Prairie Storm

eweb84eweb84 Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
edited February 20, 2011 in Landscapes
One of my first successful photostitches! The storm was headed right towards where I lived last summer. It ended up producing 3 tornadoes and 2 inch hail. No one was injured thankfully (we were all in the basement when it arrived) however our vehicles didn't fair too well. 4 out of 10 were totalled.

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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited February 16, 2011
    Wow! :wow Now that's definitely worth stitching! Great job. Glad to hear folks are all right. Too bad about the vehicles. Did you get any pics of them? mwink.gif
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  • Bryans12vBryans12v Registered Users Posts: 362 Major grins
    edited February 16, 2011
    Wow! This is intense!:D
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited February 16, 2011
    Intense and beautiful at the same time. Fantastic shot - glad everyone is okay from the aftermath of what it produced as well.
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  • StueveShotsStueveShots Registered Users Posts: 544 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    Wow! Wonderful shot. May I ask how you stitched it? What software did you use? I want to give it a try!
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  • StevemacStevemac Registered Users Posts: 86 Big grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    Awsome supercell and well taken and processed,it has a fair size gust front on it.

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  • eMOJOeMOJO Registered Users Posts: 156 Major grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    Looks very menacing but at the same time the foreground is soothing. Great capture and well processed thumb.gif
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  • eweb84eweb84 Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    Thanks Everyone for the comments!!
    StueveShots wrote: »
    Wow! Wonderful shot. May I ask how you stitched it? What software did you use? I want to give it a try!

    I just used Photostitch, it was included in the software that came with my camera. Canon Utilities.
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  • HDRoamerHDRoamer Registered Users Posts: 94 Big grins
    edited February 17, 2011
    I like it. Very well done. Keep trying on the panos, you're off to a good start.
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  • nazquelnazquel Registered Users Posts: 181 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    really nice job.

    i found that the first photo stitches i did, i was so excited to make a pano that i didnt care if i had placed the subject properly, etc.

    looks like youre not having that problem. the cloud takes up the entire frame and the foreground is interesting as well.

    perhaps look at the left side of the pano and see if you can recover any blown out highlights?
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  • clickin girlclickin girl Registered Users Posts: 278 Major grins
    edited February 18, 2011
    This is spectacular! I love how vivid the green is against the blue clouds!
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  • wfellerwfeller Registered Users Posts: 2,625 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    Very cool shot. Great processing.
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  • SYMPLSYMPL Registered Users Posts: 96 Big grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    You made the most of a wonderful opportunity...well done.
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  • DogdotsDogdots Registered Users Posts: 8,795 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    Beautiful photo thumb.gif

    Happy to hear all were safe.
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  • Logic 7Logic 7 Registered Users Posts: 89 Big grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    Wow. Just wow!
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  • CameronCameron Registered Users Posts: 745 Major grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    I've always wanted to capture a shot like this, nice job! How many shots did you stitch together? I think you should blow this one up and put it on the wall.
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  • eweb84eweb84 Registered Users Posts: 25 Big grins
    edited February 19, 2011
    Thanks everyone for the compliments!! Much Appreciated!!
    CSwinton wrote: »
    I've always wanted to capture a shot like this, nice job! How many shots did you stitch together? I think you should blow this one up and put it on the wall.

    8 photos... Just ordered a 36in photo I'll see how it looks!!
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  • WillCADWillCAD Registered Users Posts: 722 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2011
    Beautiful image, Eric. Can you post the originals? I find it interesting to compare how they look next to the finished product.

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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited February 20, 2011
    I love shots from storm chasers and hope to spend a summer in the midwest one of these years!

    The cloud looks like a huge jellyfish. Glad no one was hurt!
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  • TallboyTallboy Registered Users Posts: 71 Big grins
    edited February 20, 2011
    Beautiful storm capture and pano stich. clap.gif

    I'd love to shoot some of the storms that form over our local prairies and pastures...but I'm terribly afraid of lightning. So I watch from afar.
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