If you are fond of capturing the beauty of greeneries, mountains and landscapes, then a Canon wide angle zoom lens should be your favorite photography tool. But aside from having such tool, you should also have a basic understanding of how to use it properly. Let the following information help you take perfect mountain and landscape photographs and avoid wide angle zoom lens mishaps.

When using a Canon wide angle zoom lens in taking photos of mountains, remember that the subject will get relatively smaller regardless of how much foreground you have. Even if you have perfect meadow scenery in the foreground, the small mountains will appear even smaller in the picture. Now if what you want to capture is the mountain range, then you have to get closer to where they are.

A Canon wide angle zoom lens is not enough for you to take a good shot. Remember the theory about stretching perspective. When using this type of lens, it is important that you get to the right location first.

Next is to focus it properly. If you are using a 17-18mm wide angle lens on a digital camera with a crop feature, just focus it at five feet and set the lens to f22 for you to have the right depth of field and maximum sharpness. If you are using a 12-16mm wide angle zoom lens, focus it 3 feet away from the subject then shoot at f22 and record exposure with 2 feet to infinity depth of field. Through these processes, you get the maximum depth of field when shooting wide angle.

A Canon wide angle zoom lens tends to have less sharpness at its very wide angle, particularly at the widest aperture. This design constraint is hard to avoid but can be corrected through focusing it into 1/3 of the scene from the foreground. If possible, use the depth of field (DOF) preview on the camera and check the sharpness zones.

Take these considerations in mind and use your Canon wide angle zoom lens efficiently. If used properly, this type of lens can provide you with dramatic and exciting photographs. Learn the techniques and utilize your lenses to the fullest and effortlessly achieve that pro-shot.