Exercise: Focal Lengths and different viewpoints.

Here we are using different lenses to create varied results to the same picture.  I used my wide angle lens and zoom lens to create a bigger difference between the shots.

This is a good example of the effects on a photograph, the second one brings the plant into focus and blocks out any unwanted images in the background.

The same here, the second picture is up close and intimate, focusing purely on the object.  The long lens gives a reduced depth of field so the object stands out clearly against the background.

I really like the way these pictures look, especially when you take pictures of people.  The viewer feels a lot closer to the subject in the 'zoom' pictures, and its very focused as there is nothing in the picture distracting you.

Camera Information
Picture 1 : 1/320      f11
Picture 2:  1/200      f5.6  zoom
Picture 3:  1/125      f10
Picture 4:  1/250      f5.6 zoom
Picture 5:  1/125      f9
Picture 6:  1/100      f5.6 zoom