diff --git a/skimage/feature/_hog.py b/skimage/feature/_hog.py
index 5206034e..98d8f731 100644
--- a/skimage/feature/_hog.py
+++ b/skimage/feature/_hog.py
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ def hog(image, orientations=9, pixels_per_cell=(8, 8),
     """
 
     magnitude = sqrt(gx**2 + gy**2)
-    orientation = arctan2(gy, (gx + 1e-15)) * (180 / pi) + 90
+    orientation = arctan2(gy, (gx + 1e-15)) * (180 / pi) % 180
 
     sy, sx = image.shape
     cx, cy = pixels_per_cell
@@ -137,8 +137,8 @@ def hog(image, orientations=9, pixels_per_cell=(8, 8),
                     centre = tuple([y * cy + cy // 2, x * cx + cx // 2])
                     dx = radius * cos(float(o) / orientations * np.pi)
                     dy = radius * sin(float(o) / orientations * np.pi)
-                    rr, cc = draw.bresenham(centre[0] - dx, centre[1] - dy,
-                                            centre[0] + dx, centre[1] + dy)
+                    rr, cc = draw.bresenham(centre[0] - dy, centre[1] - dx,
+                                            centre[0] + dy, centre[1] + dx)
                     hog_image[rr, cc] += orientation_histogram[y, x, o]
 
     """