How to Straighten a Horizon Using Gimp

We've all done it. We take the picture that we think will be great and then it turns out that it's crooked! GIMP is a free software that will help you fix that!

Steps

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    Open up your mis-aligned image in Gimp.
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    Click on the Rotate icon in the toolbox. Change to the indicated settings.
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    Click on the image. This will bring up the grid and the settings dialog box.
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    Adjust the center of rotation if you need to. Then rotate the grid to align with the horizon.
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    Click on the crop tool and then select the part of the image that is good. You will want to crop out the missing parts of the picture (checkerboard pattern).
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    Select Image >> Crop to Image and save your work.

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