Uso de uma lente zoom telefoto para fotografia de paisagem

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

O que você aprenderá neste artigo:

• 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

A melhor luz é uma hora antes do pôr do sol/nascer do sol. Adicione tempo extra para encontrar a melhor composição. Eu uso um aplicativo de posição do sol para visualizar onde o sol nascerá e se porá. Isso me permite posicionar a melhor composição para o pôr do sol. Uso a mesma abordagem para a lua. Há aplicativos gratuitos para smartphones que fornecem uma visualização ao vivo de onde a lua estará em relação às características da paisagem. Basta pesquisar por "sun path" (caminho do sol) e você encontrará o aplicativo.

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

Quando comecei a usar a 150-600 telefoto 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.

Percebi como é divertido e estimulante poder entrar em uma cena distante e extrair uma narrativa visual atraente. Padrão As lentes de zoom são ótimas para transmitir o panorama geral, mas a lente teleobjetiva é uma ferramenta mais eficaz para contar histórias, que é meu principal objetivo na fotografia. Na maioria das vezes, meu público já sabe como são as paisagens icônicas do noroeste do Pacífico. Portanto, com o passar do tempo, não se trata mais de produzir outro pôr do sol nas montanhas, mas de evocar sentimentos e lembranças exclusivas do espírito do 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 o meu estilo de fotografia, a atividade humana é uma bagunça em uma visão panorâmica. Mas, em uma visão telefoto, ela se torna uma vinheta comovente. Foi uma mudança completa de paradigma, pois eu preferia cenas sem objetos feitos pelo homem a procurar locais com atividade. A lente teleobjetiva é uma ferramenta poderosa para destacar a beleza desses momentos relativamente próximos e pessoais. Pergunte a si mesmo: qual é a história e o sentimento que estou tentando transmitir? O que eu quero lembrar sobre esse momento que nunca vi ou vivenciei 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.

50-400 mm 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

O peso de uma lente telefoto requer um tripé robusto e estável, especialmente em situações de pouca luz. Fiz um upgrade para um tripé de fibra de carbono porque meu antigo tripé não tinha capacidade de peso.

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.

O leve toque de um dedo na tela de exibição ao vivo gera menos vibração do que pressionar o botão na parte frontal do corpo da câmera. Além disso, quase sempre uso um atraso de 2 segundos no disparo do obturador para que qualquer vibração causada por um toque do dedo seja atenuada. Entretanto, essa técnica não se aplica à fotografia de vida selvagem, pois os animais tendem a se mover. Nesse caso, talvez seja necessário usar a mão livre ou configurar a câmera para disparo contínuo 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, preciso fazer alguma nitidez na imagem no Photoshop ou no Lightroom. Há alguns anos, aluguei uma teleobjetiva top de linha e fiquei surpreso ao saber que as fotos tiradas acima de 100 mm são aprimoradas com a nitidez no programa de edição de fotos de sua escolha. Ao fotografar objetos a uma grande distância, a névoa atmosférica começa a reduzir a nitidez da imagem.

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

Uma das melhores maneiras de maximizar o potencial de uma lente teleobjetiva é ir para um ponto alto e fotografar a cena abaixo. Algumas de minhas fotos favoritas são de fazendas e propriedades rurais no vale do rio ou ao longo das margens do Puget Sound. Se o terreno local for plano, experimente uma torre de observação ou um contexto urbano, como o terraço de um prédio alto ou os assentos superiores de um estádio.

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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