Perspective distortion..

Phal · 12 Dec 2015 at 11:45

miikeeyy92 said:
Could someone explain to my very untrained eyes what is wrong with the original picture?

As said, there's distortion which makes upright parts look like they're leaning. You can compare the original with some of the attempted corrections to get a better idea

miikeeyy92 · 12 Dec 2015 at 13:16

Phal said:
As said, there's distortion which makes upright parts look like they're leaning. You can compare the original with some of the attempted corrections to get a better idea

Ah, its more obvious comparing to the adjusted photo. Wouldn't have noticed if it hadn't had been mentioned.

Phal · 12 Dec 2015 at 16:04

miikeeyy92 said:
Ah, its more obvious comparing to the adjusted photo. Wouldn't have noticed if it hadn't had been mentioned.

Yeah its worse on some lenses than others etc

usually worse on wider lenses

Tysonator · 13 Dec 2015 at 19:42

The main issue with the type of photo above is most shots are taken from ground level which will encourage the vertical distortion.
I think one way to minimise this is to raise the level at which the photo is taken.
So for London Bridge perhaps an elevating of some 25 meters perhaps !