Zoom Lens Compression

One of the really fun side by side comparison of two photos to show to people is that of zoom lens compression. Zoom lens compression is a technique where two photo are taken of the same subject at different focal lengths. The greater the difference in focal length, the greater the effect. Here is an example of two that was taken this past week. The first one is at high zoom and the second one on the right is at a lower zoom. In the high zoom the background looks so much closer. The surprising thing is that the only thing that moved was the camera.

~ by Jinsook on August 17, 2010.