Which F-Stop to Use for Landscapes
If I had to pick one f-stop for shooting landscapes, it would be an easy choice: it would be f/11 hands-down. It’s an f-stop that lets you keep everything in focus throughout your image, from front to back, and on most lenses, f/11 is a pretty sharp f-stop overall. So, at f/11, you’re going to get a deep depth of field and a sharp result. At f/11, you’re going to need to shoot on a tripod because f/11 isn’t a “let a bunch of light in” type of f-stop, but you were going to be on a tripod anyway, so . . . there ya go.
WHY YOU NEED A WIDE-ANGLE LENS
If you’re shooting landscapes, you’ve probably come back more ...
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