My first real attempt at a Pano

[dullbird]

Hello

I went to the Illarrawa Fly today what a wonderful place to visit:).

So because of the views I thought I would have a go at a Pano...the day unfortunately was extremely hazy so you will have to forgive that part of it...and also I was hand holding the camera and the bridges were wobbling:D but it didn't come out to bad I don't think:)...would of been nicer if the day was clear and the sun wasn't directly above me...12:30pm:(

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/193.jpg

[dmdigital]

Nice, not to sure about the vignetting.

Only criticism is that it's crooked!

Like you say, can't help the haze, which is annoying and ruins too many shots (like yours) turning something great into something ordinary. Are you going to revisit this spot? Be a beautiful shot on a clear day.

What did you use to stitch the shots with?

[dullbird]

Nice, not to sure about the vignetting.



Only criticism is that it's crooked!

Like you say, can't help the haze, which is annoying and ruins too many shots (like yours) turning something great into something ordinary. Are you going to revisit this spot? Be a beautiful shot on a clear day.

What did you use to stitch the shots with?

yes First thing I noticed when i uploaded it was that it was crooked....need to fix it but took so long to upload last night that I couldn't be arsed to do it again......

the vignetting was only slight on the computer when doing it..for some rason it looks way darker and more round then when I was editing....so I need to fix this also..

used the stich progam in the reccomended programs in the sticky thread above. and I hardly cropped anything off at all NM tiny fraction of top and bottom due to the curve the picture took when stiched together.

[dullbird]

DB...did you try it with photoshop? It does a real good job of stitching and is really easy to do ;)


to be honest NM I would use the same program again its brilliant...just select your pictures hit open and it does the lot for you....no need to do anything else

[dmdigital]

The vignetting probably darkened with the save to JPEG and the lower resolution. Personally I don't think the picture needs it, but if it works for you then that's who am I to complain.

How many shots did you take for this one?

[dullbird]

The vignetting probably darkened with the save to JPEG and the lower resolution. Personally I don't think the picture needs it, but if it works for you then that's who am I to complain.

How many shots did you take for this one?

Thats interesting...

[dullbird]

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/38.jpg

any better??

oh here is another one from the same day...the one above was 10 images the one below was 9

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/11/39.jpg

[dullbird]

So here is another Pano from the blue mountains.......(15 shots)

I tried a couple but positioning wasn't great as by the time I moved around the sun was blowing the last part out...yes I know I have a dark spot in the middle:D I forgot to take my CP off on a couple of them couldn't remember which ones I guess this was one of them :p

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/11/181.jpg

[dmdigital]

Lovely shot Lou. Might enhance it if you bring the saturation of the sky up a little.

[dullbird]

Lovely shot Lou. Might enhance it if you bring the saturation of the sky up a little.

how can I do that derek?

do I have to put it in PS select the sky and then play with saturation?

perhaps I should try in lightroom I had to put it on light room with the gradient filter to bring the exposure down on the sky I'm not sure I can do it again with Sat.....with out messing up the exposure

[dmdigital]

Very easy in Capture NX. In Photoshop you'd need to add a layer mask that masks out everything else and play with the sky. Haven't used Lightroom.

[dullbird]

Taken from a look out in Nati National Park

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/264.jpg

[dmdigital]

Another good one Lou.

Believe it or not I can actually see two areas where blown highlights have transposed to artifacts across the top of the image. I think this is similar to what you were saying about the wag tail in the other thread. In this case though I can say it is down to the fact the image is saved at low resolution for the web and there's nothing you can really do about it.

[dullbird]

Another good one Lou.

Believe it or not I can actually see two areas where blown highlights have transposed to artifacts across the top of the image. I think this is similar to what you were saying about the wag tail in the other thread. In this case though I can say it is down to the fact the image is saved at low resolution for the web and there's nothing you can really do about it.

the whole sky had blown beyond being able to get it back well....as I started to drop the exposure back the blocks became very apparent it has nothing to do with the low res...it was there before it was saved

[dmdigital]

That will do it.

It pays to take a couple of sample shots and chimp the histogram and check for highlights (I'm pretty sure the D80 allows that). Also sample meter over the entire range of the pano and choose the highest reading. You can always lighten a lot easier than you can darken an image.

[dullbird]

That will do it.

It pays to take a couple of sample shots and chimp the histogram and check for highlights (I'm pretty sure the D80 allows that). Also sample meter over the entire range of the pano and choose the highest reading. You can always lighten a lot easier than you can darken an image.


Cool I will try and remember that for next time.:)

[dullbird]

Derek would it have made a difference if I had a graduation filter on while holding the exposure lock?

would that have helped stop the sky from blowing out?

[dmdigital]

Yes, Grad ND would have made a lot of difference.

[ryaninhilltop]

Hello

I went to the Illarrawa Fly today what a wonderful place to visit:).

So because of the views I thought I would have a go at a Pano...the day unfortunately was extremely hazy so you will have to forgive that part of it...and also I was hand holding the camera and the bridges were wobbling:D but it didn't come out to bad I don't think:)...would of been nicer if the day was clear and the sun wasn't directly above me...12:30pm:(

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/193.jpg

Born & bred in Thirlmere, really miss the south coast.

[haydent]

i get great easy results with arcsoft panorama maker

[dullbird]

i get great easy results with autostich...don't have to do anything other than select the pics I want it to put together

[Captain_Rightfoot]

OK.. Here is my first ever Pano.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/12/1.jpg

I like the software. I'll buy it to get rid of the watermark once I've done a little more testing :)

If you want to look at it a bit closer and download it look here (http://picasaweb.google.com/wofinet/Shorncliffe311209#5421375584742683874)

[haydent]

Heres some low res versions of mine done with Arcsoft Panorama maker

Mt Lofty Lookout facing adelaide:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=21382&stc=1&d=1262333644https://www.aulro.com/afvb/https://www.aulro.com/afvb/

Robe to Beachport:
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=21383&stc=1&d=1262333761

[dullbird]

I tired to get a Pano of the house but I tried to do it moving down the road which follows the house...how ever it didn't work! was doing that way so I could include the paddocks on either side...

so this one was done at the begining of the drive standing in one spot and turning which is why I think I got the curvature look....would this be avoided if I was using a pano rail?

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/01/315.jpg

[dmdigital]

Yes correctly aligned and also with the camera levelled you will remove the parallax error

[mowog]

You dont need to stitch to get a panorama.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/05/187.jpg

This is a single shot at 10mm.

The downside is you loose a lot of mega pixals with centre cuts.

This next one is a 4 shot stitch.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/02/1277.jpg

This was a hand held shot. I find that I get better results hand held than with a tripod for these kinds of shots. Photo shop CS3 was the tool used here.

[DeanoH]

Heres a singtle frame shot of the Cockburn Ranges (WA) at Sunset/Moonrise

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/02/1177.jpg

I reckon the panorama shows the view better

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/04/1658.jpg

Sunrise Mornington Wilderness Sanctuary (WA) looks better as a Panorama

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/02/1178.jpg

Painted Desert (SA) looks good as a Panorama.

https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2010/02/1179.jpg

Program used is Arcsoft Panorama Maker 4. It was a free program and is very simple to use. It gives best results when the horizon is straight and in the same position in each pic to be stitched. A tripod would make this easier but you can still get good results if you're careful. My D70 has marks in the viewfinder that make this easy to achieve.
If you're using a polarising filter remember to re-adjust it between shots, or remove it completely, or the sky will come out in varying shades of blue. This can probably be fixed in PhotoShop if you know how to drive it.

Deano