Why I Stopped Overlooking My Telephoto for Intimate Water Scenes

Why I Stopped Overlooking My Telephoto for Intimate Water Scenes

I’ve been shooting landscapes for twenty years and I still catch myself defaulting to the wide angle when I’m near water. It’s almost muscle memory at this point. Wide angle, foreground interest, dramatic sky. It’s a formula that works, but lately it’s been feeling like a rut. A few weeks ago I was out before sunrise along the Deschutes, trying to make something interesting out of a section of river I’ve photographed dozens of times.