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Nikolai
Nov-09-2009, 08:13 PM
During the reenactment I was asked to take a picture of the "whole company". Once the group was posed, I took a couple of WA shots (at 32mm), just to be safe.
But then I proceeded with my other method, similar to one use to take landscape panos. I set my 24-105 to its longest 105mm, set my 5D2 on full manual and took a series of 8 Portrait shots, which I then stitched in PS via Photomerge. I also applied some sepia treatment (since they asked for it).

So, here it is, High Resolution composite, sepia version. 43mp. I also have a 78mp version, but the SM limitations prevent me from uploading it. :-(
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/708736769_X5deh-X2.jpg

I used this method for very large groups before, so, time and again, it proves itself useful. No tripod needed, just leave some space for merging.

Now the only questions I have is: how do I print my 78mp original? :scratch I can't do it via SM :cry

This post was made with the assistance of Star*Explorer (http://www.starexplorer.com)
dlplumer
Nov-09-2009, 08:29 PM
Very slick Nik :clap :clap
Nikolai
Nov-09-2009, 10:22 PM
Very slick Nik :clap :clapThanks Dan!
CWSkopec
Nov-09-2009, 11:34 PM
Looks great, Nik! Nice work! :clap

As for printing the 78mp file, you can probably do it by skipping Smug and going straight to the printer. Any printer worth their salt should be set up to accept FTP upload and probably won't have a restriction on size. I'm nearly 100% sure Bay has the FTP upload, so I'd say go straight to them with the file.
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 01:25 AM
Looks great, Nik! Nice work! :clap

As for printing the 78mp file, you can probably do it by skipping Smug and going straight to the printer. Any printer worth their salt should be set up to accept FTP upload and probably won't have a restriction on size. I'm nearly 100% sure Bay has the FTP upload, so I'd say go straight to them with the file.
Thank you Chris!:thumb
met
Nov-10-2009, 07:12 AM
That picture is sweet.
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 07:38 AM
That picture is sweet.Thanks!:thumb
kidzmom
Nov-10-2009, 08:11 AM
Wow, what an amazing shot! Super cool that they were able to perfectly recreate that time. I have been playing with Photostitch lately and it is impressive (for free!). I had no idea you could stitch together so many pictures. That was one BIG group. REALLY nice job!
Sam
Nov-10-2009, 09:16 AM
Nikolai,

The image seems to be slanting to the right.

I know you don't want to hear this but if you have some room on the original stitch before your final crop I would go back and counter rotate the image about .2 degrees, then crop.

As for printing, I can print you a 16" X 48". :D

Sam
Gringriff
Nov-10-2009, 09:30 AM
Hi Nikolai,

Very nice. I have read post before where you mention this technique and have just started experimenting with it myself. Thanks for helping to illustrate. I do agree with Sam that it could be tilted a little.
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 12:43 PM
Wow, what an amazing shot! Super cool that they were able to perfectly recreate that time. I have been playing with Photostitch lately and it is impressive (for free!). I had no idea you could stitch together so many pictures. That was one BIG group. REALLY nice job!
Thank you!
I didn't try Photostitch, but most likely it can do similar job.
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 12:45 PM
Nikolai,

The image seems to be slanting to the right.

I know you don't want to hear this but if you have some room on the original stitch before your final crop I would go back and counter rotate the image about .2 degrees, then crop.

As for printing, I can print you a 16" X 48". :D

Sam
Sam, thank you for the time and comment!
Yes, there should be enough space on the top & the bottom to allow for some slanting...
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 12:45 PM
Hi Nikolai,

Very nice. I have read post before where you mention this technique and have just started experimenting with it myself. Thanks for helping to illustrate. I do agree with Sam that it could be tilted a little.
Andy,
thank you for your comments! :thumb
Swartzy
Nov-10-2009, 04:24 PM
I agree w/Sam...just a tad rotation. Bravo.....well done pano and love the treatment!
jeffreaux2
Nov-10-2009, 04:46 PM
Sure....maybe a slight rotating is in order, but otherwise excellent, and I like the post treatment as well.

:clap
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 09:38 PM
I agree w/Sam...just a tad rotation. Bravo.....well done pano and love the treatment! Thanks David! :thumb Gotta love people panos:-) :wink
Nikolai
Nov-10-2009, 09:39 PM
Sure....maybe a slight rotating is in order, but otherwise excellent, and I like the post treatment as well.

:clap
Thank you, Jeff! :thumb
Mitchell
Nov-11-2009, 05:48 AM
Nik, this really is excellent. You've shot a large group with no wide angle distortion. Kudos to you for using this technique!
dlscott56
Nov-11-2009, 08:22 AM
Really nice Nik. Bet they'll be very happy with that!:thumb
Nikolai
Nov-11-2009, 09:39 AM
Nik, this really is excellent. You've shot a large group with no wide angle distortion. Kudos to you for using this technique!
Thanks Mitchell! Yeah, this kinda was the main idea. Also allows for hi-res image and therefore large size prints, where you can still tell each person's fine facial features:-)
Nikolai
Nov-11-2009, 09:40 AM
Really nice Nik. Bet they'll be very happy with that!:thumbThanks Dave! I hope so, too! :thumb