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tuco · 03-03-2018, 08:35 PM

Originally posted by CreationBear

... the whole scene seems like a museum diorama.

Yeah, it kind of does. That's a good description of it too.

**Ed Hurst** · 03-04-2018, 03:21 AM - **11 Likes**

Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches)

645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

4 shot pano, with bracketing

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MiLKMAN · 03-04-2018, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches)

645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

4 shot pano, with bracketing

[/url]FLICKR PICTURE[/IMG]

Love it!

**ivanvernon** · 03-04-2018, 07:05 AM - **1 Like**

Sharp Pentax 67 55mm f 4.0 works nicely with the 645D.

The 67 55mm also works nicely on the K-1. Minimal focus distance seems to be less on K-1 than on 67 or 645, making it a nice choice for my close-up flower photography.

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mikeSF · 03-04-2018, 02:39 PM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches)

645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

4 shot pano, with bracketing

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wow Ed. that is ridiculously gorgeous. Love the epic light and your comp!

tuco · 03-04-2018, 04:12 PM - **5 Likes**

Nice sunset pano, Ed

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itshimitis · 03-04-2018, 05:54 PM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches)

645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

4 shot pano, with bracketing

[/url][/IMG]

Outstanding mate. My trip to Australia is almost finalised...

**Ed Hurst** · 03-04-2018, 08:13 PM

MiLKMAN, mikeSF, tuco and itshimitis - thank you all for your kind words. Much appreciated!

The occasion was the morning of my son's Archie's 4th birthday (I actually went out to shoot with his younger brother, while Archie slept in). So it meant a lot to me that it was a good one... :-)

BostonUKshooter · 03-05-2018, 12:04 AM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches)

645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens

4 shot pano, with bracketing

[/url][/IMG]

Excellent tonal range!

**Ed Hurst** · 03-05-2018, 12:11 AM

Originally posted by BostonUKshooter

Excellent tonal range!

Thanks, mate. Frankly, it was a win to get it at all with a 2-year-old in tow...

BostonUKshooter · 03-05-2018, 02:57 AM

Originally posted by Ed Hurst

Thanks, mate. Frankly, it was a win to get it at all with a 2-year-old in tow...

Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod , or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion....

itshimitis · 03-05-2018, 04:53 AM - **5 Likes**

Some from Seaford Head, East Sussex looking towards the Seven Sisters... Initially with a late sun deflected by cloud, then into the blue hour... all handheld

Pentax 645Z FA 80 - 160

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2.

3. FA 45 - 85

4.

itshimitis · 03-05-2018, 09:15 AM - **8 Likes**

Before I left London for the south coast, it started as a fine morning...I was a smidgeon later than I should have been, having looked out of my hotel window and seeing extensive cloud - which evaporated quickly...

Z and DA 28 - 45

1.

2.

3.

**rdenney** · 03-05-2018, 09:58 AM

Originally posted by BostonUKshooter

Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod , or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion....

One of the advantages of all that resolution headroom is the ability to correct the perspective projection in software. I've never tried to do that with the Photomerge feature in Photoshop, but I have used other pano stitching software that will do it. I don't do them very often, but I may well do more once I have a camera with 50 megapixels.

The only way to avoid having to transform the image geometrically is to use a shifting lens, but then you are limited to the shift range.

Rick "printer-limited to 17" high in any case" Denney

**Ed Hurst** · 03-05-2018, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by BostonUKshooter

Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod, or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion....

Originally posted by rdenney

One of the advantages of all that resolution headroom is the ability to correct the perspective projection in software. I've never tried to do that with the Photomerge feature in Photoshop, but I have used other pano stitching software that will do it. I don't do them very often, but I may well do more once I have a camera with 50 megapixels.

The only way to avoid having to transform the image geometrically is to use a shifting lens, but then you are limited to the shift range.

Rick "printer-limited to 17" high in any case" Denney

Hello chaps,

Although I do have a RRS nodal head, I didn't use it in this case. It was too much to juggle with a toddler and, without any important objects close to the camera, I felt I could get away with just rotating the tripod head. I stitched it in PTGui and didn't have to do any corrections per se. All I did was rotate the whole picture and move the image up so that the horizon fell at the centre of the stitch, and it just went level. I quite often find this works well if the software isn't also having to cope with close foreground details. Each frame had the ACR lens profile corrections done during raw conversion BTW...

---------- Post added 03-06-18 at 08:44 AM ----------

itshimitis - love the Seven Sisters and St. Pauls shots. Such wonderful scenes that make me homesick...

03-04-2018, 03:21 AM - 11 Likes	#11552
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches) 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens 4 shot pano, with bracketing [IMG][/IMG]

03-04-2018, 04:12 PM - 5 Likes	#11556
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Nice sunset pano, Ed Post Alley 500C/M, CF T* 100/3.5, 400TMY Last edited by tuco; 01-28-2019 at 11:39 AM. Reason: update link

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03-03-2018, 08:35 PM	#11551
tuco Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Pugetopolis Posts: 11,026	Originally posted by CreationBear ... the whole scene seems like a museum diorama. Yeah, it kind of does. That's a good description of it too.

03-04-2018, 05:27 AM	#11553
MiLKMAN Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Tallinn Photos: Gallery Posts: 146	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches) 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens 4 shot pano, with bracketing [/url]FLICKR PICTURE[/IMG] Love it!

03-04-2018, 02:39 PM	#11555
mikeSF Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: East Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,620	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches) 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens 4 shot pano, with bracketing [/url][/IMG] wow Ed. that is ridiculously gorgeous. Love the epic light and your comp!

03-04-2018, 05:54 PM	#11557
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches) 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens 4 shot pano, with bracketing [/url][/IMG] Outstanding mate. My trip to Australia is almost finalised...

03-04-2018, 08:13 PM	#11558
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	MiLKMAN, mikeSF, tuco and itshimitis - thank you all for your kind words. Much appreciated! The occasion was the morning of my son's Archie's 4th birthday (I actually went out to shoot with his younger brother, while Archie slept in). So it meant a lot to me that it was a good one... :-)

03-05-2018, 12:04 AM	#11559
BostonUKshooter Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 338	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Sunrise from Dee Why (Sydney's Northern Beaches) 645Z with 25mm f4 DA lens 4 shot pano, with bracketing [/url][/IMG] Excellent tonal range!

03-05-2018, 12:11 AM	#11560
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by BostonUKshooter Excellent tonal range! Thanks, mate. Frankly, it was a win to get it at all with a 2-year-old in tow...

03-05-2018, 02:57 AM	#11561
BostonUKshooter Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2014 Posts: 338	Originally posted by Ed Hurst Thanks, mate. Frankly, it was a win to get it at all with a 2-year-old in tow... Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod , or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion....

03-05-2018, 04:53 AM - 5 Likes	#11562
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Some from Seaford Head, East Sussex looking towards the Seven Sisters... Initially with a late sun deflected by cloud, then into the blue hour... all handheld Pentax 645Z FA 80 - 160 1. 2. 3. FA 45 - 85 4.

03-05-2018, 09:15 AM - 8 Likes	#11563
itshimitis Pentaxian Join Date: May 2011 Location: All over the place Posts: 3,535	Before I left London for the south coast, it started as a fine morning...I was a smidgeon later than I should have been, having looked out of my hotel window and seeing extensive cloud - which evaporated quickly... Z and DA 28 - 45 1. 2. 3.

03-05-2018, 09:58 AM	#11564
rdenney Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2018 Location: NoVA Posts: 635	Originally posted by BostonUKshooter Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod , or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion.... One of the advantages of all that resolution headroom is the ability to correct the perspective projection in software. I've never tried to do that with the Photomerge feature in Photoshop, but I have used other pano stitching software that will do it. I don't do them very often, but I may well do more once I have a camera with 50 megapixels. The only way to avoid having to transform the image geometrically is to use a shifting lens, but then you are limited to the shift range. Rick "printer-limited to 17" high in any case" Denney

03-05-2018, 02:43 PM	#11565
Ed Hurst Site Supporter Join Date: May 2010 Location: Sydney Posts: 1,657	Originally posted by BostonUKshooter Did you use a 'proper' pano-head on the tripod, or simply swivel/sweep the camera on the tripod?......I'm curious because there is no obvious horizon distortion.... Originally posted by rdenney One of the advantages of all that resolution headroom is the ability to correct the perspective projection in software. I've never tried to do that with the Photomerge feature in Photoshop, but I have used other pano stitching software that will do it. I don't do them very often, but I may well do more once I have a camera with 50 megapixels. The only way to avoid having to transform the image geometrically is to use a shifting lens, but then you are limited to the shift range. Rick "printer-limited to 17" high in any case" Denney Hello chaps, Although I do have a RRS nodal head, I didn't use it in this case. It was too much to juggle with a toddler and, without any important objects close to the camera, I felt I could get away with just rotating the tripod head. I stitched it in PTGui and didn't have to do any corrections per se. All I did was rotate the whole picture and move the image up so that the horizon fell at the centre of the stitch, and it just went level. I quite often find this works well if the software isn't also having to cope with close foreground details. Each frame had the ACR lens profile corrections done during raw conversion BTW... ---------- Post added 03-06-18 at 08:44 AM ---------- itshimitis - love the Seven Sisters and St. Pauls shots. Such wonderful scenes that make me homesick...