Jock Elliott
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- Troy, NY
The epic grandeur of the sky fascinates me. Cloud structures and associated weather systems can stretch for hundreds of miles and can be staggering in their magnificence.
So, the assumption: if you need to take a picture of something really big, you need a space-gobbling wide angle, right?
Maybe not.
Yesterday, the better half and I were headed north on the Adirondack Northway. Dead ahead were magnificent clouds. I set the Canon G12 on C1 (a custom preset that gives me full wide -- 28mm equivalent -- and focus on infinity, because the G12 sometimes has trouble locking focus on clouds).
Using the optical viewfinder, I aim through the windshield and get this:
Doesn't look very epic to me.
Would zooming in help? Here are the results at 88 mm equivalent:
These, I think, say "epic grandeur" much better than the first one.
Comments? Suggestions?
Cheers, Jock
So, the assumption: if you need to take a picture of something really big, you need a space-gobbling wide angle, right?
Maybe not.
Yesterday, the better half and I were headed north on the Adirondack Northway. Dead ahead were magnificent clouds. I set the Canon G12 on C1 (a custom preset that gives me full wide -- 28mm equivalent -- and focus on infinity, because the G12 sometimes has trouble locking focus on clouds).
Using the optical viewfinder, I aim through the windshield and get this:
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Doesn't look very epic to me.
Would zooming in help? Here are the results at 88 mm equivalent:
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These, I think, say "epic grandeur" much better than the first one.
Comments? Suggestions?
Cheers, Jock