Distance Matters Too / #monomad challenge / [ING/ESP]

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The photos 馃摳 are my entry to the #monomad contest from monochromes@monochromes and brumest@brumest.


Greetings, fellow Hivers.

Some photography enthusiasts argue that street photography should always be done with an immersive focal length, a wide-angle lens that forces you to get closer, step into what is happening and become part of the action.

But from my experience, I would say that one of the most discreet ways to steal a portrait is actually by using a long lens.

I think this kind of lens allows you to capture truly spontaneous portraits. When you approach someone with a camera, their attitude often changes immediately, and the photograph is lost right there. With a longer focal length, you can keep some distance and let the person continue being themselves.

That is why I enjoy both short and long focal lengths. Each one has its own way of telling the story of the street.

In this case, the lens helps a lot. A classic like the Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 produces wonderful portraits, with a soft focus and creamy, silky bokeh. With a lens like this, it is hard to take a bad portrait.

I hope you enjoy them as much as I do.

Saludos amigos hivers.

Algunos conocedores de la fotograf铆a defienden que la fotograf铆a callejera debe hacerse s铆 o s铆 con una focal inmersiva, un lente angular que te obligue a acercarte, a meterte en lo que sucede y ser parte de la acci贸n.

Pero yo voy a decir algo por experiencia: una de las formas m谩s discretas de robar un retrato es precisamente utilizando una lente de largo alcance.

Creo que con este tipo de 贸ptica puedes capturar verdaderos retratos espont谩neos. Cuando te acercas a una persona con una c谩mara, muchas veces su actitud cambia de inmediato y la foto se pierde en ese mismo instante. Con una focal larga puedes mantener cierta distancia y dejar que la persona siga siendo ella misma.

Por eso disfruto tanto las focales cortas como las largas. Cada una tiene su manera de contar la calle.

En este caso, el lente ayuda much铆simo. Un cl谩sico como el Nikkor 180mm f/2.8 hace unos retratos maravillosos, con un enfoque suave y un bokeh cremoso como la seda. Con un lente as铆, es dif铆cil que un retrato quede mal.

Disfr煤tenlos tanto como yo.


"All photos were taken by me rg2@rg2_foto rg2-foto@rg2-foto"


Technical data: Nikon camera: Nikon D700 Nikon lens: 50mm f1.4 p-ais; 105mm f2.5 p-ais; 55 f1.2; 35mm f1.8 G Translated by Deepl free version.7

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