This is an interesting panoramic photo I shot...

[Charade]

This is both a horizontal and vertical pano that I shot freehand. I used the demo version of a program called "Autopano Pro". The reason I find it amazing is there are (that I can detect) no ghost people in it. It took a minute or more to shoot all the images and I'm sure someone in the foreground moved. The stitching is pretty good to. It was totally automatic. There is one tiny little flaw that I can see in the brickwork but that's it.

 

[MsLeFever]

Beautiful!

 

[ukcatfan]

It did pretty well, but I am wondering why you took a pano of something that can be done with one shot?

 

[JR6ooo4]

It did pretty well, but I am wondering why you took a pano of something that can be done with one shot?

wasn't this type pano and subsequent questioning posted about a year ago?

Mikeeee

 

[Charade]

It did pretty well, but I am wondering why you took a pano of something that can be done with one shot?

For a super high resolution image for a super large print!! You can't get the detail from a single image (even with a higher megapixel camera) that you can with a pano.

 

[AndrewWG]

For a super high resolution image for a super large print!! You can't get the detail from a single image (even with a higher megapixel camera) that you can with a pano.

Is this true? I've never tried this. How the heck big do you print?

 

[Charade]

Is this true? I've never tried this. How the heck big do you print?

It is true. Think of it this way. Suppose, for a decent quality print from a digital image, you need 300 dpi and the print you want is 8x10. That means (ideally) you need a image that is 2400 x 3000 pixels without resorting to resizing the image which can degrade the resolution. Now suppose you want a print that is huge like a poster. For example, 24x36 inches. So to keep the resolution the same as the 8x10 at 300dpi for the 24x36 you now need an image that is 7200x10800 without resorting to resizing the image in your editing program. To achieve this without resizing, you need to stitch together smaller portions of the entire scene. If your camera produces 3000x2000 (that's close to what my Nikon 6mp D70 shoots) images, you need a stitched together image that has at least 3 shots horizontal and at least 5 shots vertical. 3 x 3000 = 9000 and 6 x 2000 = 12000. So now you have an image that's about 9000x12000. More than enough to get the 7200 x 10800 pixels for a 24x36 print. Of course most panoramic programs like you to overlap your pano shots so they have enough info to accurately stitch them together. And ideally, you'd do this with a tripod and watch your exposure so as not to have one or more shots darker or lighter than the rest.

The image I posted is comprised from about 15 or so images.

The bottom line is to get the maximum resolution for printing, use the optics in your lens. Get closer or use your zoom. The alternative is to use your photo editing program to resize or enlarge your images.

 

[MassJester]

15 images by hand--very impressive. I didn't see the flaw in the brickwork, but I was much more impressed that the people came out so well.

 

[steery1]

Very nice indeed. It did a good job for handheld shots.

Do I detect some sensor dust?

 

[Charade]

Very nice indeed. It did a good job for handheld shots.

Do I detect some sensor dust?

Yes. I need to clean it.

 

[MassJester]

Yes. I need to clean it.

Just curious--what camera are you using?

 

[Charade]

Just curious--what camera are you using?

Nikon D70. That picture was shot with the "kit" (18-70) lens which I've since sold. I now have the 18-200VR zoom.