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448-Thompson Pass North

by Gary Minish

Gallery: Weekly ChallengePosted September 11, 2010115 views3 comments
Thompson pass, only about 18 miles from my home, is definitely one of my favorite places. I spend a lot of time here, hiking with the dogs, shooting landscapes and just plain enjoying the many views.

This is 4 horizontal hand held frames stitched with AutopanoPro. Sony DSC-R1, ISO-400, f8.0, 1/1000

As usual with long panoramas, the little one doesn't work so well so please take a look at the large version.

Comments

3 comments
Comment posted by Stan Rose on September 11, 2010 at 10:52 PM
Super wide view, Gary, defintiely get a feel for how huge the landscape is here. I know that software can do a pretty nice job with stitches, but i have a sneaking suspicion a tripod or other method might have been useful here, since the distortion here is a little more noticeable than usual. :wavey:
Registered on September 15, 2005, 836 Posts, 17099 Comments
Comment posted by Gary Minish on September 12, 2010 at 2:25 AM
Stan, I'm not aware of any distortion in the full size file other than the normal distortion you get with a wide panorama when you take a 170° view and display it flat. Can you be more specific with what you are seeing that doesn't look right?

Thanks,
Gary
Registered on February 4, 2006, 625 Posts, 3583 Comments
Comment posted by Daniel & Loana on September 12, 2010 at 4:07 AM
Wonderful view; I can understand why this is one of your favorite places. Can I say that you are lucky? Only 18 miles from home...

I think that stitching works well (the larger version has a lot of details), even if it gives the feeling of some distortion (maybe due to the curved lines of the hills in the FG before the lake). Did you use a wideangle for the single shots? I ask this because I noticed that sometimes the use of a super-wide angle gives some distortion in the panoramas, but generally I use vertical shots.

D&L
Registered on October 7, 2008, 166 Posts, 3044 Comments