Straight horizons - Thanks a lot!
Aug 10, 2018 22:17:54 #
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker said I needed to straighten my horizon. Well, thanks a lot! Now I have to take more time in post-processing!
Not really a gripe, but thanks for the helpful hints from fellow Hoggers. I have since noticed I tend to tilt slightly while shooting, probably due to my stance or gaze. I still don't notice it often while shooting, but now that I'm looking for it, I sure notice in post! Just one of the many tips that make my hobby output better.
Not really a gripe, but thanks for the helpful hints from fellow Hoggers. I have since noticed I tend to tilt slightly while shooting, probably due to my stance or gaze. I still don't notice it often while shooting, but now that I'm looking for it, I sure notice in post! Just one of the many tips that make my hobby output better.
Aug 10, 2018 22:29:26 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker sai... (show quote)
I tend to shoot off plumb too, but notice in an image immediately and correct my own photographs. Yup, I'll notice it in others pics too. I might have been one of the ones bitching about it.
Aug 10, 2018 22:35:30 #
Some Nikons have an indicator that can be assigned to an Fn button via the custom control menu. It provides unobtrusive arrows at the bottom and on the right in the viewfinder. This is seperate from the virtual horizon.
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Aug 10, 2018 22:49:02 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker sai... (show quote)
If you don't straighten the horizon then all the pixels eventually migrate to one side of the image. It's even more fun if you use a fish eye lens!
Aug 10, 2018 23:00:26 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker sai... (show quote)
Maybe there are nearby windmills that exacerbate the problem?
Aug 10, 2018 23:04:53 #
Peterff wrote:
If you don't straighten the horizon then all the pixels eventually migrate to one side of the image. It's even more fun if you use a fish eye lens!
Oh yes I hate when that happens.
And the brighter pixels tend to be lighter so they tend toward the top and the darker ones toward the bottom. It really mucks up an image. So definitely get it right in the camera, (GIRITC) or else spend penalty time post processing and straightening it.
Aug 10, 2018 23:06:07 #
lamiaceae wrote:
I tend to shoot off plumb too, but notice in an image immediately and correct my own photographs. Yup, I'll notice it in others pics too. I might have been one of the ones bitching about it.
It might have been me. Or any viewer who looked at the image. The human eye instantly notices a horizon that is not parallel to the frame.
Aug 10, 2018 23:08:36 #
BlueMorei. I am just having a little fun.
I am glad you gleaned some (even be it a bit painful) knowledge from the UHH crowd! (Warning:UHH is not for thinned skinned individuals.)
I am glad you gleaned some (even be it a bit painful) knowledge from the UHH crowd! (Warning:UHH is not for thinned skinned individuals.)
Aug 10, 2018 23:35:05 #
Aug 11, 2018 00:16:38 #
No need to aplogise for helpful criticism. As I recall it was given in good spirit, no name-calling, etc. If I couldn't stand this heat I'd get out of this fire - helps me bake my photo cakes better.
Aug 11, 2018 00:24:31 #
BlueMorel wrote:
No need to aplogise for helpful criticism. As I recall it was given in good spirit, no name-calling, etc. If I couldn't stand this heat I'd get out of this fire - helps me bake my photo cakes better.
Aug 11, 2018 02:56:15 #
Most people would say that pointing out a skewed horizon is more than just nitpicking. It's easy for the shooter to not notice things like that when his/her attention is on other aspects of the shot, but most observers will notice a not-level horizon, and it does tend to lower the tone of a shot.
Aug 11, 2018 05:58:09 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker sai... (show quote)
Most cameras have a 3x3 grid of some sort, why not use one to get the horizon level, I use a grid but I still get the horizon unlevel sometimes.
The other error I make is chopping the top off buildings such as churches.
Aug 11, 2018 06:27:10 #
BlueMorel wrote:
Awhile ago I posted a photo and some nitpicker sai... (show quote)
It's one of those tips that really stands out once pointed too. At least with LR, straightening is trivial. I see people spending minutes to get the bubble on their tripod perfect and then move to get a different position, each time re bubbling. Why? Get close enough and do it post. You can miss a shot playing the bubble game. :)
Aug 11, 2018 06:32:23 #
My travel partner had a hell of a time getting a straight horizon until I set up an artificial horizon on the display. Drove me crazy as she'd take a photo of me, I'd check, and repeat until she lucked out or I gave up. Now, as long as I remind her to remember the horizon, it mostly works.
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