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 02/27/2007 10:15:49 AM · #51
Originally posted by kirbic:
A word about stitching software. There are a lot of stitching programs out there, including some pretty decent capability built in to Photoshop CS2 and CS3. With stitchers, the devil is in the details. Better stitchers will be able to match a well-shot series within one to two pixels at nearly all points, making blending of images *much* easier. Skies are often problematic, because of lens effects like light fall-off and variations in sky polarization (even without a polarizer mounted). It's important to bot take as much care as possible to correct vignetting and fall-off prior to stitching, and to output your stitched pano to a multi-layered format, either TIFF or PSD, that will allow you to tweak blending later.


thanks mate ... that and the link are awesome. it looks like i've got some reading to do.
02/27/2007 10:19:39 AM · #52
I've never used a tripod shooting mine, and when the stitch is done, I usually have to do some cloning into the blank canvas or do some cropping, as would be expected. I've also found that using CS2's merge seems to work best if the focal length is about 35-50mm so CS2 doesn't have fits with curvature.
I do however, use manual exposure mode to keep the exposures even and try and overlap my shots by about 50% or so.

Message edited by author 2007-02-27 10:22:39.
 02/27/2007 10:21:22 AM · #53
Hex-River Valley, De Doorns, South Africa - possibly one of the most photographed spots in South Africa

//gallery.autofocus.co.za/v/Werner-Steyn/De+Doorns/image090.jpg.html?g2_imageViewsIndex=1
02/27/2007 10:24:03 AM · #54
Originally posted by wsteyn:
Hex-River Valley, De Doorns, South Africa

Nice job!
 02/27/2007 10:35:19 AM · #55
Originally posted by Brad:
I've never used a tripod shooting mine, and when the stitch is done, I usually have to do some cloning into the blank canvas or do some cropping, as would be expected. I've also found that using CS2's merge seems to work best if the focal length is about 35-50mm so CS2 doesn't have fits with curvature.
I do however, use manual exposure mode to keep the exposures even and try and overlap my shots by about 50% or so.


Same here I for all my panos I never use a tripod.... all are handheld, I find it very simple to hold the camera steady and just remember whats going to overlap when you stitch it together. I also find that CS's merge seems to work well but I have recently found that Calico 1.3 pano stitch software works even better when it comes to blending in the sky if you dont want to do it by hand. But I still have to go in and crop a bit and then alittle cloning and color correcting. And if I shoot raw I dont bother the exposure or anything at all, I fix everything after my pano is stiched.

My Panorama's

Message edited by author 2007-02-27 10:36:00.
 02/27/2007 11:19:02 AM · #56

These were both created with Autostitch I am very pleased with the results it gives me. Here is a link to several more.
 02/27/2007 03:20:50 PM · #57
One thing to be aware of when doing panos is the projection. In this first picture I used the default equirectangular projection. This has a very fish eye look to it.



now on this second image I used the rectilinear projection. once I set up the horizontal and vertical guides it was able give me a much better image of the engine

02/27/2007 03:34:56 PM · #58
nice pano of that train. :-)

could not get this one to post right yesterday

02/27/2007 03:53:57 PM · #59
There are two issues using stitching software to keep in mind:

1-Lighting
Even if you shoot manual with controlled white balance between each frame there will be differences between the brightness of adjoining images that the stitch software must adjust for. The better it does this, the better the software.

2-Merge Defects
Stitch software will not always be able to properly merge each and every image perfectly, even when using a tripod.

The 'best' stitching software will minimize the amount of hand adjustments necessary after the merge. That is the key to good stitching software.

Btw... you should ALWAYS use a tripod for panoramas. You lose data with hand held and also reduce the probability your stitch software will be able to merge the images properly.
 02/27/2007 07:56:09 PM · #60
Nothing to great here, but one of my latest...


Manged this hand-held and stitched with Panorama Factory.
 02/27/2007 08:17:59 PM · #61

this was handheld (almost juggled) tried to hold a monopod steady above(1.5m) my head for the 4 shots while pressing the remote ..
uggh..
and it was -20C or so ..

02/27/2007 08:25:17 PM · #62
One more... warning, really big file!

//www.kirbic.smugmug.com/gallery/460399#125749258-O-LB

This is a 2:1 reduction (1/4 the pixels) from the original. Lambeau Field, Green Bay, WI, Nov. 19, 2006. This was shot handheld, and the parallax problems with the nearer crowd were significant, but surmountable with creative tweaking of the stitches. This is 3 vertical shots with the 5D and 24-70L @ 24mm. Stitched with PTGUI, output to layered PSD format and tweaked in PS CS2.

Message edited by author 2007-02-27 20:26:13.
 02/27/2007 10:06:45 PM · #63
This was taken the first night I got my D50. Had never used a DSLR.

I impressed myself :)





Oh yeah forgot to mention. These are jpg straight out of the camera and put in a Pano program. So not PP as I didnt even know how to do any then.

Message edited by author 2007-02-27 22:10:30.
 02/27/2007 10:46:01 PM · #64
Sarasota, FL; Sarasota bay and the bridge to St. Armands Circle. Never could get the sky right! Hand held series of 7 shots from Selby Gardens. Stitched in Photoshop CS2
 02/28/2007 04:15:27 AM · #65
I have linked to mine here.

Straight from camera, no editing other than slight noise removal and stitching in photoshop. I have a little work to do to clean it up.

My first panoramic here

Message edited by author 2007-02-28 04:16:02.
 02/28/2007 04:31:29 AM · #66
Auto-stitch. Around 7 images clicked with "HAND-HELD" point-and-shoot camera -


02/28/2007 08:13:51 AM · #67
15 images to get Parliament Hill / Archives / Supreme Court / Nepean Point / etc /etc 6:1 image .. could be (at 300dpi) 12x60inches
 02/28/2007 08:41:14 AM · #68
Vertical

from the 30 days of where you live. this isn't the best one, but i got tired of editing at the end. i don't use a stitcher, i just do it by hand and eye. that seems to work the best for me. probably because i use a wide angle for the shots and the distortion is pretty obvious.
 02/28/2007 11:07:16 PM · #69
Here's one I took at the first World Series game ever held in Houston.



Too bad my team lost! I have 43" print of this one my wall. Lots of Photoshop work in the manual stitching and clean up. Taken with a Nikon CoolPix 5400. You would not believe how good this print looks!

Found the high quality logos on the web. I've printed several as gifts for friends.

Here's a link to a higher res version.

Message edited by author 2007-02-28 23:07:33.
 02/28/2007 11:38:47 PM · #70
Here's a full 360 degree shot I took recently:
03/01/2007 08:07:31 PM · #71
Originally posted by kirbic:
One more... warning, really big file!

//www.kirbic.smugmug.com/gallery/460399#125749258-O-LB


That woman below you to the right looks like she is giving you the evils!
 03/01/2007 09:03:05 PM · #72
Originally posted by Nuzzer:
That woman below you to the right looks like she is giving you the evils!


LOL, I never noticed that! I looked on the full-res version and she is looking straight at me... >8-(
I really think she's just walking up the stairs, but man, it sure looks like she's highly displeased with me ;-)
 03/01/2007 09:26:52 PM · #73
(from South Africa)

(also from South Africa)

(an HDR version of the above)

(using some photoshop fun for the reflection)
 03/01/2007 09:32:34 PM · #74
Great Sand Dunes National Park,Colorado
 03/01/2007 10:10:06 PM · #75
The water falls in the Tijuca forest, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Five photos, shot horizontally, but stitched vertically.
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