Discussion on: Image 1034 - "Full Moon Steps"

Discussion, revisions and constructive criticisms of Image 1034 - "Full Moon Steps"

Original - Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
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Photographers Note:
Pulled this one out for a Thorn Tree post.  Thought I'd add it here as well.

These are the steps that used to be set up for the night of the full moon at the Taj Mahal.

On that night thousands of people would ascend the stairs to the main platform of the Taj and silently cross the area and walk down the stairs on the other side.

The next day the stairs would be disassembled and stored until the day before the next full moon.

This practice was halted several years ago due to terrorist worries.

Agra, India.  1982.

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Original Date	2006-08-15 23:50:02
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Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #4

August 17th 2006
15:14:17

This any better?

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Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #5

August 17th 2006
17:24:44

Yes and no. It looks sharper, which is cool. Still not sure about the geometry though...

Did you rotate it so that the vertical centreline was straight first? Then skew? How about you post the original uncropped/unskewed version, and then we have a go?

Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #6

August 18th 2006
12:52:03

Here you go. Just trimmed and resized. Even left you some slide mount. ;o)

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Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #7

August 20th 2006
16:35:47

Slide mount, eh - excellent :)

OK - here's my revision, see what you think. I suspect that the top right corner may always appear to lean out a little due to perspective effects, but anyway.

Loaded into LensCorrection (grid ON), first Rotate 1.14°CCW based on the midline verticals, then pincushion +1, Vertical Perspective -20.

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Bob Wallace (BobTrips)
Msg: #8

August 21st 2006
02:24:34

Looking at Rev 1 vs. Rev 3 I just don't see much difference in 'straightness'. A bit of difference in cropping and some difference in shadows/highlights.

What am I missing?

Adrian Warren (AdrianW)
Msg: #9

August 21st 2006
19:13:31

Maybe everything, maybe nothing, who knows. Try overlaying them in PS though, they're definitely quite different.

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