Experimenting “Adaptive Wide Angle” Filter in Adobe Photoshop

Photographers who are used to the ultra-wide angle lenses, multiple shots Panorama or Architectural photography probably know and love this filter. In short, this filter allows you to straighten curved lines, when they were originally straight. The filter also gives you the option to identify vertical and horizontal lines in the photo. The smart part of that process is how the filter handles adjusting the remaining areas of the photos to lean with your choices.

In the above example, it was a merge of 6 frames captured as panorama. And it was a real challenge to align all these straight lines of the bricks. As I said, the filter was very smart to identify how that semicircular stairway should look after I applied my lines straightness choices.

Here is another example where it was a single photo. This was captured with the 10 – 18 mm ultra-wide angle lens. This photo was a bit easier than the above one as the main lines were not that many. But still, the filter is very fast and accurate in capturing what you are thinking about.

You can find this filter in Photoshop under the Filter Menu. And it’s a basic filter that comes normally with the software, no external downloads are needed.

I’m sure you will enjoy this filter too. try it and leave me a comment with your impression.