19 shot Pano

[Tim Kirkwood]

This is my first ever pano. Thought if I was going to give it a shot might as well go big. It is a 19 shot hand held and hand stiched in PS 7

I know its not the greatest but maybe not to bad for a first.

Let me know what you think.....

http://home.cinci.rr.com/thekirkwoods/Panosmall.jpg

[fish]

I'm speechless. That's fantastic. :clap

[ian408]

What'd you use to stitch it together?

It's very cool.

Ian

[Tim Kirkwood]

I used Photoshop 7 , Opened the first image increased the canvas size to the right and then copy and pasted the other 18 shots one by one and lined them up one by one. Then had to go through and work on the seems a bit and then cropped the whole thing so that it looks to be one shot. I spent several hours on that one.


Thanks for enjoyin it!

[USAIR]

Great pano it's like I'm waiting for a pitch.
I do my panos the same way ps7 layer each photo then line it up then erase some of the top layer.

I also use a home made pano bracket.
The hardest thing I have found in leveling my tripod if anyone has any tips on how to do this please lit my know.

I think you have a 717 ?
Here's one link for the 717 and one for the 828.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=4756247

http://www.pbase.com/jczwien/sony_828_nodal_point

Lots of good stuff here be sure to read down the thread lots of good links.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=8043974

See you later Tim

Fred

[Tim Kirkwood]

Thanks Fred


Some great reading there. Now after reading some of that it makes me want to build a pano head for my tripod :D I would like to give this a better try.

[GREAPER]

Great Job Tim...

I think it would really be FANTASTIC if you could get some kids to get out there in uniforms and "pose" for it. Fill all of the positions, put a couple of runners on and have the pitcher "throw some heat" when you shoot that frame.

I think that would make an awesome shot.

[Tim Kirkwood]

Thanks greaper I will keep that in mind when its not january and 40 degrees and the park is open and I manage to talk a team into it and I learn to get a shot and jump out of the frame in time to miss "the heat" lol


The park was acually closed but I "managed" to get in and walk around. This is the community park for my little hometown and its walking distance from my house.

[Tim Kirkwood]

the orig. is 24"x 344"! Anyone got a frame? lol

[Brett]

Great pano it's like I'm waiting for a pitch.
I do my panos the same way ps7 layer each photo then line it up then erase some of the top layer.

I also use a home made pano bracket.
The hardest thing I have found in leveling my tripod if anyone has any tips on how to do this please lit my know.

I think you have a 717 ?
Here's one link for the 717 and one for the 828.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=4756247

http://www.pbase.com/jczwien/sony_828_nodal_point

Lots of good stuff here be sure to read down the thread lots of good links.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1009&message=8043974

See you later Tim

FredAny idea what lens is on the 717?

[Michiel de Brieder]

while this is a VERY cool pano :clap I strongly suggest using panorama factory. This easy to use program will take away all of the field work of stitching, it does an amazing job!!
This is 5 shots stitched with panorama factory (handshot, manual exposure, manual focus):
http://www.pbase.com/giel/image/37934570.jpg
http://www.pbase.com/giel/image/37934570 for the full size :D
http://www.panoramafactory.com you can download a trial to see if you like it!!