Panoramas

[Stephen!]

I like taking several pictures of an area and stitching them together.

(If you are using IE 6 you might want to disable the setting to "Enable Atomatic Image Resizing" to fully appreciate these)

Here's one of my attempts. It is a 180° view from the base of an old Nike missle RADAR platform on the North Shore of Oahu:

http://imagesdesavions.com/pan/pana.jpg

[Stephen!]

Here's another from Oahu. The is the view looking West from the saddle of Kolekole pass.

The first one was the original stitch. The second is after I removed the powerlines.

http://imagesdesavions.com/pan/kolekole1_untouched.jpg

http://imagesdesavions.com/pan/kolekole.jpg

[fish]

Hey stephen! :wave

[Stephen!]

"Hey" to you too... Looks like I gotta find an avatar, eh?

:huh

[fish]

"Hey" to you too... Looks like I gotta find an avatar, eh?

:huh
:nod

[Stephen!]

Here's a couple evening Pana's overlooking Waikiki and Honolulu.

The first is about 120° view and the second is about 180° view.

http://imagesdesavions.com/pan/pan2.jpg

http://imagesdesavions.com/pan/pan3.jpg

[Richard Cabesa]

I really like the panoramas, especilly the last one wiht the city lights. I have been trying more of them also. The biggest problem is viewing them on a small monitor. Here's one, Santa Barbara back country.
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/1473418-O.jpg
David

[cmr164]

I really like the panoramas, especilly the last one wiht the city lights. I have been trying more of them also. The biggest problem is viewing them on a small monitor. Here's one, Santa Barbara back country.

David
Nicely done.

[Richard Cabesa]

Nicely done.
Thanks, would a UV filter have cleared some of the haze on the background mountains in this photo?

David

[cmr164]

Thanks, would a UV filter have cleared some of the haze on the background mountains in this photo?

David
Probably but a polarizer would be more dramatic. IMHO

[Stephen!]

I really like the panoramas, especilly the last one wiht the city lights. I have been trying more of them also. The biggest problem is viewing them on a small monitor. Here's one, Santa Barbara back country.
David
Sweet! What kind camera did you use to do this? Was it one of those new (to me) automagic panoramic digitals or did you do it manually and stitch it later?

As far as needing a bigger monitor, I think that's part of the appeal of a panoramic image... By scrolling it you actually get more of an appreciation for the width of the area. It's more like actually being there....

[Richard Cabesa]

Sweet! What kind camera did you use to do this? Was it one of those new (to me) automagic panoramic digitals or did you do it manually and stitch it later?

As far as needing a bigger monitor, I think that's part of the appeal of a panoramic image... By scrolling it you actually get more of an appreciation for the width of the area. It's more like actually being there....
Canon A80 and I just did them manualy and stiched them with the software that comes from Canon, ZoomBrowser EX. It works well. I find I have better luck when there are clouds in the sky. When the sky is all blue I have been getting the overlap lines showing.
Here is another that I just did today.
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/2081239-O.jpg

[Stephen!]

Canon A80 and I just did them manualy and stiched them with the software that comes from Canon, ZoomBrowser EX. It works well. I find I have better luck when there are clouds in the sky. When the sky is all blue I have been getting the overlap lines showing.
Here is another that I just did today.

Not bad a'tall... I think you'll go a long way to getting rid of those lines by locking the exposure, if you can... that way an abundance of bright objects in one frame won't cause you to darken the sky for that shot... the sky is exposed at the same level all the way across and you don't have a sudden jump. It works more evenly when you have clouds because the clouds are likely having the greatest effect on your auto-exposure...

[ian408]

I think you have too much time on your hands :)

Every one of those shots are gorgeous.

Ian

[Richard Cabesa]

Not bad a'tall... I think you'll go a long way to getting rid of those lines by locking the exposure, if you can... that way an abundance of bright objects in one frame won't cause you to darken the sky for that shot... the sky is exposed at the same level all the way across and you don't have a sudden jump. It works more evenly when you have clouds because the clouds are likely having the greatest effect on your auto-exposure...
Thanks, Stephen. I can lock the exposure but that shot was just a recon mission on my lunch break to see if I could get the shot from there. I was barely out of the truck long enough to shoot 5 frames and then run. The sun wasn't where I want it either. No shadows on the mountains.

David

[Stephen!]

I think you have too much time on your hands :)

Every one of those shots are gorgeous.

Ian
Thank ya kindly... :D

[Stephen!]

I was barely out of the truck long enough to shoot 5 frames and then run. The sun wasn't where I want it either. No shadows on the mountains.
Hehe... It seems some of my best shots have involved the least amount of planning... Sometimes I over do the planning and end up with crappy results. My panorama of Red Mountain is a perfect example of that... I spent a long time composing that and making sure I had the whole sweep covered... It turned out pretty bad...

[Argusphoto]

Probably but a polarizer would be more dramatic. IMHO
You are welcome to try but a polarizer will change the color of the sky in each frame so that it will be virtually impossible to stitch. I have tried.

[Argusphoto]

This Pano is about 6 frames put together with PhotoShop (no stitching program). There is less than 10% overlap. I have made enlargements up to 14X84 inches.

http://wallyworld.smugmug.com/photos/3191246-O.jpg

The best and least expensive place to get Panos printed is:
www.bigphoto.com (http://www.bigphoto.com/)

[cletus]

This is a re-shoot of a place that I found several weeks ago. The clouds could have been better, but what can ya do???

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/3146562-L.jpg

[rutt]

Very very nice panoramas. I have made quite a few of these myself. (All are linked to full sized verstions).


http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788363-O.jpg (http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3185418-O.jpg)

Dusk, Alta, UT


(http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3185390-O.jpg) http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788376-O.jpg (http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3185390-O.jpg)

Dusk, Nantucket, MA


http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788377-O.jpg (http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3185391-O.jpg)

Dawn, Nantuckt, MA

After doing this for a while, I tried some less conventional panorama subjects:

(http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3186023-O.jpg) http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788378-O.jpg (http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3186023-O.jpg)
Union Street, Nantucket, MA

http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/2788366-O.jpg (http://rutt.smugmug.com/photos/3186010-O.jpg)
Congretional Church, Nantucket, MA

[Argusphoto]

This is a re-shoot of a place that I found several weeks ago. The clouds could have been better, but what can ya do???


There is a photoshop plugin that creates clouds. I have it on my computer at home, unfortunately, one does have to work occasionally.

[Argusphoto]

Not bad a'tall... I think you'll go a long way to getting rid of those lines by locking the exposure, if you can... that way an abundance of bright objects in one frame won't cause you to darken the sky for that shot... the sky is exposed at the same level all the way across and you don't have a sudden jump. It works more evenly when you have clouds because the clouds are likely having the greatest effect on your auto-exposure...
I have Canon A60 & G5. Both lock the exposure when you put them in Pano mode. I usually take the first shot on the center of interest to set the exposure and then delete that one before stitching. The great thing about these camera is that you can pan L to R or R to L or even vertically.

[pathfinder]

This is a re-shoot of a place that I found several weeks ago. The clouds could have been better, but what can ya do???

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/3146562-L.jpg
I might burn in the sky a little, Cletus, but I think nice cumulous clouds would detract from the quiet simplicity of the scene - just my opinion - but I like it pretty much the way it is. The little tree on the left is a nice kind of grace note too.

[rutt]

I might burn in the sky a little, Cletus, but I think nice cumulous clouds would detract from the quiet simplicity of the scene - just my opinion - but I like it pretty much the way it is. The little tree on the left is a nice kind of grace note too.
I agree. The same forces that made B&W a good choice also make a simple sky work.

[gus]

Taken last month about 20 miles behind Surfers Paradise. Waiting for some breeze.




http://humongous.smugmug.com/photos/2308363-L.jpg

[Argusphoto]

This one is slightly unusual because the camera was aimed down about 10 degrees. Much harder to put together than when the camera is level.

http://wallyworld.smugmug.com/photos/2842755-O.jpg

[rutt]

This one is slightly unusual because the camera was aimed down about 10 degrees. Much harder to put together than when the camera is level.

http://wallyworld.smugmug.com/photos/2842755-O.jpg
I've done this with Panavue and it isn't very hard. You have to make a "custom lens", but hat process is semiautomated and not too painful.

[Argusphoto]

I've done this with Panavue and it isn't very hard. You have to make a "custom lens", but hat process is semiautomated and not too painful.
I'm glad there is a program that makes it easy. I don't have panavue.

[gus]

Cletus...that shot of the shack in the paddock is one of the best i have seen in ages.

Bloody brillient mate :thumb

[cletus]

Cletus...that shot of the shack in the paddock is one of the best i have seen in ages.

Bloody brillient mate :thumb
Thanks Mr. RotWL!!!!

My uncle (who is a lot more serious about photography than I am) was in town this past weekend. We made a 3+ hour drive to go shoot that particular house! We shot a bunch of other stuff on the trip so it wasn't like we drove 3 hours shot a dozen pictures and then drove home.

[Purrcat]

Taken last week..
http://purrcat1.smugmug.com/photos/3214050-L.jpg

[ondrovic]

Panorama shot from the bridge while crossing the Antarctic Circle

[ondrovic]

This panorama was shot at 67 degrees 2 seconds south on 1/13/2004

[GREAPER]

I found a way to get rid of the lines when your sky doesnt exactly match.

Put the eraaser tool on 50 % opacity and runi it over the line a few times and you should see it blend the two slightly different colors together. Make sure you run it over the line till it's totaly gone.

[pathfinder]

This is a re-shoot of a place that I found several weeks ago. The clouds could have been better, but what can ya do???

http://ab0wa.smugmug.com/photos/3146562-L.jpg
If I was shooting black and white film with a sky like that I might have used an orange or a deep yellow filter to accentuate the sky. I think the sky could be darkened and clouds drama improved in photoshop when you are converting from digital color too. I still like the stark loneliness of this image.

[Stunt Clown]

from a recent quick trip to Arizona.

http://stuntclown.smugmug.com/photos/2964808-L.jpg

[cletus]

If I was shooting black and white film with a sky like that I might have used an orange or a deep yellow filter to accentuate the sky. I think the sky could be darkened and clouds drama improved in photoshop when you are converting from digital color too. I still like the stark loneliness of this image.
I've read up on several methods for B&W conversions but I have yet to get really comfortable with any of them. I need to just start playing around and see what I can come up with.

[cletus]

from a recent quick trip to Arizona.

http://stuntclown.smugmug.com/photos/2964808-L.jpg That's cool! Is this a combination of stiched panorama and fill flash??? If it is you get a :thumb for creativity as well as a :thumb for execution!

[Stunt Clown]

That's cool! Is this a combination of stiched panorama and fill flash??? If it is you get a :thumb for creativity as well as a :thumb for execution!
Thanks Eric. You are giving me too much credit. The fill flash look was from an overhead light in the parking lot overlooking the dam. I have to fix than damn signpost as well.

The panoramas posted in this thread are freaking amazing! The ones from Ondrovic in Antartica are particularly brilliant.

[Sam]

This panorama was shot at 67 degrees 2 seconds south on 1/13/2004
OK...I'm sick of these photos! Got..no more! Unless you invite me along. :D Magnificent!!

[ondrovic]

OK...I'm sick of these photos! Got..no more! Unless you invite me along. :D Magnificent!!Thank you all for the kind words about my photos, here are a few more for your (vicarious) enjoyment... It was an *amazing* trip...

[ondrovic]

Just south of the Antarctic Circle

[ondrovic]

67 Degrees South, ship beached on the fast ice...

[Sam]

67 Degrees South, ship beached on the fast ice...
That looks like a trip of a life time! I do have one question. Did you have to take any special precautions with the camera because of the low temps? Condensation and all that.

[ondrovic]

I never had any problems with either the temps (which weren't really that cold at all) or condensation. Despite being right along the coast, the humidity was always quite low so there was no reason to stick the camera in one of those big zip-loc baggies. I also had no problem with battery life, although I did have 2 batteries with me at all times. Each shore visit lasted about 4 hours so I would run each battery until it gave out and then swap and charge the swapped-out battery between landings.

The bigger issue was storage. I shoot in raw mode so I can fit about 133 images on a 1gb microdrive. I carried two 1gb microdrives with me at all times and would shoot till full, then swap if I ran out in the field. Upon return to the ship, I transferred all images to a 40gb Delkin PicturePad so I always started each shore visit with 2 empty cards. I shot around 2500 images which was around 25gb.


That looks like a trip of a life time! I do have one question. Did you have to take any special precautions with the camera because of the low temps? Condensation and all that.

[Richard Cabesa]

Here are a couple from a moto trip a couple of weeks ago

Cuyama Valley looking at the Sierra Madre
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/3416370-O.jpg

Sierra Madre Rd
http://richard-cabesa.smugmug.com/photos/3416371-O.jpg


David

[ian408]

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/3544441-M.jpg

[ian408]

Thank you all for the kind words about my photos, here are a few more for your (vicarious) enjoyment... It was an *amazing* trip...
Some of them look so surreal. Just an amazing set of pix!

ian

[cletus]

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/3544441-M.jpg
Saw this one on the other side of the street and hoped you'd post it over here!

Great idea, great execution, great image :clap :clap :clap

[ian408]

Saw this one on the other side of the street and hoped you'd post it over here!

Great idea, great execution, great image :clap :clap :clap
I am surprised at how well it came out. Here are the individual frames.

http://ian408.smugmug.com/photos/3549416-M.jpg