I prefer the second one even though it persists in appearing to me as
thought the left side of the building is bowing inward at the center.
But my ruler tells me otherwise. Everything is straight and square
despite what my eyes/brain tell me.
Chuck Norcutt
On 7/15/2012 9:17 PM, Peter Klein wrote:
> Chuck, Jeff and the Oly gang:
>
> Thanks for the comments. I this perspective stuff is as much art as
> science in real life. :-)
>
> I'm really most interested in the scale of the couple vs. the building,
> and the light. But I'd like the "architectural correctness" of the
> picture to be acceptable. So I reworked the leveling and keystoning
> correction again, and I *think* I like it better this way. But I've been
> staring at it so long that I wouldn't know a straight line if it bit me
> where I sit. :-)
>
> So, which one do you like better?
>
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/P1060893Sky-w.jpg.html> (the
> original)
> <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/pklein/album170/P1060893Sky+1-w.jpg.html>
> (the rework, with a slight crop on the bottom)
>
> --Peter
>
> ------
>> You're correct. Regardless of what it looks like the vertical lines
> all pass my straightedge test.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>>
>> On 7/15/2012 1:00 PM, List, OM wrote:
>>
>> Interesting how quick associations affect how a picture is seen. When I
>> first saw it I thought the left side of the building was (the part
> with the
>> balconies opening to the left) was actually wider at the top. Looking
> more
>> carefully the black border prevented me from seeing that the right
> edge of
>> the building was also shifted to the left at the top. I think the picture
>> is just slightly rotated counter clockwise from vertical.
>>
>> My wide angle lenses have barrel distortion. I don't think at first
>> glance I would interpret any but the most obvious pin cushion
> distortion as
>> pin cushion distortion.
>>
>> Jeff
>>
>> On Sun, Jul 15, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
>> chucknorcutt [at] chucknorcutt.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Yes, I think the color version makes it easier to spot the people.
>>
>> I thought at first that the camera had been pointed slightly down giving
>> some perspective distortion but I then realized that I was probably
>> looking at some pincushion distortion.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
>
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