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Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens

Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens

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Photographing an amphitheater with a long lens

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- So, having come here a couple days ago and really scouting the place, gotten some angles that I have in mind that could work. And the key with the long lens is that it's a telephoto, not a prime. So from 70 to 200 I have a lot of play. So it's really about changing angles and zooming. Don't forget to zoom in and out as you go. Now, I may not know exactly what the shot is here, so I'm going to take quite a few angles, and then when I get back and post, I'm able to put it on a big screen and really think about it. So the important thing is to experiment. So, every once in awhile I'm going to stop and take some different angles. I love the way the sun is really brightening up certain portions, but then we have that shade and that light/dark contrast. It's really wonderful to see that. And you also have, kind of a gold tone as well. This could be black and white, but it might actually be color with the gold, I don't know yet. That'll be something to be fun to kind of look at post. Keep…

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