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To come a cropper

2009.11.20
I've always found it difficult getting the horizon level when shooting on the run without a tripod. I guess I got a bit confused here with the treeline or perhaps it was the sweltering cambodian heat... probably both.

Post crop and rotating... much better I think

When I first started with the 10-22mm, I didn't use to really mind the verticals converging especially with natural landscapes. Over time, I realised that the distortion just didn't look natural.

Post crop... much better.

Last night, we finally started to get into the meat and bone of photoshop. Helen started with the basics like the colour palette, the brush tool, text layering but the function that really got me going was the perspective crop. I could finally fix my squint horizons and converging verticals at the edges with the 10-22mm. The slight drawback of course is the loss of material from the crop but this will do nicely for now until I find out more about tilt-shift lenses.


Angkor, Cambodia. December 2008.
5 Comments
jiabjiab Good work, the last one is beautiful black and white
jiabjiab · 2009-11-20: 18:53
hannamagnusson Yes, good work! The only thing I like better in the original is the deep blue colour of the sky.
hannamagnusson · 2009-11-21: 01:26
kimkadabra Nice bit of editing of the perspective but I actually prefer the unedited version. Its looks intriguing, mysterious and imposing!
kimkadabra · 2009-11-21: 08:42
OILBASE photoshop............
so far look's fantastic......
OILBASE · 2009-11-21: 11:08
Widcat I often give my building shots a little extra around the edges because I know I'll lose some when I adjust the distortion.
Widcat · 2009-11-29: 20:25
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