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Aug 15, 2013 15:21 |  #1

I am one to frame in the camera and even when cropping I tend to crop to a standard 4:3 format...

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and then...I came to feel something wasn't just right...

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....and now I'm wondering if my eyes are becoming too accustomed to HD/16:9 aspect ration...uh-oh...

Anyone else experiencing this....?

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Aug 15, 2013 15:29 |  #2

Hmm, not sure what you are getting at!

There is no "standard" aspect ratio. Our Canon DSLRs have a 2:3 aspect ratio, many P&S/compact cameras have a 4:3 aspect ratio, the 16:9 a.r. is related to HD video, not still photography...

Over the years (think film), there have been numerous aspect ratios.

So, to me the aspect ratio to use is the one that suits the photo/composition/subj​ect. I have no problem with cropping accordingly!


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Aug 15, 2013 15:35 |  #3

Yeah I tend to just crop to what I think is the most pleasing looking crop...I try to avoid ending up with a square or a weirdly shaped panorama image...but I am not crazy about sticking to a specific ratio.


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Aug 15, 2013 15:52 |  #4

tonylong wrote in post #16211028 (external link)
Hmm, not sure what you are getting at!

There is no "standard" aspect ratio. !

Read the title again...HD vs Standard Def....16:9 vs 4:3, the latter being "standard" aspect ratio of analog broadcast....

I crop to whatever suits me....but was thinking that this wide-screen crop looked like HD-TV...that maybe I'm watching too much TV...that's all...


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Aug 16, 2013 11:48 |  #5

Whatcha gonna do when someone wants to buy an 8x10 print?


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Aug 16, 2013 17:54 |  #6

nathancarter wrote in post #16213397 (external link)
Whatcha gonna do when someone wants to buy an 8x10 print?

When I worked on a newspaper the editors knew I'd come back from a shoot with a horizontal, vertical, and square shot for them to fit into the slot left over from the advertising...a pro always aiming to please the customer...


My Canon kit 450D/s90; Canon lenses 18-55 IS, 70-210/3.5-4.5....Nikon kit: D610; 28-105/3.5-4.5, 75-300/4.5-5.6 AF, 50/1.8D Nikkors, Tamron 80-210; MF Nikkors: 50/2K, 50/1.4 AI-S, 50/1.8 SeriesE, 60/2.8 Micro Nikkor (AF locked), 85mm/1.8K-AI, 105/2.5 AIS/P.C, 135/2.8K/Q.C, 180/2.8 ED, 200/4Q/AIS, 300/4.5H-AI, ++ Tamron 70-210/3.8-4, Vivitar/Kiron 28/2, ser.1 70-210/3.5, ser.1 28-90; Vivitar/Komine and Samyang 28/2.8; 35mm Nikon F/FM/FE2, Rebel 2K...HTC RE UWA camera

  
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