It's tilted I tell ya!

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It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby Mr Darcy on Mon Feb 13, 2012 10:39 pm

Correcting tilt one image at a time...
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I tell ya! It's tilted. by gregdarcy, on Flickr
Yes I know I missed the bottom of his foot. Any other suggestions?
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby Remorhaz on Tue Feb 14, 2012 8:46 am

Mr Darcy wrote:Yes I know I missed the bottom of his foot. Any other suggestions?


You mean besides correcting the laws of physics? :)
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby aim54x on Tue Feb 14, 2012 9:06 am

I like it.....more isolation maybe?
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby Matt. K on Tue Feb 14, 2012 12:00 pm

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Very interesting composition! That left arm is the key to the success of the image. It carrys more power than any other line of direction and seems to 'correct' the verticals. If I was writing a book on composition I would include this image.
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby ian.bertram on Tue Feb 14, 2012 1:33 pm

...if he pushed a little harder it might straighten the horizon
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby surenj on Tue Feb 14, 2012 2:38 pm

BW all the way.... Blur that background a bit more as well. :wink:
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby gstark on Tue Feb 14, 2012 5:28 pm

Matt. K wrote:Greg
Very interesting composition! That left arm is the key to the success of the image. It carrys more power than any other line of direction and seems to 'correct' the verticals. If I was writing a book on composition I would include this image.


But if he's trying to straighten the image elements from inside the image, wouldn't he better off pushing the telegraph pole, rather than the tree?

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Exposure and wb nailed here too, and you had great lighting conditions for this image. Well done.
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby Mr Darcy on Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:38 am

Matt. K wrote:If I was writing a book on composition I would include this image.

In the "what not to do" section no doubt!
Interesting that you see the left arm as the defining element. I see it in the right arm. It echoes the angle of the tree to the pole and ties the whole thing together for me.

surenj wrote:BW all the way.... Blur that background a bit more as well.

I tried this, but couldn't get anything I was happy with. Mind you, I am using LR4 exclusively at the moment & SilverEfex is claiming my trial has expired even though I have a fully paid up copy. GRRR! so I am reduced to the inbuilt BW converters which, while OK, lack the power & versatility of the NIK offering. Blurring the background just made him look like he was the victim of a poor Cut-n-Paste job.
aim54x wrote:more isolation maybe?

See comments for Suren. I also tried some selective exposure. Same result.

This was the best I came up with:
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I tell ya! It's tilted. by gregdarcy, on Flickr
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby aim54x on Wed Feb 15, 2012 8:45 am

Mr Darcy wrote:
aim54x wrote:more isolation maybe?

See comments for Suren. I also tried some selective exposure. Same result.


Trial OnOne Focal Point, I have used this to selectively blurr backgrounds in the past, more to see if it can be done (which it can be!)
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby Mr Darcy on Fri Feb 17, 2012 7:53 am

aim54x wrote:Trial OnOne Focal Point


OnOne Focal Point wrote:inside of Adobe Photoshop


Mr Darcy wrote: I am using LR4 exclusively at the moment


I see a slight problem here. But thanks for the tip. Will give it a go when the Beta runs out.
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Re: It's tilted I tell ya!

Postby aim54x on Sat Feb 18, 2012 9:06 pm

Actually I have focal point as a standalone program......It became a stand alone about 8-9months ago for me
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