Originally posted by Newtophotos This picture is amazing. Can you tell me exactly how you did this with the K-30?
Thanks, mate!
For that particular panorama I took six shots and stitched them together using ArcSoft Panorama Maker.
The shots taken had the following settings:
- manual exposure (at F11 and ISO 100 I got the shutter speed of 1/100s)
- shot RAW
- picture style ("Custom Image") set to "Bright" (you can use "Natural" or "Landscape" as well)
- focal length 26mm (turn off Auto Focus; use the same focal length for all the shots)
- ensure that you have a 25% to 50% overlap between consecutive photos, otherwise the software will have difficulties to stitch them together
- it's reccommended to use a tripod, but you can take the shots handheld with some extra caution.
- when developing in LR I use the lens profile tool to correct distorsions for all the photos, then slightly add some clarity and vibrance if needed (same amounts for all the pictures)
- stitch the photos using ArcSoft Panorama Maker
- use LR again on the final panorama for slight adjustments if necessary
Good luck!