Crooked Horizon...

[Chamelion 6]

Just my 2 cents... I liked the angled horizon more than the straightened. I also like the way it plays against the angled contrail in the otherwise featureless sky.

What I'm not too fond of is the placement of the horizon in the frame, as it sees to bisect the shot in halves. It would have been more interesting closer to the top or, more likely for this shot, much closer to the bottom.

 

[Ron Evers]

Yes, I did 2° clockwise. Counterclockwise would have put even more slant to the horizon but maybe that is what Bitter wanted. I assumed he had two left hands at the time he posted.

 

[fokker]

I think he was meaning that, for the picture to be properly straight going by the plant stems, that it had to be rotated CCW and make the horizon even more crooked.

 

[pbelarge]

What's your opinion on shooting a horzion that is naturally crooked, say when shooting on a hill or something.

Here's an example:

You can tell that he's standing straight up and shot itself is level, but due to it being on a hill, the horizon is crooked. Do you straighted it up so that the horizon is straight, or do you leave it as is?

I take a lot of pictures in rolling corn fields like this and I'm hung on the best way to handle it.

You bring up a good point, and use a great example.
With this example, it becomes a personal choice.
Some who shoot landscapes that show horizons, are not distracted by the horizon in this photo, as the vertical elements offset the slight tilt of the horizon. On the other side of the fence, the edit does not alter the photo enough to make it distracting. I think this example works either way, it just depends on one's personal taste.

 

[Bitter Jeweler]

I think he was meaning that, for the picture to be properly straight going by the plant stems, that it had to be rotated CCW and make the horizon even more crooked.

That and the dude seems to be leaning to the right, a bit.

I might be hyper sensitive to stuff like that because of my job.

 

[Ron Evers]

It depends on what plant stems you look at. The ones in front of the man lean right & the ones behind him lean left. Likely the result of the direction the harvester was traveling.

I am content with the original image as I live where there is nothing level.