Post by Romy Ocon on Dec 24, 2007 3:55:06 GMT
The overwhelming majority of our hand held shots are in landscape orientation, as it's quite awkward to hold the camera and peep through the viewfinder in portrait orientation (even with a battery grip shutter button). Please note however that most static birds, whether perched or on the water/ground, are better suited with a portrait composition because the subject is often longer in the vertical dimension.
In addition, most magazines and printed media have dimensions closer to portrait, rather than landscape format. Cropping a landscape shot to suit the magazine's portrait format often results into too much valuable pixels thrown away.
So next time you can get close to a bird, take your usual landscape shots as insurance. But if the bird is still there, rotate your camera to portrait orientation, try to get even closer and compose carefully. It requires getting used to, but the reward is more sensor real estate to cover the subject...
Some examples of camera in portrait mode, near or 100% full frame:
Brown Shrike
Philippine Woodpecker
Grey Heron
In addition, most magazines and printed media have dimensions closer to portrait, rather than landscape format. Cropping a landscape shot to suit the magazine's portrait format often results into too much valuable pixels thrown away.
So next time you can get close to a bird, take your usual landscape shots as insurance. But if the bird is still there, rotate your camera to portrait orientation, try to get even closer and compose carefully. It requires getting used to, but the reward is more sensor real estate to cover the subject...
Some examples of camera in portrait mode, near or 100% full frame:
Brown Shrike
Philippine Woodpecker
Grey Heron
