I don't think it's your imagination, it does look fatter at the top. It's better to have a little convergence than a little divergence when correcting for perspective.
Don Williams wrote: >Is it my imagination, or does the belfry now look fatter at the top? > >Don > >Brian Walters wrote: > > >>Thanks for the tips, Paul. Here's another attempt. >> >>http://members.westnet.com.au/brianwal/IMGP2987.jpg >> >> >>I think the centre vertcal is more or less straight now. I tried >>stretching the image vertically but (of course) the whole image >>stretched, not just the tower and it didn't look right. There is a >>small amount of vertical stretching on the tower through the use of >>the distort tool. >> >>I really like the potential of this sort of adjustment for >>architectural subjects so a lot more practising is called for. >> >> >>Cheers >> >>Brian >> >>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>Brian Walters >>Western Sydney Australia >> >> >> >> >> >>Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]: >> >> >> >> >>>Nice shot and generally good work. But the center vertical isn't >>>quite straight. That throws it off if you're going for perfect >>>alignment. If elements has the Edit/Free Transform tool use this to >>>rotate the image before you correct the perspective. You might find >>>that the perspective tool works better once the rotation is >>>correct. If not, you can use distort. If you don't have the free >>>transform tool, do a rotation of about 1 degree before correcting >>>perspective. You want to make that centerline perfectly vertical. >>>If you need to stretch it to eliminate a squat look, use the image >>>size tool and change onlly the vertical dimension a small amount. >>>Experiment until it looks right. >>>Paul >>> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>>From: Brian Walters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Don >>>> >>>>I'm using Photoshop Elements 1. I tried the "Perspective" tool >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>but >>> >>> >>> >>>>couldn't get it to look right so I ended up using the "Distort" >>>>tool. >>>> >>>> >>>>Cheers >>>> >>>>Brian >>>> >>>>++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >>>> >>>>Brian Walters >>>>Western Sydney, Australia >>>> >>>> >>>>Quoting Don Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>What program did you sue to make the correction? >>>>> >>>>>Don >>>>> >>>>>John Francis wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>It looks as though you've squashed it a little vertically >>>>>>in the process of correcting the perspective. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> >> >>>>Get a spam free email account - Visit http://www.bluebottle.com >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>PDML@pdml.net >>>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >>-------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>Get a spam free email account - Visit http://www.bluebottle.com >> >> >> >> >> > > > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout). -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
