Many people think about generic photos of nature when someone mentions panoramic photography. This is just a part of the whole reason that people don’t understand the real beauty of the scenic shots.

Panoramic shots are much more than your run-of-the-mill pictures taken by a regular camera. If you don’t believe in this then just go on and try to make a photo and compare it with a panoramic one. You will see what the real difference between these two is.

The secret is in the angle

The primary difference between a standard and a panoramic shot is the angle. You will notice that the latter has a wider angle that captures more than the former does. This is only possible with the use of wide angle lens.

Some photos capture even more landscape through the use of the extra wide lens. But you shouldn’t worry about this one as it is situational and buying it is a waste of money in the majority of cases.

You might also notice that these wide angles are mostly used to take photos of nature aka landscape. Amateurs will have problems in capturing anything else but nature due to the curvature that happens at the far ends of the photo. If you try to take a picture that contains straight lines, then they will curve, and that is something that requires skill to correct.

Professionals that take panoramic photos use a broad array of tools to correct this curvature. Several tricks exist that make it easy to fix these, but this isn’t the place to discuss them.

Devil is in details

Pros prefer wide angles for landscape pictures because it allows them to capture features that wouldn’t be as visible in standard photos as they are in panoramics. They also use high-quality devices so you can zoom in at any part of the photo and get a clear view of the desired subject.

This way to capture the beauty of the landscape is also excellent because there isn’t any subject that takes the focus of the whole picture. Everything in the photo is there because it needs to be and thus there isn’t a single thing that stands out.

The combination of everything mentioned above means that a panoramic shot has the power to keep you interested in it for a long time as every part of the photo is worth observing.