[Leica] Pano Help needed

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Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:07:05 -0400
From: Kenneth Frazier <kennybod at mac.com>
Subject: [Leica] Pano help needed.....
To: Leica Group <lug at leica-users.org>

Folks,

Here's my first attempt at a pano shot, of Baltimore's inner harbor, 
stitched from three shots.

http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/kennybod/baltimore+inner+harbor.jpg.html

I need some assistance.  The photo has good detail, good color matching, but 
lots of distortion at either end.

I put the three shots through LR3, then stitched them in Photoshop Elements 
8.

Suggestions?  How to eliminate all the distortion?  Obviously I'm missing 
something in the workflow.

TIA

Ken

Hi Ken,
I don't know if the full range of options is available in Elements 8 but in 
Photoshop CS4
if you do the following:
go to "File" > automate > photomerge > add open files > cylindrical and then 
check
1. Blend image, 2. vignette removal 3. geometric distortion correction,
CS4 will do the work and make you look like a genius.
Cheers
Howard (without hummers and orcas so far today)