Panorama - Crowdy Bay National Park

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Panorama - Crowdy Bay National Park

Postby sheepie on Sun May 22, 2005 2:16 pm

First attempt at a pano using Panorama Factory - seems to do a MUCH better job than PS. Might have to look at getting a roll of A3 and visiting our friendly printer ;)

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Postby flipfrog on Sun May 22, 2005 3:09 pm

wow
wow
wow

love it...nice job sheepie

how much is Panorama Factory , and do u recommend it?
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Postby big pix on Sun May 22, 2005 4:23 pm

Can we have some more info on your pano.......lens, exposure.......single row or double row ?......... but a very good pix...

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Postby sheepie on Sun May 22, 2005 4:49 pm

OK - was a single row of 13 pics, taken landscape, kit lens @ 18mm, f11
C-Polariser was used. Handheld, so I'm relying on the software doing some good things in stitching!

Opened the RAW files, saved as TIFF's - then opened Pano Factory and let it do it's thing (I didn't play with the default settings at all). Saved as TIFF, reopened in PS, sharpened and a little bit of curves work, added the border and saved.

Final version (before adjusting for Web) was 8590x2231 (that's 28x7 inches @ 300dpi without pushing it at all).
I've printed it on an A4 sheet (11 inches) and it looks great.

I think it's worth doing some more work on this one, and learning more about what Panorama Factory can do. I have used the Freeware version for this test (http://www.panoramafactory.com/download.html#freeware), but think I might have a good look at the Shareware version (http://www.panoramafactory.com/download.html#standard - costs to register - puts a watermark on the output until you do :cry: ).

Thanks to KillaKoala for the recommendation :)
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Postby big pix on Sun May 22, 2005 5:48 pm

Hand held.......well done........

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Postby mudder on Sun May 22, 2005 6:24 pm

Wow, this is great, you've done a good job with the stitching...
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Postby flyfisher on Sun May 22, 2005 10:47 pm

Good Pic,
Where is this national park???
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Postby Killakoala on Sun May 22, 2005 10:57 pm

Sheepie=KenDuncan.

Really good work Leon. Well done.

I'd certainly love to see that one printed.
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Postby sheepie on Mon May 23, 2005 9:16 am

flyfisher wrote:Where is this national park???

I think these details are correct - my wife will kill me if they're wrong! (she spent a fair portion of her childhood summers there)...

This shot is taken from Indian Head, in Crowdy Bay National Park - overlooking K y l i e's Beach to the south.
Crowdy Bay is between Taree and Port Macquarie, on the Mid-North Coast of NSW.

Another shot from the area...
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Postby flyfisher on Mon May 23, 2005 10:30 am

Thanks for the location info.

Must visit one day

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Postby sheepie on Mon May 23, 2005 10:53 am

flipfrog wrote:how much is Panorama Factory , and do u recommend it?

OK - After trialling the Freeware version, then the full version on a couple that didn't quite work in the Freeware one, I just bought it. Does that say I recommend it? Probably :)
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Postby petal666 on Mon May 23, 2005 1:26 pm

mudder wrote:Wow, this is great, you've done a good job with the stitching...


Most probably pano factory did all the work :)
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Postby kipper on Mon May 23, 2005 2:25 pm

Anybody else seeing broken image links?
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Postby Mal on Mon May 23, 2005 2:30 pm

yep... Would love to see what everyone has been goin on about :(
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Postby Finno on Mon May 23, 2005 6:34 pm

Wouldnt mind see it either. Went to sheepies smugmug galleries and looked through the picd threre. I spent my childhood at my grandmothers house in Crowdy Head every holidays. Was great to see pics of the area
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Postby sheepie on Mon May 23, 2005 7:55 pm

I think I've fixed the links
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Postby stubbsy on Mon May 23, 2005 9:08 pm

Leon. Great pano shot and it shows off panorama factory nicely. Is the second image a pano too or just a pano shaped crop? In any case I think that shot works really well too.
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Postby sheepie on Tue May 24, 2005 8:12 am

stubbsy wrote:Is the second image a pano too or just a pano shaped crop? In any case I think that shot works really well too.

Yip - can't remember how many frames that one was. I am really impressed with this program - the joins are pretty much invisible, and the quality is really amazing. Now I gotta start looking at pano heads! (although I really wonder, as the results so far are great without a head).
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Postby birddog114 on Tue May 24, 2005 8:20 am

sheepie wrote:
stubbsy wrote:Is the second image a pano too or just a pano shaped crop? In any case I think that shot works really well too.

Yip - can't remember how many frames that one was. I am really impressed with this program - the joins are pretty much invisible, and the quality is really amazing. Now I gotta start looking at pano heads! (although I really wonder, as the results so far are great without a head).


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You can do it without the expensive of pano heads but there's some faults and Panorama or other software can't fix it or play fooled.
If you're keen in panorama then head and accessories should be on your wish list.
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