Posted by Todd Caudle on January 20, 2011 at 1:08 PM
This is another shot from a few days ago near Cripple Creek. I haven't been able to stitch the 26 pano images successfully (unequal exposure in the sky due to the rapidity of the lightening caused by the almost risen sun), so here's an individual slice of the pano pie, featuring much of the northern Sangre de Cristos north of Hayden Pass, with a really sweet Earth shadow.
Posted by Pam Colander on January 20, 2011 at 1:11 PM
This is so sweet it should have a diabetic warning on it! Too bad about the pano...can you salvage a portion of it?
It is cotton candy sweet! I wish there was more of that foreground hillside showing, it seems a little clipped there but that's a minor nit.
And speaking of sweet earth shadow, did anyone get that setting moon at sunrise this morning? I spent most of my drive to work (going east on 470) staring at my side mirror, good thing the traffic was barely moving...
Posted by Todd Caudle on January 20, 2011 at 1:49 PM
I was out at the Garden this morning, and that moon looked nice, but it set behind Rampart Range well before there was any decent light. Tomorrow should be good.
I love the simplicity of the layers here, Todd: foothills, awesome mountains, beautiful sky. What more does one need?
Posted by Stan Rose on January 20, 2011 at 2:22 PM
I like it with the bottom cropped out--simple and beautiful!
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on January 20, 2011 at 2:55 PM
I love those pastels.
I hate to see you giving up on this pano. Have you tried the "Match Total Exposure" option?
LR3 has this option in the Develop/Settings menu. I assume ACR has the equivalent.
Select one of the images in the middle of your pano and adjust the exposures of all the others to "match" this, before doing the pano stitching. The exposure differences may still be too great, but it's worth a try.
You're right. That is, indeed, a "really sweet Earth shadow". I also like the near uniformity of the mountains from that viewpoint. I don't think I've ever seen that view of the Rockies before. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by John Mumaw on January 20, 2011 at 6:53 PM
Lovely, indeed! I like this slice o' pano just the way it is.
Posted by Jeff Hackett on January 20, 2011 at 9:33 PM
I like Stan's suggestion. Sweet color man. (I'm being followed by an earth shadow. Earth shadow, earth shadow)
Posted by Paul Wegemann on January 20, 2011 at 11:29 PM
Wow, this is nice, Todd. I think Stan's suggestion would work, but I also like it as is. Hard not to love those colors.
Posted by Bill Brennan on January 21, 2011 at 10:47 AM
Good shot, Todd, with or without crop.
Bill Brennan
Posted by Jody Grigg on January 21, 2011 at 1:39 PM
Do I really have to comment.............
Posted by Dan Walters on January 22, 2011 at 8:26 PM
Very nice! Really like the soft colors.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on January 23, 2011 at 12:24 PM
Discussion
19 repliesAnd speaking of sweet earth shadow, did anyone get that setting moon at sunrise this morning? I spent most of my drive to work (going east on 470) staring at my side mirror, good thing the traffic was barely moving...
I hate to see you giving up on this pano. Have you tried the "Match Total Exposure" option?
LR3 has this option in the Develop/Settings menu. I assume ACR has the equivalent.
Select one of the images in the middle of your pano and adjust the exposures of all the others to "match" this, before doing the pano stitching. The exposure differences may still be too great, but it's worth a try.
Todd - Autopano does a really nice job with non-equal exposures. Just dump em in theer RAW and turn off the auto color option.
RichieV
Bill Brennan