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Figure from a low angle

Two figures and a crate from a camera 0.5 m off the ground, tilted 20° up: the worm's-eye view.

Figure from a low angle: Two figures and a crate from a camera 0.5 m off the ground, tilted 20° up: the worm's-eye view.
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What to look at

The horizon is at knee height; every head is far above it and the figures tower.

Verticals converge upward: the near figure's body narrows toward the head.

The crate top is invisible because it is above eye level.

The camera

Lens28 mm on full frame
Camera height0.5 m above the floor (low)
Rotation15° to the scene's axes
Tilt20° up (three vanishing points)
Objectsfigure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m · box 1 × 1 × 1 m
Floor1 m squares

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