Some photos made in the XPan crop on the Hasselblad X1D-50c, whilat on assignment with NHK World. 65x24 is an aspect ratio I love shooting in and one I've been enjoying for almost 30 years. If you want to discover its charms, check out the 65x24 app from @heliographe.bsky.social More in the ALT. - ThreadSky

alfie.photography • 45 days ago

Some photos made in the XPan crop on the Hasselblad X1D-50c, whilat on assignment with NHK World.

65x24 is an aspect ratio I love shooting in and one I've been enjoying for almost 30 years.

If you want to discover its charms, check out the 65x24 app from @heliographe.bsky.social

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almostinfamous.bsky.social•45 days ago

Always fascinating to see such wide views.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

Thanks.

Some shot 45mm on the X1D, which is like 35mm on full-frame. But the old lady and the fox were shot with the 90mm on that camera, which is like a 70mm on full-frame.

So it's aspect ratio that creates the feel of width. Which I love about it.

almostinfamous.bsky.social•45 days ago

I guess it's the focal length and wide aspect that combine to make the photos compelling.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

It's the aspect ratio.

We go to the movies, we see 70mm and Super Panavision aspect ratios. The scene looks wide, physically. But many of the scenes we're looking at may have been shot on all sorts of longer lenses. Not wide-angle lenses.

This, for instance. 100+ photos stitched. Shot on 50mm.

stevelong458.bsky.social•45 days ago

Awesome photos Alfie.
I remember that beautiful lady
from one of your NHK specials.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

She was wonderful.

Thanks, Steve.

onelivinglife.bsky.social•45 days ago

XPan is a ridiculously great camera system! 😍😍😍

alfie.photography•45 days ago

It is. But, these were shot in the XPan aspect ratio on the digital Hasselblad X1D-50c.

billadler.bsky.social•45 days ago

I love those photos.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

Cheers, Bill. Much appreciated, sir.

winterwoman112.bsky.social•45 days ago

Question:

What did the fox say?

alfie.photography•45 days ago

"Make me look good."

Then he saw it was me. And figured he was in safe hands.

winterwoman112.bsky.social•45 days ago

I'm loving these cropped wide shots. Someday I'll learn how to add a border to my pics.

winterwoman112.bsky.social•45 days ago

Did you take those pics with your phone? I see it's taken with an app?

alfie.photography•45 days ago

Nope. These were taken with a Hasselblad camera. The app I linked to shoots in the same aspect ratio.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

The app maker I linked to has an app that shoots on your phone, in this same ratio and adds the black border.

@heliographe.bsky.social

65x24 is the name of the app.

winterwoman112.bsky.social•45 days ago

Aaaah. Okay. Thanks!

alfie.photography•45 days ago

👍

katch.bsky.social•45 days ago

Such magnificent shots! The framing, the balance, the colors... I could go on, but you already obviously know. That fox, though... I need to know what fantasy realm he stumbled so confusedly out of 😆

alfie.photography•45 days ago

Hibernation, most likely. It was that time of year up there. :-)

katch.bsky.social•45 days ago

Ah! That makes sense! I would probably stare wide-eyed at the man with the camera, too, had I just arisen from a long nap.

alfie.photography•45 days ago

I rarely blow my own trumpet, but if you’re gonna wake up and have a camera pointed at you, bump into the right guy with a camera :-)

pixelsonapage.bsky.social•45 days ago

You were tethered whilst on top of the bridge?

alfie.photography•45 days ago

No. It’s built to be a viewing platform. It’s just not open to the public except on special occasions/open days. We were up there with people from the local council and road traffic authority. I did however have a harness, helmet etc as the last part of the climb up there is not straightforward.

pixelsonapage.bsky.social•45 days ago

Rather you than me, I bottled the Sydney Harbour Bridge

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