Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/10/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The panos are amazing - the first one, even with the jeeps circling the herd is worth as many WOWs as there frames ;-) I forwarded it immadiately to Alice who has been there, and is dreaming to go again. Thanks for sharing this beauty with us, and for the comments which I really enjoy. Amiti?s Philippe Le 3 oct. 11 ? 13:28, H&ECummer a ?crit : > >> Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2011 19:42:57 +0200 >> From: "philippe.amard" <philippe.amard at sfr.fr> >> Subject: Re: [Leica] Kenyan Safari Samburu Lions >> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org> >> >> Howard, your imagination goes beyond limits, who on earth would have >> thought of shooting a lion with the pano technique??? And it works >> and >> works so well! >> >> I like Esther's lion a lot too - the decisive moment, before I take a >> nap usually ... ;-) >> >> Keep processing and sharing please. >> >> Amiti?s >> Philippe > > Hi Philippe, > Thank you very much for your encouraging words. I find shooting > panos keeps me more interested. > Panos really come into their own when you get large crowds of > biblical proportions. When I went to Kenya > one of my goals was to shoot panos of the Wildebeest migration and > here are two of my better ones: > > First here are the wildebeest massing on the far bank in the Maasi > where they run back and forth (like politicians I thought) unsure of > whether to cross or not. > Of course, the crocodiles in the water (like depression in the > economies) holds them back from making the plunge. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/5panwildbeestW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/3g3sfw6 > > This is a 5 panel pano, original size is 35.2MB and it would print > up 44" X 9.2" @ 300 ppi > > The second pano, of an actual crossing, is 8 vertical panels > processed in CS4. The original size is 38.2MB and would print up 39" > X 10" @300 ppi. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/8PanCrossingW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/3mjka4p > > As the current sweeps the wildebeest down the river the Crocodile > waits and chooses his prey. > I got the jaws closing over the 'beest. My only kill photo of the > safari and not a pano - no time given the split second decisive > moment. > > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Howard+Cummer/Kenya/Croc-catchGnuW.jpg.html > > http://tinyurl.com/3tsb7ts > > C&C always welcome. Please look large. > > Howard > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information