I’ve never visited Athens – but if I went, I’d love to hike-up the Acropolis w/ my Tachi 4x5, load some favorite b/w film, and shoot the Parthenon in good light.
However, I’m curious if you think its special architecture might bedevil the unsuspecting LF photographer? I know the clever 5th-century BC architects used plenty of tricks to counter-act unwanted tendencies by the human eye. For example:
— The columns lean progressively inward (from bottom to top) as you approach the corners.
— The columns also “swell” (like a cigar’s shape); moreover, the ones toward the end swell more than the ones in the middle.
— The horizontal course, upon which the columns stand, rises higher in the middle (by several inches) than on the two sides. It’s convex! I understand this counter-acts the eye’s habit of making the middle “sink” or “sag.”
Makes one curious if the famous structure has any true horizontals or verticals! And if it doesn’t, whether camera movements (or PS) might “create” them w/o too many costly sacrifices, if that’s your photographic aim…
Or, are these architectural features too subtle to matter for the camera? And if they are, then why did the architects use them to influence the ancient person’s visual experience? Wouldn’t they be clearly apparent on your grid lines?
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