References / Streets & buildings

City street, two-point

Four buildings along a 10 m wide street with two figures, from the corner at 28 mm.

28 mm · camera 1.6 m · turned 32° · level
City street, two-point: Four buildings along a 10 m wide street with two figures, from the corner at 28 mm.
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What to look at

Building tops rise above the horizon and slope down toward the vanishing points; their bases slope up. The horizon is the hinge.

The figures' heads sit on the horizon: the camera is at standing height.

Windows and floors would repeat the diminution of the ground squares up the facade.

The camera

Lens28 mm on full frame
Camera height1.6 m above the floor (standing)
Rotation32° to the scene's axes
Tiltlevel (verticals stay vertical)
Objectsbox 8 × 14 × 12 m · box 8 × 12 × 18 m · box 8 × 10 × 9 m · box 8 × 16 × 15 m · figure 1.75 m · figure 1.75 m
Floor1 m squares

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