Telephoto panorama

That was a special accasion, because photos / panos to turn out that contrasty and colorful at this distance (~35km) is rare; the air needs to be absolutely crystal clear.

 

It was the end of March and the days before brought fresh snow in the mountains, which is not uncommon this time of the year. It was very cold and windy, therefore everything was clear and pristine in the afternoon sun. So I went for an unhurried hike with my beloved NIKKOR 180mm.

 

This panorama stems from a rather ridiculous original, consisting of 16 individual telephoto images leading to a whopping resolution of 73264 x 3850px (282MP).

The size is manageable, but the dimensions (the width!) make it unusable, but ..obviously, I HAD to do it! Why I did it in landscape and not portrait orientation is beyond my recollection though; would have resulted in a better ratio..

 

Anyway, this panoramic crop (of the monster described above) features 13247 x 3466px (~46MP) and is sort of the best part (where the sun hit), done with this setup:

 

 

Nikon D7200 (APS-C crop sensor / DX)

NIKKOR*ED 180mm f/2.8 AI-S prime

(therefore 270mm full frame equivalent)

ISO100, 180mm, f/8, 1/640sec (-0.7EV)

tripod, no panorama head, remote

Done