Posted by Larry in AZ on 07/03/06 19:05

Waiving the right to remain silent, "PTravel"
<ptravel@travelersvideo.com> said:

> "Larry in AZ" <usenet2@DE.LETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote in message
> news:Xns97F4952E2166Bthefrogprince@70.169.32.36...
>>
>> Nice footage, by the way, Paul. Just one little critique - you seem
>> to favor a slight tilt to the right in several scenes.
>
> Thanks. Neither my tripod or my fluid head has a bubble level, so I
> have to eyeball it. The particular night that I shot was cold and a
> little rainy and I really just wanted to get it over with --
> usually, I'll dress for a bad weather shoot, but I didn't this time.
> However, the level problem does appear to be chronic problem for me.
> Does anyone know a source for an inexpensive, stick-on level? Or
> maybe I need to get my eyes adjusted.

Eyeball the vertical objects, rather than the horizontal. Horizontal
lines that are not perfectly tangent to your shooting direction should
not be made to appear level. That will throw off the verticals.

Make verticals correct, and you'll have properly composed shots.

As for the stick-ons, I've seen them. Try a good hardware store or
Google search.

--
Larry Jandro
Video Engineering & Equipment Rentals
Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
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