Possible Clues:

• Put in the picture briefly with sweetheart? Still, that's a long shot!
• Type of lens
• This is a long shot - ants accompanying elephants leave in toto?
• Long shot at pachyderm dropping insect in toto
• Len¿s focus gives Lawrence the French picture
• Paparazzo's lens
• Let up on sweetheart providing snapshot of one of those offering a narrow view
• Type of camera lens
• Put in the picture briefly with sweetheart? Still - that's a long shot
• The sort of 30 across that will enable you to take the long view