Free Fall

[ckcarr]

This was aptly named because of my shooting location. Unfortunately for the people I boss around at work I'm still here....
(just kidding, I think)

These towers are the primary reason I bought my first tilt-shift lens. Trying to get the entire scene correct at this location with a standard lens is an exercise in futility.

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[Ben Egbert]

This is one of my favorite locations in that area. Very nice evening light here.

 

[AlanLichty]

Very well done Craig - this is way up into large wall hanger territory. The level of detail in this is captivating.

 

[JimFox]

Very cool work here Craig! And be careful out there!

 

[Jameel Hyder]

Very nice and well done.

 

[Douglas Sherman]

Spectacular, Craig. Where is this?

 

[lightsgood]

Wonderful location and a wonderful image.

 

[Jim Dockery]

Great shot. I also wanted a TS lens for many years, but couldn't afford one. With focus stacking I've lost the desire.

 

[AlanLichty]

Great shot. I also wanted a TS lens for many years, but couldn't afford one. With focus stacking I've lost the desire.

In this case it's the ability of the shift function to fix perspective for a shot like this one.

 

[ckcarr]

In this case it's the ability of the shift function to fix perspective for a shot like this one.

Exactly. Tilt would be used for adjusting the plane of focus.

With shots like this, which used to be really frustrating to me (because there are a lot of towers around here) you would take it, and then start noticing the background features all distorted, stretched out or tilted, or one tower is crooked compared to the other. Some people will try and fix that in Photoshop, but one adjustment leads to another and I just want to take the picture and not mess with all that stuff. If you use the tilt-shift right, that eliminates those type problems, although you do have to manually focus which is another can of worms.

 

[Mike Mancil]

Good job with the perspective and the grand POV. Beautiful scene.

 

[BarryHamilton]

What a view! Great lighting as well. Would love to be able to visit there much more often!

 

[lionking]

Beautiful.