And just for fun a Totem Pole (56K warning)

[LordV]

A panorama shot of a Hawker dragonfly made from 11 shots in landscape mode (heavily overlapped)- just a bit of fun.
Brian V.

http://static.flickr.com/54/194135196_9975eb4c22_o.jpg

[05Xrunner]

JESUS man...My Sigma 150 should be at my door any min now
I really hope at some point I get as good as you

[Alan B]

That is awesome :D .

The scrolling down was great :cool: .

[JoseC]

WOW!!!!
That's excellent Brian.
Jose

[eccles]

Brilliant stuff Brian. Each time you post you seem to draw something special out of the hat. That is a female southern hawker.

[Leorooster]

Great work! Which lens did you use?

[LordV]

Thanks for the comments all- much appreciated :) :)
Leo- I was using the MPE-65 at the time but was not shooting at much over 1:1
Brian V.

[Action_Man]

One word - Spectacular no i`ll make it two - Breathtaking :D ...

[superdiver]

I can see the resemblance....

http://superdiver.smugmug.com/photos/71084811-L.jpg

[05Xrunner]

HOW in the world do you do it...I just got my Sigma 150 like 30min ago...LOL I cant even get one pic of a bug..I am about to kill them just so i can get them to stay put to take their pic. Also how do you handhold this stuff...I cant get fast enough shutter it seems at f9 to handhold

[yb98]

You always know how to surprise us Brian.
Excellent work !

[98photo]

Awesome!! I love the detail!

[bandit 1]

Hiya Brian,
Well just for a change I'm gwaina tell e een Zouth Debon Dilect wot I thinks of ez shot, tiz prober bleedy ansum my booty n rite zerved of a prize !!!!
Cheers for now
Mark
Ps. that stuffed the spell checker again

[dpastern]

Superb shot Brian. Stitching sounds really cool!

Dave

[dazzlebea]

:shock: :shock: :shock: :-D :-D :-D

[Bama]

Wow...just when we thought we gonna have re-runs.

That's a stunner, beautifully thought and executed.

regards
bama

[LordV]

HOW in the world do you do it...I just got my Sigma 150 like 30min ago...LOL I cant even get one pic of a bug..I am about to kill them just so i can get them to stay put to take their pic. Also how do you handhold this stuff...I cant get fast enough shutter it seems at f9 to handhold

See http://www.flickr.com/groups/topic/66514/
might answer some of your questions. :)
Brian V.

[LordV]

Thanks for the comments all :)
Shows you can shoot a dragonfly with an MPE-65 ;) :D
I as thinking of doing the whole thing but it took 16 shots to cover the body and one wing :)
Brian V.

[Omri Alon]

That is awesome!!!! :D The detail is unbelievable and you nailed the focus. Great job :D

[red hot sheep]

Amazing!! How did it stay still for such a long time?

[Lester Wareham]

Now that's what I call sharp from head to ......... tail!.
:) :)

[Anthony J Howe]

To scoll down slowly was a treat and see all the fine details was impressive.

[jpvaz]

Brian.... Amaizing shot!!!!

I got 2 get myself a mpe-65..... but here in Portugal they are so expensive.... :( :confused: :(

[photobitz]

OK Brian, you've set a new benchmark... people are going to be expecting more from you now!

I love this image! How long did it take you to stitch together? That's the only thing that generally stops me from trying anything that complicated - time.

Congrats.

[LordV]

Brian.... Amaizing shot!!!!

I got 2 get myself a mpe-65..... but here in Portugal they are so expensive.... :( :confused: :(
Thanks :)
You don't need an MPE-65 for this shot- a normal 1:1 macro lens plus perhaps an ext ring will give identical results.
Brian V.

[LordV]

Amazing!! How did it stay still for such a long time?
Thanks- I think it was just having a rest - been very hot here the last week or so.
Brian V.

[LordV]

Now that's what I call sharp from head to ......... tail!.
:) :)
Thanks Lester :) :)
Brian V.

[LordV]

OK Brian, you've set a new benchmark... people are going to be expecting more from you now!

I love this image! How long did it take you to stitch together? That's the only thing that generally stops me from trying anything that complicated - time.

Congrats.
Thanks :)
Doubt I'll do many more of these unless I can't fit the subject in the viewfinder:)
As is usual for me I just do anything the easiest way- was using autopano pro for this- just took about 4 minutes to render the final pic.
Brian V.

[LordV]

Thanks again for the comments all :)
Brian V.

[photobitz]

It's nice to have programs that give you a shortcut.

[racketman]

great work though I imagine you could get the same just by shooting in portrait mode and sizing accordingly?

[Balliolman]

Okay, I rarely write this, but this instance warrants it, "WOW!" :D *****

[LordV]

great work though I imagine you could get the same just by shooting in portrait mode and sizing accordingly?
Thanks RM
You could obviously take a pic in portait mode - in fact I should have done the pano in portrait mode but it wouldn't have quite the same definition
The original of the above pic is 3500 *12700 pixels
Brian V.

[LordV]

Thanks Balliolman :)
Brian V.

[Mediasoldier]

I can't believe I missed this, really great shot(s). Hehe, love the outcome. You ever get your stuff printed? I can see this as a REAL cool 12.5x63 inch print hehe, if there is such a thing.

Anyways, thats real cool and I've never seen that done before - great job man

[LordV]

I can't believe I missed this, really great shot(s). Hehe, love the outcome. You ever get your stuff printed? I can see this as a REAL cool 12.5x63 inch print hehe, if there is such a thing.

Anyways, thats real cool and I've never seen that done before - great job man
I very rarely print stuff, but my daughter has a few large posters and other shots of mine framed in her house (flowers or water drops). I only did this as I as stuck with the wrong lens (MPE-65) and just wondered if it would work at all ( I have done insect Panos before so knew it was possible).
Brian V.

[MAH]

I missed this as well... I got a real surprise scrolling down the screen, great work as usual. Surprised the mods allowed it ;)

[LordV]

I missed this as well... I got a real surprise scrolling down the screen, great work as usual. Surprised the mods allowed it ;)

Thanks Mark :)
I suspect the mods are only really worried if the pic is too wide- it can mess up the page formatting and this is a one off :)
Brian V.

[red_fan]

Simply stunning

[catsith]

speechless!! ditto what everyone has said!

[Reefbone]

It's nice to have programs that give you a shortcut.

Just because you have a pile of wood and a hammer doesn't mean you can make a house.

Amazing skills and techniques. Thanks for taking the time to share them with me on your webpages.

[photobitz]

I think you've misunderstood my comment. There was no disrespect intended. All I meant was the task would be near impossible if you didn't have software to help. I totally agree that there was a great deal of skill involved. Mind you, it probably only took Brian about 5 minutes to complete ;)

anyway... bump bump bump because I think it desrves to be viewed by future generations of digital photographers :)

[Athena]

Absolutely amazing. I love it. :D

[Bald Eagle]

I agree with the rest, forget a small print, I can see this one being made in to a wall mural. WOW as well.:D :D :D :D