A Couple Very Simple Panos

[Tom Robbins]

It's been a while since I've posted here. So just as an experiment, I thought I'd post a couple 1:2 aspect ratio panoramas. As a long-time user of Canon tilt-shift lenses, making images with aspect ratios that fit the subject has become an m.o.

Rock River scene one quiet morning:

And a hill top view one morning last summer:

Thanks for looking!

 

[Charlotte Thompson]

Lovely captured I love the softness you have here in both photos Gives such a beautiful natural feeling which I do love!
Charlotte

 

[Asher Kelman]

It's been a while since I've posted here. So just as an experiment, I thought I'd post a couple 1:2 aspect ratio panoramas. As a long-time user of Canon tilt-shift lenses, making images with aspect ratios that fit the subject has become an m.o.

Rock River scene one quiet morning:

And a hill top view one morning last summer:

Thanks for looking!

Tom,

Great to have you in our midst again!

What Canon T/S are you using and do you notice muchbofcaxdifferencecbetween swinging your camera with a standard lens and overlapping that way

I have the 24mm version I use for indoor architecture.

Asher

 

[Tom Robbins]

I use the latest version of the 24mm, 50mm (replaced the 45mm), and the 90mm. Pano results from these lenses are wonderful, but it really pays to have a sturdy tripod. It is also important to keep an eye on the degree of movement; go too far and optical aberration (purple/green fringing) begins to appear, even with the new lenses. This is correctable during processing, but preferable to avoid it if possible. I find a 1:2 aspect ratio with horizontal lens movement and with the camera body in landscape orientation is a reliable range.

I've no experience with using a pano head adjusted for nodal point, but suspect results are better than lens movement in a couple respects: greater pano area coverage is possible and optical aberrations will not be a factor.

However, as far as set up time and ease of use are concerned, tilt shift lenses are the only way to go. Very easy to carry around in the field as well.

 

[Tom Robbins]

Lovely captured I love the softness you have here in both photos Gives such a beautiful natural feeling which I do love!
Charlotte

Thank you Charlotte!

 

[Maggie Terlecki]

Both beautiful but I can't help just adoring the first one with the morning fog just a bit more. I love fog in landscape images, it brings such mood and mystery. Glad to see you here again! Maggie

 

[Asher Kelman]

Thank you for your thoughtful comments, Maggie! Agree with you about fog; it simplifies a landscape more effectively than just about anything else. Snow has a similar effect as well, now that I think about it.

Say, do you suppose it would be worthwhile to start a post about simplified Zen-ish photographs? Members could post sample images to illustrate approaches to minimize distracting elements.

Just a thought...

That would be a fabulous idea!

Asher

 

[Asher Kelman]

Look here for our ZEN THREAD

 

[Jim Olson]

Both are great. I try to play with pano from time to time.