straighten out photo help: can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not...

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

ebaribeault Loc: Baltimore

There is too much distortion for CS5 probably due to the 15 mm lens and guessing a low fstop number. Go to lens corrections under filters if you choose custom all the lens adjustments show up. Hope this helps

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

Very nice effect, even if it isn't straight. :thumbup:

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

ebaribeault wrote:

There is too much distortion for CS5 probably due to the 15 mm lens and guessing a low fstop number. Go to lens corrections under filters if you choose custom all the lens adjustments show up. Hope this helps

thanks i'll give it a try!

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

thanks Jerry

robert-photos Loc: Chicago

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

If it is shot in RAW and with a Canon, Nikon or Sony DSLR and lens you may be able process it with ACR under "Lens Corrections". Enable the "Lens Profile Corrections" and your lens profile may already exist or can be looked up on the web. It might not give you a perfect horizon and if it does the image will be highly distorted. This sometimes work for my Canons and Sigma 8mm fish eye.

There also is DxO Optics Pro software that might do the trick ($100 to $200). See: http://www.dxo.com/us/photo/dxo_optics_pro/introduction
I think they have try before buy. :D

Just looked at the EXIF data .... how do you like the MIII?
I'm impressed at the low noise for 24 sec exposure at ISO 500.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

I just tried copying the thumbnail without downloading the original and in PaintShopPro x4 there is a Fisheye correction where you just adjust the degrees of view and is a few seconds it is done!! ($40-60 software!!).

After downloading original

tainkc Loc: Kansas City

Wahawk wrote:

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

I just tried copying the thumbnail without downloading the original and in PaintShopPro x4 there is a Fisheye correction where you just adjust the degrees of view and is a few seconds it is done!! ($40-60 software!!).

That was pretty cool.

glojo Loc: South Devon, England

Wahawk wrote:

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

I just tried copying the thumbnail without downloading the original and in PaintShopPro x4 there is a Fisheye correction where you just adjust the degrees of view and is a few seconds it is done!! ($40-60 software!!).

You have highlighted just how spectacular that shot was. The 15mm fish-eye did nothing for me, but this shot has an amazing wow factor. To see lightning and stars in one image, really portrays just how fickle mother nature can be. Well done for correcting that image.

Scoutman Loc: Orlando, FL

Wahawk wrote:

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

I just tried copying the thumbnail without downloading the original and in PaintShopPro x4 there is a Fisheye correction where you just adjust the degrees of view and is a few seconds it is done!! ($40-60 software!!).

Personally, I favor the fisheye look for this shot. I don't understand why you used that lens, if that wasn't the effect you wanted. Maybe straightening was an afterthought after the storm? Maybe it wasn't even your shot?

Blueduck Loc: Maryland

Love #2, excellent remake.

Wahawk Loc: NE IA

Scoutman wrote:

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I kind of like the 'fisheye' effect also, HOWEVER if you read the original post there was a comment about straightening it!! I had never done it for myself but found it easy in PSPx4

Wuligal Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.

Why fix what is not broken? Nice shot, wish it was mine.

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

robert-photos wrote:

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thanks for the reply robert, I just love the mkIII, the low light capabilities seem unreal , I shot with a rebel xti , then moved o n to 7D then a 5DMKII, and just got the mkIII.What a great time to have this hobby!!

gekko11 Loc: Las Cruces NM

Wahawk wrote:

gekko11 wrote:

can anybody help me with this , I have cs5 and am wanting to straighten out photos like this one shot with a 15 mm lens. I am complete novice at PS , i'm not even sure its possible.. thanks

I just tried copying the thumbnail without downloading the original and in PaintShopPro x4 there is a Fisheye correction where you just adjust the degrees of view and is a few seconds it is done!! ($40-60 software!!).

thanks Wahawk, you sent me in the rt direction, now if i could just figure out how to shift over to the rt so that the rest of the lightning bolt isnt out of frame