What do you think

[lakes14]

Firstly I must say sorry for the size of the file at the following link 795kb is a bit big (the tiff is 30MB) but I need some help!!

http://uk.msnusers.com/PeterLaycock/shoebox.msnw?action=ShowPhoto&PhotoID=1

I took this stitich on my way up Scotland in Jan. I have stitched them together but I am struggling to get rid of the sky joins.

What is the best way to do this, I have tried using the clone tool in photshop but the jon is still very noticable when you print it out at actual size.

Any other comments/ideas welcome.

Thanks

Andy

[madhg]

lakes14 wrote:

I took this stitich on my way up Scotland in Jan. I have stitched them together but I am struggling to get rid of the sky joins.

A terriffic panorama. You didn't say how you stitched it together. Maybe a different stitching tool would help. I tried several and settled on Pixtra Panostitcher from www.pixtra.com It's inexpensive, easy to use, and I thought it did a good job. For an example see
http://www.pbase.com/image/6445015/original

[Conk]

Way too much sky and could crop a good part of the bottom off.
Beautiful lanscape.
Sorry, no advice on the seams.

[Theo]

Andy,

I agree with Colin! Great capture, but might have more impact with a tighter center crop. I to am having trouble with "seamless" horizon stitches due to my inexperience and trying to use Zoombrowser! Hope you get some better advice!

Ted

[lakes14]

Thanks for the comments, I partly agree with some of them. Keep them coming.


I have printed the panorama out on Epson Panoramic photo paper and found a bloke who can frame it cheap (cost me £6, and looks fantastic). Adopted the Colin Prior approach by writing my name and putting the location below the image. Makes it look 10x better.

I have hung it in my study which has darkish blue walls with light light wood units. The stark white of the surround and the dark heather makes the sky and water blend well with the walls. I felt for this situation it was best to keep the sky and water as it is but I could see the benefits of some cropping.

I have since bought a Tiffen teleconvter and I am passing the same spot on Saturday so I will have another go.

[henkbos]

Andy,

Can't comment on the picture because it's too big. I suugest you post a smaller one so that I can see it on screen without scrolling. There seems to be too much noise in the sky though.

I use Panorama Factory and have good results with it. Example (also with sky) of 3 shots:
http://www.henkbos.com/web_pics/pan1_sm.jpg

A larger version can be found on Large (http://www.henkbos.com/web_pics/pan1.jpg)

[john_houghton]

lakes14 wrote:I took this stitich on my way up Scotland in Jan. I have stitched them together but I am struggling to get rid of the sky joins.
Apart from some minor stitching errors, the most obvious defect in the panorama is that the horizon is not level. A tip for this type of subject is that a feature should be exactly vertically above its reflection. Here, there are errors of as much as 2 degrees, which is a lot. None-the-less, it is most attractive and I imagine it looks good printed out large.

How did you perform the stitching? I use Panorama Tools myself. This has the big advantage that it will output the stitched image as a layered psd file with masks. Dealing with any problems with joins in the sky is usually then a matter of applying a large amount of feathering using the gradient tool on the sides of the layer masks. Slight differences in brightness can also be dealt with fairly easily. Trying to tidy up the sky if the image is on a single layer is very hard to do invisibly. Stitchers do vary in their ability to blend well. In the case of a bland sky like this one, it might be practical to manufacture a fake one that matches the original well enough.

John