Abandoned Paradise Panorama (72 image HDR)

[TheReal7]

This was the last photo(s) I took before heading home. I am happy that this one turned out considering I took 9 exposures at 16 different angles totaling 144 RAW files. After processing the files into 16 HDRs, I attempted to merge them with PSCS3. Well, it was too much for PS so I dropped every other angle in the pano and voila, success! So this is only a 72 image HDR panorama covering ALMOST 360 degrees.

Must view large to enjoy!!!

See larger version (http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereal7/3210671559/sizes/o/)

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3100/3210671559_449fb23f3f_b.jpg

Here is the rest of the gallery:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thereal7/sets/72157612686290197/


Enjoy!

[Nistelrooydude]

Holy [word not useable on POTN]. That's incredible!

[Tiger_993]

Whoa....the large version on flickr is eye-popping!

[TheReal7]

Thank you :)

[Karlo]

Grat shot (shots :D ) love the subtle look of the hdr almost not like a hdr but a perfect exposure. What program do you use for doing HRD work ? And btw the full size is mind boggling !

[canonloader]

That's really cool.

[FlyingPhotog]

Great work Scott...

The full-size is definately worth a gander even if you have to wait on it a bit.

[natesan81]

Good job..

[TheReal7]

Grat shot (shots :D ) love the subtle look of the hdr almost not like a hdr but a perfect exposure. What program do you use for doing HRD work ? And btw the full size is mind boggling !
Thank you very much. Photomatix Pro was used to merge the hdr.

That's really cool.
Thank you.

Great work Scott...

The full-size is definately worth a gander even if you have to wait on it a bit.
Thank you. I agree. The thumbnail doesn't do it justice.

Good job..
Thanks.

[tmcman]

Really worth seeing in the original size on flickr.
Amazing sense of being there, of the winter and the isolation.
So you make hdrs first then merge.
Is it just a matter of keeping the Photomatix settings the same each time
to get a consistent look across the pan?
Thanks for sharing.

[ArcticShooter]

Amazing. I got 2 monitors at work. And even if I had 4 screens, the pano would have been to big!
You have to get a data cluster setup to be able to process all 144.
Can you imagine how big the print will be :) You have to expand your cottage in the woods to fit this monster on the wall 8)

[TheReal7]

Really worth seeing in the original size on flickr.
Amazing sense of being there, of the winter and the isolation.
So you make hdrs first then merge.
Is it just a matter of keeping the Photomatix settings the same each time
to get a consistent look across the pan?
Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the comments. You are right. You have to process them all the same and even then, PM can be in consistent. There was a bit of color shift from one angle to the next that I had to fix. It took me 8 minutes to shoot all 144 images so there is always a chance of light changing on you. Specially at sunset time.

Amazing. I got 2 monitors at work. And even if I had 4 screens, the pano would have been to big!
You have to get a data cluster setup to be able to process all 144.
Can you imagine how big the print will be :) You have to expand your cottage in the woods to fit this monster on the wall 8)

Thank you. Ya, this file is HUGE (9523x1584 cropped). I though about the quad monitor idea. Not many places to d/l quad monitor wallpaper. haha

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

I too think it is a gorgeous composition but I'm afraid my mind simply cannot get around the red lower half to the "house" on the right. I can't find a way to may it make sense.

This is just a general comment.... I have found that pictures/images either need to be believable or they need to be far enough away from believable that you know it isn't real. To me this image is beautifully done and believable until I get to the house on the right and then it loses me. Pictures/Images in between real and unreal in my opinion just usually don't work. What do others think?

-Ed-

[TheReal7]

Hello Ed and thank you. The lower half is actually pieces of tin. I believe they were painted white at one time but have since rusted to the bright, reddish, brown.

[EasyEd]

Hey All,

Hi Scott I see your from Manitoba. I spent 9 years in Alberta an hour east of Edmonton but now live on Vancouver Island.

Anyway I see your point about the sheet metal but I confess it still looks "hot" to me although the sheets on the left side look OK. Could it be an artifact of processing? or was the contrast between the top and bottom of that house that "obvious" when you were photographing? You did one H E double toothpicks of a job stitching all that together.

Also I don't get a feel that it was -40 that day - you know what I mean cause where your from you know we both "been there".

-Ed-

[jgrussell]

Gorgeous. Simply gorgeous.

[TheReal7]

Thank you very much!

Ed, you're missing all the great -40s weather!

I'd love to live in BC one day.

I guess this just boils down to a personal taste issue.

When I process an image, I go for an emotional connection. In other words, I tweak until I feel a connection with the photo. This could been going b/w, over saturating, over process HDR, all kinds. I really consider my work more ART then photography. Artography! :D

[CameraBuff]

Awesome - you really have the hdr and pano techniques down to a science.

[Kronie]

Wow, that's very nice. You must have lots of time on your hands.:) The few HDR pano's I've done have taken forever.

[slartibardfast]

That is very impressive.
just to understand the method of joining them - you put them through PM and then joined them into a panoramic. what pano software did you use ?

Andy

[TheReal7]

Thanks again everyone for the great feedback.

Andy, I used Photoshop CS3 to merge this.

[mikeassk]

Beautiful man, just beautiful.

I had the same issues with CS3 in merging large files on my MBP with 2gigs of ram.
PS wouldn't complete the merge on a large 18 angle pano.
I took the files over to my cousins macpro with 10 gigs of ram and bam.
About 2 minutes later it worked.

[TheReal7]

Thank you Mike.

That could be my issue. I only have a gig of ram. Hoping to be able to afford a new machine this year and get at least 4gigs.

[mikeassk]

That is surely the case.

[kawwauser]

opened the larger pic ,stunning

[Synenergy52]

Very,very awesome!! I don't know why but when I tried photo matix my hdrs came out like crap. i'll try again. Can you do a simple step by step on how you did it? Take shots, load onto HDD, use cs3 to merge images (the different exposures) then load those exposures into photomatix? Sigh... i should read up more on HDR. haha.

[CameraBuff]

I just keep coming back to peak at this shot, awesome.

[TheReal7]

Thank you very much. :)

Synenergy52, Google is your best friend here. Google "photomatix hdr tutorial" and see where then gets you. That is how I learned to get started with HDR. After that, the rest I learning from just using the software and trying all the options settings.

[theague]

Holy Pano-Merging skills batman!!!

Another awesome shot Scott!

[TheReal7]

Thank you very much
:D