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01/30/2006 04:52:56 PM · #1


My second experiment with a 180 degree panorama. Not exciting, but one created using the Photomerge feature of Photoshop CS2 from 7 input images. All images were taken with the same white balance, shutter speed and f/stop values.

The merged image is roughly the equivalent of a 29+ megapixel camera.

Note: Though a web graphic the image is a 700+ megabyte download.

Message edited by author 2006-01-30 16:57:42.
01/30/2006 05:04:47 PM · #2
Looks great, nice job. I should try a panorama shot sometime. Did you have to turn it from the center of the lens so they were aligned properly?
01/30/2006 05:10:34 PM · #3
700 mb download? Yikes, my daily bandwidth cap on campus is only 750...guess I'm not going to get to see the hi-res version.

Oh well....the thumbnail looks great :D
01/30/2006 05:13:28 PM · #4
Originally posted by MadMan2k:

Looks great, nice job. I should try a panorama shot sometime. Did you have to turn it from the center of the lens so they were aligned properly?

Unsure what you are asking. What I did was mount the camera on a tripod and take pictures from right to left. I swiveled the camera on the tripod for each image with about a 30% overlap.

Photoshop's "Photomerge" put the pictures together.

Message edited by author 2006-01-30 17:14:45.
01/30/2006 05:36:42 PM · #5
Great panorama! Every time I've tried it, I have a lot of trouble getting rid of the join lines in photoshop. Any secrets?
01/30/2006 05:47:54 PM · #6
Wow! Very nice image! You just don't get the real beauty and detail of the shot without viewing it at the largest you offer. Well done!
01/30/2006 05:48:47 PM · #7
nice picture yep I used photoshop for my 2 panorama's here on dpc also it works really well, sometimes just a little touching up to do afterwards
01/30/2006 06:13:10 PM · #8
Originally posted by nidici:

Great panorama! Every time I've tried it, I have a lot of trouble getting rid of the join lines in photoshop. Any secrets?

It is an artform getting it right... that is why I am practicing. :)

Here are things that help:
1-Use manual settings for shutter speed, f/stop and white balance.
2-Select a panorama that is uniformly illuminated.
3-Overlay the images by about 30% to allow plenty of overlap for merging.
4-Try making slight realignments of the merged images to make a better "fit" when the seams are visible.

Even after all this you will likely still have edge effects on the overlap areas. Then use touchup tool like the healing brush, cloning or other techniques to fix the boundaries.
01/31/2006 03:57:57 PM · #9
Originally posted by stdavidson:

Originally posted by nidici:

Great panorama! Every time I've tried it, I have a lot of trouble getting rid of the join lines in photoshop. Any secrets?

It is an artform getting it right... that is why I am practicing. :)

Here are things that help:
1-Use manual settings for shutter speed, f/stop and white balance.
2-Select a panorama that is uniformly illuminated.
3-Overlay the images by about 30% to allow plenty of overlap for merging.
4-Try making slight realignments of the merged images to make a better "fit" when the seams are visible.

Even after all this you will likely still have edge effects on the overlap areas. Then use touchup tool like the healing brush, cloning or other techniques to fix the boundaries.


or u could use a camera with panorama function instead :P .. kiddin, great job, u shoul write a tutorial for us when u have time ;)
01/31/2006 04:25:50 PM · #10
Originally posted by Luck:


or u could use a camera with panorama function instead :P .. kiddin...

I think the hidden value of Photomerge is not so much for creating traditional panoramas as it is for achieving astounding detail in images with traditional aspecting.

It strikes me that with a two layered horizontal approach with my camera turned vertical on the tripod that I could build an 8 X 4 FOOT print which is traditional aspecting with almost no upscaling and it would have incredible sharpening and quality.

It is a lot of work and you would do it only for special images, but WOW!, what a payoff!
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