Archive for The Motor Forum talking cars since 2006          The Motor Forum Forum Index -> Photography DarthBalls A Short Break in Cemaes Bay Some shots taken on a recent break in Cemaes Bay, Anglesey. My first visit to Wales. A six shot panoramic made in Elements 6: The obligatory bird shots: The chaos caused when wild/feral birds fancy a bit of junk food: Who's tern is it now? woof woof "A six shot panoramic" I've downloaded a free package to do this but I haven't tried yet. Great result for you though. Boxer6 Re: A Short Break in Cemaes Bay DarthBalls wrote: Loving this one - very dramatic! woof woof Yup. I initially picked that as my favourite but the composition and lines in the first give it a symmetry and an almost fish eye look. Very well done DB. DarthBalls Cheers I'd read a guide on doing panoramic 'stitchers' for landscapes, the main thing being to rotate the camera around the front element of the lens, not the tripod thread. I used my Gorillapod with a leg bent into position below the front lens element so I could rotate around that. 'Stitching' the shots together is incredibly easy in Elements, and the feature was only added to the full Photoshop after it proved popular on Elements. woof woof Interesting. My first thought would be to pan. What difference does it make? Big TC I read an article about photo'ing for panoramic shots, and why the rotation should be done as DB says, but I fucked if I can remember it. All I know, the Panorama I took on a beach in Turkey was not as seamless as DB's shots above - but it was before I'd read that article.... Great shots, K - my favourite is the 2nd one. Boxer6 woof woof wrote: Interesting. My first thought would be to pan. What difference does it make? At a guess, rotating round the front element means the shots are taken, essentially, from exactly the same point in space; whereas, when panning, the front element has "moved" by quite a considerable distance, throwing the perspective and focus points way out and giving the jerkiness and differences in image sizes etc. that have pagued my attempts at big landscapes over the years. Never thought of rotating round the front element - Doh!!   DarthBalls There's a tutorial and explanation here: http://www.photoshop-tutorials-plus.com/panoramas-3.html Boxer 6 is correct: Basically rotating around the front element (nodal point) minimises distortion and maintains the same perspective in all shots. The other thing to remember is you must use manual focus and manual mode on the camera to avoid changes in exposure. woof woof Yes, I see, but the imaging plane would surely move more using this technique? Effectively pivoting around a fixed point rather than being the pivotal point as it would be when panning, that's what occurred to me. But, I suppose if it works then it works. It'd be interesting to compare the two techniques and see how obvious the differences are. Will read that later, thanks. the old man Fantastic pics DB and yes you are quite correct in your explanation. You can buy specialist tripod heads for taking panoramics but they are very expensive. Matt I also like the one of the sunset. Its sky is reminiscent of how a Canon renders it, with a painterly edge fidelity. DarthBalls the old man wrote: Fantastic pics DB and yes you are quite correct in your explanation. You can buy specialist tripod heads for taking panoramics but they are very expensive. Cheers Old Man I've also seen a guide to attaching a horizontal flash bracket to a normal tilt/pan head that allows it to pivot round the nodal point. I just bought 2 brackets off eBay (tough plastic ones that are about £7 each) to try it out. Chris M Wants a V-10 Love that panorama; great photo        The Motor Forum Forum Index -> Photography Page 1 of 1