Tilted shots....what's up? - DPChallenge Forums

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/30/2008 08:07:38 PM · #1

I seem to be noticing an increasing number of shots that are taken on some extreme angle...is this a new trend?

Anyone else notice this?

Personally, I find it distracting....what are your thoughts?

kawesttex

Apple iPhone 11 Pro

01/30/2008 08:11:23 PM · #2

Looking at the 'title' of the thread I think you mean 'tilted'. Haven't really noticed.

eta: Maybe SC will fix it for you.

Message edited by author 2008-01-30 20:12:34.

Beetle

Canon EOS-5D Mark II

Canon EF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS

01/30/2008 08:14:14 PM · #3

I agree with you. Every once in a while it works and looks good.
However, mostly I sit there with my head tilted to the side until I get a normal view of the image, then feel cranky because my neck hurts.
Some of them make me feel downright disoriented and dizzy.

Badly overused and abused technique, in my opinion.

P.S. You might want to ask SC to change the heading of this thread from "titled" to "tilted", although I bet by the time I finish typing this, someone else will have already pointed that out.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/30/2008 08:14:40 PM · #4

HAHAH....oops....lesson learned....never type when worked up. :)

Message edited by author 2008-01-30 20:15:42.

incubus

Canon EOS-5D

01/30/2008 08:20:12 PM · #5

i think that it is kinda cool, it probably shouldnt be used most of the time. but can look good if done right. then again you guys are all old, no offense lol. but look at what girls and other young teenagers are doing on myspace with mirror shots and how they hold the camera above them. photography isnt what it used to be.

01/30/2008 08:22:06 PM · #6

Perhaps you are seeing a lot of tilted shots because one of the challenges running right now -- architecture -- involves geometric forms that, because of the ruleset applied -- basic -- can't be corrected for lens distortion. By shooting the subject on the tilt the appearance of this distortion can be minimized. In short, I think you may be seeing a lot of "tilted" photographs because people are trying to come up with pleasing compositions under a limiting ruleset.

(Not criticizing the choice of ruleset, mind. Just making an observation that the ruleset can sometimes drive the composition options.)

01/30/2008 08:23:12 PM · #7

Ouch..old? 34...not too old... :O

Wait...I think I can do this... My bff Mike says I'm not old. IDK, maybe I am?

Ok, did I do it right?

Originally posted by incubus:

Message edited by author 2008-01-30 20:23:59.

01/30/2008 08:24:16 PM · #8

Originally posted by incubus:

Yeah... that's some cutting edge technique there. [/sarcasm]

BTW - Aren't you a little too old yourself to be trolling the Myspace pages of "girls and other young teenagers" for "mirror shots"? I think that might be illegal in at least twelve states. ;)

Message edited by author 2008-01-30 20:26:50.

01/30/2008 08:27:36 PM · #9

Actually, I haven't hit that challenge yet, but thats the one place I would expect crazy angles...

I'm referring to a larger past round of shots.

Originally posted by shutterpuppy:

Canon RF 24-105mm f/4.0L IS USM

01/30/2008 08:29:36 PM · #10

I am not normally a fan of tilted shots, especially so slightly tilted it could be mistaken for sloppiness. In the Architecture IV challenge, there are a couple that make effective use of a tilted composition to show more of a subject than would be possible with a straight shot, or to emphasize triangular elements of composition. [smile]But mostly, they're just goofy in my opinion.[/smile] Not a rant, just an observation.

Message edited by author 2008-01-30 20:32:18.

Venom

Canon EOS R

01/30/2008 08:30:35 PM · #11

Originally posted by PGerst:

...Anyone else notice this?

Personally, I find it distracting....what are your thoughts?

You aren't alone in this boat!

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/30/2008 08:33:55 PM · #12

As a retired, professional architectural photographer, I have recused myself from voting on this challenge. By my personal standards, there are only a few images that are acceptable. But I'm not going to expose the entrants to that mindset.

R.

01/30/2008 08:38:58 PM · #13

Tilt can be a very effective tool:

But then, these might just be goofy.

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/30/2008 08:41:23 PM · #14

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

That's unfortunate, Robert. As one of the entrants, I'd be really interested to get the critique of someone who really knows what they are doing with this type of thing.

incubus

Canon EOS-5D

01/30/2008 08:43:24 PM · #15

BTW - Aren't you a little too old yourself to be trolling the Myspace pages of "girls and other young teenagers" for "mirror shots"? I think that might be illegal in at least twelve states. ;)

yeah maybe im too old but i have friends on it my age and my sister is on it too.

it seems that its more popular with younger people, and they like it. i accept it and realize that one day when these kids get older they MIGHT be photographers like YOU and it might be normal.

01/30/2008 08:47:23 PM · #16

I don't want to post images, because I don't want to single any one photo out from another, especially, when the shot was very good.

Its just an observation I've noticed..and to me, its seems like something that is being done over and is over done.

bvy

Sigma DP1x

01/30/2008 09:47:57 PM · #17

Guilty?

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

01/30/2008 09:58:59 PM · #18

I know I got a comment to that effect from you in the framed challenge. FWIW, almost all my portraits are like that. To the point that if I do a non-tilted portrait, people complain.

Olympus OM-D E-M5 Mark III

01/30/2008 10:07:07 PM · #19

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

I would value your thoughts. Perhaps you could post them after voting closes.

Yo_Spiff

Olympus 12-100mm f/4.0 M.Zuiko ED IS PRO

01/30/2008 10:18:15 PM · #20

Originally posted by PGerst:

its seems like something that is being done over and is over done.

Well, when you have a site with this many photos on display, I think everything get overdone at times. How often do you see wideangle landscapes with swoopy clouds winning ribbons? (Answer: all the time)

And the people that are still on the learning curve (Like me) are trying to get those looks in their own shots.

Tilt didn't save this experiment from a low score. You are welcome to single mine out! I know it was not very good.

01/30/2008 11:47:28 PM · #21

Originally posted by yospiff:

Originally posted by PGerst:
its seems like something that is being done over and is over done.

Well, when you have a site with this many photos on display, I think everything get overdone at times. How often do you see wideangle landscapes with swoopy clouds winning ribbons? (Answer: all the time)

And the people that are still on the learning curve (Like me) are trying to get those looks in their own shots.

Tilt didn't save this experiment from a low score. You are welcome to single mine out! I know it was not very good.

An example of a slight tilt that could have been on purpose, or accidental or result from sloppy editing. As you know from my prior posts, if you're going to tilt, please tilt a lot so I know it's on purpose.

zxaar

01/31/2008 12:03:04 AM · #22

Tilt is not bad thing as you like to believe.

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