[Leica] Forbidden City Panorama

[Jayanand Govindaraj]

Douglas, Jean-Michel, Bernard, Ric, Aram, Jim, Philippe

Thanks for looking.

Ric, Yes - I took care about the viewpoint I wanted, and where I should
stand to achieve it. As 99% of my panoramas are taken handheld as I never
carry a tripod, I have got myself a technique of swiveling from the waist
that gives acceptable results (as long as I hold my breath and unwind from
the waist  slowly and carefully). :-) When you take 15 shots of 16MP each,
you have a few pixels to spare for cropping and straightening the merged
photograph anyway.

Aram, Stitching is courtesy Photoshop - it does a great job of it.

Cheers
Jayanand



On Mon, Nov 17, 2014 at 7:45 AM, Jim Nichols <jhnichols at lighttube.net>
wrote:

> Very nicely done.  You certainly get the most out of your X-E1!  I admire
> your skills with the panorama combination.
>
> Jim Nichols
> Tullahoma, TN USA
>
>
> On 11/16/2014 5:20 AM, Jayanand Govindaraj wrote:
>
>> This is a 15 vertical frame panorama of a section of the Forbidden City in
>> Beijing, the former Imperial Palace and grounds, taken on a normal gloomy
>> and smoggy Beijing day at around noon. This square is called the "Hall of
>> Supreme Harmony Square", and is a part of the Outer Court, or Southern
>> Section, and was mainly used for major public occasions during the Qing
>> Dynasty like imperial weddings, coronations and investitures. On the left
>> of the panorama is the "Gate of Supreme Harmony", and on the right, rising
>> majestically over the square, is the "Hall of Supreme Harmony".
>>
>> Taken with a Fuji XE-1 with the 56mm f1.2 lens
>>
>> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/jayanand/Panoramas/
>> China/China-20141019-2327.jpg.html
>>
>> Please see LARGE
>>
>> Comments and criticism, as ever, welcome
>>
>> Cheers
>> Jayanand
>>
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