Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/10/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Johnny, I don't mean to upset those who prefer a more structured approach to image feedback, but I really like your image. A big part of my admiration for it lies in the fact that I know how devilishly tricky it is to shoot Panoramas with alot of people moving around. I've shot a good many QTVRs, but have never tackled a dynamic scene like this one. I always wait until people are out of the frame, have them remain still, or shoo them away. It makes for pretty static surrounds. I'd be very interested in hearing your technique for dealing with all the people moving around. Is it as simple as taking multiple frames at each clickstop, making sure you don't have any people or other moving things cut in half or duplicated in multiple frames? Do tell! Thanks, - --Jim Laurel - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnny Deadman" <lists@johnbrownlow.com> To: <streetphoto@topica.com> Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 2:35 PM Subject: [Leica] A Deadman 360 > Unlurking for a moment... > > Now things have calmed down (see today's Daily Mail for the reason...) > a bit I finally got a chance to put together a 360 from July. I shot it > at Ed Mirvish's annual birthday party here in Toronto. Normally this is > a lot of fun but (see the portfolios from the previous 2 years on my > site) but it felt quite threatening this year and this was certainly > reflected in what I shot. > > Here's the first pic I've put together from it. > > 1000 pixel version > (90k): http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/misc/mirvish-4-1000.jpg > 2000 pixel version > (197k): http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/misc/mirvish-4-2000.jpg > 4000 pixel version > (608k): http://www.pinkheadedbug.com/misc/mirvish-4-4000.jpg > > If you can stomach the download, the 4000 pixel version is the coolest, > but even this doesn't capture the level of detail in the 12000 pixel > wide original. > > This was comped together from a selection of 14 images out of a total > of about 30 I shot in this location. > > The more I do these the more I am struck with how similar the process > of putting them together is to film editing, especially in the sense of > constructing meaning through juxtaposition, and in the delicate > house-of-cards nature of making it all fit together, which often means > you have to sacrifice the best individual shots for the sake of the > whole. > > As usual the pano wraps around at both ends and you are welcome to load > it up into photoshop and use the filter>other>offset command to > experiment with alternative framings. > > Tech: Nikon 5000 w/ WA adapter and cable release, Kaidan Kiwi head on a > monopod. > > -- > Johnny Deadman > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html