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MainFragger
Dec-25-2005, 12:51 PM
These are pictures I took from the roof of my new studio in the Port Richmond section of Philadelphia. I was also trying to use a ball grip on my tripod for the first time..

This first pic is a panorama..
MainFragger
Dec-25-2005, 12:57 PM
Lets see if I can add that Pano now..
MainFragger
Dec-25-2005, 01:02 PM
I'm not sure what planet this is, but here it hangs above the Philadelphia skyline. I got some close ups of it, but they aren't worth posting..I need to pick up the 500 mm t-mount lens I saw for that..

MainFragger
Andyman
Dec-25-2005, 01:15 PM
Nice panorama, man. I like panoramas.
It seems to be slightly tilted clockwise though. Ever so slightly.

How many images is it? And did you do it manually or use an auto-stitcher?
MainFragger
Dec-25-2005, 06:03 PM
Nice panorama, man. I like panoramas.
It seems to be slightly tilted clockwise though. Ever so slightly.

How many images is it? And did you do it manually or use an auto-stitcher?

I used 3 images, that are each 8.2 Mpixel images. I used Arcsoft Panorama Maker 3.0 to stitch the together. There is apparently a lot of dirt on my sensor, and I had to clean up (clone out) a lot of "water spots" and hair squiglies on the image, which I don't want to have to do..but I'm getting a lot better at it.. Also, on the far right, I had to even out the contrast as it came out a little darker than the lest two images at first..then I cloned out the delineation between the 2nd and 3rd images. Then I toyed with the over all brightness and contrast to bring the city out a little more, which also happened to really bring out the sky.

MainFragger
behr655
Dec-25-2005, 06:10 PM
Nice shots. Looks like you shot right across the river from where I've tried to shoot a few times.

Bear
Awais Yaqub
Dec-26-2005, 10:35 AM
you got perfect place for studio !
is that dead pixel ?
thanks
MainFragger
Dec-26-2005, 06:02 PM
you got perfect place for studio !
is that dead pixel ?
thanks

Nope, its exactly what I said it is..a planet..I'm just not sure which one..

MainFragger/Brian
photon
Dec-27-2005, 05:49 PM
Nope, its exactly what I said it is..a planet..I'm just not sure which one..

MainFragger/Brian

... assuming the pic was taken recently, it's in about the right spot for Venus.

Oh, and nice panorama... Love the colours. :thumb
nburwell
Dec-27-2005, 06:04 PM
I really like the Pano. Nice job that you did with that.