Cómo utilizar un teleobjetivo zoom para fotografiar paisajes

Telephoto landscape photography offers a powerful way to capture compelling compositions that highlight details from afar—mountain peaks, wildlife, and textures that are often lost in wider shots. Landscape photography often calls for capturing vast, sweeping vistas, but with Tamron ultra-telephoto zoom lenses, the art of isolating distant details and compressing layers comes into focus. Tamron’s versatile ultra-telephoto zoom lenses offer remarkable focal ranges, allowing photographers to bring far-off mountains, wildlife, and intricate textures into sharp clarity, even from a great distance.

With advanced optics, vibration compensation, and weather-resistant construction, the Tamron SP 150-600mm for DSLRs and the 150-500mm or 50-400mm for mirrorless cameras are game-changers for those looking to expand their creative horizons in the field of landscape photography.

Images and Text by Taryn Rehn with the Tamron 150-600mm G2

Lo que aprenderá en este artículo:

• How telephoto zoom lenses can enhance your landscape compositions
• Techniques for reducing vibration and maximizing image sharpness
• Tips for using light, elevation, and orientation to your advantage
• Why a telephoto lens can help you tell more intimate visual stories
• The best practices for setup, including tripods, ISO, and file formats

TIP 1: Get to the Site Early

La mejor luz es una hora antes de la puesta/salida del sol. Añade tiempo extra para encontrar la mejor composición. Yo utilizo una aplicación de posición del sol para ver dónde saldrá y se pondrá el sol. Eso me permite situarme en la mejor composición para la puesta de sol. Lo mismo hago con la luna. Hay aplicaciones gratuitas para smartphone que ofrecen una vista previa en directo de dónde estará la luna en relación con las características del paisaje. Busca "sun path" y encontrarás la aplicación.

TIP 2: Be Nimble

When shooting telephoto landscape photography, move around and try different compositions when you first arrive at the scene. But only up to a certain point. Photography is all about timing, being prepared in the right place at the right time. I avoid moving around during key shooting times such as the last few moments of sunset or the beginning of moonrise. That would waste too much time restabilizing the tripod and risks missing the shot.

TIP 3: Look for a Story to Tell

Cuando empecé a usar el 150-600 teleobjetivo lens for telephoto landscape photography, it felt a bit restrictive compared to the standard zoom lens that I’m accustomed to. With the standard, I can capture wide swaths of landscape. By definition, the focus is narrowed with a telephoto lens. But after using the telephoto lens for a month my way of thinking was transformed.

Me di cuenta de lo divertido y estimulante que es poder llegar a una escena lejana y extraer una narrativa visual convincente. Estándar Los objetivos zoom son estupendos para transmitir la imagen general, pero el teleobjetivo es una herramienta más eficaz para contar historias, que es mi principal objetivo en fotografía. En su mayor parte, mi público ya conoce los paisajes emblemáticos del noroeste del Pacífico. Así que, con el tiempo, cada vez se trata menos de producir otra puesta de sol en la montaña y más de evocar los sentimientos y recuerdos propios del espíritu del lugar.

The Tamron telephoto lens lets me highlight a unique story that is unfolding at a given moment. With the standard zoom lens, I typically avoid people or human made objects. With the Tamron 150-600 telephoto lens, I quickly learned the advantage of locations that are likely to have activity (human or wildlife) to add detail to the narrative.

Para mi estilo fotográfico, la actividad humana es desorden en una vista panorámica. Pero en un teleobjetivo se convierte en una viñeta conmovedora. Fue un cambio completo de paradigma, de preferir escenas desprovistas de objetos artificiales a buscar lugares con actividad. El teleobjetivo es una herramienta poderosa para resaltar la belleza de esos momentos relativamente cercanos y personales. Pregúntate: ¿cuál es la historia y la sensación que quiero transmitir? ¿Qué quiero recordar de este momento que no haya visto o experimentado antes?

TIP 4: Choose the Right Tamron Lens for Telephoto Landscape Photography

Tamron offers three outstanding ultra-telephoto zoom lenses that cater to different camera systems and shooting preferences. Each of these lenses brings unique advantages to landscape photographers looking to add compression, reach, and creative storytelling to their work.

SP 150-600mm F/5-6.3 Di VC USD G2 (Model A022) – for DSLRs (Canon, Nikon)

• Why it’s great for telephoto landscape photography: With its extended 600mm reach, this lens is perfect for pulling distant mountain peaks, wildlife, and compressed scenic layers into the frame with clarity and impact.
• Ideal for: DSLR users who want maximum telephoto range and high optical performance in varied outdoor conditions.
• Key features: Vibration Compensation (VC), fast autofocus, moisture-resistant construction.

150-500 mm F/5-6,7 Di III VC VXD – for Mirrorless (Sony E, Nikon Z, Fujifilm X)

• Why it’s great for telephoto landscape photography: This lens balances portability and reach, offering excellent sharpness and compression for subjects that are far off without excessive weight.
• Ideal for: Mirrorless shooters who hike or travel and need a compact yet powerful telephoto.
• Key features: Quick and quiet VXD linear motor AF, compact design, excellent stabilization.

50-400mm F/4.5-6.3 Di III VC VXD – for Mirrorless (Sony E, Nikon Z)

• Why it’s great for telephoto landscape photography: With a unique 8x zoom range starting at 50mm, this lens offers unmatched versatility—from wide compositions to tightly compressed landscapes—without switching lenses.
• Ideal for: Photographers who want both flexibility and reach in a single lightweight lens.
• Key features: 50mm wide end, fast autofocus, VC image stabilization, close focusing.

TIP 5: Use a Good Tripod

El peso de un teleobjetivo requiere un trípode robusto y estable, especialmente en situaciones de poca luz. Me he pasado a un trípode de fibra de carbono porque mi antiguo trípode carecía de la capacidad de peso necesaria.

TIP 6: Avoid Vibration

Don’t set up on a boat, dock, or bridge that is subject to movement or vibration, unless you’re shooting at a very fast shutter speed (i.e., bright light conditions and/or higher ISO). Using a remote shutter control can also help reduce vibration for greater clarity when shooting telephoto landscape photography. However, the auto focus didn’t work as well for me with the remote shutter, so I mainly used the live view touch screen focus to control shutter release.

El ligero toque de un dedo en la pantalla live view crea menos vibración que pulsar el botón de la parte frontal del cuerpo de la cámara. Además, casi siempre utilizo un retardo de 2 segundos en el disparador para mitigar cualquier vibración producida por un toque con el dedo. Sin embargo, esa técnica no es aplicable a la fotografía de fauna salvaje porque los animales tienden a moverse. En ese caso, puede que tengas que hacerlo a mano alzada o poner la cámara en disparo continuo automático.

TIP 7: Don’t Be Afraid to Turn Up the ISO

I typically only shoot at 100 ISO to minimize noise in the image. But with a telephoto lens, while trying to capture wildlife images at sunset, I believe it’s better to increase ISO and have a hint of grain than to have blur from subject movement or vibration. I ‘ve gone up to 800-1600 ISO and the photos are perfectly fine for web and medium size print.

TIP 8: Experiment with Landscape and Portrait Orientation

One of the things I enjoyed about the Tamron 150-600mm G2 lens is that it comes with an Arca-Swiss compatible tripod mount. The 150-500mm is also equipped with the tripod mount. And it is available as an optional accessory for the more compact 50-400mm. The tripod mount allows me to rotate the camera into portrait mode without using the ball socket rotation on the tripod. It’s a much quicker way to switch between landscape and portrait orientation. Be sure that VC is switched to “on” if you are not using a tripod or it might not work properly in portrait mode. For a long time, I shot exclusively in portrait mode but lately I’ve switched to landscape and crop it into two portrait vignettes. The key is to experiment with both and find your personal style for telephoto landscape photography.

TIP 9: Shoot in Raw

Normalmente necesito hacer algo de nitidez en Photoshop o Lightroom. Hace unos años, alquilé un teleobjetivo de gama alta y me sorprendió saber que las fotos tomadas a más de 100 mm mejoran con la nitidez en el programa de edición fotográfica que elijas. Al fotografiar objetos a gran distancia, la bruma atmosférica empieza a reducir la nitidez de la imagen.

Atmospheric haze is natural and always present, just more prevalent in telephoto landscape photography. It’s part of the reason the trees in the distance look faded and lack detail when viewed with the naked eye. No matter how good the lens is, it can’t completely overcome that natural effect, especially when there’s high humidity, smoke, or smog in the air. Do a bit of sharpening using one of the clarity or dehaze tools in Photoshop and watch the detail come to life! But don’t overdo it or the result could look too granular and unrealistic.

TIP 10: Natural High

Una de las mejores formas de aprovechar al máximo el potencial de un teleobjetivo es situarse en un punto elevado y fotografiar la escena desde abajo. Algunas de mis fotos favoritas son las de granjas y granjas en el valle del río o a lo largo de las orillas del estrecho de Puget. Si tu terreno es llano, prueba con una torre mirador o un contexto urbano, como la azotea de un edificio alto o los asientos superiores de un estadio.

Elevate Your Vision with Telephoto Landscape Photography

Telephoto landscape photography opens up a world of creative possibilities that go far beyond traditional wide-angle vistas. By isolating distant subjects, compressing scenic layers, and telling more intimate visual stories, ultra-telephoto lenses from Tamron empower you to capture the landscape in bold and unexpected ways. Whether you’re drawn to the rugged detail of a mountain ridge or the quiet presence of wildlife in a sweeping valley, choosing the right lens—like the Tamron 150-600mm, 150-500mm, or 50-400mm—can transform how you see and share the world around you.

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