Why Every Landscape Photographer Needs a Telephoto Lens

02/13/2025Link1

Wide-angle lenses are a great choice for capturing landscapes, but telephoto zoom lenses offer a unique perspective and versatility. Join Matt in the Blue Ridge Mountains as he demonstrates how to make the most of these longer lenses. Then watch and he takes those photos (including a panorama) and guides you through post-processing using Lightroom Classic.

  • 0:00 - Intro
  • 0:31 - Why Telephoto Lenses?
  • 3:45 - Telephoto Panorama
  • 5:07 - Depth of Field
  • 5:42 - Prime or Zoom?
  • 6:22 - Editing in Lightroom Classic
  • 11:43 - Editing Panorama (Also in LrC)

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Stephen B.
1 month ago

Great video! I started experimenting with telephoto panorama this early winter trying to capture trail junctions while out nordic skiing.

One thing I found is autofocus can screw up a panaroma, when some elements are close and others faraway. So I try to remember to go to manual focus, focusing first on my primary focal point then shooting the images. If everything is far enough away, this is not needed. But seeing half a tree in focus after stitching the images can be disappointing.

Also need to make sure the images overlap enough for post-processing. 

Thanks for the useful info!

Stephen