Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Well done getting a panorama done while recovering from a climb! My favorites are your bike (very similar setup to mine) and the two horses. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ YNWA On Apr 12, 2013, at 12:34 AM, Adam Bridge wrote: > These images were taken on Tuesday during a substantial north wind. The > benefit: the ground was moist so there wasn't a lot of dust raised so the > air quality was quite good. > > One of my rides takes me along a scenic by-way and a great field of lupin > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/27796461_bZQWXL#!i=2452252886&k=XSrPKm3&lb=1&s=A> > > I thought a portrait of my bike was only appropriate. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/27796461_bZQWXL#!i=2452519588&k=Gx9SJJc> > > Climbing Cantelow from the west gets one's attention: the grade averages > over 10% and hits 15% in a few short pitches. Doing that into the wind > adds, ah, intensity, to the experience. So at the top I pause, let my > heart rate come down to something normal and shoot a few photos. This is > looking eastward to the Sierra Nevada mountains. Sacramento's skyline is > visible on the left side below the white capped Sierra. This is a panorama > made of, I think, six images. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/27796461_bZQWXL#!i=2452501181&k=PDx2s7L&lb=1&s=A.> > > Descending eastward I encounter the last set of hills before the > Sacramento Valley with its laser-planed flatness emerges. Here, on the > English Hills, I encountered two horses dealing with the wind. > > <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/27796461_bZQWXL#!i=2452510646&k=Wj7nWwJ> > > All of these were shot with a Sony NEX-7 and Leica 50mm summicron. > Normally I'd have the 35mm mounted but I was feeling playful on this day. > I think this is a great combination. > > The panoramas were done in Photoshop, all other image work was done in > Lightroom. > > Thanks for looking and sharing any comments. Criticism on cropping, etc, > (or anything else for that matter) greatly appreciated. > > Enjoy! > > Adam > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >