Please critique my first panorama attempt

So I finally got around to trying a panorama. I'm sure there are many subtle nuances that I have yet to learn. so, if anyone sees any glaring problems, please enlighten me.

Also, for those of you who have printed panoramas, what are the most common print sizes? I cropped this one to 12 x 48 but have no idea how easy or hard it will be to print at that size (or, more likely, 6x24). A google search hasn't helped much either.

thanks in advance,

ryan

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I think it's a lovely scene, but I find the lack of contrast makes it a little bland looking to me. Is that real fog in the scene, or did you add that?

Sometimes shots in which everything is the same brightness look terrible in black and white -- unless you mess with the converted colour levels. Simply desaturating often leaves photos looking really flat.

Having said all that negative stuff, the only thing I really dont like is the conversion to b&w. It's almost IR-looking, but without the punch.

I would agree that its lacking in contrast but I still love the image! I just don't like the "Ryan Adams Photography 2008" Test. It seems like one massive word to me...

yeah, the contrast was a conscious effort. as I started to increase it, it started cutting through the fog a bit more than I wanted. however, maybe I underplayed it a bit. I'll revisit that.

And I definately need to come up with a better text for panoramas.

thanks for the comments.

ryan

see, the reason I asked about the fog is this... fog in colour is separated from the trees simply because the trees are green, and the fog is not.

in black and white, its all an oozing mess of grey...

Instead of upping the contrast, consider changing the way you do your b&w conversion, and mess with the greens to make them punchier maybe.

I definitely get wanting to keep the fog, though.

A few panorama printing options in this thread.

apart from the text being so large that it detracts from the image, i think you did a lovely job. its a very restful scene and looks like a misty morning. the contrast could be a little higher maybe but dont lose the fog effect.

walternewton wrote in post #6399663
A few panorama printing options in this thread.

thanks for the link. that helps a lot.

ryan

RAPhotography wrote in post #6399817
thanks for the link. that helps a lot.

ryan

You're welcome - looks great BTW!

I, too, think this is a good pic and a good first panorama. The aerial perspective is great and adds nice depth to the scene. And the river that turns and flows thru the picture is fantastic. Good (technical) job on the panorama and an excellent choice of subject matter!

Lovely composition in the shot and the stitching looks good.
It think it just needs some curves adjustment in Photoshop or similar, i tried it and the mist holds and you can get a punch into the contrast.