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Post by tonyw on Jul 16, 2018 0:45:41 GMT
I'd always tried to shoot panoramas from a distance to minimize distortion but having recently watched a Gavin Hoey video I thought I'd try a different approach and not worry about distortion so stood right by the tracks. This was 7 portrait shots stitched into a panorama of a nearby train station. Not very big as there are only two trains that stop a day and needless to say the rails are straight not curved. I used a free program from Microsoft ( Image Composite Editor) to do the stitching as it has a few extra options than Adobe offers although in this case I could have used any of the Adobe programs and got much the same result.  Tony |
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Post by hmca on Jul 16, 2018 0:49:58 GMT
Interesting effect....I like it! My first thought was that you used a fisheye lens. Traveling this week.....will have to check out that video. TFS!
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Post by Bailey on Jul 16, 2018 0:58:47 GMT
hi Tony, Panoramas and landscapes are my 2 favourite photography subjects. I really love the effect you have created here by standing close to the tracks. The apparent curvature of the tracks act as really good leading lines for the eyes to move all the way from left to right or vice-versa. If you took the photos from a longer way back resulting in straight horizontal tracks, I am not sure the leading lines effect would have been as effective which might result in most peoples' eyes focusing mainly on the station in the middle of the scene. Ben Long, one of my "goto" photography mentors, teaches to photograph a scene from many angles and distances to see which works best regarding composition. Generally , he suggests starting from a distance and take photos from different angles and slowly work your way closer to the subject while taking photos from different angles and then evaluate which works best when viewed on a computer screen. I don't know if you took panorama shots from other angles and/or distances, but your scenario/composition definitely works for me  |
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Post by Sepiana on Jul 16, 2018 0:58:47 GMT
Tony, I had the same thought as Helen -- that you had used a fisheye lens. I love the results! Definitely this is not your run-of-the-mill panorama. The stitching is flawless! Frame and hang it!
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Post by Bailey on Jul 16, 2018 3:09:21 GMT
Hi again tony, I don't know if you plan to print your panorama but if you do, perhaps consider these couple of tips first. I have printed many panoramas over the last few years,  I had a closer look at your posted 2000px image and on my screen I can see 2 or 3 minor flaws in the stitching that although do not stand out dramatically in the posted image, will definitely stand out and spoil the printed image to some extent. Please bear in mind that minor flaws visible on a computer screen are significantly magnified and will stand out on a large print size, especially a large panorama. 1. I see a mismatch in the stitching of the rail track in the red circle and to a lesser extent in the green circle. Both can be fixed using the healing and/or clone tools. 2. The roof ridge line (yellow circle) hasn't blended and stitched correctly. Now having said all of the above, I assume your original high res stitched image is much longer than 2000px wide, so it is possible the above flaws are not on your high res image and are a result of your downsizing method. Before printing your image, I would strongly suggest you view your high res image on your screen at 100% and look for potential stitching blending flaws and fix any before printing. If the flaws are actually on your high res image and not fixed prior to printing, it would be a pity to waste a lot of ink and paper since the apparent flaws are in the middle of your image. As always, just some food for thought and hope this helps (especially if you print your image) |
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