{"id":41899,"date":"2025-06-07T09:04:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:04:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=41899"},"modified":"2025-06-07T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2025-06-07T13:02:33","slug":"gap-views-telephoto-vs-near-normal-focal-lengths","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/gap-views-telephoto-vs-near-normal-focal-lengths\/","title":{"rendered":"Gap Views -Telephoto vs near Normal focal lengths"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The speed restriction  for the curves at Gap offers an opportunity to work with two cameras in tandem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this sequence, I made a few telephoto views using my Nikon Z6 with 70-200mm lens, followed by a near normal view  with my Z7-II with 24-70mm lens set at 53mm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The beauty of modern autofocus, auto-exposure digital cameras is the ability to switch rapidly between cameras for maximum versatility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"315\" data-attachment-id=\"41900\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/gap-views-telephoto-vs-near-normal-focal-lengths\/amtrak_keystone_648_led_by_acs-64_655_at_gap_pa_dsc_4185\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4185.jpg?fit=2048%2C1363\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1363\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749137721&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4185.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">200mm f5.6 1\/500th of a second.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"414\" data-attachment-id=\"41901\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/gap-views-telephoto-vs-near-normal-focal-lengths\/amtrak_keystone_648_led_by_acs-64_655_at_gap_pa_dsc_4188\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?fit=2048%2C1788\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1788\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 6&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749137723&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BrianSolomon&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?fit=709%2C619\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?fit=474%2C414\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?resize=1536%2C1341 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?w=948 948w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4188.jpg?w=1422 1422w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo cropped; 200mm f5.6 1\/500th of a second.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"474\" height=\"296\" data-attachment-id=\"41902\" data-permalink=\"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/gap-views-telephoto-vs-near-normal-focal-lengths\/amtrak_keystone_648_led_by_acs-64_655_at_gap_pa_dsc_4049-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?fit=2048%2C1280\" data-orig-size=\"2048,1280\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON Z 7_2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1749134941&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;BRIAN_SOLOMON&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;53&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?fit=709%2C443\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?fit=474%2C296\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?resize=474%2C296&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-41902\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?w=2048 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/Amtrak_Keystone_648_led_by_ACS-64_655_at_Gap_PA_DSC_4049-2.jpg?resize=709%2C443 709w, 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