Street photography with a 300mm

[jsrockit]

But the original argument was that you have to be in it, to better capture it, not observe from a distance.

Which is probably generally the case, but not not always the case. I use 28mm / 35mm / 50mm ... because I like to be close. However, there is no one way to make a great photograph.

 

[DSkjaeve]

I prefer to use a 90 when on the beach.

 

[bulevardi]

One must be really good protographer to make good photos with such a long lens. I normally take crap shots with 300mm.

That's just the challenge

 

[Bill58]

It's not my style, but I see lots of young Koreans using long lenses on the street because the locals mostly don't like being photographed.

 

[bulevardi]

I prefer to use a 90 when on the beach.

Oh, I thought you were talking about your swimsuite size

 

[DSkjaeve]

Oh, I thought you were talking about your swimsuite size

I was......

 

[btgc]

I've forgot about this one...not 300 but somewhere between 80 and 200. Rather closer to 80-100.


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Uh, and 135mm


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You see - nothing what can not be taken using 40mm.

 

[Michael Markey]

I came across a chap with a huge zoom lens on an outing a while back, it looked too aggressive to me ...

Yes he uses a 5d and a 5d2 with zooms up to 500 (I think)
He covers late night after pub scenes and right wing street protests.
He`s been beaten a few times too.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixel-eight/