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Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/12/2014 12:42:01 PM · #1

Could someone explain what the rules are for this and exactly what "high aspect ratio" is?

Thanks.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/12/2014 12:45:02 PM · #2

High aspect ratio means that one dimension is a lot longer than the other.

The only "special" rule is that you have to crop your photo so that (at least) one side is exactly 160 pixels -- the other dimension can be anything between 160-800 pixels.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

08/12/2014 01:26:59 PM · #3

This is going to take a lot more practice than it looks like it is. I recommend going into your own archives and experimenting with this dimension before you get to shooting. I have FastStone Image Viewer (free download) and can view and crop anything there quickly and easily, so I took a folder of stuff I shot yesterday and experimented. I decided that for me, further away and smaller in the frame was better than closer and larger. FWIW (for what it's worth :) )

Message edited by author 2014-08-12 13:27:27.

hahn23

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens

08/12/2014 06:03:05 PM · #4

Well, the smaller parameter is exactly opposite that desired. An allowance of 800pixels tall x 1200 pixels wide would be good, along with a bigger file size allowance. I'm not interested in the smaller postage stamp size. It's laughable. But, good luck to those who enter, vote and comment.

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

08/12/2014 06:03:41 PM · #5

I practiced like Nikki said.... buttttttt.... any way you look at it, the photos are going to be long and TINY. Even if the other dimension is 800, they will look tiny. I have an idea that I thought would fit the format pretty well, and I did some shooting today, but now, seeing just how tiny 160 is, I'm reluctant to compromise my cool photos by cropping them to that extreme. I'll have to think about this one. Because I do love my idea. *goes back and forth*

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/12/2014 06:18:30 PM · #6

I'm delighted with what I got, for whatever that's worth. It was fun to visualize in this aspect ratio. It's not always about size... The value of this challenge is just that: it CHALLENGES us to temporarily discard our comfort-zone proportions and wade in the skinny pool for a bit. Very refreshing!

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

08/12/2014 06:21:25 PM · #7

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Oh, I'm not put off - yet. And my experimenting actually gave me an idea which I hope to shoot tomorrow.

08/12/2014 06:21:59 PM · #8

I guess at least we can be comfortable that we'll be in good company with everyone else having long, skinny pictures. Maybe as the week goes on I'll like what I tried to capture today better.

hahn23

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS II USM Lens

08/12/2014 06:38:30 PM · #9

During a time of beautiful outdoor splendor, I have better things to do. And, why enter any photos here, as panoramas are forbidden? My creative juices are running today, but if I'm going to do a high aspect ratio image, it's going to be 3:1 or 4:1 and it's going to be able to be blown up to 30" x 90". Also, there is beautiful software to seemlessly merge panorama images, which is not allowed here. Better for me to direct my energy to the things I truly enjoy. But, that's just me. Life is short.

08/12/2014 09:14:12 PM · #10

Would 16x9 be considered a high aspect ratio?

Garry

Canon EOS-7D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/13/2014 08:36:13 AM · #11

With 160 short end and 800 long end, you have a 1:5 ratio. Quite an odd ratio at that! This will be a fun challenge!

I suspect it will fit a lot of "abstract" formats or "pieces of a puzzle" ideas.

Quite intriguing and forces one out of the usual box.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

08/13/2014 09:50:17 AM · #12

Originally posted by Garry:

. . . I suspect it will fit a lot of "abstract" formats or "pieces of a puzzle" ideas.
. . .

Or long, skinny things. Or tall, narrow things. I'm looking . . .

vlado

Canon EOS-70D

Canon EF-S 18-135mm IS STM

08/13/2014 02:39:42 PM · #13

Even more extreme than the Mini Moo cards aspect ratio... I like it!

08/13/2014 03:01:15 PM · #14

Sooooo.... once I got used to the idea and realized that everyone's photo is going to be just as tiny and skinny as mine, I did as Bear said and jumped in the skinny pool... and now I have 2 that I can't decide on..... Can I post them and see which one you all would pick??? Juuuuuuuuuuuuust KIDDING! I'll ask my unreliable hubby who bats about a .120 so I can be sure to pick the wrong one :)

08/13/2014 03:23:53 PM · #15

This is on the rules page for the challenge.

Your entry appears to be significantly smaller in size than what is allowed. Since
smaller-sized entries tend to receive lower votes, we encourage you to upload a
different image that uses the maximum size allowed.

What does this mean?

Samsung Galaxy S21, S21+, S21 Ultra

08/13/2014 03:37:50 PM · #16

My guess is that in your hopes of not making your image so loooooooooong and skinny, you made your "other" dimension too small. Best, since the one dimension HAS to be 160 pixels, that your other dimension should be as close to 800 as possible.

In Photoshop, you can use your square selection tool and set it for the dimensions of 160 x 800 and crop it to see what you get.

Good luck! And the images are still reeeeealllly small!

Bear_Music

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

08/13/2014 04:00:18 PM · #17

You can set 800x160 directly in the ratios on the crop tool also, it's what I did.

Interesting point, that the challenge doesn't specify 800 for the long side, I think it was ust assumed everyone would do it that way. So, technically, we're ALLOWED to submit a square image, it just has to be 160px square, LOL. The vast majority of the images will be 160x800 though, count on it.

Canon 12x IS USM (S3 IS built-in Lens) -- 36-432mm (35mm EQ)

08/13/2014 04:09:51 PM · #18

Well... I have to admit that I did try to do one that was more square, but I submitted it to see what it looked like when viewed, and eeeeeeeeee... it was a scoring train wreck waiting to happen. I think the 160 pixels kinda demands that you get pretty darn close to that 800 for the other dimension, or your photos are going to very much look like the poor newbies' first challenge entry that we all feel sorry for when it barely pops up on our voting screen.

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

08/13/2014 05:00:04 PM · #19

Originally posted by bmartuch:

It is an auto-generated notice created when people upload an image smaller than some size (I don't know exactly what triggers it), primarily intended for newbies who crop/resize excessively to get under the 300KB limit, rather than increasing the level of JPEG compression on an image with larger dimmensions. It happens with every challenge, but is irrelevant to this challenge -- just ignore it.

Sony DT 18-70mm f/3.5-5.6 Aspherical ED Zoom Lens for Sony Alpha

08/13/2014 11:24:03 PM · #20

I'm in - but I hope to retake and get something a bit better - same subject but just a better capture of it. And yes, that is a seriously small image when it's uploaded. At least we don't have much to worry about when it comes to people stealing these :)

GeorgesBogaert

Canon RP

Canon RF 35mm f/1.8 IS Macro

08/14/2014 10:53:42 AM · #21

My entry is in, it's more difficult than I thought.

ShaneBlake

Nikon D7100

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 EX DC HSM for Nikon

08/14/2014 11:41:25 AM · #22

Originally posted by GeorgesBogaert:

My entry is in, it's more difficult than I thought.

Oddly, I thought I'd be skipping this challenge as silly, but I was going through some test shots with a new lens and found two images that looked rather good with this aspect ratio...

So I'm in...