I was captivated by the irregularities of these doors. They make poor subjects for testing the distortion of my lens. I had a hard time to decide whether I should take a wide view or a close up. I decided to take a wide view to showcase the distortion.

Explore #338, June 5th, 2023

Some of the clouds on the horizon appear distorted vertically probably due to refraction conditions in the lower troposphere.

I have only seen this phenomenon once before.

::GabBieL::Take off coverall

Gabriel Mainstore -

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Window Blinds Reflecting on a large screen TV

Reflections can be interesting.

A slight change in angle brings a completely different distortion.

Welcomed to complement my series L&P: surprising compositions in the everyday, a special view of buildings, interiors ... lines made abstract.

There is more of this series at Lines and planes

When you get tired of looking at old stuff in old buildings, sometimes the tourists/visitors become more interesting.

I had a great laugh taking this one--these people seemed to have no idea I was photographing them. I stood smack in front, almost waiting for someone to reprimand me, and aimed straight at them but they probably thought I was photographing the architectural details.

ETA: Distortion corrected. Many thanks to Dave and Ken!

T.A.I. (Taller Alternativo de la Imagen)

Casa Batllo, Spain

In-Camera Effect

canvassy ...

distortion ...

in my Still Life Series 4 ... Pic # 40 ...

Taken Aug 6, 2020

Thanks for your visits, faves, invites and comments ... (c)rebfoto

As the calm water hits the falls it pulls the reflection and distorts it making an interesting contrast between the rough and the smooth

Coda Museum

Wetzlar

I see before me his face somewhat altered...Freud, Distortion in Dreams

(Okayama)

These knobs belong to a distortion pedal used modify the tone of an electric guitar. HMM!

Captured by Canon SX50 in Thailand. Dec 2015.

The abridged version of Mrs Mails magazine.

Trieste, Italy.

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On Saturdays I go to Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California, for meditation. The garden has a wooden arch bridge spanning over a pond. The reflections and distortions caught my eyes.

I processed a balanced, a paintery and a photographic HDR photo from a RAW exposures, merged them selectively, carefully pulled the curves and adjusted the color balance.

-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 1 exposure, NEX-6, _DSC2309_hdr1bal1pho1pai1f

I have seen the distortion caused by the glass shade on this candle stand almost every morning and thought, "There is a picture there." This morning I decided it was time to do something about it, and here is the result.

In Explore #440 June 12/22

BNSF 5175 leads a stack westbound through Dennison AZ. Mother natures summertime desert heat takes it's toll on this 400mm smash.

Thank you for your time.

iso 100

focal length 12mm

-1ev

aperture f/22

exposure 20sec.

Hitech IRND 10 stop neutral density filter

Lightroom 4

Nik Silver Efex Pro 2

♫ Hans Zimmer and Lisa Gerrard - Sorrow ♫

Details, on deviantART.

(P1050719)

Water and oil on glass with wire mesh beneath the glass. Illuminated by LED light.

Distortion.

Car show 2017.

Camden, New South Wales, Australia.

Happy Window Wednesday!

@ Dusseldorf, Germany