Smithsonian "Castle", National Mall, Washington, DC, 2021.
All the pixels, none of the tourists, at https://www.flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/51221570481
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Captured with the Rodenstock 50mm/4.0 HR Digaron-W lens (@ f/5.6) and the Phase One back, shifted vertically a bit to maintain geometry.
This is a straightforward composition showing the front of the Smithsonian Castle, which is not actually a castle, and, despite being part of the Smithsonian, not actually a museum, either (it houses mostly offices and a small visitor center). It sits on the National Mall, which, despite the name, is not a shopping center. Lies and deceit are everywhere in DC!
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Ive been wondering for a while about your vertical and horizontal shifts. Do you adjust the vertical shift by looking through the viewfinder or just guess based on experience?
@Dougfir Shifting affects the composition. Essentially the process is to point and level the camera to achieve the desired perspective, then shift to frame the composition. So yeah, you can't really guess or estimate, you have to look (at both stages).
