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01/12/2008 02:42:47 AM · #1
I have a dilema. I dont know whether to straighten the truck, or the horizon or just leave it. What do you think?

Original


Horizon straightened


Truck straightened
01/12/2008 02:44:12 AM · #2
Straightening the horizon is most pleasing to me... but is pleasing what you're after?
01/12/2008 02:45:49 AM · #3
I agree, the straight horizon looks right, while the lopsided truck is quite appropriate and adds to the impression of a rusting, dilapidated heap. Besides, thats probably the way it really looks.

Message edited by author 2008-01-12 02:46:55.
01/12/2008 02:51:54 AM · #4
For me the original looks best. When you "leveled" the horizon, you placed the "field line" in the right BG on the same visual plane as the much-further-away "horizon" on the left, and it looks very unnatural to me.

R.
01/12/2008 07:09:53 AM · #5
Just to make this even more of a difficult choice...I agree with Robert, the original looks best to me.
01/12/2008 07:23:39 AM · #6
And my 0.02c - I like the original best too, definitely :)
01/12/2008 07:32:11 AM · #7
The original, for my eye.
01/12/2008 07:38:00 AM · #8
Original because...

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I think those kinds of shots just needs to be left alone :)
01/12/2008 07:56:22 AM · #9
original is better
01/12/2008 09:45:08 PM · #10
Thanks for your input, I actually liked the original best myself but wondered how the masses would judge it. I was wondering that if I put a similar sort of shot into a challenge, would I get nothing but comments about the tilt of the shot. It would seem that I would at least get some comments to that effect. I guess each photo needs to be judged on its own composition as to whether it would need to be adjusted or not.

Message edited by author 2008-01-12 21:45:45.
01/12/2008 09:59:10 PM · #11
Hehe to really play devil's advocate I wonder what it would look like to make it even further tilted. To give even more falling apart look??

01/13/2008 02:43:58 AM · #12
Originally posted by Mike_Adams:

Hehe to really play devil's advocate I wonder what it would look like to make it even further tilted. To give even more falling apart look??


That might work but only if it was shot that way. It's a perspective kinda thing...
01/13/2008 04:03:52 PM · #13
I like the original too. It looks 'balanced'.
01/13/2008 04:05:58 PM · #14
Original looks best!
01/13/2008 04:27:11 PM · #15
<<< Proud to have led the charge :-)

R.
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