Index: applications/editors/josm/plugins/photoadjust/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/photoadjust/PhotoAdjustWorker.java
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--- applications/editors/josm/plugins/photoadjust/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/photoadjust/PhotoAdjustWorker.java	(revision 36342)
+++ applications/editors/josm/plugins/photoadjust/src/org/openstreetmap/josm/plugins/photoadjust/PhotoAdjustWorker.java	(revision 36463)
@@ -16,4 +16,6 @@
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.geoimage.ImageEntry;
 import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.layer.geoimage.ImageViewerDialog;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.gui.util.imagery.Vector3D;
+import org.openstreetmap.josm.tools.Utils;
 
 /**
@@ -240,6 +242,8 @@
         }
         final LatLon mouseLL = MainApplication.getMap().mapView.getLatLon(evt.getX(), evt.getY());
+        Vector3D viewerVector = ImageViewerDialog.getInstance().getRotation(photo);
+        double viewerAngle = viewerVector != null ? Utils.toDegrees(viewerVector.getPolarAngle()) : 0d;
         // The projection doesn't matter here.
-        double direction = photoLL.bearing(mouseLL) * 360.0 / 2.0 / Math.PI;
+        double direction = photoLL.bearing(mouseLL) * 360.0 / 2.0 / Math.PI - viewerAngle;
         if (direction < 0.0) {
             direction += 360.0;