atpaula 806 Posted 21 August Taken today. Z6 & 14-30mm f/4S. Thank you for looking. 2 Aguinaldo www.aguinaldodepaula.com Nikon / Zeiss"You are not a loser when you're defeated. You are a loser when you quit". (Dr. House) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hugh_3170 434 Posted 21 August A lot to this one - it draws me into it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas 2,917 Posted 21 August It's just the architectural photographer in me, but the converging verticals of the buildings bother my eyes. Great composition again, Aguinaldo. My Gear List Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivionm 930 Posted 21 August The entire shot shows considerable wide-angle lens distortion, even close to the centre. This will be difficult if not impossible to correct fully in post.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas 2,917 Posted 21 August 47 minutes ago, vivionm said: This will be difficult if not impossible to correct fully in post Not really. In Lightroom there is a section to apply a lens profile which should correct the distortion. I'd probably also do some manual guided keystoning corrections just on the buildings. My Gear List Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luc de Schepper 1,326 Posted 21 August The distortion is because of the wide-angle and Aguinaldo chose to shoot the buildings head-on which exaggerates the effect. I guess he had his reasons for that but yes it introduces heavy distortion. The effect could have been much reduced by shooting from an angle at the houses e.g. the photographer standing on the patch of grass in the lower left or right corner. http://500px.com/lucdeschepper http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atpaula 806 Posted 21 August Thank you for the critique guys. Sometimes I'm overwhelmed by color and forget about shape. In fact heavy distortion is always present in my photography because it does not bother me very much. Here's a (almost) corrected version. 1 Aguinaldo www.aguinaldodepaula.com Nikon / Zeiss"You are not a loser when you're defeated. You are a loser when you quit". (Dr. House) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
vivionm 930 Posted 21 August That is much more to my taste. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Luc de Schepper 1,326 Posted 21 August Hm, not to mine. The image now is almost boring. I prefer the original. http://500px.com/lucdeschepper http://www.flickr.com/photos/lucdeschepper/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dallas 2,917 Posted 21 August Second one is much preferred by me. My Gear List Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CarreraS 163 Posted 21 August Interesting that this was shot with Z series on an S type lens .. distortion correction is applied automatically even to the RAW files unless you go in deep to turn it off, IIRC. Having a 14-24 G I know how distorted things can get, but I find the original has the chapel tilted, which bothers me as the title pushes us to it .. if it was titled the Maypole I'd be fine ! But hey, what do i know ? cheers, Maurice "Wild things are always faster" from 'Two Dogs' by Philip Hodgins Wild-Things@btconnect.com www.Wild-Things-Photography.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
atpaula 806 Posted 22 August 3 hours ago, CarreraS said: Interesting that this was shot with Z series on an S type lens .. distortion correction is applied automatically even to the RAW files unless you go in deep to turn it off, IIRC. Having a 14-24 G I know how distorted things can get, but I find the original has the chapel tilted, which bothers me as the title pushes us to it .. if it was titled the Maypole I'd be fine ! But hey, what do i know ? cheers, Maurice The automatic distortion correction was on, but I think this perspective distortion is out of its abilities. Aguinaldo www.aguinaldodepaula.com Nikon / Zeiss"You are not a loser when you're defeated. You are a loser when you quit". (Dr. House) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
