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telles75
3rd of November 2009 (Tue), 15:28
I have seen a few photographers creating Gigapixel images in the Urban & Life and the Landscapes forums, hence I prefered to start this thread in this general thread.

I am very interested in doing Gigapixel work and just ordered the gear needed to start doing that. I have tried manually but it's way too much work so with automatic system it should be a breeze.

Anyways, to all of you doing or interested in creating Gigapixel images come on and share your experiences :)
korrektor
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 12:35
http://www.harlem-13-gigapixels.com/

I am a huge fan of this one
telles75
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 13:54
Really Misha? You must live in Harlem cause honestly that is a bit boring and bad gigapixel to me (not a fantastic location) and the sky stitch is all messed up...
korrektor
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 15:52
yeah, I saw the missing cars and all, but I just the urban settings, though I must admit that the apertures that were used are a bit too wide.
any links to some good ones then?
telles75
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 18:39
I like the following:

http://gigapan.org/gigapans/14729
http://gigapan.org/gigapans/5134
http://gigapan.org/gigapans/10660/


is hard to get moving objects properly in a gigapixel image, even the clouds are hard if they are moving.
korrektor
4th of November 2009 (Wed), 19:11
the El Capitan just rocked my socks off!!
telles75
5th of November 2009 (Thu), 08:51
Yeah... is a great image amazing how they kept the clouds looking great (I guess there was no wind at all). I think landscapes, interiors and work of arts are the best option for Gigapixel imagery since there is almost zero movement. For a gigapixel image you need hundreds of pics which takes from 15 mins up to 30 mins to get (with a robot system)
AmpedPhoto
5th of November 2009 (Thu), 23:21
Anyone mind sharing how these are made?
stsva
6th of November 2009 (Fri), 09:20
Anyone mind sharing how these are made?

Here's one way (this was for the Harlem image):
http://www.digitalcamerainfo.com/content/2045-Images-Stitched-Together-to-Create-13-Gigapixel-Panorama.htm
telles75
8th of November 2009 (Sun), 10:53
Gigapixel images are made using several individual photos and stitched together. In order to do this you either need a Pano head and do the work manually or use a robotic mechanism to automatically take the pics. I ordered a robotic system, which I should get next week. I tried doing my first gigapixel (I needed at least 100 photos with my 5D II) manually but it was a pain in the butt, so I am switching to automatic.
AmpedPhoto
8th of November 2009 (Sun), 21:58
Gigapixel images are made using several individual photos and stitched together. In order to do this you either need a Pano head and do the work manually or use a robotic mechanism to automatically take the pics. I ordered a robotic system, which I should get next week. I tried doing my first gigapixel (I needed at least 100 photos with my 5D II) manually but it was a pain in the butt, so I am switching to automatic.

link of robotic system?
telles75
8th of November 2009 (Sun), 23:53
link of robotic system?


http://www.gigapansystems.com/system-page.html
RPCrowe
9th of November 2009 (Mon), 12:15
The very best book I have found on this subject is: Photographic Multishot Techniques: High Dynamic Range, Super-Resolution, Extended Depth of Field, Stitching, by J. and R. Gulbins

http://www.amazon.com/Photographic-Multishot-Techniques-Super-Resolution-Stitching/dp/1933952385/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257790272&sr=1-1

A great web site is Max Lyons Image Gallery:

http://www.tawbaware.com/maxlyons/index.html