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It is only possible to tell one side of a story
because the view is restricted to that facing
the camera and it is therefore not possible
to truly share a moment as if we were there.
In this way, the ‘blinkered’ field-of-view
of conventional photography creates a subjective
image.
In order to demonstrate this, Tom has climbed
up some scaffolding in the middle of the Roman
city of Bath, giving him a rooftop panorama
of the neighbouring buildings. The image above
clearly shows Tom standing up high, taking in
the view from this incredible vantage point.
Equipped with an ordinary camera it is only
really possible to capture a fragmented snap-shot
of the whole panoramic scene - take a look at
the photo on the right, which uses a conventional
35mm camera with a portrait aspect. It is self
evident in this image that Tom cannot share
his full view. |
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Of course, we could take a series of photos around
the horizon to try and make up a panorama, but
this technique is a long way from capturing the
‘moment’, because of the time lapse
between each shot, instead it creates a panoramic
study which looses the essence of a photograph.
When the world in your horizon is too big for
an ordinary camera, you need an all-seeing camera
which can image an entire bubble - as if freezing
time in every direction around you. |
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