Using the Tilt portion of the Canon T/S 24 3.5L lens, I was able to use it to catch both scenes with relative sharpness across the two.

This makes the lens quite useful for procuct stills.The camera in both cases was set up at a 45 degree angle to use the maximum corrective area

of the 24mm lens tilt ability. The second image is a ruler on a computer screen set up to check my lens with a wide open aperture at F-3.5 ...