Anything I should do on this photo..?

Eyesthruthelens · 9th February 2006

Hi,
This shot is with the 17mm lens.. and it seem to be distorted..

Is there anyhthing that I can do on this photo to minimize the distortion?
PS or when I was taking this shot.. should I walk closer to the building?

Does this work?

iceberg · 10th February 2006

i was there too that morning!!
were you the one with family and baby pram?

the modified ones look very awkward... it somehow feels unnatural...

hazta · 10th February 2006

I find dat e original is far more better than e edited.

E distortion in e original is very minute n I find it acceptable while e edited 1 is well.... very much out of proportion/distorted.

GENO · 10th February 2006

I prefer the first one than the second.

codling · 10th February 2006

1st one seems to be falling backwards, whereas the 2nd seems to be exploding. at first glance, i would think that the 1st is acceptable. then when you really look at both, either one also seems weird.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 10th February 2006

Originally Posted by Eyesthruthelens

Hi,
This shot is with the 17mm lens.. and it seem to be distorted..

Is there anyhthing that I can do on this photo to minimize the distortion?
PS or when I was taking this shot.. should I walk closer to the building?

Does this work?

u over done on the 2nd 1, just do slightly will be better, i wonder if there is a tool which can change the centre of the perspective curve.

GOMUS · 10th February 2006

the second looks strange because the pespective vanishing point is wrong.
especially vertical line of building is not 90 degree enough.
my 2 cent worth opinion

chainsmoker · 10th February 2006

2nd pic is okie for me likes things that just looks weird.

spurssy · 10th February 2006

Originally Posted by Del_CtrlnoAlt

i wonder if there is a tool which can change the centre of the perspective curve.

Try the lens distortion filter in PS CS2... I can show the sample results, but i'm not home...

jsbn · 10th February 2006

They have a transform tool in Photoshop where u can alter the perspective right?

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 10th February 2006

Originally Posted by jsbn

They have a transform tool in Photoshop where u can alter the perspective right?

ya... but its always undistort from centre, and i dun think we can change the point of distortion...

Eyesthruthelens · 10th February 2006

Originally Posted by iceberg

i was there too that morning!!
were you the one with family and baby pram?

the modified ones look very awkward... it somehow feels unnatural...

Nope.. I was there with my 7 years old daughter..

I think it's the angle and view when the shot was taken.. this one seems better.. front view.

I think I should move nearer to the building when taking from side view to minimize the distortion effects..

Drudkh · 10th February 2006

some people like distortion look, but then always dead straight is boring and also depends how your frame it.

tankm · 10th February 2006

You can try standing further away (provided it's possible) and use longer focal length lens to reduce the distortion and still maintain the same perspective.

Del_CtrlnoAlt · 10th February 2006

everybody come join me to MO for Hartblei Super Rotator Lens... Confirm u wan simi distortion, or correction also can... ON THE CAMERA!

TME · 10th February 2006

The problem does not seem to be a lens distortion but a perspective distortion... this cannot be cured as it is a property of the lens and your angle of view... shooting straight on will help but often because we are much shorter than the buildings we shoot, we are forced to shoot upwards which creates that distortion... which is also why when u take a building using a wideangle from faraway the perspective distortion is hardly noticeable... for the shot of the Istana, unless u have a ladder which u can climb to reach about halfway the height of the building, there is really nothing u can do... software will help but the corrected picture is weird cos even our eyes suffer from this perspective distortion and we are expecting that when we look at the photo...

AncientMariner · 10th February 2006

Sorry to OT but very curious, What red flag is that shown flying?

TME · 10th February 2006

Originally Posted by AncientMariner

Sorry to OT but very curious, What red flag is that shown flying?

That is the state colours... I think...

Eyesthruthelens · 11th February 2006

Originally Posted by TME

That is the state colours... I think...

close up..

muko · 14th February 2006

yaa... i like the 1st one...
i always like low shoot...

it makes subject even bigger...
of course this is where i intend to have it bigger...

9th February 2006	#1
Eyesthruthelens Deregistered Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sengkang Posts: 1,691	Anything I should do on this photo..? Hi, This shot is with the 17mm lens.. and it seem to be distorted.. Is there anyhthing that I can do on this photo to minimize the distortion? PS or when I was taking this shot.. should I walk closer to the building? Does this work?

10th February 2006	#2
iceberg Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: West Posts: 812	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? i was there too that morning!! were you the one with family and baby pram? the modified ones look very awkward... it somehow feels unnatural...

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hazta Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: SG,Northern Posts: 1,025	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? I find dat e original is far more better than e edited. E distortion in e original is very minute n I find it acceptable while e edited 1 is well.... very much out of proportion/distorted.

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GENO Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Teddy Bear Land Posts: 2,859	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? I prefer the first one than the second. __________________ Take both its legs down first, then cuts its tail, next is shoot between its eyes:devil:

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codling Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: eastside... Posts: 654	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? 1st one seems to be falling backwards, whereas the 2nd seems to be exploding. at first glance, i would think that the 1st is acceptable. then when you really look at both, either one also seems weird. __________________ triggerhappy exposures sony A700 + konica minolta dynax 5D

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GOMUS Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tomato Town Posts: 888	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? the second looks strange because the pespective vanishing point is wrong. especially vertical line of building is not 90 degree enough. my 2 cent worth opinion

10th February 2006	#8
chainsmoker Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: GagalandCloud9 Posts: 451	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? 2nd pic is okie for me likes things that just looks weird.

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10th February 2006	#13
Drudkh Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,019	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? some people like distortion look, but then always dead straight is boring and also depends how your frame it.

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tankm Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,619	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? You can try standing further away (provided it's possible) and use longer focal length lens to reduce the distortion and still maintain the same perspective.

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Del_CtrlnoAlt Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Outside the Dry Box. Posts: 16,342	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? everybody come join me to MO for Hartblei Super Rotator Lens... Confirm u wan simi distortion, or correction also can... ON THE CAMERA! __________________ Logging Off Permanently. Those who need to contact me will know where to contact me.

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TME Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Clementi Posts: 6,188	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? The problem does not seem to be a lens distortion but a perspective distortion... this cannot be cured as it is a property of the lens and your angle of view... shooting straight on will help but often because we are much shorter than the buildings we shoot, we are forced to shoot upwards which creates that distortion... which is also why when u take a building using a wideangle from faraway the perspective distortion is hardly noticeable... for the shot of the Istana, unless u have a ladder which u can climb to reach about halfway the height of the building, there is really nothing u can do... software will help but the corrected picture is weird cos even our eyes suffer from this perspective distortion and we are expecting that when we look at the photo...

10th February 2006	#17
AncientMariner Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Little Red Dot Posts: 1,067	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? Sorry to OT but very curious, What red flag is that shown flying?

14th February 2006	#20
muko Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Bedok Posts: 254	Re: Anything I should do on this photo..? yaa... i like the 1st one... i always like low shoot... it makes subject even bigger... of course this is where i intend to have it bigger...