I am going to need some help on this thread as I do not as yet have than many pictures on my computer and without a scanner I'm going to have to sort through and photograph prints.......... So please attatch any pictures with lens choice details..........
Dont just match the view through your lens to the scene. Apart from the field of view the depth of field and its effect has a major impact on the image.
There is also an impact on perspective.
Wide angle .... Huge depth of field. Tendancy to distort the view close to the lens.
Standard ...... Increased depth of field. No perspective impact.
Medium telephoto ..... Depth of field limited. No significant impact on perspective.
Telephoto through to super telephoto ....... Very limited depth of field. Has the tendancy to draw up the background. (eg. if used in a landscape can be used to make a distant mountain look more impressive.
There are some good gallery pictures that demonstrate these effects so I will link just a few samples to get things going.
Wide angle
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...2&limit=recent bags of DOF
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...3&limit=recent works well on sujects like this.
Medium telephoto - (100-135 in 35mm ) traditional portrait lens
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...0&limit=recent
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...1&limit=recent
Telephoto
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...1&limit=recent an example of a telephoto use in close up to blurr background.
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...3&limit=recent I don't know the focal length used but this is a good example of where a telephoto can be used to compress a scene. At a higher focal length the church would become even more dominant.
Super telephoto - huge choice in the gallery but this is a super example where the background is so out of focus and the subject so sharp that it totally holds the eye.
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...1&limit=recent
I have not included Macro to allow those with their new toys to show examples. These lenses when used at 1:1 have very limited DOF. They can be used at their normal focal length it is just that true macro lenses are specially corrected for close up photography.
Got to go now ......... have fun.
Don