Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/07/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]unsubscribe hd at hd.pp.se -- H?kan Dennersten Sent with Sparrow (http://www.sparrowmailapp.com/?sig) On torsdag 21 juli 2011 at 07:42, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > I agree with all who suggest using a longer lens and shooting vertically. > Of course this means more frames to merge and hence more horsepower needed > on the computer, but that should not be a problem in this day and age. The > panos I have posted have usually been made with a 50mm on an M8, using > 10-15 frames to create a 180-200 degree image. > > Cheers, > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > YNWA > > > > > > > > On Jul 20, 2011, at 11:49 PM, Geoff Hopkinson wrote: > > > Ken I am not familiar with what tools are in Elements 8. In Photoshop > > there > > are a number of different merge options that you can try. > > My approach is to use a 35 and shoot vertically. On the M9 I use 30 > > degree > > increments for the shots to be merged. > > With Howard Cummer's cooperation, we put some discussion in the LUG > > Pearls > > blog here > > http://wiki.leica-users.org/index.php/Panorama_Photography > > In the example there I did 12 frames (360 degrees) and this is a crop of > > about 4 frames from that. > > > > A couple of newer samples here. > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/133487302 > > http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/133506658 > > > > > > Cheers > > Geoff > > > > *Australia, paying for the world's carbon sins, one tonne at a time**.* > > > > > > > > On 21 July 2011 07:02, philippe.amard <philippe.amard at sfr.fr > > (mailto:philippe.amard at sfr.fr)> wrote: > > > > > Pano shooting with a 21 does not make much sense to me either - just > > > use a > > > longer lens and shoot more frames to cover what you want to show. > > > ph > > > > > > Le 20 juil. 11 ? 21:27, Mark Rabiner a ?crit : > > > > > > > > > > Shot with a 21? > > > > The trick would be to shoot with a much longer lens but do more > > > > individual > > > > shots and you'll get your full angle. Shoot verticals. > > > > > > > > > > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > From: Kenneth Frazier <kennybod at mac.com (mailto:kennybod at > > > > mac.com)> > > > > > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org (mailto:lug at > > > > > leica-users.org)> > > > > > Date: Wed, 20 Jul 2011 08:07:05 -0400 > > > > > To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org (mailto:lug at > > > > > leica-users.org)> > > > > > Subject: [Leica] Pano help needed..... > > > > > > > > > > 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<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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -------------------------- > > > > > Kenneth Frazier > > > > > kennybod at me.com (mailto:kennybod at me.com) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information