In my own opinion, you are watching a panorama when you have to move your
eyes (or head) to see the whole scene, hence wider than human sight.
A true panoramic picture should reproduce that, not only for including such
a wider view of the original scene, but also for being too large to be seen
at once.
So, my definition of 'true' panorama is a picture including a scene wider
than human view, reproduced
wider than a human observer can se at once (that also depends on viewing
distance, of course).
However, I can still accept to call a picture a panorama if its perspective
is wider than human view, even if I can see it all just because it is
reproduced too small for a given viewing distance, so that you don't need to
move your eyes/head. In that case, I'd say it's too small a panorama to
enjoy it as a panorama and I'd prefer to call it a wide-angle picture.
Horizontal/vertical orientation and aspect ratio don't truly affect my
definition of panorama. Yes, most panoramic pictures are horizontal and most
have a high aspect ratio. Most, not all.
If I crop a telephoto picture giving it a 10:1 aspect ratio, it's not a
panorama for sure.
Dario
----- Original Message -----
From: "David Savage" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, March 24, 2006 4:43 PM
Subject: Re: Panorama Photos - Please Define
A wide/large view?
Dave
On 3/24/06, Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
What defines a panorama or a panoramic photograph? This discussion
prompted my visit to a few dictionaries, and, based on the definitions
found, many, if not most, of the photos presented here as panoramas
aren't,
at least that's the way I understand it. Comments?
Shel
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