{"id":4294,"date":"2019-06-03T11:11:12","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T09:11:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2021-07-04T11:55:16","modified_gmt":"2021-07-04T09:55:16","slug":"square-what-else","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/square-what-else\/","title":{"rendered":"Square &#8211; what else?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Why square is one of the best balanced image formats in my eyes &#8211; and some semi-scientific research about it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4000\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4313\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324458-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4000px) 100vw, 4000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3927\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4316\" class=\"wp-image-4316\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1.jpg 3927w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1-1005x1024.jpg 1005w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324459-1-687x700.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3927px) 100vw, 3927px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3928\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4317\" class=\"wp-image-4317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1.jpg 3928w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324460-1-687x700.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3928px) 100vw, 3928px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"3928\" height=\"4000\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"4318\" class=\"wp-image-4318\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1.jpg 3928w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1-768x782.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1-1006x1024.jpg 1006w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324461-1-687x700.jpg 687w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 3928px) 100vw, 3928px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Am I the only one who loves the square format? Is it because of my beloved Hasselblad, Pentax 6&#215;7 or Mamiya 7 II &#8211; they are still in use, the Hasselblad and the Mamiya even more! &#8211; or am I a victim of Instagram? I love the square format &#8211; but every modern digital camera&#8217;s standard aspect ratio is either 3:2 or 4:3 &#8211; and yes, of course you can set it to square. Square? Who shoots square? In fact, many people do not like square.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1.jpg\" alt=\"Hasselblad 500 C\/M\" class=\"wp-image-4320\" width=\"350\" height=\"350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1.jpg 4000w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/R0324464-1-700x700.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Hasselblad 500 C\/M, image format 1:1, square (negative size is 56 mm x 56 mm)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Nevertheless I often set my RICOH GR II to square &#8211; in my eyes it looks naturally balanced and helps guiding the observers eye. Of course I am not too strict about this rule &#8211; the final aspect ratio depends on the subject, I know. But in general I love &#8216;squares&#8217;.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Is it only a matter of taste? Is it just me? I wanted to know and did a short online research about the human eye and the human field of view (FOV). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How do we see things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Human field of view (FOV)<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The field of view (FOV) is defined as<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8230; the total angular size of the image visible to both the eyes. On an average, the horizontal binocular [human] FOV is 200 deg out of which 120 deg is a binocular overlap. The binocular overlap is especially important for stereopsis [&#8230;]. The vertical [human] FOV is approximately 130 deg.<\/p><cite>Source and (c) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"uxdesing.cc (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/human-eyes-understanding-of-space-for-augmented-reality-d5ce4d9fa37b\" target=\"_blank\">uxdesign.cc<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/human-eyes-understanding-of-space-for-augmented-reality-d5ce4d9fa37b\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1368\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view.jpeg 1368w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view-300x168.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view-768x431.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view-1024x575.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-content\/uploads\/horizontal_vertical_field_of_view-700x393.jpeg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1368px) 100vw, 1368px\" \/><\/a><figcaption>Horizontal and vertical human field of view (FOV); (c) <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"uxdesign.cc (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/uxdesign.cc\/human-eyes-understanding-of-space-for-augmented-reality-d5ce4d9fa37b\" target=\"_blank\">uxdesign.cc<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>So it seems the human field of view is similar to a slightly excentric oval eclipse, see below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Abbildung-173-Zentrales-und-peripheres-Gesichtsfeld-des-Menschen-41_fig5_259216281\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Baris_Aykent\/publication\/259216281\/figure\/fig5\/AS:669389011578917@1536606185755\/Abbildung-173-Zentrales-und-peripheres-Gesichtsfeld-des-Menschen-41.png\" alt=\"Abbildung 17.3: Zentrales und peripheres Gesichtsfeld des Menschen [41]\" width=\"425\" height=\"384\"\/><\/a><figcaption>(c) Figure uploaded by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/profile\/Baris_Aykent\">Baris Aykent<\/a> (<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"source (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.researchgate.net\/figure\/Abbildung-173-Zentrales-und-peripheres-Gesichtsfeld-des-Menschen-41_fig5_259216281\" target=\"_blank\">source<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>If we compare the above figure to the common aspect ratios of photographic images, square format (1:1), 6:7 (or better 7:6) or even 4:3 will fit the human field of view much better than the standard 3:2. So why always shoot in 3:2?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3:2 is much too wide. In my opinion.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>I do not know why modern smartphone and display manufacturers tend to go even wider than 3:2 with their displays. Is it due to the cinema movie formats (16:9 and 21:9)? Or is it due to usability concerns holding a large phablet-style smartphone one-handed? <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please let me know: What image format is your favorite?<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;<br>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;<br>\n\n\n\n<p>Images: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ricoh-imaging.ch\/de\/kompaktkameras\/group\/5\/body\/overview\/gr-II.html\" target=\"_blank\">Ricoh GR II<\/a>, GR Lens f=18.3 mm 1:2.8. .DNG RAW format. Edited in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.adobe.com\/ch_de\/creativecloud\/photography.html\" target=\"_blank\">Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.<\/a> <br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you like this blog post?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Thank you for your comments!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Your comment in the comment section below is highly appreciated, thank you!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\">Home<\/a><br>Thank you for reading.<br>You can sign up for my newsletter\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/subscribe\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<a href=\"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/square-what-else\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permalink to Square &#8211; what else?\"><p>Why square is the most perfectly balanced image format &#8211; and some scientific research about it.<\/p>\n<\/a>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[399],"tags":[830,827,826,823,824,829,828,395,783,831,822],"class_list":{"0":"post-4294","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-photography","7":"tag-830","8":"tag-827","9":"tag-826","10":"tag-6x6","11":"tag-6x7","12":"tag-field-of-view","13":"tag-fov","14":"tag-hasselblad","15":"tag-mamiya-7ii","16":"tag-pentax-6x7","17":"tag-square","18":"h-entry","19":"hentry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4294"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7462,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4294\/revisions\/7462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4294"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4294"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/speckund.me\/w2\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4294"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}