Panorama photos - how to make the best

Alpha · #1 Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 10:10 PM**

Panorama photograph from observation deck of Berlin TV Tower

How are such photos made best? You cannot make this photograph by a fisheye objective or a similiar device as you would then photograph the interior parts of the observation area. You have to composite it of multiple pictures. But how is this best done that the points where the pictures fit together remain invisible?

Ayreonaut · #2 Posted **Nov 28, 2009, 10:18 PM**

I just use autostitch on photoshop. I'm not sure what most people use though.

HomeInMyShoes · #3 Posted **Nov 29, 2009, 9:50 AM**

Microsoft Live photo tools has a not bad free option. Doesn't do as good a job on exposure compensating.

BFHeadstone · #4 Posted **Nov 30, 2009, 4:18 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by HomeInMyShoes

Microsoft Live photo tools has a not bad free option. Doesn't do as good a job on exposure compensating.

are you using the one that is built in or the free download option?

The download version is a fair bit better

buswizard · #5 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 1:30 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFHeadstone

are you using the one that is built in or the free download option?

The download version is a fair bit better

I am using AutoStitch. I am not good yet, at it but I am getting better.

BFHeadstone · #6 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 2:42 AM**

Here is the link to the better one
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/...roups/ivm/ICE/

flar · #7 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 3:47 AM**

I use Hugin on linux. Don't know if there's a Windows version, but it works great. I don't use a tripod or anything, I just take a bunch of shots and load them into Hugin. It spits out a decent pano almost every time. It does a great job matching exposures too. There is a nice preview window where you can perform a lot of adjustments, but this is often unnecessary.

These are all hand held stitched images:

bulliver · #8 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 7:28 AM**

I also use hugin on Linux...and yes there is also a Windows and Mac version. It is also in FreeBSD Ports...but if you use FreeBSD you don't need me to tell you that

Try it out, it's free: http://hugin.sourceforge.net/download/

Here's some handheld panos that hugin made for me...

6035 x 800

13472 x 900

10561 x 1354

5008 x 1306

9913 x 1221

5528 x 2226

HomeInMyShoes · #9 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 9:15 AM**

Quote:

Originally Posted by BFHeadstone

are you using the one that is built in or the free download option?

The download version is a fair bit better

Downloaded one, although I downloaded it a while ago so maybe it's improved.

initiald · #10 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 12:50 PM**

I use the downloaded Autostitch program as well

harls · #11 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 3:00 PM**

Autostich here, but I think I might give that Hugin thing a try.

http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=auto...w=53407359@N00

On cloudy days I get vignetting on the edges of photos and when it stiches them you get these black blobs in the sky - i.e.:

SomeFormOFhuman · #12 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 3:28 PM**

Images are manually blended.

Click to enlarge

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harryc · #13 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 3:54 PM**

I use autostitch - I also find that doing HDR on the photos (Photomatix) will help avoid the need to manually blend.

My collection of tools - all free (except the camera)
Panasonic DMZ TZ4 - Picasa - Autostitch - Photomatix HDR

I always take too few shots - more is better.

i_am_hydrogen · #14 Posted **Dec 1, 2009, 10:24 PM**

Great work, all. I use PTGui.

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