Hmm.
Was it my camera? Did I need a better lens? A bigger lens? A better camera? (Confession: I use the camera on my phone to take cemetery photos.)
No, it was my knees.
I (mostly) corrected the problem of “converging verticals” simply by bending my knees and getting down to the level of the gravestone so that I did not tilt the camera up or down (forward or backward).
To illustrate the difference, I took two photos of the same gravestone: Standing (left) and kneeling (right).
See the difference? I prefer the kneeling photos, don’t you?
James Baker, Sunbury Memorial Park, Delaware County, Ohio
Alford Butters, Jr., Butter Cemetery, Morrow County, Ohio
Great tip!
ReplyDeleteKneeling is appreciated more by the dead ;-)
ReplyDeleteAmen to that, Peter.
DeleteYes, I prefer the kneeling, too. It took me a while to notice the problem when I was photographing documents, and then I fixed it by changing the angle. I hadn't thought about it with gravestones. (But then I haven't photographed many gravestones.)
ReplyDeleteIt was great to meet you today, Amy.
Hope to see you next month, Nancy. Fun group!
DeleteI agree that the best pictures are the kneeling ones. My problem is that once kneeling, I need help standing back up.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the tip!
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