Photo-a-Day  (Saturday, 3rd November, 2012)

It looks like the pole, fence, brick wall and gate pillars are all leaning. Maybe the spire should be left as is....or was it just an optical illusion ?

I'm tempted to say "That's the Parallax effect", but I'm probably totally wrong !!! (in reference to Alan's comment)

Looks to me that someone can`t use a spirit level !!
What`s in the fence, just past the lamp post, to give a shadow like a goal post, Rev David?
Is there a completion date?
The traffic between Standish and Wigan was very bad on Thursday 25th October at 08.40. Good job I was on the bus from Shevington and went in the bus lanes, or would have missed my train !

It appears to be a gate/doorway Ernest. The lean in the photograph is caused by the camera lens - converging verticals - you would need to be much further back or on a central level with the building to get the lines straight (or so I believe). You can buy special lenses - tilt and shift - to counteract this effect but they are ernormously expensive. It can also be corrected to some extent in Photoshop. Good to see the spire progressing, but must admit I liked the quirky leaning effect!

HOW MANY MORE TIMES DO WE NEED TO SEE THE SAME PICTURE. ITS A CHURCH UNDER REPAIR, ENOUGH SAID.

Lightroom 3 can correct converging verticals on a photograph without any special expertise.

Info about converging verticals in photos (keystoning) at http://www.photographyblog.com/articles/how_to_avoid_converging_verticals/

It is fairly common for light poles and gate posts to have a lean - but what about the gutter line on the church roof - a fair old slope there too.

Unless you want to spend a fortune on Perspective Control/Tilt Lenses.
You'll have to put up Converging verticals. Believe it or not,lenes are round & verticals & Horizontals aren't..;o)