Sun kissed Snowdon, taken at altitude!

Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
edited August 15, 2016 in Landscapes
Snowdon%20Sunset%20Pano-XL.jpg
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited August 11, 2016
    Beautiful. Would have liked to see more ground in the bottom middle.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 11, 2016
    Yes lovely! Agree with David, only because it become noticeably thin...
    Love it is still.....we are photogs....we always pursue perfection....hence the nitpick!
  • Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2016
    Thanks Gents, I agree also, but you know what it's like with Pano's, sometimes you don't discover these things until you sitting in front of the computer! I should have zoomed out abit, but at the moment I'm obsessed with shooting my mountains at high zoom! I might have tried a wider shot had I more time, but the sun was setting and I had an hour and a half claimb down on loose scree! :uhoh

    Please keep the nit picking coming! Always welcome! thumb.gif
  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited August 12, 2016
    I always preview my full pano before I take it by swinging the rig around the full width. I use RRS pano gear and want about 30% extra room on the top and bottom because I don't always know what projection I'll stitch with in the final. That said, if shooting hand-held and guessing for individual frame overlap on the go, handheld doesn't offer nearly the assurance of what the outcome will be. I've had too many tossers over the years by just winging it that way. But full pano gear and you're almost always golden. Bit of a pain, though, with a tripod and such.
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  • roaddog52roaddog52 Registered Users Posts: 1,323 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2016
    Beautiful capture! A hair thin in the middle, I agree, but I like the way the curve of the foreground frames the mountains beyond.

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  • Celtic SnapperCeltic Snapper Registered Users Posts: 277 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2016
    Thanks for the comments and advice guys. Here's one way of getting rid of the thin foreground only I lose the frame that you mention Phil.
    DSC_2967-Pano-X3.jpg
  • CornflakeCornflake Registered Users Posts: 3,346 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2016
    Thye're both quite good but I prefer the second one, in part because the aspect ratio simply makes for closer viewing on a monitor. The second is also nicely asymmetrical.
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  • David_S85David_S85 Administrators Posts: 13,245 moderator
    edited August 13, 2016
    +1 on the 2nd image. Much nicer.
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  • StumblebumStumblebum Registered Users Posts: 8,480 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2016
    Yeah, second one rocks!
  • Hikin' MikeHikin' Mike Registered Users Posts: 5,467 Major grins
    edited August 13, 2016
    Yep, second one is much better!
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  • fool4thecityfool4thecity Registered Users Posts: 632 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2016
    Definitely, #2 is the winner!
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