Canon 5D, 24-70 f2.8 L @ 70mm, ISO 100, f13, 1/125th, tripod, 3 frames stitched together.
This scene might be familiar to anyone who has driven along the A4 between Calne and Marlborough in Wiltshire. This is the view of Cherhill down from close by the roadside in the village of Cherhill.
I took 3 frames and used Photoshops auto stitch facility (plus a little bit of tidying up afterwards) to give me a file roughly 9000x3000 in size. Not the greatest stitching job in the world but it looks pretty decent even at 100% view.
I was really out looking at butterfly sites but this landscape presented itself so I thought I would have a bash. I had to wait about 15 minutes though for the lighting to be as I wanted it. The sky was filling with cloud fast and I only got a short window with the whole scene lit evenly. After that the sky got progressively cloudier and not such nice conditions for a landscape photograph.
I love those Wiltshire Downs! Great shot, Sean, and I bet it looks even better bigger. Good stitching as I can`t see the joins!
Posted by David Taylor on July 31, 2006 at 2:04 AM
Beautifully lit, panoramic shot. I can't see the joins either.
Posted by John Chapman on July 31, 2006 at 5:42 AM
Hi Sean
a great shot and I like the idea of stitching. I have been looking at ebay for a second hand wide angle lens but I think I will save my money after looking at your result.
John
Aberdeen
This was auto stitched in PhotoShop CS. I would like to do more panoramics and I am looking at using some dedicated stitching software such as AutoPan ( www.autopano.net ).
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12 repliesCanon 5D, 24-70 f2.8 L @ 70mm, ISO 100, f13, 1/125th, tripod, 3 frames stitched together.
This scene might be familiar to anyone who has driven along the A4 between Calne and Marlborough in Wiltshire. This is the view of Cherhill down from close by the roadside in the village of Cherhill.
I took 3 frames and used Photoshops auto stitch facility (plus a little bit of tidying up afterwards) to give me a file roughly 9000x3000 in size. Not the greatest stitching job in the world but it looks pretty decent even at 100% view.
I was really out looking at butterfly sites but this landscape presented itself so I thought I would have a bash. I had to wait about 15 minutes though for the lighting to be as I wanted it. The sky was filling with cloud fast and I only got a short window with the whole scene lit evenly. After that the sky got progressively cloudier and not such nice conditions for a landscape photograph.
Back to bugs next week
cheers
Sean
a great shot and I like the idea of stitching. I have been looking at ebay for a second hand wide angle lens but I think I will save my money after looking at your result.
John
Aberdeen
Was it manually stitched, or an automatic software jobby?
Michael S
This was auto stitched in PhotoShop CS. I would like to do more panoramics and I am looking at using some dedicated stitching software such as AutoPan ( www.autopano.net ).
cheers
Sean
This is a great shot. You done the right thing in waiting for this superb lighting. Excellent photoshop skills as well, no joins visible to me!!
Regards
Rob
That's well seen, well taken, and well put together. Did you use manual controls for the shots?
Best wishes
Phil
Yes I used manual exposure (so all shots are consistent) and manual focus.
cheers
Sean
Graeme
An excellent result and a most appealing English countryside scene.
Love how the light brings out the 'hills' (for want of a better word) in the distance.
David
Barrie