Panoramic of Gold Canyon

voodoocat · Sep 28, 2004

Tried my first panoramic the other evening. 22 pictures taken with verticle orientation. It was slow going editing it since the file size was 750 megs and I have 512M of RAM. I stitched these together manually in photoshop rotating the individual pics to line up and then adjusting the levels to compensate for the everchanging light.
If I was to blow this up to 12" tall it would be approximately 6 feet wide.

and for reference, this is 100% crop of the moon.

Sharkbait · Sep 28, 2004

I'd say you did a great job of blending the sky. Most of my panos stitch well, but there's still a definite color shift.

Roughly how many degrees is this?

Big Mike · Sep 28, 2004

Nice work with the stitching. I'm sure this would look fantastic blown up to 6' wide.

As it is, I'd like to see the ground a bit brighter and the sky a bit more dramatic.

hobbes28 · Sep 28, 2004

So, how far is that from JT??? We may have to go there. I reiterate: Great Picture, Chad.

voodoocat · Sep 28, 2004

hobbes28 said:
So, how far is that from JT??? We may have to go there. I reiterate: Great Picture, Chad.

That is about 4 hrs from Joshua Tree. If you guys want to come out early or stay late you can always stay with us and I'll take you around to the best locations. That time of year is perfect in the desert with the wildflowers blanketing the desert floor. Plus the weather is perfect.

Karalee · Sep 28, 2004

Wow thats really beautiful :shock:

terri · Sep 28, 2004

It turned out beautifully! You did an excellent job. This is a beautiful panoramic - makes me want to be in the photo.

I love how you can see those distant mountains.......[sigh] Gorgeous!

John E. · Sep 29, 2004

That must have take incredible patience and foresight. The compostion looks great. I for one am very impressed. Getting the moon in the picture was a real bonus. Very Good!

2Stupid2Duck · Sep 29, 2004

*makes note to self - try some stitching.

Well. You impressed the heck outa me mate.

Je-C · Sep 29, 2004

Awesome panoramic compilation. I really like the colors in the photo between the sky, the back mountains and the foreground mountains. The moon was definitely a nice touch and I think the sky would look a bit empty without it. Nice work!

canonrebel · Sep 30, 2004

Big Mike said:
Nice work with the stitching. I'm sure this would look fantastic blown up to 6' wide.

As it is, I'd like to see the ground a bit brighter and the sky a bit more dramatic.

I agree with Big Mike

photogoddess · Sep 30, 2004

canonrebel said:
Big Mike said:

Nice work with the stitching. I'm sure this would look fantastic blown up to 6' wide.

As it is, I'd like to see the ground a bit brighter and the sky a bit more dramatic.

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I agree with Big Mike

Guys - problem is... It looks to me to be an accurate representation of how the lighting is at that time. Sure, he could brighten the ground and PS in a dramatic sky but I really think he was going for a natural look and trying to show what he actually saw that morning. If that is the case, I think he did a wonderful job.

voodoocat · Sep 30, 2004

photogoddess said:
canonrebel said:

Big Mike said:

Nice work with the stitching. I'm sure this would look fantastic blown up to 6' wide.

As it is, I'd like to see the ground a bit brighter and the sky a bit more dramatic.

Click to expand...

I agree with Big Mike

Click to expand...

Guys - problem is... It looks to me to be an accurate representation of how the lighting is at that time. Sure, he could brighten the ground and PS in a dramatic sky but I really think he was going for a natural look and trying to show what he actually saw that morning.

Evening.. but yeah, you've got it right.

canonrebel · Sep 30, 2004

photogoddess said:
Guys - problem is... It looks to me to be an accurate representation of how the lighting is at that time. Sure, he could brighten the ground and PS in a dramatic sky but I really think he was going for a natural look and trying to show what he actually saw that morning. If that is the case, I think he did a wonderful job.

The 'reality' posibility hadn't occured to me. I like that idea.
Photogoddess, thanks for pointing out that aspect. Good catch.

photogoddess · Sep 30, 2004

canonrebel said:
photogoddess said:

Guys - problem is... It looks to me to be an accurate representation of how the lighting is at that time. Sure, he could brighten the ground and PS in a dramatic sky but I really think he was going for a natural look and trying to show what he actually saw that morning. If that is the case, I think he did a wonderful job.

Click to expand...

The 'reality' posibility hadn't occured to me. I like that idea.
Photogoddess, thanks for pointing out that aspect. Good catch.