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Subject: [Leica] Macro Pano
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Sun, 5 Sep 2010 11:32:36 -0500
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On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 10:20 AM, H&E Cummer <cummer at netvigator.com> wrote:

> Date: Sat, 4 Sep 2010 20:41:41 -0500
> From: Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Leica] Macro Pano
> To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
>
> It is really a cool shot, but I'm not sure if there is an accomplishment,
> except it seems a lot of work for the output.
>
> I'd like to understand the why of the pano besides the fact that it was
> there to do.
>
> Hi Sonny,
> Philippe and I were pondering the idea of a macro pano off list and I
> thought the result interesting enough to post.
> It involves stitching and focus stacking (a new term just learned from
> Geoff) to keep the main items in focus as the
> lens is panned to make each panel. I have done a bit of searching on the
> internet and there are two ways of making macro panos - by moving the 
> tripod
> parallel to the subject for each shot or by rotating the camera and focus
> stacking. This is new to me and fun to experiment with so you're right - it
> was there to do - and there may be more if the bees and wasps will
> cooperate.
>

Thanks for the reply.  I certainly understand about the need sometimes of
focus stacking, but I wasn't too sure of the why of a true pano on a limited
field like this.  I'm (of all people) not against doing something because it
is there to do.


-- 
Regards,

Sonny
http://www.sonc.com
http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
Natchitoches, Louisiana

USA


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