Last Friday, I had some spare time during lunch. So I proceeded to take a long walk down by the Delaware River on the Philadelphia side. It was freezing, but fun none-the-less. Didn't get any real winners, but I was content with how this Panorama came out - especially considering it was a 'dirty', handheld merge - 7 images total.

I'd prefer using my panorama head for stuff like this, but given the focal length and the distance to the subject, I was able to get away with it. Clean seams, low distortion, and good overall exposure.

K-7 with FA50 using manual exposure and sunlight WB. Opened up in Photoshop photomerge, with subsequent image slightly adjusted for black levels, clarity, and sharpening in Lightroom. The more I use and get a feel for the K-7, the more I enjoy. Easily the best camera I have owned to date. I've had the pleasure owning 5 Pentax DSLR's - DL, K200D, K2000, K20D, and K-7. The K-7 is the standout in my mind.

This is the side of Camden I prefer to be on - the safe side (i.e. not Camden!).

Sorry for the rather large size of the image. Anything smaller just didn't do the detail any justice.

[IowaBoy]

Yes*very clean. I don't use Adobe products but I might have to get one just for the photo merge feature. But that would mean I would have to take some panoramas. I applaud your patience out in the cold.

[Ash]

A very well constructed pano.
Nicely done.
I like this result a lot.
Thanks for sharing it.

[goddo31]

Well done it's a nice pano indeed. Looks like the 50mm suited this pretty well.

[joeyc]

I appreciate the warm responses. I realize that the photo isn't anything extraordinary, but wanted to share what I thought was a good example of Photoshop's PhotoMerge. I have come to the conclusion that for any panoramas that are relatively simple, this built in function works well. This was 100% auto - I just did a slight perspective adjustment.

Maybe next time I will plan a little more and choose a better time (late in the day or even early morning).

[joeyc]

Well done it's a nice pano indeed. Looks like the 50mm suited this pretty well.

Actually when you have the distance to do so, the 50mm is an ideal lens/focal length for stitching.

[Barnster]

Good effort there Joe.Don't worry about the size of the image.Like you said,to bring the image to full justice,it needed to be like this.Or what's the point of taking a panaramic shot if you can't see it at it's best.