HDR PANO

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

I'm working on an article where I describe how to obtain a panoramic HDR image. The photo below was my first attempt, a total of 72 images (3 brackets of 24 images).
The final image is a gigantic 200+ Megapixels, hope you can get some of the details in this reduced version. I was just driving across Wyoming mulling about this idea when this scenery presented itself and inspired me to do it.
Equipment used: Canon 5D Mark II + Canon EF-24-105 L handheld.

HughGuessWho · Mar 21, 2013

Excellent job!!

480sparky · Mar 21, 2013

HDR panos aren't all that complicated. Shoot a set of brackets, then turn the camera and repeat.

Create HDRs in post, then stitch the results together.

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

Right. Unless you have moving animals in it.

480sparky · Mar 21, 2013

lucadiana said:
Right. Unless you have moving animals in it.

That's what the Clone tools is for.

I do HDR panos with cars moving along the streets.

ronlane · Mar 21, 2013

Do you have the full res version on your site? That looks really cool.

jaguaraz · Mar 21, 2013

Wow, nice job! Your post processing looks right on- not too much or too little. Very cool.

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

Do you have a tutorial, 480sparky?

Ballistics · Mar 21, 2013

Damn, sparky; suck the wind out of his sail why don't you lol.

OP that's such an awesome shot.

480sparky · Mar 21, 2013

lucadiana said:
Do you have a tutorial, 480sparky?

Post 3.

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

Ronlane,
the full size would be too big but I have a larger version to show you at:

http://www.lucadiana.com/images/HDR_Pano_WY(c).jpg

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

Thank you HughGuessWho, Jaguaraz, Ronlane, Ballistics.

TimothyJinx · Mar 21, 2013

Well, maybe HDR shots aren't complicated. I'm not sure that's the point though. It's a great image and I enjoyed looking at it! Every time I see something like this it makes me want to go out and shoot. You've inspired me!

lucadiana · Mar 21, 2013

Thank you, Tim. I think that's the best compliment a photographer can get. The next best thing to making a good photo, to me, is inspiring someone else to do it.
As for the rest, well, I follow the old mantra: "if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything" not everybody is like that