Downtown San Luis Obispo Panorama

[SamBrannanPhoto]

Hey everyone, I'm a student at Cuesta College in San Luis Obispo. I thought it would be cool if I shared my latest work. Please let me know what you think!

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[reznap]

There are some dark halos around the clouds which could use some touching up I think, but it's a really nicely framed pano I think. Nice even exposure too - I'd use the burn tool on the building on the far left of the frame though. Looks like an old movie theater. Anyway, it's a bit bright and I think darkening it up a little would balance out the shot some.

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

Thanks for your insight Paul, I'll do some touching up on Lightroom

 

[Tbini87]

Pretty cool shot! I have been meaning to get to SLO sometime (I live way up in Chico). It looks like some clouds are blown out which are a little distracting for me. Probably can't do much but maybe the graduated filter in LR can help? I like the colors and buildings in the shot. Nice shot overall, well done.

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

I'll give the graduated filter a shot, I think I'll just go in with more precision with a paintbrush or something. Thanks for your thoughts!

 

[rateeg]

cool. how many frames did u combine?

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

I stitched together 7 photos on cs4.

 

[FransD]

The panorama looks alright and the clock is cool in middle but i have no idea what to think about this picture actually. whether i like it or not...

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

Well, FransD. I was trying to capture a sunny, active day in downtown San Luis Obispo. In the clock, it's hard to read, but it says "Spend time with those you love," and I tried to capture families walking around and just an overall active city. I also get a sense of finding a peaceful place in the middle of a busy day downtown, because my camera is placed in an empty area, kind of like you're watching all this happen while you're relaxing on the grass. I hope this helps you understand what I was going for, something different that your typical landscape panorama.

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[smlblk396]

I like it very much maybe darken up the building on the left side like the OP said.

 

[simo110]

A couples of days ago I made my first two panorama frames ever, dont know if they're good or not, but this one just makes me wanna try again and maybe get better results

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

Thanks simo. I'm glad my work inspired you, and good luck.

 

[MissCream]

I agree with the other comments It is a greatly composed photo, I enjoy it :thumbup:

 

[changoleon]

Great Pic.

 

[SamBrannanPhoto]

Thank you guys!