Rob Studdert
Thu, 12 Jan 2006 05:05:31 -0800
Hi Team,
I've not been posting many PESOs of late as it's a little embarrassing
expecting others to pass comment on your pics when (of late) you rarely
comment
on other peoples pics. However if you have wondered what else I've been
doing
apart from bitching and moaning about Pentax cameras and Mac computers
here's a
pano that I just finally got around to stitching. It's a biggie, mind this
link
is only 20% of the full 48.5MP image (zoom to 500% if you want an idea of
the
size of the 1:1 image). A browser probably isn't the best tool to view it.
It is composed of eight vertical images which were shot hand held using my
*ist
D and trusty A24/2.8. I could probably have got away only five pics but the
more overlap created in hand held sequences the easier it is in the post
processing (but you have to wait like a statue as the buffer slowly
empties).
The image spans a view of approximately 230° x 80° and as such given the
high
contrast of the scene the sky is somewhat burnt out in parts. The beauty is
that I have plenty of scope now to crop plus I could potentially repair the
sky
if I had the time or patience.
http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio/temp/pano097.1.2sm.jpg (~1MB)
Tech: *ist D, ISO200, 1/250s A24/2.8 @ f7.1, hand held.
The area is The Gawler Ranges in South Australia and the formation is known
as
the Organ-Pipes and is composed of exposed volcanic rhyolite.
http://www.tep.com.au/nationalparks/np_gawler.htm
The sequence was stitched and blended using Hugin and Enblend.
Very nice Rob.
It looks amazingly like the neck of the woods I live in. Hells Canyon is
probably around 100-125 miles from me. But the canyon I drive up to get home
also has rhyolite and columnar basalt. I'll gather together some shots.
Meanwhile, here's some of Hells Canyon. These are terribly blue....
http://hyperphysics.phy-astr.gsu.edu/Nave-html/S00/Idaho.html
Who'd a thunk the planet looked so similar down there? :-)
Tom C.
