This is the original composition. DOF preview button used for focus. I'm seeing a bit of tilt. Focused on the bench. Would the tilt of the bench have looked better than the tilt of the ocean? Should I have moved more of an angle to the computer screen left and that would have made both areas level? Or would this have mattered at all?
Thank you Kim. I was just really trying to figure this out. I LOL when you said you prefer a tilted bench instead of a tilted world. Does make sense tho. I have another 'landscape' that after looking at it I saw that the land was level but the ocean was titled. I was trying to figure out which one would look best...so I ask Paul to look at it and get his opinion. He said the ocean going uphill looked funny to him but the land goind downhill looked ok.
I truly appreciate this information. It has helped me to get a better perspective.
As for the colors..yes..CA this year when visiting was in the morning time a very blue overcast color. I'm sure a warming filter may have helped that..but was not thinking..I do have one but was loving the beautiful blue clouds and such and the lab I send my film to always develops all my slide film with a blue cast. No matter what type of slide film I use it always comes back with that blue tint to it. So...It was good to hear from you tho. I haven't had time to make many comments lately..working on about 26 rolls of film we took up while on vacation:)
I think sometimes that benches aren't made to be parallel to the world. I've had some problems with that as well. Here I think I prefer the way you've done it, horizon level and bench tilted. It's easier for my mind to think that it is just a titled bench, other than a titled world. I like the composition with the bench and Paul looking off into the distance, although the colours seem muted here. Guess it's just the overcast day.