A stitch in time...First digital post
artistp
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First Digital Post
I've had my office covered with
4x6 photos stitched together for
the last few years. I recently sold
my BMW motorcycle that was distracting
me from my art! Well I took cell phone pix.
Now that I don't have upkeep on that mule
I bought a digital camera. Wow. I'm like a
kid in a candy store. Even the pouring rain
hasn't stopped me from pressing buttons
and playing with all this amazing new software.
I've had my office covered with
4x6 photos stitched together for
the last few years. I recently sold
my BMW motorcycle that was distracting
me from my art! Well I took cell phone pix.
Now that I don't have upkeep on that mule
I bought a digital camera. Wow. I'm like a
kid in a candy store. Even the pouring rain
hasn't stopped me from pressing buttons
and playing with all this amazing new software.
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Great picture, btw!! What software did you use to do the stitching?
Hey there and welcome to the Forum
Glad your having a ball with your new software, you've almost got your stitching right, I can see at least two joins in this shot, but Im sure you'll figure it out the more you use it.
You did better than me, I am not good at stitching at all, using a tripod is the way to go for those type of shots.
Thanks for sharing your joy........ have fun on the forum, and keep posting.
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:skippy Everyone has the right to be stupid, but some people just abuse the privilege :dgrin
I think it was the EOS utility. It was one of the three canned software programs that came with the camera.
I usually work pretty sloppy on these panoramaa. I like the edges even rougher, a mix of Cartier Bresson and David Hockney style montage.
I've never used a tripod, I shoot from the hip or while moving.
I'm amazed the software took care of most of the stitching, but clean stitches aren't as important as the feel of a cafe table in the rain!
thanks for the warm welcome
very nice photo and stitching
My Gallery
www.intruecolors.com
Nikon D700 x2/D300
Nikon 70-200 2.8/50 1.8/85 1.8/14.24 2.8
I opened the Zoom Ex Browser (Canon provided this with purchase of the camera)
1. Under tools I chose 'stitch photos...'
I selected the 7 or 8 photos. It the asked me to put them in order, so I moved the correct one to the beginning in a menu.
2. Then select 'merge' and hit 'start.
3. Then select 'save'.
In about half a second this appeared in a cropped window:
I uncropped it for display.
It took about 5 seconds to save it. I then had to shrink even the big one up above for display in here.. It took much longer to shrink it than it did to create it!
I thought turning to shoot into the sun would be a good test but even these three images
have alot of variation in exposure: the two lighter trees in the background, the car in the foreground, the car moving in the first picture that's already passed in the second exposure etc.
I am just amazed that it made all the choices and smoothed the color balance, exposure, seams, and information.
Welcome!
There is a very visible color shift.
welcome to the forum-
enjoy your camera!-
Since I paid anywhere from $1000 to $1500 every 6,000 miles of riding, I simply coundn't afford to spend anything on photography. Especially after I
vibrated a lense to an early death on my Elan 7. I did take a bunch of pics with
my cell phone...
http://www.advrider.com/forums/search.php?searchid=2230348
So now free from future BMW extravagant bills, I can afford to go digital!
Maybe I'll get a KLR with all the money I save up!
A little more my rough style! It would be ok with me if all the stitches showed!