Coyote Buttes Pano

kdog

This is where Aaron and I spent some time last weekend.
We'd just shot the sunrise, and I grabbed this pano just as we were heading back to our camp to get some breakfast.

Scroll right to see the whole image.


9 horizontal shots (I probably should have shot in portrait), 58mm focal length.
This is about 180 degrees field of view. The pano was built in Photoshop CS4. It actually did a pretty good job on it. :huh
(Usually I use more exotic tools to make panos, but they don't work from TIFFs which is what I wanted in this case.)

Thanks for looking!
-joel

dlplumer

Super impressive Joel. What a fabulous scape Amazing how it turns from deep red to white. I love it. The details and texture are just fabulous.

kdog

Thank you very much, Dan. Glad you like it. It really is a special place, and next time you're comin'.

Cheers,
-joel

Awais Yaqub

Wow awesome ! this is huge

kdog

Awais Yaqub wrote:

Wow awesome ! this is huge

Hey thanks, Awais!! Speaking of huge, just be glad I didn't pose the original size pano. The TIFF is 650MB, and 36,500 pixels wide. :wow

Cheers,
-joel

anwmn1

Dude- I hate you.


What's next? A video? Oh wait.......

Cuong

Imagine this image in wall-size print.

Cuong

squirl033

impressive! and such weird rock formations... some of them look downright reptilian!

kdog

anwmn1 wrote:

What's next? A video? Oh wait....... <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/lol3.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

Well, since you brought it up... <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/naughty.gif&quot; border="0" alt="" >

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sgonen

9 horizontals stitched ... wow!
I love stiching panos but this one takes the prize - it's huge - great job.

kdog

Cuong wrote:

Imagine this image in wall-size print.

Cuong

Thanks, Cuong! Hmm, a print isn't a bad idea...


Cheers,
-joel

kdog

squirl033 wrote:

impressive! and such weird rock formations... some of them look downright reptilian!

Thanks, Rocky. Yes, you're right. There is some reptilian action going on in those rocks.


Cheers,
-joel

kdog

sgonen wrote:

9 horizontals stitched ... wow!
I love stiching panos but this one takes the prize - it's huge - great job.

Thanks, Shimon!

Cheers,
-joel

Sexy6Chick

Holy big photo batman.

It's AWESOME

Love the video as well.. "time for breakfast?" "yes...and a heater" haha

Thwack

Cool textures, colors, and swirls in the rocks! Thanks for the mega-pano. I wonder how that would print on canvas...

redleash

Great pano, kdog! Let us know if you do print it BIG . . . and post a shot of the print on the wall. I wonder how many corners you could go around? How long did it take to stitch 650MB? I've only stitched up to 5, and they weren't TIFFs.

Well done on the video too.

Eia

This is too good not to print! To appreciate it best - hang it on a wall!

torags

Nicely done kdog

Did you get to the wave or wire pass canyon?

schmoo

Whoah what a view! It looks like something off the moon. Or maybe Mars?

kdog

Sexy6Chick wrote:

Holy big photo batman.

It's AWESOME

Love the video as well.. "time for breakfast?" "yes...and a heater" haha

Thanks, Natalie. Glad you liked the video too.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Thwack wrote:

Cool textures, colors, and swirls in the rocks! Thanks for the mega-pano. I wonder how that would print on canvas...

Thanks, Thwack. Canvas you say? Hmmm....

kdog

redleash wrote:

Great pano, kdog! Let us know if you do print it BIG . . . and post a shot of the print on the wall. I wonder how many corners you could go around? How long did it take to stitch 650MB? I've only stitched up to 5, and they weren't TIFFs.

Well done on the video too.

Thanks, Lauren! It took quite a while alright. I didn't time it. 20 minutes maybe? Might have been longer. I have a pretty fast computer. I'll let you know if I decide to print it. It is tempting.

kdog

Eia wrote:

This is too good not to print! To appreciate it best - hang it on a wall!

Thanks, Eia! I'm noticing a pattern here. You people really want to spend my money!

kdog

torags wrote:

Nicely done kdog

Did you get to the wave or wire pass canyon?

Thanks, Rags. Originally they were on the list. Long story, but we decided against it this time. Next time for sure, maybe when it's warmer. That's a long hike out in very soft sand.

kdog

schmoo wrote:

Whoah what a view! It looks like something off the moon. Or maybe Mars?

Thanks a bunch, Schmoo. Mars, I'd say.

redleash

20 mins doesn't seem bad at all--I was afraid maybe a couple of hours! I don't have the best gear for doing panos but after seeing yours it is tempting to give it more of a try. I hope you'll do some more--wonderful work!

Lauren

Cuong

kdog wrote:

Thanks, Eia! I'm noticing a pattern here. You people really want to spend my money!

You should ask Baldy to print this for you.:D

Cuong

christinamae

Wonderful! I agree, you must print this!

Nikolai

Nice pano, F-stop!
Gosh, I miss this place:-)

acowan

I've seen quite a few photos from this area but this pano gives a person who hasn't been there (like myself) the idea of the endless photographic possibilities. Despite it being overphotographed I REALLY want to go there now.

kdog

Cuong wrote:

You should ask Baldy to print this for you.:D

Cuong

Thanks, man. But I may hold that ace until I get something really good.