References / Figures & crowds

Seated eye level

Standing figures, a table and a chair from a seated camera at 1.15 m.

Seated eye level: Standing figures, a table and a chair from a seated camera at 1.15 m.
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What to look at

The horizon crosses the figures at chest height: they are taller than the viewer's eye.

The table top (0.75 m) is just below eye level, so it shows as a thin sliver.

Cafe scenes, conversations and interiors drawn from a chair all sit on this horizon.

The camera

Lens35 mm on full frame
Camera height1.15 m above the floor (low)
Rotation25° to the scene's axes
Tiltlevel (verticals stay vertical)
Objectsfigure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m · box 1.6 × 0.8 × 0.75 m · box 0.5 × 0.5 × 0.45 m
Floor1 m squares

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