Let’s start with a list of the six common mistakes before we make a deep dive.
Inclined horizon
Leaning buildings
Wrong use of flash
Forgetting previously set parameters
Ignoring exposure meter is calibrated to a medium tone
Blurred images due to camera shake
Inclined horizon
Who does not like to photograph landscapes? Unfortunately, most look bad due to one very common error, which is the inclined horizon. Also called the ‘crooked’ or ‘misaligned’ horizon, the inclined horizon simply means that the horizon is not level, or in other words that it is not perfectly horizontal. This happens when you don’t hold the camera’s base parallel to the ground (Picture 1). The effect will be obvious even if the horizon is tilted less than a degree! An inclined horizon is worse if there’s a water body, as water maintains (Picture 2) its own level. In the case of ‘land shots’, one could argue that the land was inclined. Still it’s best to keep the horizon level.
This story is from the November 2019 edition of Smart Photography.
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