More Photos, More bad Horizon Lines (Page 2): I did enjoy watching him improve his nature photography skills over time, and improved glass. Not sure where he is on that horizon line...

justhercamera Loc: NW Michigan

cameraf4 wrote:

Don't argue, Sue. Waste of energy. And the word that describes him is "obstinate."

I did enjoy watching him improve his nature photography skills over time, and improved glass. Not sure where he is on that horizon line issue these days, but I wouldn't bring it up to him again.

Nikon1201

Use the crop tool , straighten it , your done.

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

G Brown wrote:

Facebook is about instantly showing where you are and what you are doing. Not photography as a hobby or business. ..

Three are some great photography related FB groups out there..Off Camera Flash, Senior Portraits, University Photographers of America, to name a few.... you have to ask to join. They are much better and more helpful than the ‘hog.

As far as crooked horizons go, my Fuji has a level line that lights up green when the camera is level.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

justhercamera wrote:

I am just venting a moment. I recently decided to join some more FaceBook groups based on photography, local scenes, lighthouses.. etc. I know we are all in different phases of learning, but day after day of looking at those crooked horizon lines... grrrrr!
Thanks for tolerating.

It's Facebook. I doubt many people do any processing before uploading to FB.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

I think we see them, and artists see them, but most people don’t. My granddaughter (16 now) never noticed slanted horizons until she started shooting herself.

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I do not know what camera are you using at present but the majority of digital cameras have lines that are superimposed on the finder to align the horizon. Nikon has an indicator of the horizon position in addition to the lines to straighten the horizon in camera. Even a level, sold anywhere, can be used to straighten the horizon and camera stores still sell levels that attach to the hot shoe of the camera.
Uneven horizons can also be straighten with software.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

Even cell phone snappers have no excuse for this. I use Snapseed on my phone for quick editing. The first thing I do is apply rotate. It assumes I want a straight picture and just does it by default.

gvarner Loc: Central Oregon Coast

I have a natural tilt down on the right in my shots. I have to consciously compensate for that and try to be aware of what the grid lines are showing me. If I have to crop in post after adjusting for level, which is quite often since I'm a snapshooter, I crop back to 4x6 and thus lose a bit more than I want. It's best to get it straight in the shot.

Jerry Green Loc: Huntsville, AL

My iPhone X has an edit feature to rotate the image and fix the horizon. Other camera phones probably have edit capabilities. Lots of programs for processing digital camera images. Maybe many people are in a hurry just to post an image.

Bill_de Loc: US

For those who don't have any fancy do-dads, you can always use the top or bottom of your viewfinder.

I have seen folks incorrectly criticize images for not having a straight horizon. A receding shoreline is a pretty good example. Too often folks are so anxious to criticize they forget what constitutes a horizon.

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anotherview Loc: California

Yep.

kpmac wrote:

I agree. The simplest thing to correct and to learn to do. And so many don't seem care that it ruins an image.

dsmeltz Loc: Philadelphia

gvarner wrote:

I have a natural tilt down on the right in my shots. I have to consciously compensate for that and try to be aware of what the grid lines are showing me. If I have to crop in post after adjusting for level, which is quite often since I'm a snapshooter, I crop back to 4x6 and thus lose a bit more than I want. It's best to get it straight in the shot.

I know what you mean. I often find myself trying to do a discrete adjustme....

Oh. SHOTS I thought you said you had a natural tilt down on the right in your SHORTS.

Sorry. My bad.

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

G Brown wrote:

Facebook is about instantly showing where you are and what you are doing. Not photography as a hobby or business. Yes it is great for ideas, or even touting for business but not really the place to find 'the majority' of great works. (unless its a link)

Vent by all means....It may act as a reminder

I have a page on Facebook where I post my images to share with friends, family, and others who follow my work. And I do process them to varying degrees prior to posting. facebook.com/tomhicksmontanaphotography. I also belong to other groups of Montana photographers on FB who post their work and we share ideas, kudos, constructive criticism, etc. I typically don't sell my work, so I just do it for the fun of showing what I see and hopefully others enjoy it as well. Not many other places you can do that and be seen by such a large audience, at least of which I am aware...

tommystrat Loc: Bigfork, Montana

dsmeltz wrote:

I know what you mean. I often find myself trying to do a discrete adjustme....

Oh. SHOTS I thought you said you had a natural tilt down on the right in your SHORTS.

Sorry. My bad.

justhercamera Loc: NW Michigan

GoofyNewfie wrote:

Three are some great photography related FB groups out there..Off Camera Flash, Senior Portraits, University Photographers of America, to name a few.... you have to ask to join. They are much better and more helpful than the ‘hog.

As far as crooked horizons go, my Fuji has a level line that lights up green when the camera is level.

Thank you for those recommendations, much appreciated.

As for your Fuji, I like that idea. I also wish you could set the Nikon to automatically turn on the horizon indicators, if that is possible, it has eluded me, so far.