the difference in size between this bale and the one in the background behind it is emphasised, even though they are actually of course the same size. The viewer is made to feel small against what appears to be a giant bale. The front-to-back distance of the bale appearsmuch longer in this image. I had to crouch to get the whole bale in view, and more sky is visible adding to the giant feel of the bale

Project 1 - focal length and angle of view

image 3694 1/80 sec f5 50mm

image 3695 1/100 sec f5.6 18mm

image 3695 1/40 sec f5.6 200mm

I took the 3 photos standing just outside my back door and looking down towards the garden.

Image 3694 was taken with both my eyes open so that what I could see through the viewfinder appeared the same size as what I could see through my left eye.

Image 3695 was taken at the lens's widest setting.

Image 3696 was taken atthe longest end of the telephot setting.

For the second part of the project I had to hold the printed image 3694 approximately 54cm from my eye for the objects to appear the same size as my view of the real scene. It was difficul to measure exactly as I was alone doing this project!

Image 3695 had to be held approximately 23cm away from my eye for the same to happen.

I therefore imagine that I would have to hold the printed image 3696 2 metres awy for the objects to appear the same size as the real view.

note - project completed 10 9 09

Project 9 - focal lengths

image 3640 28mm

image 3641 53mm

image 3642 95 mm

image 3643 160mm

image3644 200mm

image 3645 300mm

I also shot a view across field towards a church for this project, but the photos I have chosen here, in my opinion, have got a more interesting subject.

I have produced a sequence of 6 images looking across open fields towards a crane storage facility on a local airfield. I used the following focal lengths:

28mm

53mm

95mm

160mm

200mm

300mm

My favourite is the second shot (3641) using a focal length of 53mm. Although the cranes are clearly visible, they do not dominate the image.

note - project completed 13 7 09