Kind request for help from Martin McGrath 'Horizon unlevel'!

[Macca]

Hi all :), i'm having a few photo's rejected :( with reason stated as 'horizon unlevel please level and resubmit' Can anyone out there, please guide me through how to do this with my photoimpression software,as i'm having no luck. Thanks in advance :)

[LX-A343]

Could you please post some links to some of those rejected pictures? That way we could help you a bit better.

Cheers
Gerardo

[Macca]

Okay here they are,hope you can guide me on this:-

<IMG SRC=http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/G-JEDJ DHC8 BE@BHX29.3.2.JPG>
<IMG SRC=http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/PP-SFH A310 Ecuator@MIA3.98.JPG>
<IMG SRC=http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/EI-CNX B732 Ryanair@BHXsum1998.JPG>

Thanks in advance :)

[LX-A343]

Sorry, but - unless you took pictures of red crosses over white background - the files don't show up. Where do you have them? Post a link, if nothing else works.

Cheers
Gerardo

[LX-A343]

OK, I found the URL's. But just a tip: USE OTHER FILENAMES!!! Don't use characters, as "@" in filenames!!!!

The 3 files are

http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/G-JEDJ%20DHC8%20BE@BHX29.3.2.JPG
http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/PP-SFH%20A310%20Ecuator@MIA3.98.JPG
http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/EI-CNX%20B732%20Ryanair@BHXsum1998.JPG

Unless, the screener is blind or having a few shots of whiskey, these will get rejected again. I hope oyu see, how unlevel the pics are.... :shock:

In most pictures, there is something, which has to be either vertical or horizontal. For example: vertical axes of buildings are always 90° vertical, no matter of the perspective. If there are no buildings or lightposts, ... available, then look to horizontal lines, as for example the horizon. So, rotate the pic until the pic looks level.

Important: if you rotate by - let's say as an example - 2° and the pic isn't level, then UNDO and try again. Never rotate more than once!!

Cheers
Gerardo

[indian airlines]

Oh my god! It's like those aircraft are on hills.

Plus the first one seems to be oversharpened.

[Chris_SE]

And once youve leveled horizon, youre gonna get badcolor if you dont correct that extreme purple cast.

[Macca]

Thanks Gerardo,your advice is excellent as usual. :clap: Will in the future post the link from the rejection email to this forum. Apologies for the error !

I will try to rotate this images slightly to bring horizons level,think my software has this option.

We will see in due course,all the best.

Click Here (http://www.jetphotos.net/showphotos.php?userid=2849) to view my aircraft photos at JetPhotos.Net!

[LX-A343]

You're welcome!

I'm sure, your software has this option. Of course, Photoshop has wonderful features to make it easier, but it can be done with every other photo editing software as well.

Cheers
Gerardo

[Macca]

Thanks for the input :wink: ,you did better than me ! I tried to edit the A310 at Miami and was able to rotate using rotate freehand okay by a degree or two. But couldn't get the gaps left in each corner filled in ! Tried copy paste and a few other things but to no avail. :shakehea: Help please ?

[LX-A343]

One word: Clonetool!! :wink:

Of course, sometimes it's very hard to correct those corners.

Cheers
Gerardo

[Chris_SE]

Purple (or magenta) is reduced by adding green, adding cyan reduces red.
This is more lifelike colour i believe:

<IMG SRC=http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/G-JEDJdssss.jpg>

[LX-A343]

:clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

Yep, I think, that sums it up nicely. Well done, Chris_SE!

Gerardo

[Chris_SE]

thx! :wink:

[Macca]

:clap: Yes that looks good,thanks. Found the clone tool Gerardo, and agree that its' a little tricky to fill those gaps ! Check the screening queue if you get chance for the Ecuatoriana A310 Oops :shock:
Thought i had filled all the gaps,but obviously not ! Never mind :lol:

[LX-A343]

Not only that. You uploaded it twice .... :wink:

It looks better, but as you said, you forgot to finish the cloning :-)

Now, you only have to work on that purple tint and the sharpness. FOr example like this:
http://www.jetphotos.net/user-uploads/PP-SFH_A310.jpg

Cheers
Gerardo

[Macca]

:wink: That looks very good now,thanks again ! How did you alter the purple tint in the sky ? :)

[LX-A343]

Very easy: I grabbed one of my daughter's pencil and painted over my monitor :D :D :D

Seriously: I played around with the color levels and of course with levels/curves. To reduce the purple tint I reduced the amount of blue a tiny little bit, added just aanother bit of cyan and green and that was it, ....I guess ........ I can't remember exactly though...... :skeptic: :)

Cheers
Gerardo

PS: hopefully it is accepted, otherwise look out for a serious screener bashing :D :twisted: :D

[Macca]

Hi,both of the them got accepted lol !

[LX-A343]

Yep, we have now TWICE the same A310 WITH THE BAD BORDER!!

:roll: :smilewin:

Probably the screener tought, he saw the fixed version already :-)

Of course, you would do us a great favour if you re-uploaded the fixed pic.

Cheers
Gerardo

[Macca]

Yes,will re-upload once i've had a work on it ! Only one shot in the database now,so all is well, thanks