Golden ratio
May 5, 2019 11:28:18 #
Interesting article re Ansel Adam’s use (inadvertent or not) of golden ratio.
https://mymodernmet.com/ansel-adams-golden-ratio/
https://mymodernmet.com/ansel-adams-golden-ratio/
May 5, 2019 11:36:21 #
While true on some shots with definite centers of interest, seems like a total stretch on some of the pure mountain shots to make the narrative fit the facts.
May 5, 2019 11:36:53 #
May 5, 2019 11:41:37 #
Fotoartist wrote:
While true on some shots with definite centers of interest, seems like a total stretch on some of the pure mountain shots to make the narrative fit the facts.
May 5, 2019 11:58:51 #
I read Adams quite a bit and he barely touch on the golden ratio but didn't recommend for or against it.
May 5, 2019 12:10:00 #
Fotoartist wrote:
While true on some shots with definite centers of interest, seems like a total stretch on some of the pure mountain shots to make the narrative fit the facts.
I agree. I do think that artists with vision do this unconsciously at times because it "looks right". Once you start looking for it, you'll see it occurring more frequently in nature, and if you're a photographer, you'll often see it as a photograph.
Andy
May 5, 2019 12:17:12 #
AndyH wrote:
I agree. I do think that artists with vision do this unconsciously at times because it "looks right". Once you start looking for it, you'll see it occurring more frequently in nature, and if you're a photographer, you'll often see it as a photograph.
Andy
Andy
One might accidentally use the format simply because that composition looks better.
May 6, 2019 11:01:46 #
josquin1
Loc: Massachusetts
This is very interesting as the Golden Means ratio of 1 to 1.618 is used in classical music constantly especially in Bach, Bartok and untold Renaissance composers. It represents not only a physical perfection but also a spiritual one.
May 6, 2019 15:52:52 #
RodeoMan
Loc: St Joseph, Missouri
I would have liked to have seen some landscape images and others where the golden ration did not apply and to shown specifically where the photograph fails the golden ratio test.
May 6, 2019 15:55:24 #
RodeoMan wrote:
I would have liked to have seen some landscape images and others where the golden ration did not apply and to shown specifically where the photograph fails the golden ratio test.
There were some in the article.
May 6, 2019 16:19:40 #
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