As someone who doesn’t shoot landscapes very often, I find it instructive to review the images I shot in Colorado four years ago. While I blog about my Telluride trip, I have the added benefit of reliving the experience and learning what works in this genre of photography.

Surprisingly, I used the 82mm equivalent often, like I did here. It’s the shortest setting on my Fujifilm telephoto zoom. I would’ve never thought this classic portrait photography focal length would work so well for landscapes. It’s tight enough to pick out details but still gives context to the surrounding area.

I like this photo since it has a well-defined foreground, mid-ground, and background, creating layers of scenery from near to far. Something that I didn’t think wouldn’t be this obvious with a telephoto. I used a similar technique with the same focal length in this post from two weeks ago but at ground level.

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