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telephoto lens a compound camera lens in which the focal length is greater than that of a simple lens of the same dimensions and thus produces a magnified image of a distant object telephoto lens [¦tel·ə¦fōd·ō ′lenz] (optics) A lens for photographing distant objects; it is designed in a compact manner so that the distance from the front of the lens to the film plane is less than the focal length of the lens. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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For the next hour or so, Spielberg has us in his grasp and keeps tightening the vice, serving up the devastation from a street-level point of view (once again, cinematographer Janusz Kaminski's work - particularly the long lens shots - is nothing short of amazing) that highlights the brutal and ghastly horror of the events. It was at this amazing site I snapped some photos, while Pancho took long lens spy shots of girls in bikinis. Indeed, Bourgeois remarks that the works "reflect the optimistic view that I feel today"--a view seen through the long lens of her eighty-eight years, as if from a great height. |
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