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Originally Posted by dcstep
Your approach is great, I use it a lot, but it totally changes the perspective. Sometimes you want a really broad, all-inclusive look and then sometimes you want a more detailed look.
Here's an extreme demonstration of the perspective change. The first image is a 7-shot, stitched pano, taken at 700mm and the second shot is taken from the same spot with a 15mm fisheye and then defished:
Morning Mt. Evans Panorama by dcstep, on Flickr
Storm warning... by dcstep, on Flickr
They tell totally different stories, don't they?
For those that haven't stitched panoramas yet, be sure to overlap your images so that you leave out any vignetting or distorted edges. I use PS to stitch mine, but there are several programs that'll do it. You can hand hold these if you're careful. I have a grid pattern in my VF and try to find a reference to keep the consecutive shots roughly even with each other. Oh, shoot in manual mode so that the meter isn't changing the exposure from panel to panel.
For grins, here's a multi-image panorama taken with my zoom at 98mm, from the same spot as the other two:
Morning mountain panorama from Cherry Creek State Park by dcstep, on Flickr
Yet another story. What's "best" will depend on what you're trying to say at the moment.
Dave |
QFT. Dave, you ever the breziner effect? I think that got me hooked on stitching actually.