this morning with several TAKUMAR (II PAN)

ADzivo · Joined: 21 Jan 2011 Posts: 14 Location: Oporto, Portugal

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After reading Tobbsman article - A Beginner's Guide to Panorama Stiching, I was willing to do some experiments. Is in this context that you should see this post.
The photographs used for the compositions were shot on the morning reported here.

Materials and methods
Canon EOS 7D+Cullmann 2504 Tripod w/Manfrotto 808RC4 Head+Remote RS-80 N3.
I intended to make composition with three rows and that resulted, due to inexperience, in an overshot session.
Used, or try to, for the first time, Canon PhotoStitch software, but I dont found possibility of this software use more than one line, so I decided to do it with Photoshop's Photomerge.
Due to the size of each original image (5184*3456) multiplied by the insane amount of shots taken, I decided to resize them to (500*333). To make this job, batch processing, I used the Digital Photo Professional, this time successfully.
The Photomerge (Photoshop CS) automatic option was a pleasant experience. Within a minute the option returns the composition without interfering with the process. Before recording the routine gives us the option to remove frames or add others, et voila!
Methodology does not apply Sad

forgetting to take note of the final amount of frames used on final composition.

1. The Arrábida Bridge. Taken from the gardens of the Solar do Vinho do Porto, in the Palácio de Cristal. View from the mouth of the Douro River and one of six city bridges.
From 32 shots with Super Takumar 35mm f/2 @ f/5.6, 1/1500 seg., ISO 100

2.The Arrábida Bridge. I search a more "dramatic view" of the bridge, so I went up to the upper gardens and increased the focal to 135mm. Denotes vignet problems. This bridge offers beautiful compositions at sunset from the opposite bank.
From 51 shots with Takumar (Bayonet) 135mm f/2.5 @ f/2.5, 1/6400 seg., ISO 125

3. Vila Nova de Gaia, also commonly known as Porto is, administratively, another city. It is in his riverside that's where all the wine cellars of Porto are placed. Unfortunately, Luis I bridge, Mosteiro da Serra do Pilar and the heart of the waterfront is not seen from here.
An insanity of 107 shots with Takumar (Bayonet) 135mm f/2.5 @ f/5.6, 1/1000 seg., ISO 100

that's all folks!

DigiChromeEd · Joined: 29 Dec 2009 Posts: 3462 Location: Northern Ireland

Nice shots - No.2 is my favourite! Smile