Mini Challenge #95 - Panoramas
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Panoramas
Begins May 6th and ends May 20th at 10pm (PST).
Panoramas are undoubtedly one of my favorite forms of photography. Whether you take a pan to convey a wider scale, or use it in conjunction with a zoom lense to get more detail and sharpness, or make a 360 degree view, panoramas are an art form which takes a good eye and practice (I'm still learning for sure).
So in this mini challenge, I would like to see the best panoramas you've taken. It can be a 2-shot shot or a huge 20-shot HDR pan. I know some monitors might be small, but for a standard 20 inch like mine, I can link a 2X Large format.
To get things started, here's some of my favorites that I've taken.
12 shot of Seattle and Elliot Bay
4 shot of Greenlake
16 shot (210mm) HDR of the Seattle REI Climbing Wall
16 shot (210mm) HDR of Qwest Field (Go Seahawks!)
3 shot of The Gorge near Vantage, WA
12 shot 360 Degree view of Mt Baker and Coleman Glacier
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OUR UN-OFFICIAL GENERAL RULES
1. Have fun sharing and seeing what others share!
2. The host supplies a topic and you post 1-3 images. The host judges the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) and is not eligible to enter.
The 1st place winner then chooses the next topic, judges the winner and then passes on the baton to the new champion.
3. Any photo you’ve taken is eligible, regardless of when taken or camera used.
4. Any amount of post-processing is allowed. However, it is helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo.
You may comment on other contestant's images. If you want someone to leave you some critique or criticism, just ask within your post.
5. The winner has up to three days (72 hours) to begin a new mini-challenge, or the honor goes to the #2 finisher and so forth.
Guidelines:
1. Enter 1-3 photos and put them in a single post.
2. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
3. Also try and resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)
4. Give each image you enter a title.
5. Enjoy discussion with members about their images, don't let this just be an entry thread!
6. Don't be hesitant, share'em and enter! <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
Begins May 6th and ends May 20th at 10pm (PST).
Panoramas are undoubtedly one of my favorite forms of photography. Whether you take a pan to convey a wider scale, or use it in conjunction with a zoom lense to get more detail and sharpness, or make a 360 degree view, panoramas are an art form which takes a good eye and practice (I'm still learning for sure).
So in this mini challenge, I would like to see the best panoramas you've taken. It can be a 2-shot shot or a huge 20-shot HDR pan. I know some monitors might be small, but for a standard 20 inch like mine, I can link a 2X Large format.
To get things started, here's some of my favorites that I've taken.
12 shot of Seattle and Elliot Bay
4 shot of Greenlake
16 shot (210mm) HDR of the Seattle REI Climbing Wall
16 shot (210mm) HDR of Qwest Field (Go Seahawks!)
3 shot of The Gorge near Vantage, WA
12 shot 360 Degree view of Mt Baker and Coleman Glacier
===============================
OUR UN-OFFICIAL GENERAL RULES
1. Have fun sharing and seeing what others share!
2. The host supplies a topic and you post 1-3 images. The host judges the winners (1st, 2nd and 3rd) and is not eligible to enter.
The 1st place winner then chooses the next topic, judges the winner and then passes on the baton to the new champion.
3. Any photo you’ve taken is eligible, regardless of when taken or camera used.
4. Any amount of post-processing is allowed. However, it is helpful if you list your camera and lens along with your photo.
You may comment on other contestant's images. If you want someone to leave you some critique or criticism, just ask within your post.
5. The winner has up to three days (72 hours) to begin a new mini-challenge, or the honor goes to the #2 finisher and so forth.
Guidelines:
1. Enter 1-3 photos and put them in a single post.
2. Either embed your image in the thread or, if you must, supply a link to it. Keep in mind, however, most people don't want to click to open photos hosted elsewhere (i.e. on your website).
3. Also try and resize your photos prior to posting so they're sized appropriately for viewing without having to scroll (~800 pixels on the longest side works best.)
4. Give each image you enter a title.
5. Enjoy discussion with members about their images, don't let this just be an entry thread!
6. Don't be hesitant, share'em and enter! <!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
Brian Friedman
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2) Looking back at Glacier NP.
3) Mono Lake
Basking in the shadows of yesterday's triumphs'.
Easy Street Basin
Sankaty Head
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A three shot pano from a recent trip to San Juan Island in Washington.
A 3 or 4 shot pano of the same scene above... vertically.
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Some legacy OM lenses and an OM-10
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1. Somewhere in the Caribbean (my brain wont tell me which island at present time)...
2. Hatcher's Pass Alaska...
3. Cook Inlet Alaska...
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#2 Caldecotte Lake Sunset.
#3 Welland Railway Viaduct. 3/4 mile long with 82 arches.
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"Landscape photography is the supreme test of the photographer - and often the supreme disappointment." Ansel Adams
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Hiking up Casaval Ridge
(1)
HDR Panorama of the Florida Capitol (Tallahassee, FL)
(2)
HDR Panorama of the back of the Florida Capitol (Tallahassee, FL)
(3)
Plaza de España (Seville, Spain)
[IMG]http://rhowell.smugmug.com/Everything-Else/Vacations/España-Honeymoon/panoramahalf/864895148_mzo7G-L.jpg[/IMG]
Much larger of #3 can be found here
Last one is one of my favorites, but I wished the lighting was even...Tourist in the midday sun - What can ya do?! :-P
Anyway, these are some of the nicest shots of the capital I've ever seen. Great job!
Spread the love! Go comment on something!
Small world!
I am not sure how good this is but wanted to contribute something anyway. I don't take many panos.
Lake Hodges Early Morning Light
Carrizo Badlands Wash
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Some legacy OM lenses and an OM-10
JAG, from this amateurs opinion I moved from CS2 to CS3 and found huge huge huge improvements in the sky blending in my panos. Not sure about anything above CS3 but that's what I have been using forever now...
btw, when I use CS3 for photomerge I never use "AUTO", I use "Reposition Only" and ALWAYS have "Blend Images" checked with a check.
I cant wait to move to CS5 for the "Content Aware Fill" feature!
Lee, you're 3rd shot from Spain is sweet! I don't know what PP software you use. In CS4, there is a feature in Smart Objects called Median. I've used it a few times to take out tourist or traffic. It might be a little difficult to use for panos because of lighting, but if you take about 60-100 shots (with a tripod) then put them in CS4 and use the Median function, PS will merge all the shots, but take out everything that is not "stationary", like pesky tourists. I used it for a shot of the freeway at rush hour to show a completely empty freeway. It's a pretty cool feature.
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I do have CS4 and really havent learned to use it other than using the 'bridge' feature to get my photos and use as basic adjustments if needed. I have used corel psp products for years...I guess I should go back to those lydia tutorials and see if I can figure some of it out.
Oh that sounds like an awesome feature!
Joyce,
I use PS CS4 for some of my panos. For the really complex ones I use a program called PTGUI. If it's an HDR, usually I will PP the HDR, then stitch the HDR shots into a pano. The biggest part (and learning curve) I've found is actually taking the shots. I do use a tripod mostly, but it isn't a requirement. I usually start from left to right than up right to left and so on trying to overlap each shot by about 20% of the last one. Sunsets are the hardest because you have limited time. The 12 shot Seattle and Elliot Bay that I posted was taken over about a 5 minute period. Definitely not enough time for HDR.
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Love the Tallahassee Love!!
Yeah - I think they still have that restriction...Not sure if it's written code, or just one of those unspoken truths...But I know they are still actively trying to keep the Live Oaks downtown and reduce construction on highrises...Although our skyline IS slowly growing...I'd rather keep the canopy roads than gain a few taller buildings though, that's for sure :-)
Thanks for that tip on the median function!! I never even knew that was there...I'll have to give it a shot sometime!
Jag... I have used an application called autopano since version 1 and have found it to be one of the best when blending things automagically. The first image in the following series was done in 2005 with PTgui and a lot of manual work in Photoshop. This was back when I had a computer that would quite easily choke on the over 1000Mb file that the full version of it was. It is a 3 band hand held pano shot from the top of the Empress hotel in Victoria during the Tall ships celebration. The other two were done in early versions of autopano.
Rattenbury's View
Water, Rocks, Waves
Water, Rocks, Sky
(These are just for sharing not to be put into the final judging, thanks)
I don't think there is anything wrong with the moderators participating in the challenges. As a matter of fact, I think they should as long as they are not the ones that are judging.
Nice Panos, btw.
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This 180 pano is of Monument Valley looking from Hunts Mesa.
Over on the left you can spot Mittens, in the center of the pano you can find Todem Pole..... An Amazing place...
Sunrise
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