Joe, I have done panos this way with 4 Noblex shots: North, East, South, West Directions. 4 x 120°= 480°. 480-360=120° total overlap. 120/4=15°x2 : 15° cover security for each side of shot. This works well, if you are perfectly level (and no direct sun, cloudy sky). The secret (1 hour work, 30$): So build yourself my design of a special purpose Monopod (call it Tony's French Fisherman Monopod !). Buy a telescopic fish net (20$), discard the net, attach a camera support on top. Stick to the pole 2 levels (10$) at right angles, level comfortable for your eyes. Usage: Fold everything: you have no tripod for security check. Unfold the thing on top of building, attach the Noblex with a remote release. Make the levels horizontal, one level after the other. Stand close to the pole, legs extended. Turn around the pole, shot 4 exposures looking at the level: N,E,S,W. Fold. Done, less than one minute. No questions asked. Develop, scan with HP S20, stitch with Photoshop. You are in business. And have a net for next summer butterflies. Yours Antoine (Tony) -----Message d'origine----- De: Joe McCary [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Date: lundi 8 janvier 2001 07:25 À: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objet: Re: Top of building pano > Been there and done that over a dozen times. > Yes, its necessary to get right to the building edge, with or without > safety rope. > All you need are two stitches with the pan camera shots. OK Mark, that sounds like a good way but how about a slightly different problem? I am in Washington DC. I would like to shoot a 360 panorama from the top of the Washington Monument. The observation deck has four small ports, each post has a closed window that they will not allow you to open. I would like to shoot a 360 but haven't seen an easy way yet. My options are: Noblex 150 (no shift), stitching 35mm images options include 14mm, 20-35 zoom, 28mm PC & 35mm PC (and longer lenses). What would you consider as the best way? The top is small, maybe 30' side to side so parallax isn't a major factor. My first inclination is to shoot 4 noblex images, one from each window and stitch those together. Second thought is to shoot with 28PC (I doubt that Park Service would allow a tripod). I could also shoot with the extreme wide 14mm. Joe McCary _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
