The Fisheye Face-Off Results
At the end of last month I did a post about my fisheye shot of the Miami Dolphins stadium called “To correct or not to correct” (link) and although I made a few comments about the results on my Facebook page (link), I didn’t really share the results here, so before the year runs out, I wanted to share them here.
(1) 83% like the un-corrected original Fish-eye image
(2) 17% like it corrected in Photoshop CS5
However, some folks mentioned what bothered them about the corrected version is that the horizon line (across the top of the stadium) should have been straightened. I agree, so I straightened it out a bit just so you could see it (above), but even after the straightening, I personally still like the uncorrected version.
My favorite comment from the post was from Chase at ChasingPhotography.com, who wrote:
“Whatever photo brings the most “tension” and to me that is the uncorrected image. Tension and drama always create better photographs.”
Well said!
Thanks to everybody who participated in the discussion. Everybody kept it totally civil (which is awesome), and at the end of the day, neither answer is wrong, which is what I love about photography—it’s all in the eye of the beholder.