[Leica] Re: a question of perspective

[Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>]

It sound to me as though you are shooting with the verticals allighned but
with the the camera at an angle to the subject in the hoizontal plane. To
avoid any convergence the camera must be centered on the object both
vertically and horizontally. 

If the object were a door, for example, the lens must be perpendicular to
the plane of the door. Or don't I understand the question?

Ken Wilcox


At 09:55 AM 6/3/99 -0700, you wrote:
>dear lugnuts,
>
>i have a perspective question: though far from being an actual
>architectural photographer, i must admit a certain fondness for the nooks
>and crannies i encounter in my various ramblings. i have, on occasion, made
>pictures of an attractive doorway or stairwell, courtyard or terrace, and
>generally attempt to frame my shots using the brightlines as horizontal and
>vertical guides. here is my question: why is it, when looking through the
>viewfinder and aligning the wall/door frame/etc. with the vertical
>brightline, the horizontal brightline runs at an angle to the floor/foot of
>the wall/etc, though these latter items are indeed at a strict right angle
>to the wall. if i frame the shot using the horizontal brightline, the same
>thing happens to the vertical brightline, it will appear at an angle in
>relation to the wall/doorframe/etc. i use a 50 and a 35 summicron (so it is
>not a question of 'barrel' or other distortion). does anyone know why this
>happens?
>
>thanks.
>
>guy
>
>
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