Trying to correct perspective distortions on St. Conan's Kirk

[Ken Rennie]

I have posted a version of this image about 18 months ago but I have been working on perspective corrections recently and decided to have a go at this church. Despite appearances this is a modern church, finished in 1930's, and is a pastiche of architectural styles. I have deliberately produced a dark gothic image all it lacks are a few ravens circling above the building. Despite all of my pushing, squeezing and warping it still doesn't look straight. However the building is on different levels and planes so I it may be impossible to do it. Ken

 

[AlanLichty]

Quite right about needing a few circling ravens - they would fit quite well here.

It may not be straight but you have done a pretty respectable job at making it fell more that way. Not an easy task when you are at an angle to the front of the building and below the bottom of the building. This is tilt-shift lens territory.

 

[JimFox]

I think you nailed it Ken. Unless I am missing something, all of the vertical lines are vertical. How the Horizontal lines expand as they go to the left side is totally normal looking, I think it's what the mind expects. So for me, I think you nailed it.

And I really like the gothic mood in this. It's really got that feel.

 

[Rick Nantais]

It's pretty good indeed. I like the idea of ravens lol

 

[Peter Michal]

Ken, that second picture is very good, I like the straight lines of the architecture. It's very nicely done and when I saw this picture, the Adams family (and Uncle Fester) from the wonderful series The Adams Family immediately came to mind. Perfect!

 

[Kyle Jones]

I really like the final rendering and especially the light/contrast you have created on the church and the drama you've pulled out of the sky.

If it was mine I would back off on the vertical corrections just a little. I'm the rare photographer that thinks straight architectural lines look a little unnatural. I like having buildings taper just a little at the top to create some perspective.

 

[Beth]

nice b&w tones!