Learning to see, all over again (part 2)
A previous blog entry discussed the affect field of view has had on my photography. But I realized, only recently, that there's another force at work here.
Not only has my photography been effected by the focal lengths of the lenses I use, but by the aspect ratio of my capture medium.
As mentioned elsewhere, digital point and shoots (with a couple minor exceptions) have sensors with aspect ratios of 4:3. 35mm film and digital SLR's have an aspect ratio of 3:2. This is a pretty profound distinction and one that seems to be causing problems with my photography.
4:3 is the tan color, 3:2 is tan plus red
I use my Canon A80 almost every single day and so, when I pick up our SLR, I find it very difficult to compose shots, mostly because I have all this extra /space/ on either side of my frame.
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This has been sitting in "draft" for a long time now, so rather than finish it with anything profound I'll leave it as is.