Library Vertigo! Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well. Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well.

Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

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Billyspad Loc: The Philippines

Its all about the tilt fells and works perfectly here. An unusual shot of a possibly mundane subject you have lifted and made interesting. Like this a lot and wanna know why I did not think of it first!!

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Billyspad wrote:

Its all about the tilt fells and works perfectly here. An unusual shot of a possibly mundane subject you have lifted and made interesting. Like this a lot and wanna know why I did not think of it first!!

Thank you for commenting, Billyspad. And the compliment.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

rook2c4 wrote:

Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well.

Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

Quirky but interesting. I agree, tilt can be overused, and I cringe when I see someone's portfolio and EVERYTHING is tilted - but it's fun to get a different look, especially to an everyday sort of scene where you've taken the verticals off kilter. I can't help wondering - what if you'd zoomed in/out while shooting. I saw a post on another section where a fellow was experimenting with that technique and I tried it yesterday with some flowers, but I think this one might have been kinda fun to do that with, especially on the tilt.

Frank2013 Loc: San Antonio, TX. & Milwaukee, WI.

rook2c4 wrote:

Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well.

Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

Without the tilt it would have had zero impact. Well done 2c4.

minniev Loc: MIssissippi

rook2c4 wrote:

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Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

PS to Rook:

Might be an interesting topic for a thread for all to add their "tilts" to and explain their why's and wherefores...

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

minniev wrote:

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I don't know if a zoom shot as you described would have been beneficial to this particular view - I think the books are already achieving similar effect.

A portfolio with every image tilted? Yeah, that would be a little too much. I feel the same about HDR. Particularly the extreme, heavily tone-mapped type of HDR. Viewing an entire portfolio of this would hurt my eyes, no matter how well done.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

Frank2013 wrote:

Without the tilt it would have had zero impact. Well done 2c4.

I agree. Thanks.

jim hill Loc: Springfield, IL

rook2c4 wrote:

Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well.

Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

An intriguing piece, Rook. Bears close examination quite well.

There are a couple treatments I thought about that might make an entirely different presentation. Not that yours needs anything else but you know me - always looking for something different.

Cutting the right side a little over half way. Then a gradual darkening down to about Zone 3 on the nearer end of the shelves - like walking from the dark into the light. There is a hint of that in this photograph.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

jim hill wrote:

An intriguing piece, Rook. Bears close examination quite well.

There are a couple treatments I thought about that might make an entirely different presentation. Not that yours needs anything else but you know me - always looking for something different.

Cutting the right side a little over half way. Then a gradual darkening down to about Zone 3 on the nearer end of the shelves - like walking from the dark into the light. There is a hint of that in this photograph.

Interesting ideas, Jim. I'm not sure I'd go for cropping the image down to a thin vertical strip, as you suggested. I think doing so may reduce some of the effect I want to achieve; I like the symmetry and how lines lead down to the very center of the image. But gradual darkening (using the editor's gradient tool) is something I often do with my images. When executed wisely, it can work wonders on an image. I don't remember, but I may have actually done a little of that in the bottom corners here.

jim hill Loc: Springfield, IL

rook2c4 wrote:

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Yep! You did use a bit of corner darkening.

I didn't mean to cut it down to a sliver but just half of the right stack. It was just a passing thought which I probably would have also rejected.

No matter how you slice it it's a good photograph and brings an uninteresting scene into the creative realm.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

rook2c4 wrote:

Hitchcock inspired. And a hint of Star Wars as well.

Sorry to all those viewers who just can't stand looking at tilted images, no matter in what context it is used. But I feel intentional tilting can be okay... but only if it is purposeful. And it's not done too often, of course.

I stared at this photo for five minutes waiting for that cart at the end of the row to start rolling. My motto is: If you cut off some finger tips, its a mistake. If you have a slightly skewed horizon, it is a mistake. If you chop the whole hand or make it look like you are trying to drain an ocean (or make a cart roll), then it is a statement. It does make me think of Hitchcock. Well done.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

ebrunner wrote:

I stared at this photo for five minutes waiting for that cart at the end of the row to start rolling. My motto is: If you cut off some finger tips, its a mistake. If you have a slightly skewed horizon, it is a mistake. If you chop the whole hand or make it look like you are trying to drain an ocean (or make a cart roll), then it is a statement. It does make me think of Hitchcock. Well done.

Very good motto! :thumbup:
Thank you, Erich.