Sparrow
Veteran
Thoughts on tilting images ... 

Black
Photographer.
*cocks head*
For a minute there, I thought it said "titling images". Maybe someone should create a thread about that?
For a minute there, I thought it said "titling images". Maybe someone should create a thread about that?
Gabriel M.A.
My Red Dot Glows For You
Godfrey
somewhat colored
Thoughts on tilting images ...
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Hmm. This one doesn't quite work for me. I'd have kept the building level and let the street's natural tilt work.
This one works nicely ... all the lines strengthen the focus of the photo.
G
Rob-F
Likes Leicas
You know, I thought it said "tilting" too. And you know what? I just took a close look: I think it does say "tilting."
Black
Photographer.
Hmm. This one doesn't quite work for me. I'd have kept the building level and let the street's natural tilt work.
G
The building is level
FrankS
Registered User
Hmm. This one doesn't quite work for me. I'd have kept the building level and let the street's natural tilt work.
This one works nicely ... all the lines strengthen the focus of the photo.
G
I feel the opposite. There is a reason for the tilt in the first pic.
When a horizon of water is involved, there had better be a really good/strong reason for a tilt, otherwise I find it unacceptable.
Monz
Monz

Walking the Walk by *monz*, on Flickr
[Widelux F7, 26mm f2.8, HP5+ rated at EI 800, Rodinal 1+50 for 16min at 20C]
The camera wasn't quite level when I took this shot; so I rotated it in Photoshop. I couldn't bring myself to crop the rotated image.
Godfrey
somewhat colored
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[Widelux F7, 26mm f2.8, HP5+ rated at ISO 800, Rodinal 1+50 for 16min at 20C]
The camera wasn't quite level when I took this shot; so I rotated it in Photoshop. I couldn't bring myself to crop the rotated image.
And it works beautifully just like that!
NY_Dan
Well-known
Thoughts on tilting images ...
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I like naturally tilting images like yours -- pretty color palate too. 99.9 percent of the time I hate photographs that are deliberately tilted. Are the photographers drunk? To me, deliberate tilting is done when a photographer doesn't have, or can't find The shot. It's a gimmick, a contrivance, and to me, in my humble opinion is indicative of a photographer who doesn't have chops, or is having an off day. There, I said it.
kxl
Social Documentary
I think a tilt works well either: A) to strengthen or is within the context of a single image; or B) as a 'change of pace' in a series of non-tilted images.
Here's my example of B -- slightly tilted image to underscore the sense of dilapidation of the ramshackle homes.
Here's my example of B -- slightly tilted image to underscore the sense of dilapidation of the ramshackle homes.

FrankS
Registered User
rhl-oregon
Cameras Guitars Wonders
We need a windmill in here stat.
NY_Dan
Well-known
We need a windmill in here stat.
hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Sparrow
Veteran
I prefer a balanced tilt.
Hi Frank ... strange, but I thought about that photo when I first posted
FrankS
Registered User
Hi Frank ... strange, but I thought about that photo when I first posted
Thanks!
Sparrow
Veteran
Hmm. This one doesn't quite work for me. I'd have kept the building level and let the street's natural tilt work.
G
So sadly you'll not care for this one either ...

R0011859 par Sparrow ... Stewart Mcbride, on ipernity
SolaresLarrave
My M5s need red dots!
I'm a big fan of tilted frames.
Here's one: a coffee place in Chicago, with my M4-2 on its maiden voyage (with me). I tilted it because I wanted the whole image. It can be seen horizontal or vertical... And will be printed and framed in the near future.
This one was done a couple of years later. Reasoning for tilting? The same: wanted to capture the whole scene... and add an unexpected angle to the image. Again, I like doing this...
Cheers!
Here's one: a coffee place in Chicago, with my M4-2 on its maiden voyage (with me). I tilted it because I wanted the whole image. It can be seen horizontal or vertical... And will be printed and framed in the near future.
This one was done a couple of years later. Reasoning for tilting? The same: wanted to capture the whole scene... and add an unexpected angle to the image. Again, I like doing this...
Cheers!
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