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Bryce Canyon with the X-H2s, 70-300 fuji and Tamron 17-70

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RobertBetchel
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Re: Bryce Canyon with the X-H2s, 70-300 fuji and Tamron 17-70

Thanks for the kind comments. Hoodoos are the distinctive rock formations that dominate Bryce Canyon. They are tall skinny shafts of rock that protrude from the bottom of arid basins.

As for my pano technique I have done them both handheld and on a tripod, but in this case a tripod was used, and is always preferable for the best results. I first confirmed the tripod base was level and then mount the camera via L bracket to shoot the series in portrait orientation using a ball head that supports panning. It was an overlapping set of 15 images, each of them exposure bracketed. Each image overlaps the prior image by at least 1/3rd to ensure successful stitching. I used a 70-300 Fuji lens set to 70mm to shoot the pano and then used Lightroom to create the hdr panorama. This produces a DNG file that can then be post processed to taste.

 RobertBetchel's gear list:RobertBetchel's gear list
Fujifilm X-H2S Fujifilm XF 70-300 F4-5.6 R LM OIS WR Fujifilm XF 23mm F1.4 R LM WR Tamron 17–70mm F2.8 Di III-A VC RXD Fujifilm XF 30mm F2.8 R LM WR +1 more
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