On a walk on holiday, I noticed our cottage in the distance. With the wheat fields flowing and a bit of foreground interest, I thought it an ideal opportunity to complete my Focal Lengths exercise. In the first photo taken at 18mm, the cottage is only just noticeable in the distance.
Zooming in to the maximum zoom of 55mm, the cottage now seems much closer. Although the distance between myself and the scene have changed, distances between different elements of the scene appear pretty much the same.
It is clear to see from this crop of the first photo that to zoom in from the same viewpoint has the same effect on proportions as cropping. It is important to remember however, that cropping and zooming have very different effects on other elements of the photo, such as depth of field and exposure.
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