Scenic shots from a recent ride

[MrDan]

Is the camera resting on anything or are you just holding it?  I've found that whenever I try anything like this, the pictures aren't centered vertically when you look at them side by side.  Or is that something Autostich can fix?

As for the A520, I tried to buy one last week but Office Depot sold out in 3 hours nationwide (according to them).  Guess that's what happens when they're on sale for $120.  I ended up with the Canon SD450 which should do me just fine even without the 4x optical

[Kerry]

I usually just hand-hold the camera.  Here are reduced images of the original results as output by Autostitch.  I crop out the "jaggies" before reducing, sharpening, etc.




















Except for the panorama at the dam, I'm getting better at keeping the camera level!

If I had NICE equipment, and plans to sell the panoramas (ala Max Lyons and others) I would use a tripod with a special "pano" head, zoom all the way in, cover the subject with dozens of shots, use nicer processing software, etc.

But don't understimate AutoStitch!  It can indeed assemble random shots, as long as they overlap.  JetSwing told me that he and a friend went to an event in a large stadium and took about 30 overlapping shots of the crowd ... and Autostitch pulled them together just great!

Since I mostly share my stuff on the web just for fun, my low-budget route has worked OK so far.  The fanciest I have gotten was a couple of 2-row panoramas that you can see in this old thread.

[MrDan]

Kerry - that is exactly what I needed to see.  Makes so much more sense to me now.  I'll check it out this weekend.

Thanks!!!

(btw - which are 2-row?  the Snowbird Opposite?)

[Kerry]

which are 2-row?  the Snowbird Opposite?)

The 1st and 4th panoramas.  (Listed as "14 images" and "15 images".)

[daneilah]

ahhhhh, the famous Kerry panoramic pictures!

Welcome back!   

[bargovic]

Kerry that last pic of yours is awesome.

I tried autostitch out yesterday, thanks for the inspiration.  Heres my test run from using it:

http://www.nickbargovic.com/bike4.jpg

[Kerry]

Nice! 

Wasn't that easy?  Tell the people how easy that was. 

[MrDan]

I played with it last night too.  Unfortunately, all I had was a series of "burst" photos (10 shots in 5 seconds) that I took of my sister graduating med school.  Looks kind of funny to have a basically static background with her walking across.  Very freaky.  I'll see if I can post them later today.

But even though it turned out kinda weird, it was VERY easy to use.

Kudos to Kerry (again).

[Alphamazing]

Nice! 

Wasn't that easy?  Tell the people how easy that was. 

I remember using AutoStitch back before my hard drive crashed. I'm fairly certain I got it from the suggestion of a board member here, too. Mk1inCali, possibly? I dunno, don't want to search either.

Here's my go with it:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/pano-b.jpg

It really was super-duper easy.

[Kerry]

Looks kind of funny to have a basically static background with her walking across.  Very freaky.

I'd like to see it!  It sounds like something I've been thinking of doing on purpose: maybe a "self portrait" with several copies of myself (or some other person or object) in the same background.

I first got the idea from the following "Oops!" - a very small section of this panorama, taken on I-70 in Utah, somewhere between Salina and Green River (pack lots of water!):

[pandy]

I first got the idea from the following "Oops!" ... that I caught in

Twins! 

[MrDan]

I just emailed the smaller copies to you Kerry.  I can't host anything while at work and yahoo photos don't seem to show up here.

Edit: Kerry is hosting the pictures for me   Here are links in case anyone wants to see.  They're still rather large to just throw in here.

http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/MrDan/AlexisSpooky-sm.JPG
http://www.bbburma.net/MiscFotos/GStwinMembers/MrDan/AlexisSpookyOutside-sm.JPG
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[bargovic]

Someone should take a shot of the same location, but with their bike parked in like 10 diff spots, then it will look like theres a group of 10 GS's there.

[Alphamazing]

Someone should take a shot of the same location, but with their bike parked in like 10 diff spots, then it will look like theres a group of 10 GS's there.

It would work, but the bikes would have to be in seperate frames, not close together. I just did a test of the same location but with me in different spots. I ended up ghosted in every single location.

[Kerry]

Here's my go with it:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/pano-b.jpg

I forgot to comment on your nice shot.  It makes me feel like an unsuspecting Frodo, looking toward the West as the approaching gloom from Mordor blocks out the sun behind me....

(No, not a total LOTR nut.  Just a "connection maker".  )

[Alphamazing]

Here's my go with it:
http://i18.photobucket.com/albums/b123/AlphaFire_X5/GSTwin/pano-b.jpg

I forgot to comment on your nice shot.  It makes me feel like an unsuspecting Frodo, looking toward the West as the approaching gloom from Mordor blocks out the sun behind me....

(No, not a total LOTR nut.  Just a "connection maker".  )

Nerd.

By the way, I have no clue what all that meant. I feel awesome.

[Kerry]

I just did a test of the same location but with me in different spots. I ended up ghosted in every single location.

If you left enough space between your various positions, you might still get this to work.

Try cropping overlapping vertical strips out of the various exposures, and submitting those to AutoStitch.

[WildBlue]

Cool shots Kerry, I like the one with the ski resort in the background.  Looks like your trip was a success!   

Never used AutoStitch, my camera came with a software called Panorama Maker and it's worked great, very easy to use too.  Dunno if it's normally free though.