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Vestrahorn

by Mark James Ford

Gallery: LandscapePosted February 12, 2015225 views12 comments
A 38 picture hand stitched panorama (2 x rows of 19) the image here is of course but a 'thumb nail' of the original image which is 5400 x 40130 pixels.

A large view of the image which is still 1/9 of the original resolution ;-) can be found here:

http://www.blauvista.com/largelandscapes/Vestrahorn.jpg

Taken with Sigma DP3M (75mm equiv.) which due to the very sharp and very uniform nature of the lens is ideal for stitching panos ...

F10, 1/25 sec., ISO 100

Cheers, Mark

Comments

12 comments
Comment posted by Mike Ramy on February 12, 2015 at 2:18 PM
Hey Mark,
This is an eye full, direct link to your large version HERE
Registered on June 16, 2012, 567 Posts, 2809 Comments
Comment posted by Tom Falley on February 12, 2015 at 3:16 PM
Mark

I just love these huge pan type photos. I haven't stitched anything that big, maybe four or five Hassy images to make a final image just under a gig or so. To do one as large as yours I might need a more capable computer. The greatest advantage here is in a really large print one can really start to get a real feel of being there.

It would be nice for pano type images you could go more than 1200 pixels across here.

Thanks for sharing! Tom
Registered on November 21, 2014, 189 Posts, 454 Comments
Comment posted by Mark James Ford on February 12, 2015 at 3:27 PM
Thanks for comments - I agree most of my panos are reproduced at around 250cm width which really works on the wall.

Some selections can be viewed here (with the subsequent links):

Selected Panoramas

Cheers, Mark
www.markjamesford.photography
Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Jim Hansen on February 12, 2015 at 5:08 PM
Spectacular image! Wish I had a five foot long monitor to view it! Checked out your website - some great stuff!
Registered on May 5, 2011, 161 Posts, 908 Comments
Comment posted by Lucy VanSwearingen on February 12, 2015 at 5:28 PM
great pano! now, I challenge youi to find a wall to hang it on :eek: :biggrin:
Registered on May 23, 2009, 800 Posts, 2042 Comments
Comment posted by Sandro Bisotti on February 12, 2015 at 7:39 PM
I can only imagine, but all we can see on the link you posted is a pleasure for my eyes.
Inspiring work, congratulations!
All the best,
sandro
Registered on February 8, 2015, 30 Posts, 265 Comments
Comment posted by Preston Birdwell on February 12, 2015 at 10:35 PM
You have the patience of Job to stitch all those images manually--excellent job. This small 720px image makes it difficult to see the details. May I suggest that you include a 1200px image next time you post one of the big panos.

I do like the composition and the light and color look quite nice.

--P
Registered on November 1, 2003, 471 Posts, 5188 Comments
Comment posted by Mark James Ford on February 13, 2015 at 1:34 AM
Thanks to all for the comments. Unfortunately in terms of seeing details the 1200px 'thumb-nail' is really not much better :-( ...

Cheers, Mark
Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Luke Ormand on February 13, 2015 at 11:04 AM
That is INSANE! The level of detail in the linked image showing off the little structures at the base of the mountain. Wow - it is a shame that the whole thing can't be viewed properly. Can you give us a little more information on how you created this?
Registered on February 4, 2009, 1093 Posts, 7035 Comments
Comment posted by Mark James Ford on February 13, 2015 at 3:51 PM
Hi Luke, thanks ;-) the detail in the full picture is of course even better: Good enough for 100cm x 600cm ;-) - Here the output from the Sigma Foveon Sensor has to be seen to be believed. Basically the DP3M was set to full manual mode so that the exposure/f-stop/focus point would remain the same across the whole picture then on a completely level tripod the exposure is determined for the lightest and darkest part of the panorama and this used for the whole series. Then the shots are taken with 30% overlap - here 2 rows displaced vertically. For a full description of the manual post processing follow this link:

Panoramic Photography A Perspective

Cheers, Mark
Registered on January 16, 2015, 60 Posts, 430 Comments
Comment posted by Ryan Shain on February 15, 2015 at 9:35 AM
Hi Mark,

You panoramic image has me motivated to get into this side of photography one day soon. The large version is killer on the link, and very much enjoy gazing at this scene for a good long while. You have so much patience to compose and perfect a scene like this bone.

Wonderful work.
Registered on February 20, 2007, 226 Posts, 4571 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Metternich on February 17, 2015 at 1:47 AM
Well if you print this thing HUGE I think it will be awesome! The only bummer on these panos is when they are displayed small. Even on your website (which is much bigger/better) I am still wanting to see it larger...
Registered on June 19, 2009, 276 Posts, 6240 Comments