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Jonathan Mac · 05-18-2018, 12:52 AM

Originally posted by BruceBanner

I been doing quite a few Brenizer shots in Av mode, often the aperture and ISO remain constant, the shutter speed varies whilst panning around. What's the general advice regarding this, should we bail out of any mode other than Manual for the shot? I have to say I quite like the exposures of the shots using Av mode thus far... perhaps it's more to do with the dynamic nature of the scene. If it's subtle changes Av mode is fine, if it's strong changes from bright to dark manual might be best other wise the stitching could look odd?

In theory you should use manual mode always, because the exposure needs to be the same for each shot so that they can be stitched together without changes in exposure (such as a suddenly less exposed, more blue sky).

In practice it might be possible to vary exposure slightly over a Brenizer, but I wouldn't leave it to the camera's Av mode to decide how much, I would adjust manually either by varying shutter speed or by shooting RAW and developing them slightly differently. I've done the latter with panoramas but not with Brenizers. With Brenizers, since you've got several rows of shots, varying the exposure in this way would be quite complex - you'd need to know which images were from which row in order to make sure they fit in with the images on each of the four sides.

Jonathan Mac · 06-27-2018, 03:05 AM - **1 Like**

Here's one from this morning with the Fujifilm X-M1 and M 85mm f/2. I took this at f/2.8 instead of wide open for some reason.

Park Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Jonathan Mac · 06-28-2018, 07:58 AM - **1 Like**

I think i was a bit too far away and there's been too little separation between the subject and background, but this is a Brenizer with the Fujifilm X-M1 and M 85mm f/2, this time wide open.

Park Brenizer 2 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

severalsnakes · 06-29-2018, 04:40 AM - **2 Likes**

I'm way behind on everything photography, but I made this nice 56-shot Brenizer last month of some dang rocks I dug out of the "flower beds" in back of our new house. (The whole lawn needs tons of TLC.) They were a pain in the butt and needed to me memorialized! The pile has grown since then and will still get bigger. It's a work in progress.

56 shots, K-1, M200/4

**iheiramo** · 06-29-2018, 05:07 AM

Originally posted by severalsnakes

56 shots, K-1, M200/4

Great effort with that amount of shots and nice results.

**Minimonster** · 06-29-2018, 02:10 PM

Flowers. K5 with Pentax A 50 mm. 15 shots, landscape, in 3 rows of 5. I think I should have used a slightly wider aperture to get a sharper focus.

**BruceBanner** · 06-30-2018, 02:00 AM - **3 Likes**

The World Cup

A stitch of 9.

Jonathan Mac · 07-01-2018, 03:36 AM - **4 Likes**

This one extended a lot further upwards but somehow the stitching went awry and generated some obvious artifacts, so I had to crop it into a much smaller panoramic format.

X-M1 and M 85mm f/2

Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

**baro-nite** · 07-01-2018, 03:27 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Great example of the technique, the effect is really strong but in a way that complements the image -- it doesn't feel like a Brenizer for the sake of doing a Brenizer.

Jonathan Mac · 07-01-2018, 11:36 PM

Originally posted by baro-nite

Great example of the technique, the effect is really strong but in a way that complements the image -- it doesn't feel like a Brenizer for the sake of doing a Brenizer.

Many thanks

**BruceBanner** · 07-03-2018, 05:36 AM - **1 Like**

Brenizer Branch

30 shots taken with the Samyang 85/1.4.

**CharLac** · 07-03-2018, 07:47 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

This one extended a lot further upwards but somehow the stitching went awry and generated some obvious artifacts, so I had to crop it into a much smaller panoramic format.

X-M1 and M 85mm f/2

Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Well done, I really like this. One of these days I have to make another attempt. No blue sky the next time!

Jonathan Mac · 07-16-2018, 10:36 AM

I did this one yesterday morning with the M 85mm f/2 and 153 shots merged to yield this 258MP result. It worked out well with no gaps, though I'd have liked to get closer to the gate to produce shallower DoF, but there was a fence in the way.

Cross-posted to the M club thread.

Brenizer 1a 258MP by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

**BruceBanner** · 07-17-2018, 05:06 AM

Originally posted by Jonathan Mac

I did this one yesterday morning with the M 85mm f/2 and 153 shots merged to yield this 258MP result. It worked out well with no gaps, though I'd have liked to get closer to the gate to produce shallower DoF, but there was a fence in the way.

Cross-posted to the M club thread.

Brenizer 1a 258MP by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

Yeh this one's nice, looks heaps better on flickr than here...

**CharLac** · 07-17-2018, 08:43 AM

Originally posted by BruceBanner

The World Cup

A stitch of 9.

That looks so much like the backyard of my house in the country years ago!!!

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05-18-2018, 12:52 AM	#151
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Originally posted by BruceBanner I been doing quite a few Brenizer shots in Av mode, often the aperture and ISO remain constant, the shutter speed varies whilst panning around. What's the general advice regarding this, should we bail out of any mode other than Manual for the shot? I have to say I quite like the exposures of the shots using Av mode thus far... perhaps it's more to do with the dynamic nature of the scene. If it's subtle changes Av mode is fine, if it's strong changes from bright to dark manual might be best other wise the stitching could look odd? In theory you should use manual mode always, because the exposure needs to be the same for each shot so that they can be stitched together without changes in exposure (such as a suddenly less exposed, more blue sky). In practice it might be possible to vary exposure slightly over a Brenizer, but I wouldn't leave it to the camera's Av mode to decide how much, I would adjust manually either by varying shutter speed or by shooting RAW and developing them slightly differently. I've done the latter with panoramas but not with Brenizers. With Brenizers, since you've got several rows of shots, varying the exposure in this way would be quite complex - you'd need to know which images were from which row in order to make sure they fit in with the images on each of the four sides.

06-27-2018, 03:05 AM - 1 Like	#152
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Here's one from this morning with the Fujifilm X-M1 and M 85mm f/2. I took this at f/2.8 instead of wide open for some reason. Park Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

06-28-2018, 07:58 AM - 1 Like	#153
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	I think i was a bit too far away and there's been too little separation between the subject and background, but this is a Brenizer with the Fujifilm X-M1 and M 85mm f/2, this time wide open. Park Brenizer 2 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

06-29-2018, 04:40 AM - 2 Likes	#154
severalsnakes Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Kansas City, KS Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,612	I'm way behind on everything photography, but I made this nice 56-shot Brenizer last month of some dang rocks I dug out of the "flower beds" in back of our new house. (The whole lawn needs tons of TLC.) They were a pain in the butt and needed to me memorialized! The pile has grown since then and will still get bigger. It's a work in progress. 56 shots, K-1, M200/4

06-29-2018, 05:07 AM	#155
iheiramo Unoriginal Poster Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Espoo Photos: Albums Posts: 3,182	Originally posted by severalsnakes 56 shots, K-1, M200/4 Great effort with that amount of shots and nice results.

06-29-2018, 02:10 PM	#156
Minimonster Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,065	Flowers. K5 with Pentax A 50 mm. 15 shots, landscape, in 3 rows of 5. I think I should have used a slightly wider aperture to get a sharper focus.

06-30-2018, 02:00 AM - 3 Likes	#157
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	The World Cup A stitch of 9.

07-01-2018, 03:36 AM - 4 Likes	#158
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	This one extended a lot further upwards but somehow the stitching went awry and generated some obvious artifacts, so I had to crop it into a much smaller panoramic format. X-M1 and M 85mm f/2 Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

07-01-2018, 03:27 PM - 1 Like	#159
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr Great example of the technique, the effect is really strong but in a way that complements the image -- it doesn't feel like a Brenizer for the sake of doing a Brenizer.

07-01-2018, 11:36 PM	#160
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	Originally posted by baro-nite Great example of the technique, the effect is really strong but in a way that complements the image -- it doesn't feel like a Brenizer for the sake of doing a Brenizer. Many thanks

07-03-2018, 05:36 AM - 1 Like	#161
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Brenizer Branch 30 shots taken with the Samyang 85/1.4.

07-03-2018, 07:47 AM	#162
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac This one extended a lot further upwards but somehow the stitching went awry and generated some obvious artifacts, so I had to crop it into a much smaller panoramic format. X-M1 and M 85mm f/2 Pinecone Brenizer 1 by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr Well done, I really like this. One of these days I have to make another attempt. No blue sky the next time!

07-16-2018, 10:36 AM	#163
Jonathan Mac Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Madrid, Spain Posts: 10,911	I did this one yesterday morning with the M 85mm f/2 and 153 shots merged to yield this 258MP result. It worked out well with no gaps, though I'd have liked to get closer to the gate to produce shallower DoF, but there was a fence in the way. Cross-posted to the M club thread. Brenizer 1a 258MP by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr

07-17-2018, 05:06 AM	#164
BruceBanner Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 5,405	Originally posted by Jonathan Mac I did this one yesterday morning with the M 85mm f/2 and 153 shots merged to yield this 258MP result. It worked out well with no gaps, though I'd have liked to get closer to the gate to produce shallower DoF, but there was a fence in the way. Cross-posted to the M club thread. Brenizer 1a 258MP by Jonathan MacDonald, on Flickr Yeh this one's nice, looks heaps better on flickr than here...

07-17-2018, 08:43 AM	#165
CharLac Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Ottawa Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,419	Originally posted by BruceBanner The World Cup A stitch of 9. That looks so much like the backyard of my house in the country years ago!!!

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