[alankeoy]

Hi

I have a simple question about taking photo.

Magazine adivce that in order to take a nice photo, there has to be an "object" in the foreground so that it will create the sense of "depth".

they would use "wide angle" lense.

my question is i am using a bridge camera, fuji 6500, if i have to take photo with object in foreground, do i have to take from lower ground (not standing) which might be a bit dificult.

any advice ?

thanks

[DaFoot]

Not sure I understand entirely what your after in replies, but I'll have a go anyway.

Lots of things can be used in foreground that don't require getting low.

How about walls, fences, signs, cars, people....

[mrmist]

What the articles are trying to say is that having something in the foreground in a wide-angle landscape photo can help to add interest in what might otherwise have been a bland area. You don't always have to have something though.

And, no, you shouldn't have to be at ground level. You should be at the normal level for whatever the landscape is that you want to shoot. That's not to say that you can't be at ground level. That can create some interesting effects, but not your typical shot.

[alankeoy]

so it would not be necessary to have a wide angle lense ? i find it difficult to find the right angle for foregound.
thanks

[mrmist]

Originally Posted by alankeoy

so it would not be necessary to have a wide angle lense ? i find it difficult to find the right angle for foregound.
thanks

Without a wide-angle lens the landscape will not be as dramatic, I suspect, but it's perfectly possible to take lanscape shots with longer lenses. Most bridge cameras would go reasonably wide, I guess.

[ImpInaBox]

The mag article may have over-simplified things for the angle on the story but the rule of thumb is 'foreground, middleground, background' - you need something of interest close up, something in the middle distance and something in the background, to give a good sense of depth. Whether you use a wide-angle, standard or long lens depends on what relationship you want between the three. A 'widey' will emphasize the perspective - making the foreground appear larger and more important relative to the background while a long lens will have a distance compressing effect and will tend to make the background as imortant as the foreground.

The 'object' might not be a distinct object either - it might be the texture of the ground near to you, the play of light and shadow on fields or trees or a pattern of clouds on the horizon - practically anything of interest to lead the eye into the picture

[waldershelf]

Your fuji has the equivalent of a 28mm lens at the wide end of the zoom, quite wide enough for "normal" landscape shots