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@Smithies@Dermot The mountain is so far away that it basically stays the same size. In this example that seems to be Mt. San Antonio which is something like 15 to 20 miles away from the Hillcrest. So if the close image is say 15 miles away from the mountain, the far image is 3 blocks further away so about 15.3 miles. 15 miles to 15.3 miles is not a big enough change to make a dramatic difference.
The big difference is really the size of the building. So in the close image we are maybe 300 ft (90m) from the building then the far image which is 3 blocks away is something like 1800 ft (550m) away from the building. 300 ft to 1800 ft is a dramatic difference so the building gets WAAAAY bigger enough to cover the mountain from the close view.
For an extreme example think of the moon, even if you take a rocket and get a few miles closer to the moon, it won't appear any bigger. 238,900 miles away from the moon vs 238,895 miles away is basically the same.
The opposite extreme is holding your finger out in front of you (maybe half a meter away) and then bringing it right up to your eye (maybe 1 cm away) the difference there in distance is about 50x and so your finger now covers up everything in your vision, even huge mountains.
Anyways, all that to say is that you have to think about the changes in distance in percentages.
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This lesson demonstrates how your distance from a subject dramatically alters perspective. I'll show you how standing close to an object creates a vast sense of space. Then, we'll move far back and zoom in to see how the scene becomes compressed and flattened, stacking the foreground, middle ground, and background on top of each other. Understanding this effect is crucial for controlling the feeling of depth in your compositions.
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How you frame a scene can either create deep space or compress it into flatness.
Standing close to an object makes the space behind it feel vast. But moving far back and zooming in squishes the foreground and background together, making distant mountains look like they are in the backyard.
Basically something like this. Obviously is not precise, but is basically the same idea, right?