My first ever panorama. Alpha3000/kit lens

[skida]

I used the "Sweep Panorama" mode on the camera and other than adjustments to light and contrast, the camera did the rest for me. It was an extremely gloomy day so the picture is quite dreary, but I am impressed (though I can see some joins in the waves). The sweep was about 120 degrees.


Panorama (my first ever), King Edwards Bay by skida, on Flickr

[SonicScot]

That's a success in my book

I agree, it's a shame it's a dreary day but you need to get the technique right prior to capturing a pano in better weather. You'll be ready for it when the sun comes out to play.

[skida]

Cheers Gary. This was attempt number 4. 2 and 3 were okay but I had the camera pointed too low. For number 1, as I was doing the sweep, I was thinking "It's a bit stupid for the display to be disabled when doing a Panorama - how do you know if you are staying level?", then I realised I had left the lens cap on!

The system was a bit strange at first - you press the release and the camera takes a set number of images as you sweep, so when you finish the sweep the camera may still be shooting for a few frames. I noticed the auto exposure set a smaller aperture for this pano than it did for single shots taken immediately after, so I am guessing that is part of the feature too.

[philslizzy]

A great first attempt.

The NEX pano feature is good but it heavily crops the top and bottom of the photo. I end up doing it the old fashioned way and using autopano giga. No problem with waves that way.

I have had successful panos with my Sony but things like messed up edges can often be put right in Photoshop. Try the repair/patch tool rather than cloning. For some things its better.

[SonicScot]