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 12/06/2005 08:37:13 AM · #1
Thought you might like to see this panoramic view of London from Chingford Mount during a great sunset on Sunday night.

The following link is to a large file (2500 pixels wide) and may be around 700k. It was shot with my 75-300mm lens and was hand-stitched (after a good attempt by Photomerge) from seven separate shots.

The resolution from this is good enough for a 2 metre wide, highly detailed print, so let me know if you'd like one and I'll set it up on DPCprints.
: )

'Hold Tight London'

Smaller, annotated view

(the title is from a fantastic track by Chemical Brothers)

Message edited by author 2005-12-06 09:16:02.
 12/06/2005 08:38:13 AM · #2
linkie no workie
 12/06/2005 08:42:08 AM · #3
Thanks - try this one please...

Smaller view
 12/06/2005 09:00:57 AM · #4
i'd like to see the large version. doesn't load from the thumb page.

12/06/2005 09:02:44 AM · #5
Hey DPC-ers,

This is worth looking at.

Message edited by author 2005-12-06 09:03:42.
 12/06/2005 09:15:37 AM · #6
Looks real good, wish the larger version loaded. Pretty hard to comment a panorama from 500x63 thumbnail. :?
 12/06/2005 09:17:33 AM · #7
A direct link to large jpeg

- does this work? Sorry, I can't find a problem so maybe it's reading my own access as part of the link??
 12/06/2005 09:19:45 AM · #8
Yeah that works fine. Wow. Great job.
 12/06/2005 09:22:46 AM · #9
That link worked. Awesome job; the image has great feel to it.
 12/06/2005 09:26:50 AM · #10
Cool stuff! Where in London were you when you took those shots? *has no sense of location from just the skyline*
 12/06/2005 09:38:32 AM · #11
fantastic image. You have all the must have building in there! lovely colurs and exposure!
 12/06/2005 09:53:36 AM · #12
Thats really good! What did you use to stitch them?

I have only tried one panorama and it only consisted of two pictures!
I think I was two close to the subject too as the poins of perspective in the two shots change so much the building was distorted to much to stitch it properly...

12/06/2005 10:28:18 AM · #13
Simply stunning Jon! The sun on the horizon is a really nice touch. That's a fantastic perspective of London. I've never been, and I never knew that it had that many high-rises.
 12/06/2005 01:27:26 PM · #14
Originally posted by Manic:
Cool stuff! Where in London were you when you took those shots? *has no sense of location from just the skyline*

Thanks all. The shot was taken from Chingford Mount, Essex - a hill near Enfield. I've yet to get to the very top to see if the view gets any better, as I only had a minute or two before the sun disappeared and I literally sprinted up to this vantage point!
 12/06/2005 01:39:47 PM · #15
[double post]

Message edited by author 2005-12-06 13:42:43.
 12/06/2005 01:41:39 PM · #16
Outstanding Jon. I love the shades of colors in it. Have you printed it yet and if so how large?
 12/06/2005 01:41:56 PM · #17
Do you use a special tripod mount for your panoramas? or do you just go with the typical mount?
 12/06/2005 01:42:17 PM · #18
Here's a detail at 70% of actual pixel size.



Edit: pix-al, I sutured them by hand after saving a bit of time using Photoshop's 'Photomerge' (within the 'automate' menu).
DrAchoo - this was handheld - and light was fading so had to be steady!

Message edited by author 2005-12-06 13:43:54.
 12/06/2005 01:48:49 PM · #19
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Here's a detail at 70% of actual pixel size.



Edit: pix-al, I sutured them by hand after saving a bit of time using Photoshop's 'Photomerge' (within the 'automate' menu).
DrAchoo - this was handheld - and light was fading so had to be steady!


A bit of NeatImage would do wonders!

-Chad
 12/06/2005 01:48:57 PM · #20
Jon
I posted a thread asking what you named your little one in the end.
Here's the link:
//www.dpchallenge.com/forum.php?action=read&FORUM_THREAD_ID=306729
Incase ya didn't see it!
 12/06/2005 01:56:21 PM · #21
Kavey - thanks, I replied in the thread if you look!
: )

cpurser - this is a heavily compressed JPEG detail of a 2-metre wide shot. NeatImage does help at times but often I prefer to get some texture. I have different settings depending on whether the print is on canvas or paper. This one is targeted for canvas and a touch of grain helps.
 12/06/2005 01:59:06 PM · #22
Originally posted by Imagineer:
Kavey - thanks, I replied in the thread if you look!
: )

cpurser - this is a heavily compressed JPEG detail of a 2-metre wide shot. NeatImage does help at times but often I prefer to get some texture. I have different settings depending on whether the print is on canvas or paper. This one is targeted for canvas and a touch of grain helps.


I hear ya. I sometimes like grain too. My free study has some, but it is hard to tell at 640px.

-Chad
 12/06/2005 02:12:20 PM · #23
What a great shot...surprised that I've never seen this vantage point before on a poster! What are the airborne dots near the gherkin and the triplet up in the sky?

Here's a link to help you complete your annotation (no celestial bodies included, though).

Bombdog...not as good as Imagineer.
 12/06/2005 05:23:11 PM · #24
bpickard, you're a genius - thanks for that link. Very useful indeed.

The dots you mentioned are birds - some are seen (on the full size print) flocking in formation lower down too.

[BombDog is my nod to a supreme comedy skit from spoof news show 'The Day Today']
 12/06/2005 06:45:02 PM · #25
wowsa!

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