didjiman
Richard Man
A few people commented on my last blog post, especially on the vertical pano photo and the challenges it presents. It is true, most panoramic photos are horizontal. The human vision sees thing that way - a wide panoramic view. Vertical panoramic, on the other hands, just looks like someone did the cropping a little too tight. However, perhaps because I subconsciously look for the vertical aspect similar to a Chinese calligraphy, I do try that once in a while. So I looked through my photos and found a few that look pretty decent to me. They all share the characteristic that either a line draws you in from near to far, or that at least it has front and far elements.
Photos and more here:
http://rfman.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/the-vertical-panoramic-challenge/
Post links to your favorite vertical panoramic photos!
Photos and more here:
http://rfman.wordpress.com/2008/12/29/the-vertical-panoramic-challenge/
Post links to your favorite vertical panoramic photos!
petronius
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urban_alchemist
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didjiman
Richard Man
Mine are XPan, or to be precise, Fuji TX-2. Great camera. I love it.
ferider
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I did this once, with a Rollei 35 and 5 negatives.
I nightmare to stitch together back then - would be trivial today.
Cheers,
Roland.
I nightmare to stitch together back then - would be trivial today.
Cheers,
Roland.
ferider
Veteran
And here is another one using two negatives with different exposures. Best,
Roland.
Roland.
Ali Riza Kutlu
Member
I made a self-portrait with my Xpan few months ago... I usually don't like vertical panoramic, may be I don't see the world that way yet...
urban_alchemist
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Fuji TX-2 (XPan2), 45mm, Fuji Pro400H
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And here is another one using two negatives with different exposures. Best,
Roland.
That.. Is STUNNING!
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
Xpan 45mm.
There must be interesting elements on both ends to frame the shot and I think it is much more difficult to effectively do that vertically.
There must be interesting elements on both ends to frame the shot and I think it is much more difficult to effectively do that vertically.
Rayt
Nonplayer Character
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
Roland, that looks like cape agulhas...is it?
How do you stitch frames with uneven exposure? Even if they are exposed manually the same and scanned the same, the uneven exposure from middle of frame to the edge messes it up a bit + the rotated camera gives a bit different perspective...I have difficulties stitching them properly, it is always visible at higher magnification.
Sorry for the off-topic. Here's mine (3 6x6 frames from a rolleiflex)
Attachments
Film dino
David Chong
nksyoon
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Xpan with 45mm, Xpan with Nikkor 28/3.5, Xpan with 45mm, Xpan with 45mm
dazedgonebye
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I shoot a great many wide angle landscapes in vertical. If I cropped them just a bit on the sides, I'd have vertical "pano." So, I think there are a great many possible subjects for long vertical shots.
I wonder if any of my wide verticals would be improved by narrowing the horizontal?
I wonder if any of my wide verticals would be improved by narrowing the horizontal?
kbg32
neo-romanticist
Here are couple of verticals.....
ferider
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Hi Pherdi,
thanks ! This is a local light house (Pigeon Point).
Regarding perspective change, you can completely avoid it by rotating the camera around the lens' nodal point. Vertically this is complicated though. With the above shot, there wasn't enough foreground to make this necessary.
Regarding exposure, the above was just manually merged with PS and blending. It helps if the horizon is exactly in the middle
Nowadays, merging is greatly facilitated with newer software. I now use AutoPano Pro, but you can get decent software even from MS. Really amazing what this stuff can do.
Cheers,
Roland.
