Panoramic pictures [Archive]

silvElise

04-11-2009, 10:33 PM

They seem to be my new love! Here is a few I have taken today some more are posted in my Ride Report (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=38744)

From the Grass Fires in North Texas:
http://aphotog.com/photos/DS/NTGrassFires/Grassfires01.jpg
and before people ask here is the High Res Version (http://aphotog.com/photos/DS/NTGrassFires/HighResGrassfires.jpg) Also on high res you can see the helicopter in the background!
More further down:
http://aphotog.com/photos/DS/NTGrassFires/Grassfires02.jpg

and from a cool pasture:
http://aphotog.com/photos/DS/NTGrassFires/GrassPan01.jpg

dixonduke

04-11-2009, 11:18 PM

Very IMPRESSED! :drool:

That first one looks almost like an HDR image to boot! Very well done. :clap:

Tim Kreitz

04-12-2009, 12:42 AM

Shafter Alkaline Playa near Andrews, Texas (composite image):

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y158/TimKreitz/OSB/shaftercompositesmall.jpg

Hi-res file:
http://www.timkreitz.com/photosection/shaftercomposite.jpg

M38A1

04-12-2009, 08:33 AM

Those are some great shots!

Tourmeister

04-12-2009, 05:48 PM

A few from a recent ride:

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/pano1.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/pano2.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/pano3.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/DSC_0093.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/DSC_0096.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041009-GoodFridayRide/DSC_0103.jpg

A few from the Tex Adv ride in Big Bend last Feb:

A fading day in Big Bend
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano1.jpg

Herman's Peak Road somewhere North of the Terlingua Ghost Town
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano2.jpg

Somewhere on Hen Egg Road... Hen Egg is big mountain in background on left
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano3.jpg

http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano4.jpg

Part of Moon Valley on the East side of Hwy 118, near the park border
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano5.jpg

Heading North on Black Gap Road into the dust...
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano-mid.jpg

Looking back to the Southwest from Black Gap and Glenn Springs intersection
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022009-BigBend/pano7.jpg

And here are a few from the previous year's trip out there:

Uncle Roger's Place near the Terlingua Ghost Town
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022108-RideTheRio/pano1.jpg

The evening view from Roger's place...
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/022108-RideTheRio/pano3.jpg

:tab I'm sure I have many more. I like using a little program called Autostitch to put the images together. It is real simple and usually does a great job.

poser

04-12-2009, 05:55 PM

wow great shots! your bike almost looks chopped into the pic

what are you guys using to get such high res panoramic shots?
I've used autostich or whatever but it doesn't seem to spit out pics as high res as the ones I started with.

Tourmeister

04-12-2009, 06:39 PM

poser

04-12-2009, 06:44 PM

I haven't messed with it much. is there a setting for size or resolution? maybe I need to select a different res output or something :shrug:

silvElise

04-12-2009, 07:55 PM

I haven't messed with it much. is there a setting for size or resolution? maybe I need to select a different res output or something :shrug:

I take 3-4 pictures overlapping about 15-30 percent then use photoshop to stich em

h2000fb

04-12-2009, 08:19 PM

This was one that took me joining three pics to complete. Was taken in North Carolina somewhere. I forget now. We somewhere near the sight they shot (with cameras) the "Last of the Mohicans."
http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/503/medium/H0050267-Pcopy.jpg

This was taken in Panoramo mode on another camera on my solo return trip from Colorado a two Summers ago.

http://www.twtex.com/photopost/data/503/medium/Picture_058.jpg

M38A1

04-12-2009, 08:33 PM

I just use Autostitch on my original images and save to a new file :shrug:

Where did you pull the download from? I see there's a lot of different places offering it.

I take 3-4 pictures overlapping about 15-30 percent then use photoshop to stich em

I've got Photoshop Elements 4.0 and can't find a 'stitch' feature. Are you just doing layers and matching them up?

silvElise

04-12-2009, 08:49 PM

Where did you pull the download from? I see there's a lot of different places offering it.

I've got Photoshop Elements 4.0 and can't find a 'stitch' feature. Are you just doing layers and matching them up?

no I am using photomerge in photoshop cs amazing stitching tool

aharbi

04-12-2009, 09:44 PM

I offer some of mine. Images are large (press F11 for full screen view)

360° view from Sotol Vista Overlook, Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive, Big Bend (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/360SotolVistaOverlook01.jpg)

Mt Locke, McDonald Observatory (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/McDonaldObsvPAN.jpg)

Davis Mountains State Park (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/DavisMountainsSP.jpg)

US67 headed towards Presidio (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/Hwy67.jpg)

FM170 Big Bend (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/FM170RioGrande.jpg)

Balmorhea Springs pool (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/BalmorheaSprings2.jpg)

Presidio, Tx Hwy67 (http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk100/aharbi/Big%20Bend%202%20April%202008/PresidioHwy67.jpg)

matikrimerman

04-12-2009, 10:31 PM

Tourmeister

04-12-2009, 11:06 PM

I don't recall where I downloaded the Autostitch from :shrug: It has been a year or two since I downloaded it.

Azylum

04-13-2009, 12:06 AM

wow thats awesome! im gonna give that a try. :mrgreen:

Mer

04-13-2009, 04:19 AM

Wow...those are AWESOME pictures!! I'm going to have to try a few of these myself. Thanks for sharing!

TexasShadow

04-13-2009, 07:56 AM

http://texasshadow.smugmug.com/photos/406328122_nsVvY-L.jpg

http://texasshadow.smugmug.com/photos/473432522_FLoRS-L.jpg

http://texasshadow.smugmug.com/photos/473434635_CvfUz-L.jpg

http://texasshadow.smugmug.com/photos/478019099_QwX9C-L.jpg

http://texasshadow.smugmug.com/photos/473438086_noJuk-XL.jpg

ed29

04-13-2009, 08:29 AM

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/June%20trip/NM285.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/June%20trip/HighLake.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/June%20trip/191curve.jpg

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/Rio/SawMill.jpg

Tourmeister

04-13-2009, 11:03 AM

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/June%20trip/191curve.jpg

I think I have that same picture somewhere... :ponder: Is that Hwy 191 in Az?

aharbi

04-13-2009, 11:17 AM

I don't recall where I downloaded the Autostitch from :shrug: It has been a year or two since I downloaded it.

Here is a free panorama program available from Microsoft research.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ICE/

ed29

04-13-2009, 11:19 AM

It is indeed, and you have a shot of it in the home page rotation. Or it was in if you changed the rotation up.

Actually yours is a standard non-pan shot that is almost identical to this one from my trip.

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd52/edhegarty/June%20trip/IMG_0971.jpg

blugu64

04-13-2009, 12:09 PM

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/864351/MonumentValleySmall.jpg

Click for seriously huge.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/864351/MonumentValleyFull.jpg

M38A1

04-13-2009, 02:01 PM

Click for seriously huge.

Wowser. You weren't kidding about seriously huge either! Great shot.

Azylum

04-13-2009, 04:40 PM

Here is a free panorama program available from Microsoft research.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ICE/

awesome, thanks!!

Tourmeister

04-13-2009, 05:15 PM

silvElise

04-13-2009, 05:29 PM

I have a request. Please resize the images to 1000 pix or less in width for inclusion in the body of your post, and use a link if you want folks to see the full size image. Having to pan the browser window to view the entire image loses something...

I think they have a plugin or tool for the forums that auto resize then you can click to see it bigger maybe its worth installing it on the board in general.. its really cool!

matikrimerman

04-15-2009, 01:20 AM

I don't recall where I downloaded the Autostitch from :shrug: It has been a year or two since I downloaded it.

Download autostitch (http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html)

2-3 tips I on how to best use this excellent FREE software (http://www.matikrimerman.com/getmore/howtosoftware/autostitch/autostitch.html)

more (http://www.matikrimerman.com/landscape/panoramas.html)

http://matikrimerman.com/landscape/panoramas/slides/50x130%20pano%203708%20hdr%20.jpg

blugu64

04-15-2009, 02:53 PM

http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/864351/NewMexico.jpg
Just north of Pie Town
Again, this is big.
http://dl.getdropbox.com/u/864351/NewMexicoFull.jpg

poser

04-15-2009, 03:27 PM

Here's the only times I've played with it so far...

the rice dryers not far from my house (in "old katy")

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/jlbohac/whereamI.jpg

St. Martin

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/jlbohac/stmartinpanorama1.jpg

and my desk at work

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c52/jlbohac/deskpanorama.jpg

ysr612

04-15-2009, 05:59 PM

this is one I did for when we did I been everywhere in texas

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124848868_yTyn5-L.jpg

original is here (http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124848868_yTyn5-O.jpg)a little bigger 5000x700

I have about 40 more but I think this a few from big bend were all I posted here.

ysr612

04-15-2009, 06:05 PM

here is one a bit different of Brad cooksie

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/106945604_ZtLmr-L.jpg

full here (http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/106945604_ZtLmr-O.jpg) 14kX2.5k

note my browser can not handle the full size unless I am in smugmug when I ask for it.

one panel out of the above pan

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/109519571_7Bhvi-O.jpg

four panel Pan of Battle ship Texas/and wife

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/240104741_i7fcp-L.jpg

Navajib

04-16-2009, 10:12 PM

Download autostitch (http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html)

2-3 tips I on how to best use this excellent FREE software (http://www.matikrimerman.com/getmore/howtosoftware/autostitch/autostitch.html)

more (http://www.matikrimerman.com/landscape/panoramas.html)

Nice, instructive website. The Basic Intro was a very informative read to a photo-newb like me. :mrgreen: I can't wait to go shoot and practice after reading that. :clap:

Tourmeister

04-20-2009, 12:30 AM

Here are a few from a ride today:

San Jacinto river is WAY out of its banks where it crosses FM 1791 SW of Huntsville. The river is actually in the woods in the distance, perhaps a 1/4 mile away.
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041909-DayRide/pano1.jpg

The road is actually straight here and not like a corner. I wonder if using a wide angle lens would reduce that effect? This was shot with my Canon SD600 Digital Elph point and shoot.

This is Johnson Rd., which runs East from Dacus on FM 1486, about halfway between Richards and Dobbin (Hwy 105).
http://twtex.com/linkfiles/041909-DayRide/pano2.jpg

It was over my footpegs in the deepest part and moving pretty darn fast. So long as I kept my speed at about 10mph it was no problem. But if I slowed, it would start pushing the bike a little bit, not sliding, but like trying to tip me over. The pavement underneath was clean so traction was not an issue. Keeping my feet dry was though :doh: :lol2:

A friend that lives just outside of town said that their rain gauge showed just over 8" for Friday and Saturday :shock:

ysr612

04-20-2009, 05:39 AM

The road is actually straight here and not like a corner. I wonder if using a wide angle lens would reduce that effect? This was shot with my Canon SD600 Digital Elph point and shoot.

the bending is called a wide angle effect the longer the lens the less you see it. You really see it in fish eye lens's they are very short.

Tracker

04-20-2009, 07:41 AM

Southern CO
http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/516029884_87a6t-L.jpg

Capulin, NM
http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/516029868_r95vA-L.jpg

Vegas Strip at Sunrise
http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/514772806_ibQvu-L.jpg

liltxfreebird

04-20-2009, 09:37 AM

Great images here guys. I LOVE panoramas. In case any body wants, I wrote a small article on how to make panoramas (http://www.matikrimerman.com/getmore/howtophoto/panoramas.html) a while ago on my website. I'm not sure it would help but I guess it couldn't do any harm either :-).

silvElise - the first one you posted looks unreal - good job!

Mati

I was wondering how far apart the pics needed to be in order for all of them to line up like they should. I have this option on my phone camera and we were plaing with it at the botanical gardens a couple of weeks back. None of them came out quite right and I was not sure (because I can not see it on the screen) where one shot ended and the other began... are they all like that or is it because it is on my cheap little phone and not a camera?

Here,, see?!?

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m277/liltxfreebird/DSC00081.jpg

http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m277/liltxfreebird/DSC00091.jpg

and
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m277/liltxfreebird/DSC00114.jpg

I read your article and thought it was great, still, is it because I am on a little cell phone with limited view of the pics on the screen that makes it hard to line these things up?

silvElise

04-21-2009, 10:25 PM

I dont think its an issue of the camera as much as the programming behind making the pano on the phone. I would use one of the programs listed in this thread.... Using those and phone pictures would yield a better result then you are getting now

liltxfreebird

04-21-2009, 10:42 PM

Thanks!!

Tracker

04-22-2009, 09:23 AM

When you shoot your photos, be sure to overlap your photos at least 30%

liltxfreebird

04-22-2009, 09:09 PM

That is another thing I was doing wronge. I was trying to not overlap them. I will work on it this weekend!! Thanks

dixonduke

05-30-2009, 02:51 AM

My First Pano.... Scottish Mountains

http://duked.smugmug.com/photos/549843731_FHKa3-XL.jpg

Link to Ridiculously HUGE image... (http://duked.smugmug.com/gallery/8379174_iXZmV#549843731_FHKa3-O-LB)

drroccostein

05-30-2009, 09:03 AM

Mazatlan 2007 from the ElCid Tower
http://www.vwtype53.com/pics/2007/mexico/top%20of%20el%20cidweb.jpg

ekms377

05-30-2009, 09:57 AM

I like the bluebonnets and Moon Valley!

Tracker

06-16-2009, 07:46 AM

My latest efforts (http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/swfpopup.mg?AlbumID=8556676&AlbumKey=kQCKB)from the Rogue River in Oregon...

http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/563562226_WaQzB-L-1.jpg

(a small pano, but it is a composite)
http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/565162842_beJnk-M.jpg

http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/565162487_cHZHR-M.jpg

http://photos.leavelles.net/photos/563547138_zEMPA-M-1.jpg

Behind North Falls at Silver Falls SP in Oregon
http://leavelles.smugmug.com/photos/566938738_2U3LT-L.jpg

(all were stitched with Microsoft ICE).