[Digikam-users] Getting rid of button bars

[dennis at meulensteen.nl]

Guys, it sounds like the both of you are on different wavelengthts! No use
getting into an agrument over a misunderstanding...

Paul is talking about prints and Dotan about computer monitors.

I guess you both have different end-uses in mind for your photography.

The common ground seems to be that you need to consider what you will do
with the output before you press the shutter. A no-brainer, right?

Dennis



> On 09/04/07, Paul Waldo <pwaldo at waldoware.com> wrote:
>> Dotan Cohen wrote:
>> > [snip]
>> > There is no reason to shot portrait images with a digital camera for
>> > use on the screen. Unless, of course, one turns his monitor 90 degrees
>> > as well as the camera. Portrait images are an artifact of film
>> > photography that is still used only by those accustomed to film
>> > photography. There is a reason that digital cameras shot a 4:3 aspect
>> > ratio: it is the dimensions of a standard computer monitor.
>> [snip]
>>
>>
>> No offense, Dotan, but could you explain your reasoning for this
>> statement?  I shoot many portrait-format images and I would love to how
>> to get around holding the camera in the less-natural orientation...
>>
>> Paul
>
> The aspect ratio of a photograph taken by most digital cameras is 4:3,
> this is not coincidentally the aspect ratio of most common computer
> monitors. By shooting a photograph with a 3:4 aspect ration (ie,
> holding the camera sideways) your photo will not take advantage of all
> the available screen space. Unless you rotate your screen as well.
>
> Paper photos are easily rotated to match the photo format (4:3 or
> 3:4). Digital photos on a computer monitor are not. Simply hitting the
> 'rotate' button in Digikam does not cut it: your photo is being shrunk
> on the screen to fit the unusual dimensions.
>
> Dotan Cohen
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