The Worst LONG LENS COMPOSITION Mistake in Landscape Photography!!

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In this week’s episode, we discuss the worst long lens composition mistake in landscape photography! As a companion episode to last week's video all about beginner telephoto mistakes to avoid for better long lens landscape photos, I wanted to make this video about composition specifically as it relates to the use of telephoto lenses for landscape photography. Now I don't want to speak for anyone else, but resolving the following mistake was perhaps the single largest turning point for me when it came to the use of long lenses for my landscape photos.

It seems that the majority of the compositional information that's available for landscape photography usually revolves around the use of a wide angle lens. And although both telephoto and wide angle lenses share some commonalities with regards to best practices, they also possess quite a few differentiating factors as well. In this video, I'll review the worst long lens composition mistake in landscape photography and how best to solve it. Now the interesting thing about this mistake is that it's actually made up of a series of smaller mistakes that when summed together creates a much larger issue.

I hope you're able to pick up some helpful information from this week's video that'll enable you to improve the compositions with your long lens landscape photography!

Beginner Telephoto Mistakes to Avoid in Landscape Photography

If you enjoyed this video, please consider giving it a thumbs up and let me know what you think in the comments below - I guarantee I'll get back to ya.

Thanks for watching everyone! -Mark D.

VIDEO CHAPTERS
🔘0:00 Intro
🔘0:58 Worst Mistake
🔘1:23 Two Characteristics
🔘4:38 Wide Angle & Telephoto
🔘5:22 Scene Stuffing
🔘6:43 Strong Subject
🔘7:34 Isolate & Avoid
🔘8:53 Small Details
🔘10:04 Interesting Light
🔘11:09 Interesting Atmosphere
🔘12:08 Keep it Simple
🔘14:37 Outro

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**LETS CONNECT**

[MarkDenneyPhoto]

What's your most used focal length for landscape photography?

[jackielarena-lacayo]

Week after week you deliver really great useful and practical information and tips! I have been using my telephoto more often lately in landscape and these tips are spot on! I can’t wait for my upcoming trip to the Smokys to get in some more telephoto landscape photography.! Thanks Mark!

[emanuellandry]

Awesome information! Thanks keep up the great videos! !I can't wait to see all the one of the van upgrades!

[rob]

I've been challenging myself for the last few months by using a 50mm on a 1.6x crop sensor and I've been doing some of my best landscape work. It forces you to have a strong focus point/composition instead of fitting in everything you can see.

[snellularr]

I really like the shot at 10:53 it might be one of my favorites you have shared. Simple shots like that of trees and good light is one of my favorite things to shoot. You can get lost in it like a soft blanket. No hard subject focus or attention snaggers to demand a spot light of over analyzing. The shot is all about the time of light to me. You can even see how in that particular spot that the sun bathes those trees that poke up a smidge more and are in line with the rays just a bit more throughout the day from that angle. The surrounding ones seem to have lost some of their color to the cold by spending less time in the light/warmth. They could be different types of trees though so I'm not 100% sure on that but these are just some thoughts about it. Dope shot/edit.

[ChristianJesseMusic]

Mark, My father just lent me his old mirrorless camera with a few lenses that he bought along with it. Your videos have been so helpful for understanding the ins and out of this camera (I'm used to my iPhone for taking pictures). Thank you.

[jwp]

Helpful information well presented. Many thanks. Especially loved the South Carolina photo.

[roccorodriguez]

I really appreciate your channel. Your information is very useful, thank you.

[craigbartschi]

Another great video Mark, I'm anxious to get out and try these ideas. I appreciate the effort you put into making these great photo tutorials!

[sayanbhattacharya]

Awsome
The Video is full of amazing information and tips Thank you 😊🙏

[patrickfototirol]

Hey Mark. Good advice. There is lots of info out there about wide angle lens, but not to much about long lens. Thanks for your advice.

[andrewmckinney]

Great tips and super helpful!! Thanks Mark!!

[MattTakesPhotos]

Thanks for these. I'll keep them in mind on my next outting. I like using telephoto lenses in my photography. I always carry 1, sometimes 2, along with a teleconverter and have picked up a couple ideas.

[albful]

Another great video with several helpful tips! Thank you Mark! Much appreciated!

[cwiekapl]

Another awesome video! Lots of good tips!

[alanquinonez]

I just bought my first camera the other day, just waiting for it to arrive. I've been watching your videos nonstop and learning alot. I'm nervous about being good enough but still excited.

[amerphoto]

Lot of great tips here Mark! I think I will go out on a self assignment and try to use each and every one of them. Thanks for sharing all your great videos as they are all very useful in confirming techniques already being used and learning new ones.

[johnaufiero]

Placing aside your always excellent lessons, the care and effort you place in your presentations are very noticeable; superb technically, and masterfully illustrated. You are obviously a perfectionist, and it is most appreciated. Thanks

[CourtneyVictoria]

Great video, lots of useful tips here. Comes down to taking your time if your location allows it. Thinking about your framing and composition and trying different things. It's easy to get stuck using the same lens or focal length as that is what you become used to/comfortable with.

[atnorafertsera]

Very nice video Mark, some beautiful photos