First Attempt at Pano- Sedona, AZ

anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
edited January 8, 2012 in Landscapes
Headed North today as there was snow in Sedona. Spent a few hours chasing light and attempted my first pano.

Used Photomerge in CS4- cropped, and some processing.

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Aaron Newman

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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,240 moderator
    edited December 4, 2011
    I am seeing only a distorted image - not a pano.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    I am seeing only a distorted image - not a pano.

    headscratch.gif

    Care to explain?

    This was 9 landscape shots- tripod mounted
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  • Doug SolisDoug Solis Registered Users Posts: 1,190 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    You have to view this in Full Image. It is a beautiful mountain vista that you have captured, I love red/orange tones and this mountain range is very stunning. One suggestion that may or may not work and that would be to try and darken the sky, which would give more contrast with the mountains. I would try to darken in curve layers and possibly set one of the blend modes to multiply and check the effects. nice work for your first Pano!
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    Very nice, Aaron.
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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    Doug Solis wrote: »
    You have to view this in Full Image. It is a beautiful mountain vista that you have captured, I love red/orange tones and this mountain range is very stunning. One suggestion that may or may not work and that would be to try and darken the sky, which would give more contrast with the mountains. I would try to darken in curve layers and possibly set one of the blend modes to multiply and check the effects. nice work for your first Pano!

    Thanks Doug-

    These were taken at 5:20pm after the sun had already set. I missed the last flare of color when I was trying to find a place to shoot this from. I'll try to play with the sky a little bit to see what I can get.

    Thanks
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  • kdogkdog Administrators Posts: 11,681 moderator
    edited December 4, 2011
    That's just awesome, Aaron. thumb.gifthumb.gifbowdown.gif
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  • shawncshawnc Registered Users Posts: 718 Major grins
    edited December 4, 2011
    David_S85 wrote: »
    I am seeing only a distorted image - not a pano.

    Huh?....

    Nice work as usual. I saw the other stream shott you posted also. Great work. I agree, if you can get a little more out of your skies would be helpful, but as I've said before, you can only work with what is avail at the time you are shooting. Once Again, nice work.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,240 moderator
    edited December 5, 2011
    It wasn't showing the first several hours when I responded above. I see the pano today though. nod.gif

    Cool scene, literally. I was there this past summer and there wasn't all that white stuff at 100 degrees.
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  • Art MorganArt Morgan Registered Users Posts: 107 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2011
    Nicely done, Aaron. Snow on red rocks is a great photo op! :D

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2011
    kdog wrote: »
    That's just awesome, Aaron. thumb.gifthumb.gifbowdown.gif

    Thanks old friend. thumb.gif
    shawnc wrote: »
    Huh?....

    Nice work as usual. I saw the other stream shott you posted also. Great work. I agree, if you can get a little more out of your skies would be helpful, but as I've said before, you can only work with what is avail at the time you are shooting. Once Again, nice work.

    Thanks Shawn.
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    Aaron Newman

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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 5, 2011
    Art Morgan wrote: »
    Nicely done, Aaron. Snow on red rocks is a great photo op! :D

    Art


    Thanks Art. When i saw the snow on the webcams that morning I knew I needed to just head up there. You guys had some great weather in Tucson as well. deal.gif
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  • bskaranbskaran Registered Users Posts: 127 Major grins
    edited December 7, 2011
    Thats a great shot.
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  • Sexy6ChickSexy6Chick Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited December 8, 2011
    I'm a sucker for panos, but add snow (one of my favorites things) and sedona (one of my favorite places) and you've got a heck of winner in that shot for me. Great job Aaron (as always).
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  • shniksshniks Registered Users Posts: 945 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Very nice Aaron. Love the red hues in the photo! clap.gif



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  • anwmn1anwmn1 Registered Users Posts: 3,469 Major grins
    edited December 11, 2011
    Karan, Natalie, and Nikhil- thank you for your comments. thumb.gif
    "The Journey of life is as much in oneself as the roads one travels"


    Aaron Newman

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  • spacefuzzspacefuzz Registered Users Posts: 102 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2011
    gorgeous, great pano
  • xelanilxelanil Registered Users Posts: 93 Big grins
    edited December 31, 2011
    Nice pano you should try microsoft ICE http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ice/
  • redleashredleash Registered Users Posts: 3,840 Major grins
    edited January 8, 2012
    Excellent, Aaron! I'd never know it was your first pano. :D
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