E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Exactly! I have used the back tilt on my view camera many times to either CORRECT or force perspective. I am able to exaggerate the foreground as if I were using a wide angle lens at a relatively close distance and get that effect with a normal lens.

I have also incorporated easel tilting in the darkroom- back in the day. I even made a wedge and a few Rube Goldberg contraptions to enable the exact tilt. I got tired of looking for stuff in the dark to stick under the easel- door stops, paperweights, rusty tools etc! Problem was, that my enlarger lenses did not perform at their very best at f/22. OK up to about 16x20 from a medium format negative.

For those who are interested, I attached a few diagrams pertaining to perspective control with a view camer or a P/C lens or improvised methods for camera without theses movements.

I try to prevent distortion in shooting but the perspective controls in post-processing are my new tilting easel- actual words better.

Not too many view camera users or darkroom operators out there anymore. It's become a kinda "niche market".

E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada

Semantics are fun. I prefer the attached definition of the word "argument". I don't necessarily fell that an argument needs to be a hostile or angry exchange or violent or agressive altercation. It can be part of a good debate or discussion.

For me, posing an argument is not tantamount to picking a fight! Perhaps, in our current state of affairs and political climate, differences of opinion need to be accompanied by angst and vitriol. Not my approach!

This being a photographic forum, I do appreciate arguments and discussions to be reinforced by some time- honored data, illustrations, charts, graphs, and most importantly PHOTOGRAPHS that support one's points of view. I am always open to new ideas and opposing concepts. Show me a picture!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I've always looked at discussion as basically a calm interchange if thoughts and ideas. It can get somewhat emphatic at times though, but typically without anger.
I consider an argument a discussion that contains anger, whether a little or a lot.

stanikon Loc: Deep in the Heart of Texas

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

Oh, I see! … So you just use a cherry-picker when you find one at the party, huh?

Listen, Ed - I'd be careful, if I were you - with platforms on top of your van - sounds pretty risky!!!

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

I have a set of PC-E lenses - hard to let go of old habits.

Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

You would only need a shift lens to do that. Raising the lens is similar to gaining a higher point of view. The tilt function changes the focus plane and can be used to extend depth of field in many cases. It is also used in the reverse fashion to severely limit depth of field, which gives the perception of a miniaturized scene.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

But, a calm discussion - can elevate into an argument. Whether anger enters into the picture, or not - is just another factor, Bill. I daresay you can have an argument w/o anger ….

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

Perhaps a discussion turns into an argument when each party insists that they a right and the other is wrong.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Yes, A calm discussion can escalate into an argument (or worse), the trick is to keep the discussion from doing that.
An argument without anger could be the use of very emphatic speech by all involved.

Now the other trick is to infer correctly in reading communications since there is no way, other than maybe by using bold, italics, caps, etc., of understanding any actual or intended inflection on the written words.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Not like THAT hasn't happened.
What I think is funny is that happens a lot, and it turns out in many cases that people are arguing the same thing from different sides of the fence, but they cannot see it because they are so intent on promoting their interpretation.

Chris T Loc: from England across the pond to New England

That's an interesting perspective, Bill … never thought of it, like that, but - Hot Damn! … You are SO right!

Howard5252 Loc: New York / Florida (now)

My work here is done. :-)

jamesl Loc: Pennsylvania

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I believe Photoshop has a transform function that uses like a wire mesh that can be moved to make the correction. DxO Viewpoint is also a program designed to make these corrections too.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States