Posted by Ken Bachman on July 15, 2006 at 11:15 PM
It seems like it's been a little slow in this forum lately. Maybe everyone is on vacation trying to beat the heat.
This is a three shot pano from a few weeks ago from one of my favorite spots in western Kansas, Big Basin Preserve, south of Dodge City. I had it printed at 12 x 30 and it looks pretty good except I,m not sure about the color of the sky in the center.
A larger version can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/krbach/image/63554123/original
Ken,
After a few 100+ heat indexes, I usually put shooting on the back-burner for a bit. I don't know about anybody else, but it's a little hot and dry for my taste. I leave for Taos in four days, Sand dunes, here I come!
I like the light here. The shadows add nice depth to the image. The larger post really shows this shot off better. Our post limits really don't do the panos justice. The color in the sky does need more consistency across the frame, IMO. It washes out a bit left and right. I'd also like to see the clouds on the left pop out a little more. It would create a better contrast with the clouds on the right. Thanks for posting.
Maybe we'll all pick it up a bit, soon.
Posted by Wayne Rhodus on July 16, 2006 at 3:10 PM
Wow Ken, thanks for kick starting us with this beautiful Kansas image! You captured some beautiful light capped off with some interesting clouds. This is a place I must get too and soon!
There is definitely a difference in the three stitched images but that could be rectified in PS. I still think this is a wonderful pano.
As for the forum being slow I think you are right, but the heat/weather is definitely slowing me down. And my darned day job keeps getting in the way of the important stuff ... photography! If I quit my day job I think I could survive about a month as a professional nature photographer ...... hummmmmm
Posted by Tim Buchanan on July 16, 2006 at 6:26 PM
That's a nice pano, Ken - I especially like the large version. This looks like it was shot pretty late in the day, and it's hard to tell with any web version because of different sceen brightnesses, but it seems like the general contrast of the scene could be increased. I also wonder if you've considered playing around with a black and white version of this image. I pulled it into photoshop just to see, and there are definitely some interesting possibilities.
Thanks for all your comments. I wasn't sure about the contrast either. It was taken about 7:00 AM and a fog cloud had just cleared out.I think that is maybe one reason it looks a little flat. I did bump up the contrast a little though and I like it.
I think I'll crawl under a big rock for a while, we had 111 degrees today!
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4 repliesThis is a three shot pano from a few weeks ago from one of my favorite spots in western Kansas, Big Basin Preserve, south of Dodge City. I had it printed at 12 x 30 and it looks pretty good except I,m not sure about the color of the sky in the center.
A larger version can be seen here:
http://www.pbase.com/krbach/image/63554123/original
After a few 100+ heat indexes, I usually put shooting on the back-burner for a bit. I don't know about anybody else, but it's a little hot and dry for my taste. I leave for Taos in four days, Sand dunes, here I come!
I like the light here. The shadows add nice depth to the image. The larger post really shows this shot off better. Our post limits really don't do the panos justice. The color in the sky does need more consistency across the frame, IMO. It washes out a bit left and right. I'd also like to see the clouds on the left pop out a little more. It would create a better contrast with the clouds on the right. Thanks for posting.
Maybe we'll all pick it up a bit, soon.
There is definitely a difference in the three stitched images but that could be rectified in PS. I still think this is a wonderful pano.
As for the forum being slow I think you are right, but the heat/weather is definitely slowing me down. And my darned day job keeps getting in the way of the important stuff ... photography! If I quit my day job I think I could survive about a month as a professional nature photographer ...... hummmmmm
Thanks for posting!
I think I'll crawl under a big rock for a while, we had 111 degrees today!