Hi Helge, I need some help from you please. I got the canon 20-18 lens and took a few shots which I am posting this week. Could you please recommend which mode and settings are best? My shots looked rather flat and I had to do quite a bit of editing. Maybe because I shot them all in A iso100 at f14, ss160-200? I would appreciate your input, thanks 🤔
@ludwigsdiana Hi Diana, the first thing I would do is to use a larger aperture. I never use a smaller aperture that f/8 or f/9 on crop sensor cameras. Diffraction will usually kick in at f/11and the image will get gradually softer the more you stop down past f/11. You have lots of depth of field with such a wide lens so you don't really need to stop down much more than f/11.
Remember that when you focus you have 1/3 of depth of field (acceptable sharpness) in front of your focus point and 2/3 behind the focus point. If you want distant mountains to be sharp focus about 1/3 into the scene.
The other settings are fine. Ultra Wide lenses can take a while to master. Composition can be tricky. You get so much in frame that unless you have something interesting to anchor the scene, the image can seem empty. One trick is to include something prominent in the foreground.
I'm no expert shooting with ultra wide lenses, but have a look at this photographer's photos from Norway. I really love the one called Uttakleiv and Vareid with the tide pools in the foreground
Remember that when you focus you have 1/3 of depth of field (acceptable sharpness) in front of your focus point and 2/3 behind the focus point. If you want distant mountains to be sharp focus about 1/3 into the scene.
The other settings are fine. Ultra Wide lenses can take a while to master. Composition can be tricky. You get so much in frame that unless you have something interesting to anchor the scene, the image can seem empty. One trick is to include something prominent in the foreground.
I'm no expert shooting with ultra wide lenses, but have a look at this photographer's photos from Norway. I really love the one called Uttakleiv and Vareid with the tide pools in the foreground
https://www.andymumford.com/norway
Thanks also for the link to this amazing photographer, there are so many captures that I love. I certainly could not choose a favourite :-)