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Tower from the street

A 36 m tower and two neighbours from the pavement at 20 mm, camera tilted 22° up.

Tower from the street: A 36 m tower and two neighbours from the pavement at 20 mm, camera tilted 22° up.
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What to look at

Verticals converge upward to a zenith above the picture: three-point perspective looking up.

The horizon has dropped near the bottom of the frame, where the street is.

The wide lens makes the tower lean; at 50 mm the same tilt would look gentler.

The camera

Lens20 mm on full frame
Camera height1.6 m above the floor (standing)
Rotation30° to the scene's axes
Tilt22° up (three vanishing points)
Objectsbox 12 × 12 × 36 m · box 8 × 10 × 14 m · box 8 × 10 × 18 m · figure 1.75 m
Floor1 m squares

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