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Why did you NOT straighten the distorted leaning in the photo?
Because it was distorted and leaning on purpose?
I don't think they build libraries leaning inward and if the distortion does NOT contribute to the photo, which is the case here, then it should have been corrected. :mrgreen:
skieur
Really? I thought the distortion contributes to the image.
There are a whole heck of a lot of things I see in photography that I do not see in real life... libraries leaning inwards... bridges that look like they are inside of fishbowls... straight buildings that look more like pyrammids... etc.
It's clearly an artistic choice to either intentionally make these things do this or not correct them when the camera does it.
I very specifically chose this angle for a variety of reasons and deliberately picked the widest focal length on my Sigma 10-20 because I knew it would distort the image. Skieur may not like what I've done, but this was EXACTLY what I wanted and I'm personally very pleased with it.
That being said, I'm only strengthening my statement of intent here. I have a lot of respect for skieur and I appreciate his opinion. I just don't happen to agree with it.
I think it looks wicked cool.
(glad you like it, music!)