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jamesy

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A couple of panoramas
« on: September 25, 2014, 09:52:26 am »

Whilst out visiting Dalby, a country town located 3 hours from the east coast of Australia, I managed to take a couple of panoramas of a wheat field.  The first is before the sun disappeared (the golden hour) and the second shortly after it had set (the blue hour).  I'd be interested in any people thoughts/preferences:



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chuckn

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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #1 on: September 25, 2014, 10:02:56 am »

I like the second one best. It has more detail in the fore-ground and the color of the sky is more appealing to my eye. Nice image.

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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #2 on: September 25, 2014, 12:01:09 pm »

I like the second one best. It has more detail in the fore-ground and the color of the sky is more appealing to my eye. Nice image.
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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #3 on: September 26, 2014, 06:24:51 am »

Second by a country mile (pardon the pun).

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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #4 on: September 26, 2014, 08:20:05 am »

Neither image is realistic. You don't seem to have processed them appropriately. Were they in-camera jpeg shots?

The first image contains unrealistically black shadows, and the second image might have nothing to do with a sunset if you hadn't mentioned it.
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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #5 on: September 26, 2014, 09:48:14 am »

Nice to see some flatlands here. One challenge is a slightly curved horizon caused by lens distortion, which appears in a panorama as a undulations. I level and straighten each horizon before stitching.

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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #6 on: September 27, 2014, 12:26:10 am »

Thanks for the comments.

Nice to see some flatlands here. One challenge is a slightly curved horizon caused by lens distortion, which appears in a panorama as a undulations. I level and straighten each horizon before stitching.

That is something I will try in the future.
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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #7 on: September 28, 2014, 03:59:45 am »

Also you can use various other techniques such as warp to straighten the horizon after you have stitched

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Re: A couple of panoramas
« Reply #8 on: September 29, 2014, 01:24:25 pm »

Grad ND Filter?
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A couple of panoramas
« Reply #9 on: September 30, 2014, 04:22:55 am »

Grad ND Filter?

Hi. Yes I used a Lee 3 stop Hard Grad ND filter.
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