Digital cameras have one issue when taking landscapes that is difficult for many photographers to deal with -- the distortion that shows up on the LCD screen. Because of this, you end up with tilted sunsets, crooked landscapes, and towers that lean.
This is because digital cameras create distortion when trying to put a broad panorama onto a small LCD screen. While the trees may stand straight and tall when you look at them with the naked eye, on the LCD screen they tend to be leaning towards the middle! This can cause a lot of disorientation when taking photographs and result in the problems mentioned above.
Solving this problem is a lot simpler than it seems, however. Just look for the natural horizontal lines that are there and use them as a guide. Some of these natural lines could be:
* Where the sky meets the ocean
* A spot of the land that is level
* The place where the water meets the shore at a lake
* A road that cuts across the view
* The top of a building a barn, house, etc.
There is no cure all for this problem, but you can improve your work by keeping a few things in mind and experimenting with the camera.
Start with the awareness that you want to take pictures that are as level as possible. If you are having a hard time getting a picture straight, take several, adjusting the camera slightly each time. When you are ready to view them on the computer, one of them is sure to be right; just delete the others.
Practicing this will become more natural as you get more experience, and your level shots will increase with time. Remember that practice makes perfect, or nearly perfect, level horizon lines.
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