How To Create Stunning Pictures Using A 24mm Lens

By Amy Renfrey


Have you ever questioned what is so extraordinary about taking pictures in 24mm? Or, have you ever thought about what focal length is good for landscapes is but in no way been quite sure what it is? The fact is that there are many angles you can quite easily shoot at. Each time you change focal length in or out, you will be altering the general appearance and sense of your photo. Let's look more directly at the 24mm angle. Why is it so good?

There are many benefits of taking pictures at 24mm. I use a Canon lens at 24mm for landscapes. The best 24mm lens is one that will be likely to always offer you with an adequate range or width. Any Canon 24mm lens (or Nikon 24mm lens) tends to eliminate the dreaded "bulging" that comes with subjects taken too close with the ultra wide lenses. If you don't know what this means, simply head to the Internet and search for a few wide angle photographs of tall structures taken up close with lenses a lesser amount of than 17mm. In a few landscape photography situations it can work fine, and in others it can't. From time to time, when you shoot at an ultra wide angle, the landscape you are shooting can look like it's bulging in the center. If this takes place, then why not try photographing at 24mm?

When photographing landscape photography we want to aim for "wide", but not "bulging" in the heart, as some ultra wide angle lenses can create. This is where the magnificent 24mm focal length comes in. It creates a wide scene without looking unnatural or over widening effect at the center of the photo. Not only is it a wonderful general length to photograph at, but you can shoot at 24mm to produce panoramas. What I mean is 24mm makes for a beautiful single photo AND it can be a perfect shooting length to stitch multiple single photos jointly to photograph a panorama.

You see if you took a handful of photos photographed at 17mm or less, and stitched them together, you may certainly see an unsettling bulge. This is what occurs when ultra wide pictures are stitched to make a single panorama. Unless you are trying to generate a fisheye effect it will not work suitably. When shooting with 24mm this awful result does not happen. We are left with a wide angle good enough for an individual photo and just right to make a series of photos for a panorama.

To get a good idea of the quality of the average 24mm wide angle lens, ask yourself does the photo have a sensible perspective? For example, do you notice any unnatural warping or bulging in the horizon or the length of the foreground? No, we can't. That is usually a sign that the 24mm focal length is just right for the purpose.

Is this 24mm lens generally "wide enough"? Yes it is. And the beauty about this focal length is that we can bring three single images at 24mm and create a gorgeous panoramic scene. Some lenses that are ultra wide, such as the 17mm or less, can bulge a composite too much.

You can photograph a succession of photos taken from the same perspective and using a tripod to ensure good results. Then use Panorama Maker Pro 6 photo editing software to merge or stitch the shots together into a sole frame. You will discover that 24mm is ideal because it does not bulge the panorama in the middle as a 17mm series of photos would.

Once you stitch your 24mm photo succession together then examine if the image is effective because of the extra scenery at the edges. The answer is going to be relative because it has to do more with individual preference and the intention of the photographer.

Once you have stitched a handful of 24mm photos together to create a sole panorama, sit back, and have a good look at it. You will find that it looks like a realistic scene.




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