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Another stormy sunset photo from the Caldera

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Posted by Momo Vuyisich on June 25, 2006 at 1:48 AM
This is a panorama made up of 5 vertical shots. I think I will print this one in 20x30. Any constructive criticism is appreciated.

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4604692&size=lg

I hope I am not posting too many photos. :razz:
Posted by Jamie Botdorf on June 25, 2006 at 10:36 AM
This is gorgeous, Momo! I love the warm light on the foreground. Keep 'em coming!
Posted by Dan Walters on June 25, 2006 at 12:34 PM
I really like the color in the clouds. Nice job.
Posted by Jason Woerly on June 25, 2006 at 12:52 PM
Great light and colors. It may be the actual slope of the ground but it looks to me like maybe it could be rotated clockwise about 1 degree to level it out. An unlevel horizon always sticks out to me. What stitching software are you using? I have had PT Assembler for a couple years and it is great (I don't use it often though).
Posted by Todd Caudle on June 25, 2006 at 2:37 PM
I like the grasses in the previous one, but this one's so full of impact!
Posted by Timothy Tonge on June 25, 2006 at 2:50 PM
Excellent shot, great color. How did you combine the images?
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on June 25, 2006 at 2:52 PM
Thanks for the comments everyone. I agree that the photo is tilted and I will correct that (thanks!). I used PT Assembler on full auto mode, and cannot see stitch lines anywhere, so I am happy.
Posted by Bill Pelzmann on June 25, 2006 at 7:49 PM
Certainly worthy of a large print!
Posted by Guy Tal on June 25, 2006 at 9:30 PM
Wow, this is just wonderful.

Guy
Posted by Patrick McCormick on June 26, 2006 at 12:07 AM
What a great shot! :jump:

Is this from the Valles trail or one of the pull offs along SR 4?
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on June 26, 2006 at 1:18 AM
Hi Patrick. This was taken from one of the pull-offs. I just jumped the fence and walked a bit. There were dozens of elk grazing in the valley, but they are too small to see on the posted image.
Posted by Ken Wyatt on June 26, 2006 at 11:17 AM
I love the three separate and symmetrical arcs of clouds. Nice color. Was the camera rotated around it's nodal axis? If not, that could explain the increasingly upward curvature on the right half foreground...

This might be corrected by selecting the whole image and using the Edit | Transform | Perspective tool, then pulling the lower corner down some and diddling the right-hand mid handle up/down, as well. You may have to alternate between the two until it looks the best - then crop out the extra.

Ken
Posted by Momo Vuyisich on June 26, 2006 at 12:02 PM
Thank you Ken. I will try that. (BTW, I just handheld the camera)