Originally posted by Des I agree that 30 seems an unusually large number, but 3-5 often isn't enough. The aim isn't necessarily to use the fewest number of images to capture the scene. People often use many shots for Brenizer panos (as the OP is doing), or for a very wide scene. And if you are using a telephoto lens, more shots will be required to cover a particular field of view. Telephotos lenses can give an interesting compressed effect, and using more shots can give more detail.
For this one, I used 14 images taken with the K-3 and FA*300mm f4.5. Maybe I could have done it with fewer, but not a lot fewer.
For this one, I used 15 images with the K-S2 and D FA 100mm f2.8 Macro WR. Probably some redundancy, but it doesn't matter. I was happy with the result.
This one was based on 10 vertical images with the K-3 and FA 77 Ltd. More images, more detail.
Thanks for clarifying. I agree using telephoto lenses for pano would require more shots. I used the DA70 with nice results. Stitching in ICE or Lightroom, but as said havent pushed it to the numbers you did 😊Cool bokeh effects. Also will try my 300mm
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Originally posted by hadi to use brenizer effect, or the bokeh panorama.
ie, if i'm using a 77mm for portrait for head and shoulder, and i want to include the background, then i stitch several pics around the subject to include in the image.
so make a 77mm capture what a 24 mm or something would be able to see, but the subject separation is that of the 77mm
case in point:
bokeh panorama | 104 images | Selman Parlak | Flickr
this is NOT MY SHOT! it was made up of over 100 shots. based on the blur, i'd assume the photographer used an 85mm? and they stitched a total of 104 shots
Thanks for clarifying. I mostly used my DA15 (stopped down) for panos which has very little
little distortion and needs only a limited number of shots. But telephoto/macro lenses may give sharper/different results.