Project 9: Focal Lengths

Project 9 was pretty similar to Project 1 really: one location, a variety of focal lengths to see how the scene differs. The point was, that as you change focal length, obviously the field of view changes, but the relationship between objects in the photo remain the same. This compares with Project 10 (coming up soon!).

Photo 1: I chose a location on North Bridge, looking towards Carlton Hill, with the roof of Waverley Train station in the foreground, and some nice blue sky and fluffy clouds too. The light on the buildings is quite beautiful, and there is enough detail on the roof even though it's in the shade, to keep it interesting. This photo was the widest angle I have, at 17mm.

17mm, 1/160sec, f/14, ISO 200

Photo 2: I zoomed in a little (to 23mm) which feels close to a 'standard' view to me. It lacks the punch that Photo 1 has.

23mm, 1/160sec, f/13, ISO 200

Photo 3: I zoomed in again to 35mm, and now Carlton Hill is obviously the focal point, which makes this image just a bit more interesting than Photo 2. It's still not very interesting for me.

35mm, 1/160sec, f/13, ISO 200

Photo 4: Now moving to 50mm, Carlton Hill almost fills the frame, with just a hint of the roof. We see more detail which is visually interesting, and the variety of shapes on the horizon are good.

50mm, 1/160sec, f/13, ISO 200

Photo 5: The final photo is at 100mm, it's again interesting because I couldn't fit the whole hill in the frame and decided to choose the most interesting composition from my viewpoint location. The light is lovely against the old buildings, and I really like their shapes against the skyline. It's rich in detail which is really nice.

100mm, 1/160sec, f/13, ISO 200

These five photos all taken from the same location are all really different, though contain similar elements. We see the large difference here between the first and last photos, but the elements of the photo are essentially still in the same positions and it's really just a zoom in.