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RE: Random Korea #5 - Scooting around, Resting and...O.G. Pinocchio?
My son says Dada!? in similar situations. Everything that's not Korean is Dada ❤️😂 What's a golden ratio and are you referring to the first photo shot with 16mm lens? It's usually set to 16:9 wide screen ratio if I'm on a 16mm or 3:2 when using 30mm or up. The 16:9 seem to work best with steemit thumbnails.
Yeah, the first photo. The golden ratio, also known as φ (phi) is supposedly the most attractive ratio to the human eyes, and as such architects, painters, designers, and photographers have been using it for hundreds of years. It is 1.618 which is a little taller than 16:9 which is about 1.77 I think. Hmm... actually let me try something in photoshop... one moment...
Here you go. Not perfectly lined up, but gives an idea. Square photo. Then from outer rectangle to inner ones, the ratios are: φ, 16:9, 1.85, 2.76 (think Ben Hur). I have experimented with extreme narrow ratios before in my photography, but I tend to stick with φ, 16:9, 1.85 or somewhere in between. Or, like I said before, 1:1.
Learned something! Thanks for taking the time to explain it in such great detail. I had no idea, man :D I guess I'll stick with shooting jpeg's as it seems that my camera ignores aspect ratios and switches to 3:2 when using RAW :) I too, prefer the "widescreen" look and from your photoshop illustration, I can see how my eyes focus on the center of the pic and then grab the rest of the 1.85 frame perfectly. Cool!