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just upgraded to panofactory 4 and decided to give it a run
This is a 5 vertical shot sequence of the waterfall posted on the weekend in this thread:
http://www.dslrusers.net/viewtopic.php?t=11840
This pano represents a little over 180 degrees

I originally looked at these after the I looked at the single shots pano cropped and thought the panofactory did an ordinary job of stitching them, but with the v4 panofactory, it did a much better job of stitching.

I still believe that the individual shots posted the other day work better than this.
The main criticism is that the right side of the image has lots of dark stuff not really contributing to the feel of the waterfall.

Didnt PP this other than stitching together and a little shadow highlight.
dont think the resize to 800 wide was kind to it either
Peoples opinions preferring the original post or the stitched pano would be appreciated.

Steve

I agree with your comment about the dark area but otherwise it looks great, I also like the separate shots as well. I think both projects have their merits. Magic shots.

Bob.

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I love it.

I disagree with the dark RHS not contributing to the image. In fact i reckon that it adds some nice contrast to the light of the water. Although not central to the action, it is still an integral part of the image.

To me the darker rhs offsets the lightness of the water nicely, and creates a gorgeous image - don't talk it down mate, it's excellant!
If the stitching is as good as it looks at this size, then print it out REAL BIG and get it on your wall - and the wall of the local cafes in the area!!!

thanks for the comments guys.


Sheepy: I had a look at it at full size and I cant tell where it stitched it.

I didnt look really really hard though.
I think that the nature of the shot may help hide stitching errors.
If it was a building etc you would be easily able to pick problems, but with this, the bushes etc will not show up.

As for printing it, I have had the dslr almost a year now and havent printed one picture. not one. very sad really. especially since I own and epson stylus photo 2100 which has a3+ capability and roll handling.

Steve

avkomp wrote:As for printing it, I have had the dslr almost a year now and havent printed one picture. not one. very sad really. especially since I own and epson stylus photo 2100 which has a3+ capability and roll handling.

Steve

Extremely

You really need to print - photo's are supposed to be printed!

Hey avkomp. If you need your printer tested out to make sure it still works just let me know

I prefer this pano to your other shots, and I'm in two minds about the dark side... it does offset the whiteness, but also when you look soley at the right hand side there is nothing there... however viewing the image as a whole it seems to fit.

Cheers,
Owen.

sheepie: I thought the whole idea of digital is that you dont have to print em!!

I just email happy snaps to people etc, although I wouldnt mind printing a few to see what comes out.

I was setting a colour laser up on a clients network the other day and for a test I printed the silvereye I posted here the other week. even at 700x500 it didnt look too bad, made me get interested in printing a few.

Then I have the problem of what to do with the print outs. My falls would fill up in short order, besides after 20 years my office walls have just been painted and it looks too nice to cover em

Owen: I do the odd test print to show customers but nothing else.
It was the dealer demo for the 2100 but they discontinued it and now epson wants me to get a 2400.

If I printed any out and they turned out any good I would wish to frame em, then I would have to send it out to do or go buy one of those framing kits with matt cutters etc I see mentioned around the traps. more money... less to blow on lenses etc!!
one day!!
Steve

Avkomp, great work.

I'd like to see the following done though as the warmth in the leaves doesn't agree with me.

I'd like to see hue shited +15, saturation reduced by about -20. Then brightness reduced -25, contrast bumped around about +25.

Gives it more of an amazon look

Steve, great shots (in the other post) and great pano. I too like the balance the dark rhs gives to the light lhs. This pano seems like a good reason to get that printer working.

I've got panorama factory 3.4 and have been considering upgrading to 4. I have found with 3.4 that sometimes you have to do a whole lot of juggling around to get the stitching to work well. I take it you recommend upgrading to version 4?

Thanks Darryl

I havent actually done any work on the image at the moment, was a function test with PF4. I went out to do the falls on sunday arvo and decided to do the pano but pf3.4 did a crummy job and I didnt like the overall image.

PF4 did a better job and I showed my partner and she liked the image but I just kinda prefer the other ones.

I will load the full size image up and have a look at your suggested settings and see what grabs me.

I have been thinking and it is actually closer to 200 degrees worth.
having it all in a straight line plays tricks with my mind.

When I was there earlier in the day, water was coming over the entire rock area and I found the current quite strong walking across it.

Steve

johnd:

absolutely upgrade to v4.
chalk and cheese with the job it did on these images.

Steve
edit:

dont forget to turn off exposure compensation and exposure matching though.
I choose to blend it and I will decide what to do afterwards.

steve

Steve, this is fantastic. Loverly pano i am jealous, i think it is perfect print it and frame it hang on the wall and smile everytime you look at it.
Well done.

Great pano! IMHO, dark areas on the right side add atmosphere and mood to the photo. Well done!

avkomp wrote:johnd:

absolutely upgrade to v4.
chalk and cheese with the job it did on these images.

Steve
edit:

dont forget to turn off exposure compensation and exposure matching though.
I choose to blend it and I will decide what to do afterwards.

steve

Thanks for that Steve. Yes, I'll go spend the extra few $$s to upgrade. I do turn off exposure matching and correction by default.

Steve how the hell could you possibly be happy with this image! Bloody extatic perhaps This is a terrific pano image and definitely a wall-hanging keeper. Perhaps in your den where you can luxuriate in the reflections of the thoughtful photographer.
No doubt at all, the other guys have it right the shadow images beautifully balance the highlights. Great image!!
cheers
marco