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LevT


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Challenge: Panorama III (Standard Editing)
Collection: Portfolio
Camera: DJI Mavic Air 2
Location: La Jolla, California
Date: May 5, 2025
Aperture: 2.8
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/1250
Galleries: Water, Panoramic
Date Uploaded: May 5, 2025

 As I explain in comments below, it was not as dramatic in real life as it looks here. The panoramic view made the shoreline look small and faraway, and the crushing waves below much more prominent. Not that I am complaining :) My drone made a Jpeg panorama immediately, but the sky was blown and non-recoverable, so I had to make it manually using the original 21 DNG frames.

Statistics
Place: 2 out of 18
Avg (all users): 7.0714
Avg (participants): 6.3333
Avg (non-participants): 7.6250
Views since voting: 164
Views during voting: 62
Votes: 28
Comments: 11
Favorites: 0

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 05/19/2025 09:47:57 PM
Only 21 images - those are rookie numbers :)

Great job. The exaggerated perspective is eye catching. I always manually fly the drone to create the images and post process myself. I used the auto modes at the beginning but then wanted more control. Plus my DJI made a bunch of oddly named files in subfolders on the SD card!
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 05/19/2025 08:24:39 AM
Wow.. Congratulations a masterful piece of art.
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 05/19/2025 08:10:32 AM
Really happy to see this ribbon. Great work LevT
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 05/19/2025 03:23:39 AM
Originally posted by kanaj:
The raw power of that water is so palpable in this photo. I'm dying to know what equipment was used to capture it. If a drone, it seems dangerously far off-shore, especially if the winds are as fierce as those breakers suggest!

Actually the drone was only some 100 meters from the shore. It is an illusion created by the panorama mode because it stretches the parts undneath the drone. And the wind also was not thar strong, so the drone was never in any significant danger ))
 05/19/2025 01:44:54 AM
Congrats, Lev! Man, the sheer range of your skills with your equipment is so inspiring.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
05/17/2025 02:49:09 PM
The raw power of that water is so palpable in this photo. I'm dying to know what equipment was used to capture it. If a drone, it seems dangerously far off-shore, especially if the winds are as fierce as those breakers suggest!
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 05/17/2025 07:47:16 AM
My favorite in this challenge.
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 05/16/2025 02:44:39 PM
cool effect from the panorama on the beach
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 05/15/2025 12:37:59 PM
Very turbulent; looks like a waterfall.
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 05/14/2025 11:51:59 AM
Amazing perspective like it's as if you are high above the city on the crest of a Tsunami like wave about to engulf the land and buildings. I presume this is a drone shot.
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 05/12/2025 12:53:49 PM
Lots of drama in the water and the sky making this a beautiful image.
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