People and Place: Standard focal length

This is the third of three exercises looking at shooting with one focal length; in this case the standard focal length of around 27-32mm for my Canon 450D. Most of the images below fit within this range, but I have added a couple that demonstrate the principle that there is limited graphical strength to help the image, this ensuring viewer is concentrated more on the subject.

Images were taken in Bath city centre and, on a later date, at Bath racacourse.

Canon 450D with EF24-105 f4/L IS USM lens; f13, 1/60, ISO 200 focal length 32mm

An uninteresting image included to demonstrate that whatever the focal length, if your positioing is wrong then the shot will not work.

Canon 450D with EF24-105 f4/L IS USM lens; f13, 1/60, ISO 200 focal length 28mm

To a degree, the same message here, although the focal length does allow us to see that none of the several people in the image are concentrating on the busker as the main focus of the image.

Canon 450D with EF24-105 f4/L IS USM lens; f13, 1/45, ISO 200 focal length 28mm

A better shot allowing some context as we see some tourists with the Abbey in the background. Important to remember that using standard focal length allows for the inclusion of more context to people shots.

Canon 450D with EF24-105 f4/L IS USM lens; f13, 1/45, ISO 800 focal length 45mm

Similarly here, the standard focal length allows for inclusion of the title of the mobile van and even that it is obviously situated in a position of heavy pedestrian traffic. Again, a contextual image.