Does it need straightening?

alaios

Dear all,
one of the thinks that is very confusing for me is when I have to straighten and how much it is needed.
I am giving here an example . would you try to straight this image or not?
I find that once I try straightening, like the pillar close to the guy holding the antenna then all other pillars start looking weird. What are the points that need straightening corrections and which are the parts of the photo that do not need it?

I would like to thank you in advance for your reply

Regards
Alex

AceCo55

If you have Photoshop (I think 5 and 6) you could use the "perspective crop" tool (in the crop group).
You would then be able to crop parallel to the left hand column without changing the right hand columns??

Peano

alaios wrote: »

would you try to straight this image or not?
I find that once I try straightening, like the pillar close to the guy holding the antenna then all other pillars start looking weird. What are the points that need straightening corrections and which are the parts of the photo that do not need it?

Yes, I would straighten this image. The trick is to use the Transform tool and choose the Skew function of that tool. By holding the Ctrl key, you can pull corners of the image to skew one side or another. If you don't understand Skew (and you evidently don't), Google for tutorials for the Transform tool.

I would align these for edges within the image:



Here is your image before that correction:

Anthony

Totally off-topic so my apologies, but just wanted to say - I have read your book Peano - good read!

Anthony.

Peano

Anthony wrote: »

Totally off-topic so my apologies, but just wanted to say - I have read your book Peano - good read!

Anthony.

Thank you, Anthony. I'm glad you enjoyed it!