panoramic peaks

hello chaps i have just got a pan head and have been trying to make some panoramics in derbyshire. I have had great trouble stitching the images in some software that i have ( cs2 and ptugi ) they were not able to blend the exposures together properly so a friend of mine with cs3 told me to send them to him and he would have a go, they came out just right.

Is this just the difference in software and does anyone know of any good online tuition for stitching images together.

please can you let me know what you think of the image.

thanks lewis

17-40mm
canon mk2
portrait of 5 images
stitched in cs3
pol nd3grad
f16

Well stictched and a good idea but for me the image doesnt work that well. I find the left hand side too dark for my likings and it is causing some inbalance in the image,
Rene de Heer

Hi Lewis,

Superb stitching (sorry can't help with software as I have never tried it myself!). Lovely landscape! I think it is a little too dark on the left-hand side too. I also think if there is room then I'd put a touch more sky in as the left-hand side hill is too close to the top of the frame. Other than that, the composition is very nice! Love the tree on top of the hill!

Not a landscape man Lewis so not the best to comment.
Do feel though it all looks a little on the tight side. For me a bit more sky.

Major.

Nice try Lewis but I agree with the nits which have been mentioned.
John

Apart from the points already mentioned, I would personally have liked to have seen some illumination on the foreground rocks.