diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/IImageBase{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/IImageBase{TPixel}.cs
index f0ab5b0334..8b4977b7dc 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/IImageBase{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/IImageBase{TPixel}.cs
@@ -16,10 +16,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
     {
         /// <summary>
-        /// Gets the pixels as an array of the given packed pixel format.
-        /// Important. Due to the nature in the way this is constructed do not rely on the length
-        /// of the array for calculations. Use Width * Height.
+        /// Gets the representation of the pixels as an area of contiguous memory in the given pixel format.
         /// </summary>
-        TPixel[] Pixels { get; }
+        Span<TPixel> Pixels { get; }
     }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.LoadPixelData.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
index 75aa318bed..7b6a4d6684 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/Image.LoadPixelData.cs
@@ -68,11 +68,10 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             where TPixel : struct, IPixel<TPixel>
         {
             int count = width * height;
-            Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(data.Length, width * height, nameof(data));
-            var image = new Image<TPixel>(config, width, height);
-            var dest = new Span<TPixel>(image.Pixels, 0, count);
+            Guard.MustBeGreaterThanOrEqualTo(data.Length, count, nameof(data));
 
-            SpanHelper.Copy(data, dest, count);
+            var image = new Image<TPixel>(config, width, height);
+            SpanHelper.Copy(data, image.Pixels, count);
 
             return image;
         }
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TPixel}.cs
index 60fcdda488..508c73eb2b 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/ImageBase{TPixel}.cs
@@ -32,15 +32,12 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         public const int MaxHeight = int.MaxValue;
 
+#pragma warning disable SA1401 // Fields must be private
         /// <summary>
-        /// The image pixels
+        /// The image pixels. Not private as Buffer2D requires an array in its constructor.
         /// </summary>
-        private TPixel[] pixelBuffer;
-
-        /// <summary>
-        /// The span representing the pixel buffer
-        /// </summary>
-        private Span<TPixel> span;
+        internal TPixel[] PixelBuffer;
+#pragma warning restore SA1401 // Fields must be private
 
         /// <summary>
         /// A value indicating whether this instance of the given entity has been disposed.
@@ -116,7 +113,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         }
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
-        public TPixel[] Pixels => this.pixelBuffer;
+        public Span<TPixel> Pixels => new Span<TPixel>(this.PixelBuffer, 0, this.Width * this.Height);
 
         /// <inheritdoc/>
         public int Width { get; private set; }
@@ -147,14 +144,14 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             get
             {
                 this.CheckCoordinates(x, y);
-                return this.pixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x];
+                return this.PixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x];
             }
 
             [MethodImpl(MethodImplOptions.AggressiveInlining)]
             set
             {
                 this.CheckCoordinates(x, y);
-                this.pixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x] = value;
+                this.PixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x] = value;
             }
         }
 
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public ref TPixel GetPixelReference(int x, int y)
         {
             this.CheckCoordinates(x, y);
-            return ref this.pixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x];
+            return ref this.PixelBuffer[(y * this.Width) + x];
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -180,7 +177,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public Span<TPixel> GetRowSpan(int y)
         {
             this.CheckCoordinates(y);
-            return this.span.Slice(y * this.Width, this.Width);
+            return this.Pixels.Slice(y * this.Width, this.Width);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -193,7 +190,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         public Span<TPixel> GetRowSpan(int x, int y)
         {
             this.CheckCoordinates(x, y);
-            return this.span.Slice((y * this.Width) + x, this.Width - x);
+            return this.Pixels.Slice((y * this.Width) + x, this.Width - x);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -237,7 +234,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// <param name="target">The target pixel buffer accessor.</param>
         internal void CopyTo(PixelAccessor<TPixel> target)
         {
-            SpanHelper.Copy(this.span, target.PixelBuffer.Span);
+            SpanHelper.Copy(this.Pixels, target.PixelBuffer.Span);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -251,12 +248,11 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             int newWidth = pixelSource.Width;
             int newHeight = pixelSource.Height;
 
-            // Push my memory into the accessor (which in turn unpins the old puffer ready for the images use)
-            TPixel[] newPixels = pixelSource.ReturnCurrentColorsAndReplaceThemInternally(this.Width, this.Height, this.pixelBuffer);
+            // Push my memory into the accessor (which in turn unpins the old buffer ready for the images use)
+            TPixel[] newPixels = pixelSource.ReturnCurrentColorsAndReplaceThemInternally(this.Width, this.Height, this.PixelBuffer);
             this.Width = newWidth;
             this.Height = newHeight;
-            this.pixelBuffer = newPixels;
-            this.span = new Span<TPixel>(this.pixelBuffer);
+            this.PixelBuffer = newPixels;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -307,8 +303,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         private void RentPixels()
         {
-            this.pixelBuffer = PixelDataPool<TPixel>.Rent(this.Width * this.Height);
-            this.span = new Span<TPixel>(this.pixelBuffer);
+            this.PixelBuffer = PixelDataPool<TPixel>.Rent(this.Width * this.Height);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -316,8 +311,8 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         private void ReturnPixels()
         {
-            PixelDataPool<TPixel>.Return(this.pixelBuffer);
-            this.pixelBuffer = null;
+            PixelDataPool<TPixel>.Return(this.PixelBuffer);
+            this.PixelBuffer = null;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -325,7 +320,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
         /// </summary>
         private void ClearPixels()
         {
-            Array.Clear(this.pixelBuffer, 0, this.Width * this.Height);
+            Array.Clear(this.PixelBuffer, 0, this.Width * this.Height);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TPixel}.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TPixel}.cs
index 1d776c258a..4baae86157 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TPixel}.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Image/PixelAccessor{TPixel}.cs
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(image.Width, 0, "image width");
             Guard.MustBeGreaterThan(image.Height, 0, "image height");
 
-            this.SetPixelBufferUnsafe(image.Width, image.Height, image.Pixels);
+            this.SetPixelBufferUnsafe(image.Width, image.Height, image.PixelBuffer);
             this.ParallelOptions = image.Configuration.ParallelOptions;
         }
 
diff --git a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Buffer2D.cs b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Buffer2D.cs
index e5ccfbd193..59cabb1bd4 100644
--- a/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Buffer2D.cs
+++ b/src/ImageSharp/Memory/Buffer2D.cs
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Memory
         /// <returns>The <see cref="Buffer{T}"/> instance</returns>
         public static Buffer2D<T> CreateClean(int width, int height)
         {
-            Buffer2D<T> buffer = new Buffer2D<T>(width, height);
+            var buffer = new Buffer2D<T>(width, height);
             buffer.Clear();
             return buffer;
         }
diff --git a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processors/Filters/GrayscaleTest.cs b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processors/Filters/GrayscaleTest.cs
index 9a7d878546..2e82191ec5 100644
--- a/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processors/Filters/GrayscaleTest.cs
+++ b/tests/ImageSharp.Tests/Processors/Filters/GrayscaleTest.cs
@@ -25,9 +25,9 @@ namespace ImageSharp.Tests
             {
                 image.Grayscale(value);
                 byte[] data = new byte[3];
-                foreach (TPixel p in image.Pixels)
+                for (int i = 0; i < image.Pixels.Length; i++)
                 {
-                    p.ToXyzBytes(data, 0);
+                    image.Pixels[i].ToXyzBytes(data, 0);
                     Assert.Equal(data[0], data[1]);
                     Assert.Equal(data[1], data[2]);
                 }