This gorgeous door dates back to the 1700s. It's the entrance to the mission church at San Xavier Del Bac, in Tucson. You can read more about this beautiful building here. The church was quite dim (as you will see by my camera settings) but the sunny day outside cast an interesting light on the open door. I loved the textures in this image.
Any ideas how to stop the slight bow of the image on the edges of the door? I have a fairly long lens (18-270 mm) and maybe it's just something I'll have to learn to live with.
Shutter 1/20
f 5.6
ISO 1600
Focal length 27 mm
BUSTED!!!! :O
ReplyDeleteBeautiful door with such rich texture..some of my door pics do that, I find if a back up a bit and take it at a slightly different angle it helps, I would be curious to hear any other advise on this as well.
Val -
ReplyDeleteDon't forget we're not doing one every day so there are no blog police! We have a nice schedule with only a few for each month. Enjoy don't stress out.
I loved the door with all that texture just highlighted by the wonderful light.
I'm not sure if there is anything you can do to stop the bowing. I'll be watching to see if anyone gives us some hints.
Sheila
Great shot You DYNAMIC Groupie you, One has to be impressed with a door that was being used before my country had been settled by my ancestors, and like me it is showing it's age. Love it!
ReplyDeleteWell, welcome home then! What a gorgeous, hand-hewn door. You've captured all its beautiful textures and details. Love the way the light highlights parts of the door.
ReplyDeleteI really love the door, the texture is amazing. There is something you can do, its in my photoshop book. I am looking it up now, will post the answer in a few minutes.
ReplyDeleteOk looked up what I think might be the answer. Something to try anyway. Its called Repairing Keystoning. I have an old version of Phsop and it would likely be different with CS3 or 4. But you can Google for Elements of Phsop and see what you get. Let me know how it works for you.Hope it can help.
ReplyDeleteAnd with an after thought, one other thing you can do is to generally straighten the image. I do that with my water photos all the time. They always look like the ocean is emptying out one end, LOL. Let me know if you need help with that.
ReplyDeleteWonderful textures and depth. Have you ever messed with the lens correction filters? I don't know if they are in PSE or not. The warp tool in CS4 is an option...
ReplyDeleteHi, everyone. I'm familiar with some of the PS tools for after-shot correction, but my question more leaned toward avoiding the problem in the first place. I'm pretty sure it has something to do with the curvature of the lens and the distance from the subject. I'll have to study up on it. In the meantime, thanks for the string of ideas!!
ReplyDeleteThere is definately a tool in Elements 7 that helps straighten architectural lines. I seem to recall something I read recently about this too - I search for it and come back if I find it. Isn't a (rather expensive) tilt-shift lens used to overcome the problem when shooting buildings sometimes too?
ReplyDeleteIt is a beautiful door, Val, and I love your crop.
ReplyDeleteWonderful texture and shadows!
ReplyDeleteTry straightening, or go to Correct Camera Distortion and play with the Perspective Controls (in PSE 7). Great door!
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