Response to BIG (Response #106)

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kadenajack said 499 days ago:

That's a huge mosque. Wonderful contribution.

King said 498 days ago:

The Leaning Tower of...? Very nice actually (other than the marked tilt). Did you try to bring out the remarkable pattern in the paved courtyard? I would help lead the eye to the building. Loveley view. High marks.

ChriZ said 498 days ago:

Very nice colors!
Seems slanted, although the horizon seems just a little bit off, but that building either got distorted by the lens or it's just not straight!
anyways, really nice!

stigwick said 498 days ago:

thank you for the comments. i see your point about the tilt. all my shots of it have this problem in it. if the tower looks straight, then the rest of the building looks like it is about to fall over. this is a mosque in casablanca, Haasan 2. the minaret is 210m or 698 ft. i went on line and looked around at other photos taken of the mosque. it seems that this is a common problem. what would any of you suggest? what lense can capture architecture without distortion?

ChriZ said 498 days ago:

in photoshop:
filter -> distort -> lens correction

some neat tools in there!

King said 498 days ago:

stigwick,

ChriZ offers a solution to the distortion. To answer you question about what camera can capture architecture without distortion:

1. Any view camera
2. A perspective control lens on your camera--here's a review of one:

http://www.kenrockwell.com/nikon/35pc.htm

stigwick said 498 days ago:

@chriZ, thanks for the suggestions. i'll play around with that. thanks again.

stigwick said 498 days ago:

@king, thanks for the info. very helpful. cheers

ChriZ said 498 days ago:

what also helps is to align the bottom of the building (or horizon) to the center of the viewfinder!
You might have to stand far far away in order to capture t he whole structure, but that way you won't get a wabbly distortion!
You can then also crop away a part of the bottom, but as King already mentioned this would also bring out the pavement!

martylavender said 498 days ago:

One word. BIG. This is great! Love it

psychodudu said 498 days ago:

That's way big, dude.

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