Another Panorama (huge pic warning)

[4nR]

Guess where i took this one? ;) Actually, the location isnt the best (i should have taken it from the other side), but isnt the sky pretty?

http://img173.echo.cx/img173/4475/newhavensm6vn.jpg

[Michaelmjc]

Great pano! Where was it taken?

[BottomBracket]

Good work!

[Boutty]

>Guess where i took this one? ;)

Isn't it somewhere in Germany???


Well done & well stitched. I can never get the exposure right with my G6. Tips please!!! :p

[BobL]

Tips please!!! :p

Here's one, (original pano is 12000 x 2400 pixels): late afternoon pano, sun 30o behind my right shoulder. Exposure, especially in the sky, all over the place.

To fix the sky select sky to LHS of tower using PS magic wand and insert a horizontal gradient, then select sky to RHS of tower and use a reverse gradient. You can still see the original sky between the leaves of the trees on the RHS.
Result is a little artificial and doesn't work too well when sky touches distant greying horizon but it's easier and cheaper than going back to Verona.

[BobL]

Another tip,
If bottom and top of image does not contain much interest shoot at slightly longer focal length, it takes more shots but it makes stitching is a bit easier and gives a bit more detail. In this case top was just sky and bottom was a beat up looking bridge. I guess you can all work out where this one was taken.

[BobL]

And another tip,
Shoot around midday when sun is well overhead. Of course this is not possible if you too far from the equator. This one is taken at 34o south of equator - hand held, auto exposure, no adjustments to individual images in PS.

[BobL]

And, while I'm showing off, check this one out!
My cousins salami cellar in 360 degrees, 25000 x 2500 pixel original. I also made this into a QTVR - you can even read the labels on the salamis!
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=372138&stc=1&d=1244723703

[4nR]

heehee, give up? its new haven connecticut. its a few miles from downtown and yale.
if you want my tip boutty, i'd suggest for outdoor pics you take your shots as fast as you can. weather conditions (especially on cloudy/windy days) affect lighting and placement very quickly and can screw up your pan easily. my pan was about 10 shots taken within 20 seconds. for indoors or stationary shots, i'd suggest a tripod and more calculated shots, measuring for exposure and whatnot. and a long focal length doesnt hurt.