http://www.imagemagick.org/discourse-server/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=28403
diff --git a/MagickCore/annotate.c b/MagickCore/annotate.c
index 3654907..445ba88 100644
--- a/MagickCore/annotate.c
+++ b/MagickCore/annotate.c
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@
           geometry.height/2.0+i*annotate_info->affine.sy*height-
           annotate_info->affine.rx*(metrics.width+metrics.bounds.x1)/2.0+
           annotate_info->affine.sy*(metrics.ascent+metrics.descent-
-          (number_lines-1.0)*height)/2.0+metrics.descent/2.0;
+          (number_lines-1.0)*height)/2.0;
         break;
       }
       case EastGravity: