Metropolis

problemchild

Los Angeles city at 30 minutes past sunset. Risking life and limb to take this photo. I drove around LA for 3 hours looking for a spot to shoot a pano.

I found a 12 story building after driving through multiple gang infested streets. I asked the guard in the front of the building if I could shoot some pictures from the roof. He scoffed at me. I told him I would make it worth his while and handed him some cash.

He told me I would have to use the fire escape because the elevator was shut down. I climbed up a 12 story unstable fire escape with a 40lb backpack containing a 400-2.8 and 1ds2 among other things. I also had a heavy tripod and wimberly head strapped over my shoulder.

I arrive at the roof only to find a stiff wind. I set up and meter the shot. 2.5 seconds at f8 (reduces vingetting for pano) iso 500. Not good for a sharp set of photos through a 400-2.8. Oh well Im in for the final now.

I tip the lens/camera into portrait and fire off 14 pics at 2 rows of 7. Shot from aprox. 2.5 miles away.

Well here it is........

USAIR

Hardest working photog in LA
It could have been worse...you could have came back with a flop

Awesome pano the color of the sky perfect nice and sharp and great alinement
That's one Id be proud of
Good job

Thanks
Fred

ridetwistyroads

Your hard work more then paid off. My mouth dropped open when I saw your shot - its execelent.

Nir

Well worth the effort! Beautiful pano!

Happy you're back safely

Red Bull

Wow! That's a great photo. It looks so clear and crisp. I'm guessing there wasn't much smog? You're pretty brave to go wandering around LA. Even more brave with all that equipment.

AT least it turned out great.