Posted by Russ Shugart on October 13, 2011 at 9:35 PM
Here's another from last from last week. I decided to try a 6 shot stitch of yes, my favorite spot. Editing this just about killed my computer. The finished tif file is a 10051x3290 pixel 730 MB. I hope it looks good printed. I'm going to find out soon.
Posted by Kane Engelbert on October 13, 2011 at 10:26 PM
Nice shot Russ. Great comp. Might be your best shot yet. There's a bit of distortion/field curvature going on here, although most people wouldn't notice. Sneffles is seems "pointy. "
Phenomenal, Russ. I love good (and big!) panoramics, and this one is top-notch.
From my own printing of them, I usually find 200dpi is enough, so you might be able to get a 16x48" out of this if you want to. Just be forewarned that framing the d@mned things gets ridiculously expensive...
It deserves it, though. Don't let this one languish on the hard drive.
Best "fall" shot I've seen this year. From anyone.
Posted by Art Escobado on October 13, 2011 at 11:10 PM
Sweet shot Russ!
Posted by John Mumaw on October 13, 2011 at 11:43 PM
'Nice shot'?!? This is absolutely stunning!! Easily the best image from your trip (so far).
The contrast between the cool tone of the sky and the warmth of the landscape are remarkable. I would love to see a large print of this scene. No nits or suggestions from me at all.
Please do not enter this in the Fall Colors contest.
Posted by Russ Shugart on October 13, 2011 at 11:49 PM
Thanks again so much to everyone for the encouraging posts. It's pretty humbling considering the work I see here every day.
I've heard mention a couple of times about a fall contest. Is it out of this forum or somewhere else?
This is just fantastic, Russ, bloody good! I would love to see it big. Any distortion is the last thing on my mind when I'm looking at it.
Posted by Russ Shugart on October 14, 2011 at 12:33 AM
You know it's kind of weird here. The aspens on both sides of the valley lean into the middle. If you are shooting one side or the other it's very obvious. I do have one single wide angle shot that's not a bunch stitched together that accentuates this lean to the middle.
I hope I don't hex it but if everything works out I should have this one, printed about 6 feet long, in a new gallery opening up down in LoDo.the first of next month.
Do you think the "leaning" of the aspens is objectionable? In photoshop, {select all}, then go to {edit > transform > perspective}. perspecitve will let you pull out the corners and force the apparent tilt to stay consistent on each side.
Or select the left and right half independently and use {edit > transform > distort} to pull out the bottom outer corner. If you hold down the shift key while dragging with the mouse, the point is forced to remain horizontal.
Try it with a small version first as a test run...
(again, awesome!)
Posted by Brian Schrayer on October 15, 2011 at 11:42 AM
Extraordinary view, Russ. The mix of gold and greens combined with those stormy skies is spectacular.
Do you think the "leaning" of the aspens is objectionable? In photoshop, {select all}, then go to {edit > transform > perspective}. perspecitve will let you pull out the corners and force the apparent tilt to stay consistent on each side.
Or select the left and right half independently and use {edit > transform > distort} to pull out the bottom outer corner. If you hold down the shift key while dragging with the mouse, the point is forced to remain horizontal.
Try it with a small version first as a test run...
(again, awesome!)
Posted by Dan Walters on October 15, 2011 at 6:45 PM
Amazing! The fall colors really stand out.
Posted by Doug Koepsel on October 16, 2011 at 11:37 AM
Russ, another very fine one from you. The processing seems to fit your style well.
Posted by Lynn Scott on October 17, 2011 at 2:03 PM
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27 repliesRuss
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Outstanding Russ!
http://www.alpinegalleria.com/p913171418/h3b33e35e#h3b33e35e
Click on the picture and it will be slightly larger still.
Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
From my own printing of them, I usually find 200dpi is enough, so you might be able to get a 16x48" out of this if you want to. Just be forewarned that framing the d@mned things gets ridiculously expensive...
It deserves it, though. Don't let this one languish on the hard drive.
Best "fall" shot I've seen this year. From anyone.
The contrast between the cool tone of the sky and the warmth of the landscape are remarkable. I would love to see a large print of this scene. No nits or suggestions from me at all.
Please do not enter this in the Fall Colors contest.
I've heard mention a couple of times about a fall contest. Is it out of this forum or somewhere else?
Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
K-i-l-l-e-r!
I hope I don't hex it but if everything works out I should have this one, printed about 6 feet long, in a new gallery opening up down in LoDo.the first of next month.
Russ
www.AlpineGalleria.com
Be sure to let us know when it's up for viewing in the gallery.
Do you think the "leaning" of the aspens is objectionable? In photoshop, {select all}, then go to {edit > transform > perspective}. perspecitve will let you pull out the corners and force the apparent tilt to stay consistent on each side.
Or select the left and right half independently and use {edit > transform > distort} to pull out the bottom outer corner. If you hold down the shift key while dragging with the mouse, the point is forced to remain horizontal.
Try it with a small version first as a test run...
(again, awesome!)
Do you think the "leaning" of the aspens is objectionable? In photoshop, {select all}, then go to {edit > transform > perspective}. perspecitve will let you pull out the corners and force the apparent tilt to stay consistent on each side.
Or select the left and right half independently and use {edit > transform > distort} to pull out the bottom outer corner. If you hold down the shift key while dragging with the mouse, the point is forced to remain horizontal.
Try it with a small version first as a test run...
(again, awesome!)