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Subject: [Leica] Orford and Dedham: Who Needs Wide Angle Lenses Anymore?
From: r.s.taylor at comcast.net (Richard Taylor)
Date: Thu, 3 Dec 2009 22:26:43 -0500
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I missed that wire completely.  Just goes to show nothing's perfect, I 
suppose.  You just can't go messing around with perspective all willy-nilly 
without some strange effects happening.  The shot covers about 60 degrees 
and the wire attests to that fact unequivocally.  It's pretty much what you 
get with a wide angle lens though, too, I think.  

I'll try and get a larger version up tomorrow for detailed scrutiny.  It 
would be interesting to hear your comments.  

Regards, 

Dick



On Dec 03, 2009, at 3:47 PM, philippe.amard wrote:

> The wire has a lovely curve in the street scene, but on the whole this 
> seems to work fine.
> BTW perhaps you could post a little larger as I find it difficult to 
> assess the real capabilities of the contraption
> 
> Thanks in anticipation
> Keep experimenting,
> and sharing of course
> 
> Bien cordialement
> Philippe
> 
> 
> Le 3 d?c. 09 ? 16:00, Richard Taylor a ?crit :
> 
>> 
>> Although these look like straight photographs, they actually are not.  
>> All four are three-pane photomerges done in PSCS4.
>> 
>> The key to doing this easily, apart from having a static scene, is 
>> apparently to hold the camera very close to square to the subject, just 
>> as you would with a wide angle lens, as you rotate horizontally to take 
>> the picture series.
>> 
>> The last of the four, of the church in Dedham, is from a three-pane 
>> series with the camera rotated vertically.  That works too.  Photomerge 
>> automatically corrected the geometric distortion caused by the upward 
>> tilt of the camera.
>> 
>> I wonder how long it will be before a camera comes with built in 
>> photomerge capability?
>> 
>> Orford Castle
>> Color
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_castle_color.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/ya5kyk3
>> 
>> Orford Castle
>> Monochrome
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_castle_BW.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/yfdjxv
>> 
>> Orford Street Scene
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_orford_house_and+_car.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/ykx72r3
>> 
>> Dedham Church
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/rtaylor/PICKS/England_2009/sm_dedham_church_merge.jpg.html
>> or
>> http://tinyurl.com/ygxmrfb
>> 
>> C&C always welcome.  G-1 with 20mm f1.7; photomerges done via Lightroom 
>> 2.5 in PSCS4.
>> 
>> Regards,
>> 
>> Dick
>> 
>> 
>> 
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