GKPE 6 - 3 years on

Tried another pano from up the top of the hill this morning... I think I'm trying to cover too wide an area, the result is too thin to work online.

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jasestu wrote in post #6480611
Tried another pano from up the top of the hill this morning... I think I'm trying to cover too wide an area, the result is too thin to work online.

You shooting in portrait mode or landscape?

weka2000 wrote in post #6480646
You shooting in portrait mode or landscape?

That doesn't change the scene I've got to work with...

scotttnz wrote in post #6480600
And that is why I sat in front of bathurst all afternoon! (YAY for Greg Murphy!)

You too eh?

jasestu wrote in post #6480611
Tried another pano from up the top of the hill this morning... I think I'm trying to cover too wide an area, the result is too thin to work online.

jasestu wrote in post #6480669
That doesn't change the scene I've got to work with...

You've got a point there. I often found the same thing, very wide, very thin panoramics to show for the effort. Unless they're massive and on a wall I don't think it works. I've been wondering if it's not just better to try and isolate a particular section from the scene.

jasestu wrote in post #6480669
That doesn't change the scene I've got to work with...

Yes it does. You shoot a pano in landscape mode you will get a pencil

What was the focal length?

weka2000 wrote in post #6480685
Yes it does. You shoot a pano in landscape mode you will get a pencil

Are you being serious?

jasestu wrote in post #6480669
That doesn't change the scene I've got to work with...

does change the number of shots reqd though - for the above I'd guess 6 shots if in landscape & 12 if in portrait. Don't worry about image being "thin" that's just a result of having to squeese it into 1024px for this forum - remember bigger is usually better...

manipula wrote in post #6480688
Are you being serious?

We are talking about camera oreintation arnt we?

Ok a quick edit

4 major land marks. Whale Is ,the heads, whakatane river and the beach

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scotttnz wrote in post #6480600
And that is why I sat in front of bathurst all afternoon! (YAY for Greg Murphy!)

That and I'm knackered from tidying up after having a tummy bug go around

Noravirus, nasty little fu**er but short lived.

manipula wrote in post #6480684
You too eh?

Me three. The only day of the year that is MY day in front of the TV. We had loads of coverage yesterday and it started at 6am this morning.

I intend to go to Bathurst at some point. One of the major races I want to tick off my list. Others being Sebring, Spa and Nurburgring 24hrs. 8)

And yes Tony we're talking about orientation, but which way you turn your camera up doesn't change the scene you're looking at. You've still got from point X --------> point Y to shoot. You just get more shots to make up the same framing.

jasestu wrote in post #6480669
That doesn't change the scene I've got to work with...

Very valid genuine point Tony made
If you shoot portrait mode, you usually get about twice the height, especially when using a fairly wide lens. I like it anyway, nice detail etc.


PS. Happy Birthday Peter, a day or so back!

Wazza wrote in post #6480732
Very valid genuine point Tony made
If you shoot portrait mode, you usually get about twice the height, especially when using a fairly wide lens.

Not if you look at the scene and think "I need 'X' in terms of height and 'Y' in terms of width. You just adjust your lenses and number of shots to suit. FWIW, I shoot all my panoramics in portrait, the head dictates it, but surely if I were to shoot them landscape I wouldn't just go 'Oh I'm gonna lose all my sky, oh well'? I'd zoom out a bit and end up with the same amount of stuff in the picture, just arrive at it with less pixels.

jasestu wrote in post #6480611
Tried another pano from up the top of the hill this morning... I think I'm trying to cover too wide an area, the result is too thin to work online.

actually i like the first (this) one - the truncated one loses a lot of the sense of place which panos are so great for

Heh...

Nissan 350Z - $50,000
Lip kit - $2000
Fitment quote $250
Attached with woodscrews - Priceless

http://my350z.com …s-inside-350z-ruined.html

You saw that too eh?

Anyway, bodykits are dubious in taste at the best of time, but anyone expecting genuine craftmanship for the price quoted for fitting needs their head looking at.