Elliot remind me of how Colin Prior laid out his Prints in his 2:1 Fox. Decide to try the same on a 3:1 of an owl. A 3:1 on this forum aint that good as you cannot get enough width at 720 to give it a good display but...
What do you think about the layout? Is this effective? If you purchase such a print would you mount the print to show the picture or would you also show the text?
The owl is just used as an example but at 24" in length for the print the owl has a definate presence and detail.
Comments welcomed.
Pic details are
500mm/TC14/BB
1250/F5.6/400asa
normal processing
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Posted by Paul Gibbs on August 21, 2007 at 12:36 PM
Wow weird letterbox format. Nice, image for it, but it just seems toooooooooo wide.
Would really depend on the purchaser and where they where going to hang the print Tom. Studio style pads would suite the Athena look...more trad homes would suite framing as a shot.
3:1's can look great with the right shot.
Posted by John Chapman on August 21, 2007 at 1:08 PM
Hi Tom
I like this sort of picture and the Owl with the head turn is placed well in the frame.
John
Aberdeen
Difficult to judge the general publics tastes Tom ,
I personally like these 'stretched' pano shots, although in my old/ traditional type house, i would have difficulty in finding a suitable wall. Also {as i am an enthusiast}, if i did have a suitable space, i personally would prefer no text.
If i owned a spacious modern property, and had no particular interest in wildlife images, but merely wanted something 'a bit different' from the norm {and the neighbours}, i suspect i would prefer the text to be part of the layout.
I would guess my ex-wife would prefer the latter , providing the overall colour of the image didn't clash with the decor, or her shoes {blimey, i hope she doesn't visit this forum }.
Have spent ages looking and trying to imagine at 24" width, I think the text element is fine, but I think it may become a little bit dominant, I like small caps for captioning images, I think here I would adjust the tracking of the top line so that the widths of both lines are the same... also reduce the size and perhaps the font so that the dominance is reduced. I do feel that grey text does look better with a sans serif rather than the serif here...
The image is nice by the way..
All the best
Phil
Posted by Mark Fellowes on August 21, 2007 at 2:46 PM
I really like this approach, but it only works well if there's something to bring you into the image - which the fence does here. I think that this will make a superb fine art type print. The only thing I wonder is if it would be worth having a little more space at the top so that the fence doesn't bisect the image, giving a more 'rule of thirds' layout. I personally like the text too. Overall this is a really strong image, which I think would have really broad appeal.
Mark
Posted by Graeme Lee on August 21, 2007 at 4:17 PM
Text is overpowering but can be incorporated as Phil's suggestion ie smaller and in lower case (except for proper nouns of course )
Looks great and would certainly have appeal...to some!
Tom, for my taste 3:1 is a bit stretchy, but I don't have problem with 2:1 or 2.5:1. I like text, but as Phil suggest it's a bit too dominant.
This photo is certainly the right one for panorama.
Cheers,
Marko
Posted by Andy Astbury on August 22, 2007 at 4:10 AM
Tom - I love the image crop - very powerful
As per Phillips' suggestion with the text though - I think Jeroen Stels' images incorporating text look very good - perhaps that style may suit
Posted by Adrian North on August 22, 2007 at 4:18 AM
Tom,
Nice image but I feel, for me, it is a bit long and the text is just a bit overpowering. I would purchase this if a) I had a wall that could take it, b) it was 2.5x1 and with smaller text and c) I didn't have anything better (which I don't)
I like the text as-is and wouldn't change anything.
Get it printed and hang it.
Posted by Elliott Neep on August 22, 2007 at 5:50 AM
Hi Tom,
I think a great deal of wildlife subjects and images suit the panoramic crop. I've looked at many of my images and almost all of them would suit it. Maybe that is just because I tend to shoot a lot of enviro shots with the subject off to the side As has been said, its difficult to appreciate this SEO as a 24" when it is so small on here. I rarely go further than a 2.5:1 as they are a bit stretchy. I think 3:1 suits landscapes better, but this SEO still works because of the lines of the fencing. If it was to be framed, I would make the text much smaller and arrange the title and credit closer together.
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13 repliesWhat do you think about the layout? Is this effective? If you purchase such a print would you mount the print to show the picture or would you also show the text?
The owl is just used as an example but at 24" in length for the print the owl has a definate presence
Comments welcomed.
Pic details are
500mm/TC14/BB
1250/F5.6/400asa
normal processing
T
3:1's can look great with the right shot.
I like this sort of picture and the Owl with the head turn is placed well in the frame.
John
Aberdeen
I personally like these 'stretched' pano shots, although in my old/ traditional type house, i would have difficulty in finding a suitable wall. Also {as i am an enthusiast}, if i did have a suitable space, i personally would prefer no text.
If i owned a spacious modern property, and had no particular interest in wildlife images, but merely wanted something 'a bit different' from the norm {and the neighbours}, i suspect i would prefer the text to be part of the layout.
I would guess my ex-wife would prefer the latter
Alan
Have spent ages looking and trying to imagine at 24" width, I think the text element is fine, but I think it may become a little bit dominant, I like small caps for captioning images, I think here I would adjust the tracking of the top line so that the widths of both lines are the same... also reduce the size and perhaps the font so that the dominance is reduced. I do feel that grey text does look better with a sans serif rather than the serif here...
The image is nice by the way..
All the best
Phil
Looks great and would certainly have appeal...to some!
This photo is certainly the right one for panorama.
Cheers,
Marko
As per Phillips' suggestion with the text though - I think Jeroen Stels' images incorporating text look very good - perhaps that style may suit
Nice image but I feel, for me, it is a bit long and the text is just a bit overpowering. I would purchase this if a) I had a wall that could take it, b) it was 2.5x1 and with smaller text and c) I didn't have anything better (which I don't)
Adrian
I like the text as-is and wouldn't change anything.
Get it printed and hang it.
I think a great deal of wildlife subjects and images suit the panoramic crop. I've looked at many of my images and almost all of them would suit it. Maybe that is just because I tend to shoot a lot of enviro shots with the subject off to the side