Photostich Lines...Removal HELP???

[avdh20]

First time really using Photostich. I played with different ways of taking the picture to not get the lines when it puts the pictures together. I know that you can get rid of these some how. Maybe in PS or something. If anyone has an idea of how to take the pic or even edit the pic in photo shop to make the lines blend, please let me know. I have included a pic that shows what I am talking about. I have also attached the orginal pic if someone wants to give it a shot. Any info would help. Thank you.
http://img273.echo.cx/img273/7894/18panoooofiltered2ta.jpg
http://img273.echo.cx/img273/3610/18panoooosmall0nz.jpg

[Mernya]

Beautiful skyline of Seattle - from Space Needle to Smith Tower.

Generally, you want to lock your exposure and aperture when you take them. That will help.
Once that's done and over with and you are dealing with pixels, you have to do it in your image editor. By using layer masks that fade out, you can minimize the transitions. After you do that, you tend to need to do a little cloning.

[avdh20]

Beautiful skyline of Seattle - from Space Needle to Smith Tower.

Generally, you want to lock your exposure and aperture when you take them. That will help.
Once that's done and over with and you are dealing with pixels, you have to do it in your image editor. By using layer masks that fade out, you can minimize the transitions. After you do that, you tend to need to do a little cloning.

So I could use AE-lock or just set the camera up in manual mode? That way I have control on the shutter and the apperature on each shot. Hmm. I need to go back and try this. Thanks for the help.

[robertwgross]

As you view the scene, take sample meter readings from right to left. Due to the sun angle, the readings may vary. Pick one reading, perhaps an average, and lock that into the camera on a manual mode. Then shoot each segment of the scene from right to left with the same manual settings.

Also, you'll probably get better results to leave off any polarizer.

---Bob Gross---

[UncleDoug]

Great advice so far!

Make sure your camera is set to manual, I mean EVERYTHING! Don't let the camera do one bit of adjustment for you - including focus.

Don't use polarizers or Split ND grads, pure hell.
As you rotate your camera, color/intensity shifts will occurr with a polarizer and unless your Grad is precisely level, ooops!

Average the exposures from the left to the right of your pano sweep
- or -
Meter where you percieve to be the middle ground of lighting range.
- or -
Meter what is the "subject" of your image.
Completely subjective to your tastes and what you are trying to portray in your image.
I.e. - experience -

Be sure there is at least 1/3 overlap of your images.
Any less, the blending calculations could have a hard time dealing and produce the lines you are currently seeing in your image.

Make sure BOTH your tripod and camera are level.
This will ensure you get a pano alligned with the horizon.

[avdh20]

Awesome advice-I will deffinetly re-visit the location and try again. Thank you.

[Poco]

Or try this...

www.autostitch.net