NYC Night Panorama

[KevinKal]

Continuing on the low-light photography kick, here is a pano of the Manhattan skyline. Here are the details:
1. Composed of 3 sections: right, middle, left
2. Each section is composed of 12 pictures: 4 at -1EV, 4 at 0EV, 4 at +1EV

What do you think for a first try?
http://kalwerisky.smugmug.com/photos/17963218-L.jpg

Cheers,
Kevin

[lakeside]

Continuing on the low-light photography kick, here is a pano of the Manhattan skyline. Here are the details:
1. Composed of 3 sections: right, middle, left
2. Each section is composed of 12 pictures: 4 at -1EV, 4 at 0EV, 4 at +1EV

What do you think for a first try?
http://kalwerisky.smugmug.com/photos/17963218-L.jpg

Cheers,
Kevin
Kevin,

Excellent capture. Or should I say captures.

Looks like these were taken at the same location as the 2 in your previous thread. Can you tell me what time it was when you were there? Looks like it was just after sunset.

Are you using the "shay" method that was posted in the earlier thread?

And one last question, what did you use to stich the shots?

Thanks,


Steve

[USAIR]

Continuing on the low-light photography kick, here is a pano of the Manhattan skyline. Here are the details:
1. Composed of 3 sections: right, middle, left
2. Each section is composed of 12 pictures: 4 at -1EV, 4 at 0EV, 4 at +1EV

What do you think for a first try?
http://kalwerisky.smugmug.com/photos/17963218-L.jpg

Cheers,
KevinWonderful first pano
Looks sharp great sunset also :cool
Good job:thumb

Thanks
Fred

[pathfinder]

Continuing on the low-light photography kick, here is a pano of the Manhattan skyline. Here are the details:
1. Composed of 3 sections: right, middle, left
2. Each section is composed of 12 pictures: 4 at -1EV, 4 at 0EV, 4 at +1EV

What do you think for a first try?
http://kalwerisky.smugmug.com/photos/17963218-L.jpg

Cheers,
Kevin


Very nice image - I think it might be improved if you can avoid including the large piling in the lower center frame. I don't think it improves the image to include it. Not sure whether you can shoot without having it in your picture.

[KevinKal]

Steve,

You're right, the pictures are all from the same series. I walked across the Brooklyn Bridge and arrived at the pier around 1 hour before sunset. I snapped away for about 2 1/2 hours, but the ones seen in this pano came out the best. I'd guess that it was around 5:45 PM, approximately 15-20 minutes before it became quite dark.

I did use the Shay method of stacking: 4 pictures of the exact same scene with the same settings to get -1 EV, and again for 0EV and +1EV. Then I blended (in Photoshop Elements 2) the 4 pictures in each set to end up with 3 pictures: one exposed for highlights, one for midtones and one for the shadows. Then I blended each of these to end up with final shot.

As for the stitching, I used PSE 2- first time using it, but seems to have worked reasonably well.

Cheers,
Kevin

[KevinKal]

Pathfinder,

Thank you for the comments. I tried my best to shoot above the pilings, but couldn't get my tripod that high - as it was, I had the center pole extended about halfway for a total hight near 6 feet. The wind was quite strong, so I didn't want to go any higher. I think in the future I need to find a slightly different shooting location - perhaps someone on the forum has a suggestion?

Kevin