sitting all by itself on the main road. It must be a really old building. Like Moni yesterday, I did not know what to straighten as it all looked lopsided.
It looks straight to me unless it is not sitting on a hill. I have faced those problems before and struggle with it too so you are in no way is the only one to deal with this
It’s just distortion caused by the wide angle lens. If you use Lightroom, Transform does a pretty good job straightening the verticals and horizontals. I usually click auto first and if necessary tweak it manually.
Love the crisp colors in this one, against the wonderful blue sky. The fact that there are no people in the shot makes it really strong for me, makes me wanna to inside ...
@cdcook48 Thanks for the info Chris, the building was really lopsided by looking at it. I usually straighten in Ps by using the warp tool. I just left it as Moni had a problem the day before ;-)
The warp tool does the job but it's a bit fiddly I find. The Transform tool in Lightroom is very often a one click fix. If you prefer to stay in Photoshop the same tool is called Geometry in Camera Raw. You should give it a try.
This would definitely be a tough one to straighten. But the building has such character- it definitely called out to be photographed. I don't use PS so I can't advise on that. But when I've got a building or some other object like that which is difficult to find a proper straight edge to correct the tilt, I like to use Ribbet because their straightening tool is a grid. It helps me to see the best possible way to get things straight without distorting the picture. This one on the other hand works as is because of the colorful nature of the building and its obvious age. Good one!
@rickster549 Thanks Rick :-)