To Level Or Not To Level: Does one degree make a difference
Question: If an image is technically level AND at the same time it looks better with a different level, do you change it?
In a Landscape thread (http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...268#post612268) an image is posted by our esteemed Landscape Moderator Roman "I love my Beer and Port" Kurywczak.
When I first looked at the image something bothered me. So, I stared and contemplated. I liked the overall image although a bit undersaturated (honestly: washed out).
I was feeling that the image was a bit tilted.
Norm's RP rocked in that it brought out the colors; yet, it was still tilted.
I downloaded the image into LR and tweaked it -1.21 and it felt right.
In the Avian Forum the HA police are concerned with one degree of head angle in relation to the sensor.
Although technically level, do you tweak your landscapes to make them feel "right" to you?
For me it is no different to cloning or other PP scene changes.
When we add or remove something from an image, disclosure is the appropriate kthing to do. If you tweak the level so that it is technically not level :o, does that warrant disclosure too?
I experienced the same issue for me with Bob's image: http://www.birdphotographers.net/for...eek-Road-MINWR
Roman wrote in answer to this question:
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Yes, I would probably change it.....but remember that everyone has a different take on that......very similar to colors or boldness. Walk into most galleries and the colors are usually like Norms repost.....whcih I happen to like! Some will walk in and say over saturated.....but who cares? the person buying and if they like it.....who cares?:D Some people don't mind when you severly tilt a horizon......I on the other hand often do......but I will still judge the image first...then get into the small stuff. This one may fall into the who cares realm.....but it is always good to point it out because they may have overlooked it and is always just a suggestion! Have a great day mate (learned that from you) and feel free to start the thread in general. You may want me to announce it here when you do!
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two landscapes that are off by a few degrees
I took these two years ago, and was just a beginner at that point (ok, compared to most on here I still am), but these were taken within seconds of one another and the same fence post. They were taken with a S5IS, and I dont really remember all the particulars, save that it was taken in northeastern New Mexico in October of 2008. Only PP is in LR and those are color corrections.
To me, the image on the right has more...."drama" and thus more interesting. Other than that, I cant say.
http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/a...tive-trial.jpg