Evan Eastburn
Posts: 7
Location: United States
Registered: 3 Jul 2009
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First decent pano
Posted: 3 Jul 2009 at 11:06 GMT
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cashtube.ws/pano
One mile from my house  I went to test new stuff so I expected this would be a scrap/learning project. Besides the shadow, I like it.
This is Prospect, OR "Avenue of Giant Boulders". It's located on the other side of the Mill Creek falls trail. I'm going to pano as much of So. Oregon as I can for a hobby site this summer.
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Henri Smeets
Posts: 172
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Registered: 28 Nov 2006
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Re: First decent pano
Posted: 3 Jul 2009 at 11:58 GMT
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Love the pano, great location! Welcome to the forum, it's a great place to get feedback and tips!
You have some work to do on exposure and sharpness and possibly try to get rid of the lense-confetti-flare
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Evan Eastburn
Posts: 7
Location: United States
Registered: 3 Jul 2009
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Re: First decent pano
Posted: 3 Jul 2009 at 20:48 GMT
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Thanks.
I forget to check for dust before shooting, so that explains the confetti
What problem with exposure do I have? I'm shooting 4 stops (HDR). I have a less processed version here: cashtube.ws/pano2 Shooting in direct sun I didn't have much range to choose from. Next time I'll choose a better time of day, like I said it was a test. I think I left the shaded areas dark during processing, but I kinda liked the look.
I'll work on sharpness on the next set. I'm going to re-shoot this one again after I get a technique down. My tripod was straddling a rock so I probably lost some sharpness with some slight wind movement. I need to make some hanging sandbags for my tripod legs; an old trick I came up with for night shots at the coast.
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Peter Stark
Posts: 234
Location: Glasgow, United Kingdom
Registered: 12 Sep 2007
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Re: First decent pano
Posted: 3 Jul 2009 at 21:44 GMT
updated: 3 Jul 2009 at 21:55 GMT
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Between both versions, I actually prefer the less processed version, it looks like a good scene and I would like to see more of the location, though I dont think using an HDR method would be the way to go with a scene like that. It might be an idea to just work on your best set of (dust free) exposures and see how that turns out before going down the HDR route. (I have had similar problems with dust too, so I know that one). Also, instead of HDR try Enfuse: enblend.sourceforge.net/
Shooting in direct sun I didn't have much range to choose from. Next time I'll choose a better time of day, like I said it was a test.
Being Scottish, I do not know much about sunshine  But! It can add to a pano & some guys around here seem to use it as a composition tool, so it is not something to hide from. Keep the Sun in, some of us dont see it that often.
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