C2100 Panorama

Dave N · Jan 21, 2002

Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park. It consists of 18 shots that were stitched in Panorama Factory. I used the pano function of the C2100 but it has a limit of 10 exposures, so I had to re-enter pano mode for the last 8 shots. I was worried about maintaining proper exposure for the last 8 shots but it worked out OK. Shot at 88 MM and resized to 320 x 5700 pixels.
http://www.pbase.com/image/1002263/original.jpg--Dave N
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Juli Valley · Jan 21, 2002

Outstanding. How many shots combined?-- http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries21oo , B-3oo3o4oJuli

Don Stefanik · Jan 21, 2002

FAR OUT !!!!!!!!!!!

--Don StefanikC-2100UZ http://www.pbase.com/djstefanik/djstefanikhttp://www.soslube.comhttp://www.don.stefanik.comLIVE LONG and PROSPER

Dave N · Jan 22, 2002

Juli Valley said:
Outstanding. How many shots combined?
--
http://www.pbase.com/julivalley/galleries
21oo, B-3oo
3o4o
Juli

Hi Juli,

As stated in the original post this panorama consists of 18 shots and covers approximately 200 degrees. It was done without a tripod.--Dave NC 2 1 0 0 U ZB-3 0 0BJC8 2 0 0

MacTarheel · Jan 22, 2002

Cool!!!! Even though it's small, it's kinda neat to see your whole pano on the screen... http://www.pbase.com/image/1002263/large
I took one of the street I live on... not quite as impressive.

Dave N said:
Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National
Park...
http://www.pbase.com/image/1002263/original.jpg:
--

--Bob 'MacTarheel'Olympus CAMEDIA C-2100 Ultra Zoom http://www.pbase.com/mactarheel/galleries

Duane76784 · Jan 22, 2002

Great shot.

How does Panorama Factory compair to the CAMEDIA Master 2.0 panorama function?

Thanks

Dave N said:
Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National
Park. It consists of 18 shots that were stitched in Panorama
Factory. I used the pano function of the C2100 but it has a limit
of 10 exposures, so I had to re-enter pano mode for the last 8
shots. I was worried about maintaining proper exposure for the
last 8 shots but it worked out OK. Shot at 88 MM and resized to
320 x 5700 pixels.

--
Dave N
C 2 1 0 0 U Z
B-3 0 0
BJC8 2 0 0

Dave N · Jan 22, 2002

Duane, I've only used these programs in automatic stitching mode, haven't tried manual stitching. The first pano I ever shot was assembled in Camedia and it worked perfectly (5 shots). The next 4 were done with both Camedia and Panorama Factory and I encountered stitching problems with both programs. I would have to give the edge to PF, it worked a little better and has more options available. Most of my problems were probably due to the fact that the camera was hand held and it's pretty difficult to keep the camera level. My future attempts will include a tripod.

As a side note, the pano I posted at Cadillac Mountain was shot on 9/11/01 just hours after the WTC tragedy, and I really wasn't in the mood for photography.

I read in another thread that PSP7 and PS Elements can also be used for stitching. I just looked thru my PSP7 manual and found nothing about stitching but I'm a newby with PSP7 and there may be a way to do it. I'll have to check it out in depth when I have time.
--Dave NC 2 1 0 0 U ZB-3 0 0BJC8 2 0 0

Randy Shaw78733 · Jan 22, 2002

Just wanted to say "Outstanding pics" You can't even see the seams. I wish I had your ability to stay steady on pano shots.

Dave N said:
Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National
Park. It consists of 18 shots that were stitched in Panorama
Factory. I used the pano function of the C2100 but it has a limit
of 10 exposures, so I had to re-enter pano mode for the last 8
shots. I was worried about maintaining proper exposure for the
last 8 shots but it worked out OK. Shot at 88 MM and resized to
320 x 5700 pixels.

--
Dave N
C 2 1 0 0 U Z
B-3 0 0
BJC8 2 0 0

mhwarner · Jan 22, 2002

Nicely done!

PSP7 does NOT have a panorama function. However, I sometimes stitch my shots in PSP7 manually using layers. PSElements does have a built-in function (actually it's an action, I think). But standalone programs like Panorama do a much better job. For the most control, there is Panorama Tools, but I think you need to devote some serious time to learning it.--Mary

Ed Kleinhample · Jan 22, 2002

Take a look at:
http://www.pbase.com/image/1006179

This was taken using an Uzi last Saturday from the top of Elk Camp at Snowmass Colorado. 7 shots in total taken without a tripod (hard enough to carry the camera while skiing - no room left in my pack for a tripod). I used Camedia 2.5 to stich the image together, and resampled it down to reasonable size using PSP.

--Ed Kleinhample

Dave N · Jan 22, 2002

Beautiful shot Ed, love that deep blue sky. But I see that you've encountered some of the same problems I did. In the third panel the sky is a little darker than the adjacent panels. The two-legged sign has the left leg "ghosted" and one of the fence posts is ghosted. Please don't take my critisicism the wrong way, I'm only pointing out the problems I've seen in my own work. In my pano I have a ghosted tourist in the first shot and a ghosted rock in a panel toward the right side. You can see them if you look closely.

I'm going to try cropping the ends of the original shots to reduce the overlap and eliminate the objects that were ghosted from one of the panels. I'll let you know how this works out.

Ed Kleinhample said:
Take a look at:
http://www.pbase.com/image/1006179

This was taken using an Uzi last Saturday from the top of Elk Camp
at Snowmass Colorado. 7 shots in total taken without a tripod (hard
enough to carry the camera while skiing - no room left in my pack
for a tripod). I used Camedia 2.5 to stich the image together, and
resampled it down to reasonable size using PSP.

--
Ed Kleinhample

--Dave NC 2 1 0 0 U ZB-3 0 0BJC8 2 0 0

Ed Kleinhample · Jan 23, 2002

Thanks - I hadn't noticed the ghosted fence post!

I'll try your suggestions and let you know how it turns out!

Dave N said:
I'm going to try cropping the ends of the original shots to reduce
the overlap and eliminate the objects that were ghosted from one of
the panels. I'll let you know how this works out.

Ed Kleinhample said:

Take a look at:
http://www.pbase.com/image/1006179

This was taken using an Uzi last Saturday from the top of Elk Camp
at Snowmass Colorado. 7 shots in total taken without a tripod (hard
enough to carry the camera while skiing - no room left in my pack
for a tripod). I used Camedia 2.5 to stich the image together, and
resampled it down to reasonable size using PSP.

--
Ed Kleinhample

Click to expand...

--
Dave N
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--Ed Kleinhample

Marving · Jan 23, 2002

Dave N said:
Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National
Park. It consists of 18 shots that were stitched in Panorama
Factory. I used the pano function of the C2100 but it has a limit
of 10 exposures, so I had to re-enter pano mode for the last 8
shots. I was worried about maintaining proper exposure for the
last 8 shots but it worked out OK. Shot at 88 MM and resized to
320 x 5700 pixels.

--
Dave N
C 2 1 0 0 U Z
B-3 0 0
BJC8 2 0 0

Great looking picture.

Marvin

LuckyDon · Jan 23, 2002

Ed and Dave,

You've both done great. I didn't see any of the ghosting until it was pointed out. Haven't made any real panos but this inspires me to try.

Thanx much for sharing,

Don

Marving said:
Dave N said:

Here's a panorama shot at Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National
Park. It consists of 18 shots that were stitched in Panorama
Factory. I used the pano function of the C2100 but it has a limit
of 10 exposures, so I had to re-enter pano mode for the last 8
shots. I was worried about maintaining proper exposure for the
last 8 shots but it worked out OK. Shot at 88 MM and resized to
320 x 5700 pixels.

--
Dave N
C 2 1 0 0 U Z
B-3 0 0
BJC8 2 0 0

Click to expand...

Great looking picture.

Marvin

Dave N · Jan 24, 2002

Hi Ed,

I posted 3 more panoramas from Maine in my pbase gallery. One of them has a serious stitching error, I'll replace the image when I get it straightened out.
http://www.pbase.com/davnew/panoramas

--Dave NC 2 1 0 0 U ZB-3 0 0B J C-8 2 0 0

mhwarner · Jan 24, 2002

Nice job, both Dave and Ed. If you haven't seen it yet, here is a site that has lots of good information on "everything you wanted to know about panoramas", including good ideas for taking them, stitching them and retouching afterwards. There are also reviews and ratings on all of the different stitching programs available.

http://www.panoguide.com--Mary

Dave N · Jan 24, 2002

mwarner said:
Nice job, both Dave and Ed. If you haven't seen it yet, here is a
site that has lots of good information on "everything you wanted
to know about panoramas", including good ideas for taking them,
stitching them and retouching afterwards. There are also reviews
and ratings on all of the different stitching programs available.

http://www.panoguide.com
--
Mary

Thanks Mary, I've already visited the panoguide site and settled on Panorama Factory for now. It's among the recommended programs and seems easy enough to use. I need to study up on the techniques for correcting bad stitching.
Thanks again--Dave NC 2 1 0 0 U ZB-3 0 0B J C-8 2 0 0

Duane76784 · Jan 25, 2002

Dave,
Thanks for the info. I am going to have to try some shots

Duane

Dave N said:
Duane, I've only used these programs in automatic stitching mode,
haven't tried manual stitching. The first pano I ever shot was
assembled in Camedia and it worked perfectly (5 shots). The next 4
were done with both Camedia and Panorama Factory and I encountered
stitching problems with both programs. I would have to give the
edge to PF, it worked a little better and has more options
available. Most of my problems were probably due to the fact that
the camera was hand held and it's pretty difficult to keep the
camera level. My future attempts will include a tripod.

As a side note, the pano I posted at Cadillac Mountain was shot on
9/11/01 just hours after the WTC tragedy, and I really wasn't in
the mood for photography.

I read in another thread that PSP7 and PS Elements can also be used
for stitching. I just looked thru my PSP7 manual and found nothing
about stitching but I'm a newby with PSP7 and there may be a way to
do it. I'll have to check it out in depth when I have time.

--
Dave N
C 2 1 0 0 U Z
B-3 0 0
BJC8 2 0 0

Duane76784 · Jan 25, 2002

Thanks for the advise. I downloaded Panorama Tools and agree, it seems to have a steep learning curve.

Duane

mwarner said:
Nicely done!

PSP7 does NOT have a panorama function. However, I sometimes
stitch my shots in PSP7 manually using layers. PSElements does
have a built-in function (actually it's an action, I think). But
standalone programs like Panorama do a much better job. For the
most control, there is Panorama Tools, but I think you need to
devote some serious time to learning it.
--
Mary

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