I just bought my XTi and went out Sunday to shoot some of Chicago, I learned one thing, do not shoot tall buildings from the ground. How do you shoot tall buildings without them all tilting in different directions?
harleydog Member 230 posts Likes: 3 Joined Jul 2007 More info | Jul 11, 2007 08:50 | #1 I just bought my XTi and went out Sunday to shoot some of Chicago, I learned one thing, do not shoot tall buildings from the ground. How do you shoot tall buildings without them all tilting in different directions?
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jtung Mostly Lurking 13 posts Joined May 2007 More info | Jul 11, 2007 12:25 | #2 I'm fairly new at this too, but I think you could use a tilt shift lens to correct the perspective on the buildings. You can read more about it here http://en.wikipedia.org …rspective_correction_lens 30D + BG-E2 | 40D
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dano Member  93 posts Likes: 13 Joined Jun 2007 Location: California More info | Jul 11, 2007 13:18 | #3 Hey harleydog, I really like your last shot! Nice composition.
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symbolphoto Cream of the Crop  6,628 posts Likes: 18 Joined Nov 2005 Location: Boston, MA More info | Jul 11, 2007 17:11 | #4 Oh man, those two cranes are calling me... i'd love to shoot from there.
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twistedpixels Senior Member  457 posts Joined Apr 2006 Location: East Coast Australia More info | Like the flagpole shot, looks great. 20D,400D, A2, G7, Powershot A40, 550EX Flash, 70-200 2.8L, 28-105 USM, 28-135 IS USM, 50mm 1.4 USM, 18-55(kit) BGE2, Expodisc, Manfrotto 141RC tripod, Manfrotto 679B monopod, A stack of Sandisk CF cards, many Lowepro bags and an Extremely limited knowledge of taking good photographs.
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drandtus Senior Member  442 posts Joined Dec 2006 Location: Gettysburg, PA More info | Jul 13, 2007 11:51 | #6 Ditto on the flagpole shot. Fantastic perspective.
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whereismykit Senior Member 361 posts Joined Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, Ga More info | Jul 14, 2007 19:57 | #7 NICE
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daves-not-here so.... newbish  134 posts Joined Jan 2006 Location: Mesa, AZ More info | You have to have a tilt-shift to correct the tilt of the buildings. That's the only way to fix the perspective problem. David Earney www.daves-not-here.net
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SHULTSIE!!! "Stonehenge wasn't too impressive"  3,964 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2006 Location: DC More info | Jul 15, 2007 01:32 | #9 |
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