And keep in mind that when taking panoramas of moderately distant scenes
that no tripod or special panormaic head is required. You just need to
overlap frames some 30-50%. I'd go with 50% or maybe even more for the
unobstructed horizon since there's not much detail for the software to
figure out where the seams should go. Nor for you to recognize the
points of overlap in the viewfinder for that matter.
As long as there are no nearby objects to cause significant parallax
errors you can get by working handheld as this one was done. 5 shots at
28mm equivalent on Minolta A1 using about 50% overlap. Panorama
automatically constructed by PTGui with no manual intervention. I feel
a slight tinge of guilt because it's almost too easy. :-)
<http://www.chucknorcutt.com/chatham/chatham%20panorama.htm>
Chuck Norcutt
Richard Lovison wrote:
> Chuck,
>
> I felt young and alive again, seeing things I've never before witnessed.
> In my 51 years, this was the first sunrise I saw from an unobstructed
> horizon and my first over the open Atlantic. The colors were
> mesmerizing and the photo opportunities were presenting themselves
> faster than I could think. I'm sure I missed far more than I captured.
> The thought to take a panorama never entered my mind though I agree with
> you that a panorama would have fit the scene. The sky was absolutely
> stunning for almost 180 degrees and was changing dramatically every few
> minutes. I was focused so intently on the rising sun that I almost
> neglected what was happening 90 degrees off to the south. That panorama
> will have to wait till next year. :)
>
> Richard L
>
> Thanks for looking.
>
> Chuck Norcutt wrote:
>
>>Very nice. This one is crying out to be a panorama.
>>
>>Chuck Norcutt
>>
>>Richard Lovison wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Another sunrise shot with the E-1. Hope you enjoy. :)
>>>
>>>http://sylv.inkwell.com.ru/temp/capesunrise3.html
>
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