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Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

07/25/2005 08:28:38 PM · #1

I was reading a article in Shutterbug mag, and they talked about setting the cam at a 90 degree angle. This to me is shooting vertical and not horizonal. Why is that? Is it easier to stitch together this way?

Rikki

Canon EOS-20D

07/25/2005 08:29:32 PM · #2

It's not any easier but it just allows you to get more ground and sky if you need it.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

07/25/2005 08:31:32 PM · #3

It allows you more vertical coverage without shooting two rows. This is nearly always how I shoot panos.
It's not a hard & fast rule, for instance if you don't need the extra vertical coverage and are only planning on shooting two images horizontally, you'll end up with nice-looking results and an easy single-edge stitch. Any more than three images shot this way result in a very long, narrow image.

Message edited by author 2005-07-25 20:31:42.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

07/25/2005 08:32:17 PM · #4

Well I am going to do the city where I live, so lots of buildings on one side and not much on the other. What would you do you think? I want to do a 360 lots more images. Or am I crazy lol.

Message edited by author 2005-07-25 20:34:59.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

07/25/2005 08:37:39 PM · #5

Originally posted by Spurs:

Well I am going to do the city where I live, so lots of buildings on one side and not much on the other. What would you do yopu think?

Sounds like you're planning on doing a full 360Â° panorama? If so, choose your vantage point so you actually need quite a bit of vertical coverage, say, 45Â°. Use a side angle setting. this way, the number of shots will be minimized and the pano will not be extremely long and narrow.
Do be careful of lens distortion that will make it hard to stitch. You may have to experiment to find where in the zoom range your camera has the least distortion.

07/25/2005 08:41:04 PM · #6

I found this high point to shoot from and its a great place to shoot from. also I have this great frame ideal, which I have never seen before. I am really excited about doing it also.

Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

07/25/2005 08:46:05 PM · #7

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by Spurs:
Well I am going to do the city where I live, so lots of buildings on one side and not much on the other. What would you do yopu think?

Sounds like you're planning on doing a full 360Â° panorama? If so, choose your vantage point so you actually need quite a bit of vertical coverage, say, 45Â°. Use a side angle setting. this way, the number of shots will be minimized and the pano will not be extremely long and narrow.
Do be careful of lens distortion that will make it hard to stitch. You may have to experiment to find where in the zoom range your camera has the least distortion.

got lots of time to experiment, its all new to me. Also waiting for the right weather conditions. It might help with exposer also.

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

07/25/2005 09:05:38 PM · #8

Originally posted by Spurs:

got lots of time to experiment, its all new to me. Also waiting for the right weather conditions. It might help with exposer also.

Yup, try it at dawn or dusk, when the sky has interesting cloud patterns and colors. Longer exposure will be necessary, of course. A few other tips:
- Lock the exposure, setting it for the brightest frame. If you must change it between frames, do so in small increments, certainly no more than one stop, preferrably less.
- Lock the white balance to keep the color from shifting from frame to frame
- Overlap by 20 to 30%
- Use a tripod, and level it, for best results.

Message edited by author 2005-07-25 22:04:58.

Discraft

Canon EOS-20D

Sigma 18-50mm f/2.8 EX DC for Canon

07/25/2005 09:16:53 PM · #9

sorry for the stupid question but how do you lock the white balance and the exposure on a Canon?

cpanaioti

Canon EOS-40D

Canon EF 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

07/25/2005 09:44:19 PM · #10

Originally posted by Discraft:

sorry for the stupid question but how do you lock the white balance and the exposure on a Canon?

Don't use auto WB unless you're shooting RAW then you can synchronize the shots in the RAW converter.

07/25/2005 10:15:25 PM · #11

Originally posted by kirbic:

Originally posted by Spurs:
got lots of time to experiment, its all new to me. Also waiting for the right weather conditions. It might help with exposer also.

Yup, try it at dawn or dusk, when the sky has interesting cloud patterns and colors. Longer exposure will be necessary, of course. A few other tips:
- Lock the exposure, setting it for the brightest frame. If you must change it between frames, do so in small increments, certainly no more than one stop, preferrably less.
- Lock the white balance to keep the color from shifting from frame to frame
- Overlap by 20 to 30%
- Use a tripod, and level it, for best results.

I know about the overlapping and a level tripod, but locking the exposure, I think...what if I shot in 3 different exposures..would I have a better ideal, if I had one off, kinda like the flow of the shot might or should look like.

I have look at others and they seem to be somewhat off frame to frame.?

07/25/2005 10:26:42 PM · #12

This shots was 3 images, hand held. But I want to do something bigger. With some more percision.

I changed the sky some..

Message edited by author 2005-07-25 22:27:07.

07/25/2005 10:32:27 PM · #13

Originally posted by Discraft:

sorry for the stupid question but how do you lock the white balance and the exposure on a Canon?

no stupid question here...get my drift

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