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Jim Goldstein
{K:21230} 1/26/2006
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Fantastic panoramic. Was the distorted layout intentional? Did you hand shoot this or use a tripod? If on a perfectly level tripod you can avoid this effect. The exposure is quite even through out which always helps make this quality of a panroamic possible. I really like the details and the wonderful clouds. The Grand Tetons are a sight to see and this is almost as good as being there in person.
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22103} 1/26/2006
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Hey Jim:
The distorted layout was, err, kinda? intentional. When I shot this series I handheld the camera. You are right, the tripod helps, but ultimately it is also the software you use.
In this case, the software took the vertical perspective and bent the images upward into a smile. I created a custom mask in illustrator to give the overall smooth arc.
When I framed this, the person had to hand cut on the arc across about 96 inches. Great results, but tricky.
The exposure is even - I forced F-Stop and exposure as well as white balance.
thanks for the comment.
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Roger Williams
{K:83282} 1/26/2006
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It comes out very slightly on the dark side on my screen, but it's a wonderful example of what can be shown with the new panorama function and a great example of stitching. And above and beyond all that, a fantastic scene of natural beauty! But however many shots you had to stitch, it looks as if some modern stitching software would considerably reduce the time you have to spend. Try PTgui! It now generates correlations between images automatically and can blend skies with slightly different exposures (although of course it is limited to the area of overlap). PTgui is intended primarily for people who want to show their panoramas as immersive VR, i.e., with pan and zoom capabilities. This is fun, too, and coming to Usefilm soon if I have anything to do with it!
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22103} 1/26/2006
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Roger:
It is a dark toned photo.
I'm going to look at PTgui. I've come to realize that there are probably two types of stitchers - those who are after the immersive and VR capabilities, and those who are after high resolutions. The two are not mutually exclusive.
I have to admit up front I am doing panos for the high resolution and for prints around 8,000 x 12,000 pixels.
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jude .
{K:14625} 1/27/2006
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An extraordinary image, Michael...absolutely stunning! I'll bet the print is one to drool over, figuratively speaking of course. *grin*
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Ina Nicolae
{K:44481} 1/27/2006
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This is got to be my favorite of your panoramas, so far, I really like the curved shape, and the great contrasts. The clarity is superb, the wide view is spectacular, and the details in the foreground awesome. Of course, the mountains are breathtaking, the whole image is awesome! Ina
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Dave Arnold
{K:55649} 4/16/2006
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Very neat curvature effect. I am going to assume you used a tripod, panning at the same angle. I'll also assume this is about the same as the last shot I commented on, about 20 or so photos combined?
Best wishes,
Dave
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Michael Kanemoto
{K:22103} 4/17/2006
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Dave:
This was all handheld, one of the first I tried, and I did a lousy stitch and wound up doing a lot of manual cleanup. This was about 12 shots, and stitched using Canon's software, which made the image "smile".
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Dave Arnold
{K:55649} 6/17/2006
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I am still in awe of this photo. I revisited based on your link from the discussion we were having on gradient mask.
Dave
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