Mark S. Johnson Photography

Before I get started, I just want to take a moment to say thank you! Support for my Photoshop Workbench Volume One DVD Set has been overwhelming. Words can barely express how grateful I am for your heartwarming support.

I recently had the opportunity to witness an historic event. NASA is phasing out the Space Shuttle program and replacing the shuttles with Ares rockets. Through good fortune, I landed in Orlando, FL on the day that NASA rolled the Ares rocket on to the launch pad. The next afternoon, my friend Dale Nichols and I hopped in his car and motored for Kennedy Space Center. When we arrived, we were ecstatic to see both the Ares rocket and the Space Shuttle preparing for flight. Dale grabbed his 800mm lens and captured six frames that he would later stitch into the historic panorama that you see here. When Photomerge completed its work, we immediately spotted an issue. The Space Shuttle and the water tank were level, but the Ares rocket was skewed a couple degrees clockwise. In today’s Workbench, we’ll explore how to solve this issue.