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Bridgeway, Sausalito ::: Float Plane near Strawberry Point sunrise, mono lake
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Freddie 13-Aug-2003 10:21
great photo's! I just started expirimenting a bit with panorama pic's and yesterday I
made my first pic's in my backgarden. I always loved panoramic pic's and now I can make
them myself. I'm exited and already thought of several locations in my hometown to make
some lovely photo's.
My compliments for some amazing and beautifull shots! Very interesting to see what b/w
can do with a photo :-) Can give quite a dramatic look to a sky being photographed.

Greetings from the Netherlands and keep up the good work!
Karen Nichols 25-Mar-2003 17:10
Sometimes I use the Camedia Master software that came with the camera. My camera (an Olympus C-2100 UZ) has a panorama feature that facilitates the shooting of a panorama by locking in exposure and focus and providing a visual grid to help shoot straight. More often, I construct the panorama manually, which is a difficult process to describe, since it varies with each pano. Generally, I lay out all the frames in layers in Photoshop, align each frame (usually switching that layer to about 60% transparency when doing so) Then remove part of the overlap using a feathered lasso and/or eraser. If needed, I'll spot-adjust levels on the frames to ensure consistency. Once that step is complete, I save the layered photoshop file and then flatten the file. At that point, I post-process as I would a normal image. I think the keys to successful panos are 1) plenty of overlap between frames; 2) getting an average exposure right across the entire set of frames; 3) making sure that there is a least one easily and uniquely identifiable object in each frame (this is almost a must if you're using software to create the pano, but helps immeasurably if you're doing it manually as well. What does it mean to find a uniquely identifiable object? If you are taking a panorama of the ocean from the beach (with nothing on the horizon), the panorama is not likely to be successful because the water is constantly changing, and there is no key point in each frame to match to from frame to frame. If you take an ocean shot that has some rock formations in the surf, and maybe a couple of buoys in the distance, there are more solid points to which you can match up the frames.

Anyway, Photoshop Elements offers an easy-to-use panorama feature. There's also Panorama Factory and Ulead Cool 360.

Hope that helps!
Karen
Simon 25-Mar-2003 08:21
Wow .. breathtaking panos ..
do u mind sharing what technique and software u used to create the panos?
Tks .. cheers
Guest 18-Mar-2003 02:33
These are some amazing Panoramas!! Nice work!
Dan
MaverickSF 24-Feb-2003 01:21
Oh My GOODNESS! You have some of the most incredible photos I have ever seen. I cannot believe that you great such a beautiful view from your kitchen. They are incredible. The panoramic of the sunset/moon picture is spell binding. You have some amazing pictures. Keep up the good work and post if you have any showings or places you are going to present. Do you sell your stuff?
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