Pictures of the week

The Boston Globe has posted another series "Pictures of the week". Again a great example of how photography can combine journalism and art into a powerful mix of emotions. 

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Northern light

I have always been fascinated by the northern light. It looks so magical and mysterious. You can find some great looking shots overhere. Yesterday there was a chance you could see it in the Netherlands. I looked for it but I it wasn't there. Too bad. Anyone else seen it in Holland?

21st century frame size

Scott Kelby has an interesting post on his blog about frame and mat sizes. It got me thinking and I checked some sites selling frames. My conclusion is that small frames (10 x 15 cm) are almost always available in the 2:3 aspect ratio. If you want a bigger size then it becomes more difficult. You can check on the IKEA site for yourself.


The same is true for paper size. Common size in the Netherlands is a4. The aspect ratio is 2:2.8 Again this is different from the sensor ratio. I guess we will have to keep cropping our images.