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Straighten and Crop with the GIMP

One of the more awkward tasks to do in the GIMP is straightening horizons. You have to manually rotate the image using that tool which always seems to be fairly hit and miss.

I had hoped that GIMP 2.6 would have the “draw a line and rotate” function that Bibblepro and I think Photoshop have but unfortunately it’s not there. Not to worry because the Straighten and Crop plugin by Bert Hinz does the job too! (There’s another Straighten and Crop plugin too. I haven’t tried it. What’s it like?)

Install the plugin by copying the .py file into .gimp-2.6/plug-ins/. You might need to chmod it to make it executable. Fire up the gimp and using the Path tool (press B) mark two points on the horizon with left clicks of the mouse. Run the plugin (from Image->Transform->Straighten and Crop) and it will rotate the image.

Nice and simple and has worked on the couple of images I tried it on. (via)

Old Wood and Yellow

The gorgeous Autumn colours contrast with the dark and rough texture of the old wood of a fence.

Shot in Quebec of course.

Aperture	ƒ/5
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	10mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/50s

Fire Hydrant #3

A lone hydrant sits on the edge of an empty field in Quebec, Canada.

Last of the hydrant photos. Are you glad?

Aperture	ƒ/8
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Fire Hydrant #2

I shot this while showing Lloyd the A-DEP feature of his camera. Just down the road from our main meeting house.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/160s

Fire Hydrant #1

So I went to Canada and took photos of fire hydrants, or fire plugs as they’re apparently known as in the US.

First of three photos taken in Quebec. I love the white fencing behind. Houses near where we stayed in Mont-Sainte-Anne were all pretty and different. Beautiful part of the country.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	59mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

Looking through the clouds

Irish countryside through the clouds.

Aperture	ƒ/7.1
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	88mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/125s

Moderne Lighting

Light trails along Patrick’s Street in Cork.

Aperture	ƒ/22
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	8s

Watch out! Duck! I said, “duck!”

Geese at The Lough feeding on the ground near the water’s edge. Most have their heads down pecking at scraps but one stubbornly kept a look out ..

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	144mm
ISO	640
Shutter speed	1/125s

Heavenly Cakes

Some of the delicious cakes in Heavens Cakes in the English Market. Deeeellliicious!

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	400
Shutter speed	1/100s

Take off from Quebec Airport

Quebec Airport has all you might need: free wifi, free power at some seats and even a children’s toy area for the kids to play in! Nice sunset too! 🙂

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	125mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/60s

Chetwynd Viaduct From the Air

I always the this bridge as “The Viaduct”, but it’s actually named the Chetwynd Viaduct. Here’s the view from a my flight home a few weeks as it came in to land at Cork Airport.

Aperture	ƒ/6.3
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	200mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/100s

I’m Still Standing

It’s wonderful how some of the old buildings in Cork are preserved while all around them their neighbours are demolished and shiny new edifices rise. This one is of course on Emmett Place.

Aperture	ƒ/5.6
Camera	Canon EOS 40D
Focal length	18mm
ISO	100
Shutter speed	1/80s