Jan
05
2009Barrel Distortion Strikes Again
The barrel distortion of the Nikon 17-55mm at the wide end is REALLY bugging me, but even after trying to fix it in FOUR programs (CS3, Capture NX, LensFixCI, and DxO), I can’t make it look right! ARGH! (This is the original photo, not the attempted fix.) I’ll replace this photo later if I can fix it. Barrel distortion doesn’t always bother me, but seeing the CN Tower look more like the Leaning Tower of Pisa just won’t do! Especially since the Nikon 17-55mm f/2.8 lens is not cheap glass.
It’s what’s holding me up from processing my pictures from yesterday’s photoshoot at the Toronto Irish Famine Memorial. That, and the work that’s been piling up over the holidays like a snowbank that taunts shovels.
muckdog
It makes it look like the city is sliding into the water. Pretty cool!
Happy New Year to you, too.
muckdog
Your site looks good. One thing I found that I didn’t know was your reasons for being in Toronto. (I’m sure there are many other things I don’t know as well, but that one stuck out because I was curious). Sounds like somebody really never thought out the widowed spouse scenario.
I went to Canada once – when I was 10! It was one of those Chevy Chase Vacation trips. Pile the kids in the car and drive! Every day was about making hundreds of miles (driving from Los Angeles). Saw some of BC and Alberta. (I’m currently having my dad’s old film converted to DVD with that vacation on it).
Anyways. Cheers. Carpe diem.