Marine Iguana Panorama + Repost

Hi, Cam - very interesting! 19 frames? wow..
THis is very tight in the frame, and needs a lot more room all around, imo.
I'm afraid you have lost most of the detail in the darker areas - some negative compensation would have helped here. The stitch lines are evident near the tail and elsewhere, and the brighter area around the head and darker around the tail also detract - though it's very tough to do such a big pano and avoid these.
I agree the Galapagos iguanas are very tough to shoot - dark against a very light sand here.
Any other Galap. photos to post? one of my favorite places..

Sandy r

I agree with Sandy. Horizontal might have worked better, along with some +EV.

Very cool animal. Nice pose. I agree with Sandy that it is framed a bit tight and the darks have lost some detail. Would love to see it bigger too.

Hi Cam,

While I think the crop you've presented is fun (and interesting), it's probably a little on the too tight side for many viewers. While I agree with many of Sandy's points, there are some image types that don't do nearly as web presentations compared to how they look as either prints (or at larger size on big monitors). Many animalscapes are that way (don't work maximally online) and I suspect this image has the same problem. I am curious why you chose to go vertical with the 18 frames (as opposed to horizontal with considerable fewer)...

Cheers...thanks for sharing this...

Brad

Thanks for all of your comments. I too wish I could have some more room around the iguana, however when shooting I was stupid and didn't have my tripod quite straight. This resulted in each shot getting progressively higher, and when they were all combined, this was the most I could get out of it. I know I could add more around the edges in PS, but I don't like doing that sort of thing.

Sandy, I certainly agree about the light by the head, and the dark by the tail, I'll see what I can do.

As for the blacks, they are really a good bit better when viewed larger, I promise. Compression just doesn't do it justice.

Brad, I chose to shoot vertical because a local dentist office heard I was travelling to the galapagos, and asked if I could get a large (huge!) photo of an iguana for the wall. I knew I'd get higher resolution, and therefore a larger print if I shot vertical.

Once again, thank you all!

I like it just as is Cam. I like the really tight crop, it's "fun" as Brad mentioned, and just works.

Cam, I think this is a first in the Fauna Gallery; an animal pano of 18 images!!! Amazing! Pretty good work on the stitch, although the tail end seems to be darker. Did you use manual to ensure similar exposure throughout? I do think the pano was an excellent choice to present this long fellow, however, it is way too tight IMO

Here is a new version with better exposure throughout. Hope its better!

Very interesting crop, as it shows the length of the iguana. Could be a little brighter. Would like to see in BW as well.

The repost does look better Cam.

The repost looks alot better,Cam. Stitching 18 photos together seems pretty difficult but you seemed to do a good job of it.

Tony