Beech Forest in Winter, Scott’s Run Nature Preserve, VA
I decided to head out to Scott’s Run Nature Preserve this morning to try and put some of my new panoramic skills to work. I did manage to get several nice panoramic photographs that I really like, but overall this image may be my favorite. While this photo is the same 2:3 ratio as a normal 35mm image, it is in fact a compilation of 12 images. Zooming in on smaller sections of the tree, I took a series of photos, 4 wide by 3 tall, and then stitched them all together. Using this technique, I am able to crop to the familiar 2:3 ratio while gaining a ton of detail by using information from all 12 images. Making test prints, this photograph can be printed up to 50 inches wide with more detail than typical 16×24 inch prints!
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ron ritcher on 27 Feb 2008 at 1:51 pm #
Chris–
REALLY enjoying you blog and site! I found it through your response to William Neill at his blog. I’ve a couple questions about panos: haven’t upgraded to CS3 yet (still in CS), but am intrigued by the photomerge process. But, don’t the HUGE files generated slow down your computer like crazy! What’s required memory-wise? (I’m a computer-idiot, so speak slowly here, will you?) Thanks, and keep up the great work!
–Ron
Chris Kayler on 27 Feb 2008 at 2:20 pm #
Hi Ron,
Glad you are enjoying it. A couple of things …
- I’ve never used the photomerge option in any other Photoshop than CS3. A friend of mine recently tried it with CS2 and did not have much luck … the interface he described for completing the pano sounded completely different, and so I have a feeling they may have improved it substantially for CS3, but I can’t say for a fact.
- My computer is not special by any means. I have 1 gig of memory. Stitching panos certainly slows down my computer to a crawl, but I just set it up and let them stitch together and come back in 20 minutes or so.
Hope this helps.