Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/12/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]great fun within the subject header ;~) Fond regards, George george@imagist.com http://www.imagist.com http://www.imagist.com/blog http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist On Dec 29, 2008, at 2:41 PM, Scribe wrote: > Backyard vertical pano, Canon 20D + Leica Telyt 280/4.8, my model > worked for peanuts. > < http://www.photoblog.com/ishutterbug/2008/12/29/ > > Don > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carl Socolow" > <socphoto@verizon.net> > To: <lug@leica-users.org> > Sent: Monday, December 29, 2008 12:07 PM > Subject: [Leica] Re: Vertical Panos > > >> Richard wrote: >> >> A few people commented on my last blog post, especially on the >> vertical pano photo and the challenges it presents. It is true, >> most panoramic photos are horizontal. The human vision sees thing >> that way - a wide panoramic view. Vertical panoramic, on the other >> hands, just looks like someone did the cropping a little too >> tight. However, perhaps because I subconsciously look for the >> vertical aspect similar to a Chinese calligraphy, I do try that >> once in a while. So I looked through my photos and found a few >> that look pretty decent to me. They all share the characteristic >> that either a line draws you in from near to far, or that at least >> it has front and far elements. Photos and more here: <http:// >> rfman.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/the-vertical-panoramic-challenge/> >> -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // b: http:// >> rfman.wordpress.com >> >> Richard, >> >> You're discovering what an amazing image capture device the >> Hasselblad Xpan can be. For me it's refreshing to see pictures >> made with it in color. I use mine pretty much exclusively for >> black & white. I had read somewhere that William Eggleston has >> taken a shine to using the Xpan; particularly for verticals. I'm >> hoping to see the retrospective show in NYC at the Whitney before >> it closes at the end of January. If anyone has seen it do you know >> if there is any of his Xpan work? >> >> Pano seeing has also been explained to me as a continuous >> triptych; in that each is essentially three separate frames joined >> together in a continuum. It adds to a new way of seeing, composing >> and defining the frame. >> >> Meanwhile, here's a link to a vertical pano and a horizontal: >> >> http://www.carlsandersocolow.com/images/portfolios/mexico/mexico- >> med/MO20061223_3a_11Print13x19.jpg >> >> and: >> >> http://www.carlsandersocolow.com/images/portfolios/mexico/mexico- >> full/MataOrtizXmasTree.jpg >> >> Enjoy. Best wishes to all for a Happy New Year. >> >> -- >> Carl Sander Socolow >> Socolow Photography >> www.carlsandersocolow.com >> www.socphoto.com >> >> >> Inventing the unknown calls for new forms. >> A. Rimbaud >> >> >> Confidentiality Note: The information contained in this email and >> document(s) attached are for the exclusive use of the addressee >> and may contain confidential, privileged and non-disclosable >> information. If the recipient of this email is not the addressee, >> such recipient is strictly prohibited from reading, photocopying, >> distributing or otherwise using this email or its contents in any >> way. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information