FV | Seeing Deeper

Seeing long is part of my natural vision.

70mm to 85mm is my normal range.

The XF90mm pulls my vision in even closer with amazing optical magic - the compression of space.

If you look at at the image above, the two blocks of apartment look very close together. Would you believe there is a Canal separating them? There is an amazing depth of space between them.

This is the optical magic of a Telephoto Lens.

This Lens forces me to look straight ahead for possibilities. While my natural field of view is W.I.D.E. my attention is looking 135mm ahead of me.

90mm = 135mm on my Fuji XT1 - this field of view is fantastic for Portraits and Candid possibilities.

I choose this Lens when I am 100% in observation, seeing, not disturbing mode.

A short Telephoto Lens and Candid Photography are an ideal partnership.

This Lens is also great for picking out details and isolating.

I will be sticking with this Lens for the next week ahead.

“I think I’ve said this before many times—that photography allows you to learn to look and see. You begin to see things you had never paid any attention to. And as you photograph, one of the benefits is that the world becomes a much richer, juicier, visual place. Sometimes it is almost unbearable — it is too interesting. And it isn’t always just the photos you take that matters. It is looking at the world and seeing things that you never photograph that could be photographs if you had the energy to keep taking pictures every second of your life”.
Saul Leiter

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