Telephoto Compression

[londonsnapper]

Hi all,

Has the photographer used a telephoto lens for this shot: http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8b66wNNYi1rvwimmo1_500.jpg

Thanks!

 

[ACW]

Yes,


Edit- break IMG tags to leave it as a link if its not your image.

 

[HoppyUK]

Yes, either that, or it's a small crop from a wider view.

It's distance that compresses perspective, the telephoto lens just allows you to capture it. It's not an inherant characteristic of the lens.