This last shot is one of my favorites from the evening, even though I'm not usually a fan of the tilted photo perspective. I was escorted upstairs by a parent volunteer with classroom keys, and one of the rooms had tilt-out windows I couldn't fit through with the camera. I stuck the camera out the window, aimed it in the general direction I was hoping to capture, and just clicked. I could have retaken the shot, I know, but something about it appealed to me straight out of the camera. Maybe it's the sense of chaos and whimsy, maybe it's the colors, maybe I'm nuts. What do you think? Does it work? Should I scrap it? I'd love to hear your take on the tilted perspective, not just in this shot, but in any photograph of any subject.
*Edited to add that since I took these to the school I have gotten nothing but raves over this last photo and great feedback on the slanted perspective. Yay! But funnily enough, as if in response to my having posted this, the fabulous Jodi at MCPActions.com posted a great tutorial on straightening your photos in Photoshop just this morning. I usually straighten and crop in Adobe Camera Raw before sending the file to Photoshop, but this tutorial will come in very handy when I'm processing photos I've taken with the S5 P/S camera where RAW is not an option. Thanks Jodi!
