I am mainly a lightpainting photographer but I do like to live outside my comfort zone once in a while. My last three posts have included shooting a model in the dark in a derelict building. So to keep things different and to change it up (or down) a little I decided to write a post about the 65 by 24 crop.
It's safe to say that I still consider myself a novice when it comes to landscape photography and I've yet to commit to spending hundreds of pounds on filters. Literally pieces of glass for a small fortune! One day I will take the plunge and go all in to landscape photography but I'm still hooked on other genres of photography.
The crop factor of 65 x 24 is something I saw a landscape photographer on YouTube using. I was curious and decided to try it for myself.
The Road to Edale
I've shot from this point of view many times in the Derbyshire Peak District but I've never been quite happy with the composition on the road. The traffic rolling up or down the hill in the dark makes a great leading line across the frame but having too much of the surroundings didn't work for me. The 65 x 24 achieves this better I think.
Whitby Pier at sunrise
I shot this image using my iPhone in pano mode and the original was much wider. Too wide in fact and 65 x 24 saved the day.
Sherwood Forest morning walk
I'm lucky enough to live in Sherwood Forest and my early morning walks in the spring are quite nice. I do seem to spend quite a bit of time shooting it with my iPhone and not actually getting the exercise I set out to get!
Sycamore Gap
I travel around the UK quite a bit for work. It's quite handy that on my way back from various places at the extreme ends of the country I can "pop in" for a quick visit to chalk another one off the bucket list.
This is Sycamore Gap on Hadrian's Wall in Northumbria. From the point I shot this faces exactly due north and I keep promising myself to make the effort to visit in the dark to shoot astrophotography and star trails but at 168 miles from home it's a bit of a trek!
Winnat's Pass
Winnat's Pass is a natural gorge linking one side of the Pennines to the other. It's a very popular tourist area and this point of view was a bucket list item. The 65 x 24 crop frames the road quite nicely.
Notice the person on the extreme right of frame for the sense of scale.
Stone in my shoe
Sometimes an already winning shot works in other crop factors:
Stanage Edge
At sunset stood on Stanage Edge with all lines leading to the lone figure:
Media City, Salford Quays
Shooting in the Quays, I often get too much unwanted sky in night images. The sky can look muddy with the light pollution and I'd rather not include it in the image. The 65 x 24 crop does the trick here:
About me:
I usually specialise in shooting lightpainting images but occasionally dabble in urbex and artistic model photography. I'm always on the lookout for someone to collaborate with; please don't hesitate to get in touch if you'd like to create art.
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