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Hi all,
Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography group/forum to ask
questions about the stitching, the software, the light fall-off light changing
from one image to the next blah blah blah...
or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?

Thanks so much,

Tim

On Mon, 12 Jun 2006 14:37:47 -0500, in rec.photo.digital "Destin_FL"
<> wrote:

>Hi all,
>Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography group/forum to ask
>questions about the stitching, the software, the light fall-off light changing
>from one image to the next blah blah blah...
>or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?

Just ask here.
--
Ed Ruf ()
http://edwardgruf.com/Digital_Photog...ral/index.html

Destin_FL wrote:
> Hi all,
> Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography group/forum to ask
> questions about the stitching, the software, the light fall-off light changing
> from one image to the next blah blah blah...
> or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?

You can! As to should, ah, why not?? You could also Google the NG's for
this question, but Karnak will attempt a few answers:

I use PS CS I's stitching software, maintaining layers, to good effect.

You do not need a mega $$ pano head. I have shot many a fine pano hand
held. However, a tripod is useful. I don't use wide angles.*

I try to have the sun behind me *(all this is for outdoor landscape
panos; indoor or closeup brings in new factors), always use manual on
every setting including WB. Clouds are your friend in covering seams.

--
John McWilliams

John McWilliams wrote:
> Destin_FL wrote:
> > Hi all,
> > Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography group/forum to ask
> > questions about the stitching, the software, the light fall-off light changing
> > from one image to the next blah blah blah...
> > or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?
>
> You can! As to should, ah, why not?? You could also Google the NG's for
> this question, but Karnak will attempt a few answers:
>
> I use PS CS I's stitching software, maintaining layers, to good effect.
>
> You do not need a mega $$ pano head. I have shot many a fine pano hand
> held. However, a tripod is useful. I don't use wide angles.*
I shot panos from many years before finally breaking down and getting a
pano head. I would say learn to shoot pano without one first and then
if it seems like something you really like to do invest in one. The
pano head makes shooting the image a real joy and I went from stitching
4 to 6 images to 20 to 40. The other part of it is when you have
objects that are fairly close the pano head removes the problem with
parallax. This type of image use to be very hit and miss for me without
the pano head, not it is a very easy shot.




> I try to have the sun behind me *(all this is for outdoor landscape
> panos; indoor or closeup brings in new factors), always use manual on
> every setting including WB. Clouds are your friend in covering seams.
>

Check out PTGui, it does an amazing job of stitching and blending.
There is a free trial version. It also give you a lot of control on
the perspective on the final image. It can produce the stitched image
along with a layer for each of the photos used with a mask for the
photos. In these way it is easy to adjust where the seems are between
photos, useful when people are in the image and moving about.

Scott

Scott

Try http://panoguide.com/

www.alldigital.fotopic.net

"Destin_FL" <> wrote in message
news:nojjg.1766$ZV5.1524@dukeread05...
> Hi all,
> Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography
> group/forum to ask questions about the stitching, the software,
> the light fall-off light changing from one image to the next blah
> blah blah...

You could have a look at: <http://www.tawbaware.com/forum2/>
and I assume the PTGUI users have a similar place to dwell.

> or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?

You can always ask, but IMHO you'll have a more focused audience at
the link above.

Bart

I recommend Smoky City Panorama Factory..

check out my gallery at
http://www.srsteel.co.uk/Panorama

for pictures stitched using this software..

SS

In article <nojjg.1766$ZV5.1524@dukeread05>,
says...
> Hi all,
> Do you know of a specific panoramic/panorama photography group/forum to ask
> questions about the stitching, the software, the light fall-off light changing
> from one image to the next blah blah blah...
> or should I - can I just askm those questions in this group?
>
> Thanks so much,
>
> Tim
>
I have quite a few tips of use to panoramic photographers
on my web site. Just follow the tips link on the home page.

--
Robert D Feinman
Landscapes, Cityscapes and Panoramic Photographs
http://robertdfeinman.com
mail:

On Tue, 13 Jun 2006, Bart van der Wolf <> wrote:

>and I assume the PTGUI users have a similar place to dwell.

Yes. The PTGui crowd hangs out here:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PanoTools/

Don <www.donwiss.com/pictures/> (e-mail link at page bottoms).