Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/07/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]That's pretty neat, David. How long did it took you to copy and paste this together? Jorg - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodgers, David" <david.rodgers@xo.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, July 11, 2001 8:47 PM Subject: [Leica] Panoramics using Leica. > For those with some bandwidth, or time to burn, here's my first pass at > stitching together a panoramic. It's a 250K file, so be forewarned. > Admittedly, it's a C minus at best. All comments/critiques are welcomed. > > I took the series near Rio Vista, which is close to where the Sacramento > River flows into the San Francisco Bay. Photos (6 in all) were made with an > SL and 90/2-R. Imagine, the 90/2 a panoramic lens. Only in the world of > digital. It's approximately a 210 degree span. Who needs a Roundshot? > > You must scroll to see the entire image, including the mothball fleet, 3 oil > refineries and the Benicia Bridge. I had problems opening and scrolling with > my laptop on a 36K modem and Netscape 4.7. Anything that required scrolling > from the initial screen image was garbage. IE 5 worked fine, but I also had > a T1 connection for that. Shouldn't make a difference, but maybe it does. If > anyone brave enought to attempt it has a problem downloading and scrolling, > I'd appreciate knowing. This is my first attempt. Also, any type of feedback > on how to improve on anything would be most appreciated. > > "Best to leave it to the professionals" is something I already know! > Speaking of which, fellow Lugger Andrew Nemeth (4020.net) inspired me with > his phenominal panoramics taken using a 16mm Leica. It's a must see for > anyone who hasn't seen them. I was also inspired by Kyle C's great panoramic > of the boat hotel viewed using Quicktime. If you see this, Kyle, did you use > the panoramic software from Adobe? Just curious, as I saw something that > looked to be about $400. > > I think panoramics when done properly, as both Andrew's and Kyles are, are > really slick. For me, nothing ventured.... Panoramics aren't as easy as > dragging around in Photoshop. Getting contrast and brightness unform for all > images was a challenge. I only used Photoshop, and probably not judiciously. > Do stitching programs work better? Are there plugins that help? Again, > feedback would be appreciated. > > Here's the link. Again it's 250K. > http://www.lightcurves.com/images/straights.jpg > > Dave >