Tanzaku format - local park

This topic has definitely held my attention. I think it's the evolving recognition and acceptance of different approaches that I find so refreshing.
 
My latest effort - following the still life style of Helen’s.

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I actually produced it on a light table and intended the image to be of the whole flower. Turned out that it was too short to fill the frame.

So I used a different approach: cropping the side to allow only the top part of the stem, but added a few petals at the bottom to give a connection between the bottom of the image and the top.

Lot of faffing about adding a shadow (well, that was the idea anyway) to make it look as if they were on the ground, based on this video:
 
Thanks Helen - yes agreed, one petal would fit in better with minimalist theme
 
Rather than shooting a vertical panorama my approach to creating an image for this thread was to use a Tanzaku template I created in PS. I used a clipping mask to add my image to the template. I could then use the transform tool use the section of my image that seemed to work. Is this something you would frown upon?
 

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HMCA said:
Rather than shooting a vertical panorama my approach to creating an image for this thread was to use a Tanzaku template I created in PS. I used a clipping mask to add my image to the template. I could then use the transform tool use the section of my image that seemed to work. Is this something you would frown upon?
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I don't see why it would be a problem. Camera's don't allow you to take tanzaku aspect ratioed photographs anyway so there has to be some form of cropping whether it be in the darkroom or PS.
 
I agree with Glenn.

But I’m not clear what the advantage is over, say, taking a picture in a ‘normal’ format and then cropping that.
 
Elines said:
My latest effort - following the still life style of Helen’s.

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I actually produced it on a light table and intended the image to be of the whole flower. Turned out that it was too short to fill the frame.

So I used a different approach: cropping the side to allow only the top part of the stem, but added a few petals at the bottom to give a connection between the bottom of the image and the top.

Lot of faffing about adding a shadow (well, that was the idea anyway) to make it look as if they were on the ground, based on this video:
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This is your best so far IMO very elegant - not sure about the radius border, although it is growing on me :)
 
But I’m not clear what the advantage is over, say, taking a picture in a ‘normal’ format and then cropping that.

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There probably isn't one, Chris. Just the way I approached it.
 
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…… not sure about the radius border, although it is growing on me :)
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Just me experimenting with Ian’s new pack in this case I felt the rounded corners went with the organic nature of the subject.
 
Seems to fit the format well....I like it. Maybe a little tight...top right?
 
Elines said:
For my taste, it’s too ‘solid’ - for this sort of picture I (currently :) ) see delicacy as important for such images.
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Thanks Chris...I hope I can remember that while taking the next shot...but, is this any better you think?
 

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I have just installed this iPhone app which I saw in a post on DP Review earlier this week, it works very well, not quite the same format as Tanzaku but not miles away. I have contacted the developer to see if he is able to offer the Tanzaku format as an option (plus a couple of other suggestions that would be good IMHO) and given him the link to this posting, so you never know we might have an app to use for this purpose.

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Looks like a good find

Just downloaded it and took a few random shots

Output looking good but personally I think it would be good to be able to see on the screen, when composing, what output will look like ie in B&W in my case.

(That comment may simply be because I am getting used to shooting with b&w square format on iPhone)
 
Yes that was one of my suggestions in fact here is part of what I wrote to him:

"I was wondering if the format could have another choice as well? There is a Japanese format called Tanzaku which is in this proportion 36.4 by 7.5 and is normally shot vertically (not that it matters for this). Do you think you would be able to easily add this as an option?

From a user (well my) perspective it would be nicer if the film options were larger icons and in an ideal world showed their impact on the image prior to pushing the button.

A raw option would also be really useful for an unprocessed image instead of the JPEG option"

I played around with it today on a quick walk around the village the output is very nice I hope it will be easy for him to tweak as it would make it a very simple and unique app for this sort of usage.
 
Thanks Steve

Yes - agree with all your comments.

I’d add something about accessing the different lenses. This varies depending on the particular iPhone version, eg mine has x0.5, x1 and x3.
 
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