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  • When you look at a landscape, you’re used to seeing a level horizon. Even with your head tilted, your brain still registers the horizon as being level. It's just the way our brains are wired. The horizon should be horizontal (horizon – horizontal – get it?) This is true indoor as well. Floors and ceilings should be horizontal. When you see a photo with a tilted horizon, it doesn't look right.
    ::当你看一看地貌时,你习惯了看到一个水平地平线。即使你的头倾斜,你的大脑仍然记录着地平线是水平的。这只是我们大脑被捆绑的方式。地平线应该是水平的(水平的 ) 。 这在室内也是真实的。 楼层和天花板应该是水平的。 当你看到一张有倾斜地平线的照片时,它看起来并不正确。

    photo of a harbor with a tilted horizon


    Another thing to keep in mind with the horizon is the rule of thirds. You’ll want to place the level horizon one-third from the bottom of the photo if you want more sky or one-third from the top if you want more land or water. Here are examples of each.

    ::与地平线保持距离的另一点是三分法则。 如果您想要更多天空, 您可以将水平地平线从照片底部移到三分之一。 如果您想要更多土地或水, 您可以将水平地平线从照片底部移到三分之一。 以下是每个例子 。

    Level horizon with 1/3 land and 2/3 sky:
    ::1/3陆地和2/3天空的水平地平线:

    Rocky Mountains

    Level horizon with 2/3 land and 1/3 sky:
    ::2/3陆地和1/3天空的水平地平线:

    mountains in Tuscany, Italy


    EXPLORE
    Before shooting your own level horizon photos, learn more about why you need a level horizon at Photography Lesson - The Importance of Straight Horizons  from About:

    ::在拍摄您自己的水平地平线照片之前, 更多了解为什么您需要在摄影课上使用水平地平线- 直地平线的重要性,

    Get some quick tips at Getting Horizons Horizontal  from Digital Photography School:

    ::从数码摄影学校获得一些关于 " 实现横向地平线 " 的快速提示:

    Now, learn more level horizon techniques at 4 ways to insure a level horizon  from Digital Camera World:

    ::现在,学习更多的水平地平线技术, 以四种方法从数字摄影世界确保一个水平地平线:


    BUILD YOUR SKILLS
    Shoot four or more pairs of photos. For the first photo in each pair, let the horizon tilt. For the second photo in each pair, concentrate on keeping a level horizon. Choose a variety of subjects: landscape with some sky, sky with some landscape, sky-horizon like a sunset or sunrise, and indoor with the floor or ceiling line showing.
    ::BULD 您的 SKILLSS 绘制四对或四对以上的相片。 对于每对的第一张照片, 允许地平线倾斜。 对于每对照片的第二张照片, 专注于保持一个水平地平线。 选择各种各样的主题: 一些天空的风景、 一些风景的天空、 像日落或日出那样的天空光柱、 室内显示地板或天花板线 。

    Compare your level horizon photo pairs. Select FOUR pairs. Share your photo pairs with your teacher, and be prepared to discuss how they show what you’ve learned.  Download your photos to a computer to keep them for the portfolio you’ll create in the end-of-course final project. 
    ::比较您的水平地平线相片配对。 选择 FOUR 配对。 与您的老师分享您的相片配对, 并准备讨论他们如何显示您学到的东西。 将您的照片下载到计算机上, 以保存您在期末最终工程中创建的投资组合 。


    RECORD YOUR FINDINGS
    ::记录你的调查结果

    • What is a level horizon?
      ::什么是水平地平线?
    • Why is a level horizon important?
      ::为什么水平视野很重要?
    • How does the rule of thirds apply to a level horizon?
      ::3/3规则如何适用于水平地平线?
    • How did you insure a level horizon in each of the four pairs you selected?
      ::你们所选择的四对夫妇中,每对夫妇中,你们怎么保证一个等距呢?