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Dimitris Mitrovgenis

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I bought a book from Tim Fitzharris (Audubon Society guide to landscape photography).
Inside there is a paragraph named :Angling for Depth.
There it says that you should set up your tripod at 45 deg angle (above horizontal) on the first size cue.First size cue I think it's the point of interest in the foreground.
Can somebody explain what he means?English is not my first language and I can not get the meaning.I can copy the exact sentence If you have trouble understanding.

TIA
Dimitris
 
I will copy the exact sentence when I will get home.Thanks a lot.
 
Ok here it is:
Because the eyes of a standing human are some 5 or 6 feet (2 m) above the ground,landscape features that are close to us are positioned lower in our field of view than those more distant (clouds excepted).For a maximum three-dimensional effect,you should set up at about 45 degree angle (above horizontal) on the first size cue in the composition.Use a focal length wide enough to include at least the horizon and a bit of sky.If you place the camera too low,you will lose visual exposure between size cues.Too high you will loose the horizon and the familiar eye level view.

That's it.I don't understand the part "above horizontal",my mind is stuck at the moment.Can somebody explain this?
 
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It doesn't read well at all but I think he means that the camera should be positioned 45 deg from the first feature in the foreground. If your scene has for example a rock on the floor close to you should set your camera up an equal distance from the rock as the height you have set on your tripod. I don't think he means you should tilt the camera 45 degs.
 
That's what I thought as well.It's not very clear.If anyone thinks something else I would like to hear it.I have send an email to him for further explanation but he has not replied yet.I really want to learn this trick he mentions.
 
We are waiting for his answer then!!!!
 
draw.jpgOK i am not sure myself, but here is how i would interpret what is written:

as you stand up look forward, then mentally draw a line at 45 ° down from your eye height and the first thing you see should be what is your fore-ground.

then do the same again up to find the top reference point.

then with your camera choose a lens and focal length that gets both in.

at least that's what i think is being said!!

i will include a badly drawn sketch of what i believe it to be, hopefully it helps.
 
draw copy.jpg

That's what I think,after much thought.

I did send a link directing to this forum post to Mr Tim Fitzharris,letting him know that othe people would like a clarification.
 
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Dimitris Mitrovgenis said:
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That's what I think,after much thought.

I did send a link directing to this forum post to Mr Tim Fitzharris,letting him know that othe people would like a clarification.
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could be, we shall see if he responds at all would be nice to know.

(also i think we need a freehand drawing competition)
 
Your drawing is better I think :)
 
That's his answer people:

Hi Dimitris:
Think of it this way. If you set up on a 90 degree angle on the first size cue, the camera would be directly above the size cue. If you set up at 0 degrees, the camera would be at the same level as the size cue. 45 degrees is halfway between these two points.
Best wishes,
Tim
 
I guess I was expecting some unique trick(tip) that will make my pictures 3 dimensional...
 
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