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Arches @ Sunrise - Windows/Turret Arch pano
JimKarczewski
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9 Image panorama, taken sunrise, 10/7/10 @ Arches National Park.
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JimKarczewski
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9 Image panorama, taken sunrise, 10/7/10 @ Arches National Park.
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Agreed. I really like this shot a lot, but it is just too saturated for me.
AZFred
Oh yeah, amazing shot! I'm not sure about oversaturated though. If you've shot this scene, you know that's pretty much how it looks in that light. It does look a little oversharpened though maybe. Although that could also be excessive microdetail cause by HDR'ing. I'll bet it would look pretty awesome in print the way it is.
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NO, ABSOLUTELY NO HDR.
Sharpening, Yes, some shadow recovery (15%), yes. HDR, Nope. Also a little work with Topaz Adjust, but decreased t only 20% visible.
ETA- Reason I don't do HDR, lack of GOOD stitching software that supports it. I've tried it in PTGui, ehhh. Not worth it. So now I work to not blow highlights, not kill shadows and work somewhere in between HDR and single shot work. Not that I don't use HDR, which I do for single shot, non-pano images. Until someone comes out with a good cross between photomatix and PTGui, I'll stick with what I know best! It's all about the 16bit work flow!
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Stitching is easy. Pick yer poison. You can use the free (Microsoft Research's ICE) or purchase something (PTGui, Autopan Pro, AutoPan Giga, etc)
Everything really started coming together better for me once I invested in a Really Right Stuff Pano head. I only have the single row version but will be upgrading to the multi-row as single has it's disadvantages... especially if you like shooting with a 50mm lens like I do. I shot this with my 16-35/2.8II, but it's rare for me to use, hell, even carry that lens when I hike. Guess it was a good call taking it that morning.
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now i'm confused... looking at that middle rock in the lower right foreground, that looks almost like the light's coming from over your left shoulder, yet the sun is straight in front... that rock should be in deep shadow! how'd you do that? i guess that's what throws me off... the shadows don't seem to match up with where they oughta be from the sun's position...
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i've shot some stuff in that part of the country, and i agree, the red rock definitely gets pretty colorful around dawn and dusk, but this just seems a bit over saturated even for that. maybe it's the Topaz processing, which i've never tried, but my sunrise/sunset shots from places like Arches, Monument Valley, etc., aren't quite that saturated. the tone is right, the shade of red-orange, just seems there's a bit to much of it...
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Having shot there about a week before this shot, I think I can help explain. What you are seeing is probably over 180 degrees of total view, and maybe closer to 240 or so. The sun is, in fact, pretty close to being over your left shoulder in this location. My shot is very similar to this, and was shot with my 20mm prime in vertical orientation. This leads to a very large field of view, and the perspective that it's not a large field of view. ;-)
Great shot, btw! Maybe a bit oversharpened for my tastes, but it looks good. <img src="https://us.v-cdn.net/6029383/emoji/thumb.gif" border="0" alt="" >
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Correct. Looking at the satellite images in Google Maps, I'd guesstimate 210-220 degree view. I was literally hanging off the edge of the rocks I was on..
Yeah, sharpening is a bit much, I shouldn't had gone so heavy handed when I sized it down for posting online.
okay, now it makes sense... thanks!
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Were you on top of that little nub of rock? That almost looks like you were to the left of it. It is definitely a tricky spot, regardless of where you are! Doing it in the near dark is fun.
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Left of the nub (assuming you are looking through the north window @ Turret Arch)! There were 2 people on the nub, 2 tripods, so I had to find another spot. If you slide down next to the nub, you are right on the edge, room to work, but very little....