First Pano

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First Pano

Postby whitey on Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:08 am

Nothing on telly tonight so thought it was time to put biggerry's pano tips to the test.

Here is the first result. 6 images D80 with 50mm f/1.8 - probably could have done with a shorter focal length but new years resolution was to use the 50mm more often. Feedback welcome. More to process tomorrow.

Thanks to biggerry and YiP's recent posts on panoramas.
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Re: First Pano

Postby gstark on Tue Jan 06, 2009 5:56 am

My first question is what do you think of this? How do you think it might be improved?
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Re: First Pano

Postby Willy wombat on Tue Jan 06, 2009 12:37 pm

Not a bad first go at stitching - I found stitching fun at first but havent done any in a few years. Are you going to register the software so you can get rid of the watermarks?
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Re: First Pano

Postby biggerry on Tue Jan 06, 2009 1:55 pm

Nothing on telly tonight

yeah monday night tv is crap now... :?

biggerry's pano tips to the test.

the blind leading the blind? comes to mind :shock:

nice spot there though. :)

my first impression is that there is either too much or not enough bridge in the frame - i cant tell whether I should be focusing on the bridge or the opera house. With 6 shots you should have ample resolution there to crop from the bottom, top and RH side?

The image seems a little dark overall (could be my monitor - i do like them darkish) maybe a little exposure adjustment might help.

The 50mm is probably a good lens choice for this, however I would consider using a smaller f number and longer shutter speed.

Regarding stitching - nowadays this should be a no brainer I would have thought, even held shots with only 1/4 or less overlap you can get software like ptGUI to join 'em nicely.

not too shabby for a first crack imho. :cheers:
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