Tilting pictures (Page 8): Hmmmm! I just commented above on peekaboo’s photo looking “off.” Maybe I need to revisit that.

Marg Loc: Canadian transplanted to NW Alabama

Longshadow wrote:

Sometimes one's concentration on the "photo"/subject is so intense that one misses any shift in the horizon.
Happens to me occasionally.

Also, shorelines can give the illusion that the shot is tilted. All the trees/buildings can be plumb, and the shoreline looks out of wack because it either approaches or recedes from the camera. I'll adjust for best aesthetics.

Hmmmm! I just commented above on peekaboo’s photo looking “off.” Maybe I need to revisit that.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Marg wrote:

Hmmmm! I just commented above on peekaboo’s photo looking “off.” Maybe I need to revisit that.

I have "tweaked" the level a bit on some images simply because of the aesthetic looks of an opposing shoreline. Too much and the trees look slanted. I just find a happy medium so it doesn't stick out as much.

lowkick Loc: Connecticut

charlienow wrote:

Recently I have been going through some of my photos…one thing I have noticed is a large percentage of my photos tilt to the right. That is slant down from left to right. Not a lot, just enough to be annoying.

Does anyone else have this problem. Is there a reason this happens so often. When I am looking thru the viewfinder I don’t notice the tilt.

What are your thoughts on this

Chuck

Yes, you can correct this in pp, but many cameras have a built in level or grid that you can see in the viewfinder. Use that to get your photos straight in the camera. After a while, you won't even need it as you get used to holding the camera in a level position.

David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

SuperflyTNT wrote:

That wouldn’t work. You would have to export the edited photo and then import the exported photo and do it again. I’m thinking if you’re more than 30° off you have more serious issues to contend with.

If that were the case fairly often, then you, of course, would be correct. However, once in a great while I've shot a photo that was way tilted for one reason or another. Most times it's by accident, but it may be the only shot of a subject I want to retain for reminiscent purposes so I need to fix it.

HMark Loc: south of Denton, Texas

Some cameras have grids which might be helpful. Some cameras have built-in levels which can help. Tripods have bubble levels as do some tripod heads. You could bring a small level to give some idea of where a zero cant line falls on the subject. I try to avoid post processing level correction and keystone correction when possible. It does creep in though especially when a correction means losing the shot.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

Ya know, I'll bet some cameras have grids or levels one can use.

I'll also bet that most people don't read threads...

Bill_de Loc: US

Longshadow wrote:

Ya know, I'll bet some cameras have grids or levels one can use.

I'll also bet that most people don't read threads...

My pictures are always straight! I just wish somebody would straighten out the rest of the world!

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David in Dallas Loc: Dallas, Texas, USA

I do wonder what an electronic camera uses to control those artificial horizon displays.

jlf1938 Loc: Acworth, GA

charlienow wrote:

Recently I have been going through some of my photos…one thing I have noticed is a large percentage of my photos tilt to the right. That is slant down from left to right. Not a lot, just enough to be annoying.

Does anyone else have this problem. Is there a reason this happens so often. When I am looking thru the viewfinder I don’t notice the tilt.

What are your thoughts on this

Chuck

I have two cameras, a Canon and a Pentax. Both have a leveling function that I may use. It comes in quite handy.

Bill_de Loc: US

David in Dallas wrote:

I do wonder what an electronic camera uses to control those artificial horizon displays.

I put your wondering into Google. It came up with this ... for Nikon.

The virtual horizon display uses the camera's built-in accelerometer to show whether the camera is tilted left or right.

https://imaging.nikon.com/support/digitutor/nikon_1_aw1/functions/virtualhorizon.html#:~:text=The%20virtual%20horizon%20display%20uses,when%20the%20camera%20is%20level.

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srt101fan

Longshadow wrote:

Ya know, I'll bet some cameras have grids or levels one can use.

I'll also bet that most people don't read threads...

Could that really be true?

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

David in Dallas wrote:

I do wonder what an electronic camera uses to control those artificial horizon displays.

Part of the display graphics processing.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

srt101fan wrote:

Could that really be true?

Mmmmm... Could be... I saw it on the internet.

pdsilen Loc: Roswell, New Mexico

Longshadow wrote:

I thought of that also, but "pressing" (instead of squeezing) a shutter button on the right will either tilt the whole camera down a bit or just the right-hand side. If the right-hand side of the camera goes down, the horizon will be tilted up on the right, not down.

I have that same problem too sometimes. When I was first learning how to do this, it was as though I was on a boat in rough sea. After a while I'd take my frames and tilt and crop them through PS. Now I set my camera AF Point Selection to Automatic Selection and center you subject within the dots on you view finder. And when you're ready to shoot Ancor your camera firmly on your face, nose and cheek. If a tripod or monopod is inconvenient this seems to work best for me.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

pdsilen wrote:

I have that same problem too sometimes. When I was first learning how to do this, it was as though I was on a boat in rough sea. After a while I'd take my frames and tilt and crop them through PS. Now I set my camera AF Point Selection to Automatic Selection and center you subject within the dots on you view finder. And when you're ready to shoot Ancor your camera firmly on your face, nose and cheek. If a tripod or monopod is inconvenient this seems to work best for me.

And your elbows touching (snugged up against) your body.