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Sunday Sunrise Sandymount Strand
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Nice image,
The horizon needs some attention,
There is a bit of barrel distortion and it’s leaning a little to the left.flynny wrote:
Nice image,
The horizon needs some attention,
There is a bit of barrel distortion and it’s leaning a little to the left.Thanks for this feedback. What’s barrel distortion, and how do I fix it?
Barrel distortion is when the shot has a slight “curved look” to it.
It’s noticable on the horizon of shots such as yours where the horizon is slightly curved,
Certain lenses seem to cause it more then others(don’t ask me why).
If you are using Photoshop it’s Filter >Distort >Lens Correction, in here you should see a slider for “Remove Distortion”.
Hope this helps.flynny wrote:
Barrel distortion is when the shot has a slight “curved look” to it.
It’s noticable on the horizon of shots such as yours where the horizon is slightly curved,
Certain lenses seem to cause it more then others(don’t ask me why).
If you are using Photoshop it’s Filter >Distort >Lens Correction, in here you should see a slider for “Remove Distortion”.
Hope this helps.Thank you again.
I found this also: http://www.gilsmethod.com/how-to-correct-barrel-distortion-in-photoshop” onclick=”window.open(this.href);return false;, which I think is for CS3 users
I’ve got Elements 4 which only has a tool for straightening images but it’s improved the horizon.
Elements 5 and onwards has the more sophisticated tool.
Appreciate your help.
Regards, Mike.Terrific sky you got there.
Show’s us that sometimes you an fire straight into the sun and get lots of great detail anyway.I wouldn’t worry too much about the barrel distortion. A little curvature of the horizon seems quite natural :wink:
But I would be concerned that the whole image seems to be out of focus or very soft.
This might have happened during the resizing for the web.
You should check that. Always sharpen your images after making them so small.Madra Rua wrote:
Terrific sky you got there.
Show’s us that sometimes you an fire straight into the sun and get lots of great detail anyway.I wouldn’t worry too much about the barrel distortion. A little curvature of the horizon seems quite natural :wink:
But I would be concerned that the whole image seems to be out of focus or very soft.
This might have happened during the resizing for the web.
You should check that. Always sharpen your images after making them so small.Thanks indeed for your kind comment.
In fact the horizon did annoy me too, and to my eye it looks better now it’s adjusted a little.
The focus point is on one of the clouds which might account for the perception of softness.My workplace overlooks this scene and they’ve offered to enlarge and hang a print.
Not sure how it will look, we’ll just have to wait and see.
Thanks again for the feedback and critique.
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