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Posted 3/16/2008 1:04:07 PM Post #23065
 

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Is there any software available on the net where you can check whether the horizon level of your photograph is alright or not? And also please let me know that how can I change the background of a photograph, I mean which software to be used? Does picasa has that feature? It may sound strange but believe me I am not a big fan of post processing so don't know much about it.

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Posted 3/16/2008 1:24:27 PM Post #23066
 

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Bhas, just about any photo editing program will have the option to rotate images by degrees. You can also get a hotshoe bubble level for your camera to make sure your shots are level.
Posted 3/16/2008 5:48:06 PM Post #23069
 

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Bhas, the easiest way that I've found (PS Elements) is to eyeball it, do a rotate approximation, bring out crop tool and compare to rotation, then make rotation adjustments as needed.

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Posted 3/16/2008 6:12:18 PM Post #23072
 

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Actually if you have PS or PS Elements, you should have a lens correction tool. Simply click on one end of the horizon and click on the other end of the horizon and PS will use those two points to create a perfectly level horizon.
Posted 3/16/2008 6:21:34 PM Post #23073
 

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Hey there ,,

In Picasa you can also rotate an image, but, I have found the loss of quality to be too much unless I start with an image that is really very good..

In Picasa you can change the bkrnd a little depending on what the photo looks like to begin with..it certainly does not have the capability that PS and others do..more or less, just darkening or tinting a bk.. there is no clone tool and no tool which will do any selecting at all besides the selective desaturation tool..and this is only a circle which will not allow you to select random shapes, but rather just a circle which you can make bigger/smaller/sharper.

I do recommend Picasa to those just starting out.. or not..afterall, I use it most of the time...I do have PS but do not have enough time to learn, nor enough quiet time to be creative.. If picasa had a clone tool..I would be a very happy camper..


 

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Posted 3/16/2008 7:01:25 PM Post #23076
 

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When you rotate an image, any postprocessing application will need to resample the image and interpolate the pixels. Image quality will be lost with rotation!!!!!! If you want to know more, please read Digital Image Interpolation. It's important!

Will said it very well. Invest $50 in a double bubble level indicator, which you can attach to your hot shoe. Get the horizon square from the word "go", so you don't have to rotate the image with resolution destructive software.

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Posted 3/16/2008 7:43:33 PM Post #23078
 

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I found that putting the grid lines up on the wee screen on my camera really helped me keep the horizon level so that i don't have to fix it when i get them onto my computer. I have a point and shoot....so this is an easy thing to do.

Do digi slrs have grid lines in the viewfinder???

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Posted 3/16/2008 8:26:41 PM Post #23082
 

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Okay, but ya know what?

sometimes I have a hard time with this..afterall, I do live in a pretty hilly place..I would like to know if an image which "appears" to have an unlevel horizon can actually be appreciated for what it is..just a weird , hilly and unlevel place to shoot which just looks like the image is unlevel when it is just a situation of circumstance..

There have been one or two times where I didnt want to "level" the image because of the loss of quality but at the same time, even though the pic looked exactly as it did when I stood there and shot it, I figured it would do poorly because of the unlevel horizon look...

does anyone understand that? ..

When I stand or sit in the car and look at the landscape with all of it's unlevelness, and admire the beauty, can that be effectively conveyed and still do well?

okay , just wanted to discuss that a little bit..

any thoughts?


 

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Posted 3/16/2008 8:33:01 PM Post #23083
 

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