August 15th 08, 12:52 AM
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Another Brisbane at night pano..
Mark Thomas wrote:
More work in progress..
http://www.marktphoto.com/examples/pano_night1_test.jpg
Fuji S9000, fl~35mm, 3s f5.6, 5 images, PTGUI, adjusted levels/sat,
lightly denoised, reduced to about 1/3 size and USM.
(Need any of this explained or elaborated? just ask..)
Two conflicting thoughts struck me while taking the source images:
1. Why doesn't Brisbane City Council light up the botanical gardens a
bit, so it doesn't look like a huge black slug in the middle of my
image..? (O:
and then, hypocritically
2. Do all of those building lights really need to be on, wasting energy
like it doesn't matter? (OK, it *was* only about 6pm on a weekday, so I
guess it just reflects the long hours we Qlder's work.)
In regard to the image - yes, I'm aware of the stitching errors in the
foreground handrails, due to me shooting this without a pano head. Maybe
I'll go back and fiddle with the control points, maybe not - consider it
a copyright message to prevent misuse...!
And in hindsight, I should probably have used HDR to get more detail in
the sky. But the sunset wasn't a winner, so I couldn't be bothered.
Another for the maybe-next-time bin.
Constructive criticism welcome.
A couple I have done this week with PTGui (40d and 28-135 KIT lens)
8 stitch
http://www.pbase.com/temuchin/image/101666935
6 stitch
http://www.pbase.com/temuchin/image/101666933
The centre horizon is very blown but 1/2 hour after sunset it is hard to
get perfect light.
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