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HDR Panoramic example
Here is an example on an HDR Pano that I have done, a few people have inquired. For the most part it's straight forward an used default settings. I don't have the time to get too carried away on the computer processing the photo's. My standard mode of operation is to always use a tripod and always autobracket each shot. My Fuji S9000 limits autobracketing to 1 stop, the recommended for HDR is 2 stops, but it works pretty well regardless. If the scene I'm shooting can be added to by stitching then I'll also take overlapping shots to include all items of interest. In this cases the colorful clouds.
I then batch process the HDR photo's in the default settings depending on the Photomatix version "Contrast or details enhancer" and "Smooth or Tone Compressor". When that's completed I pick out the ones I overlapped and use Panoramic Factory or Autostitch to "stitch" them together. Again I usually don't spend to much time so If it doesn't work in the auto setting I don't usually worry about it.
I should use the same "Manual" camera settings to make sure the exposures are the same but I don't. I think the HDR process helps even things out.
Panorama Factory - I use it mainly for sunsets/clouds as seems to blend the exposures of the photos better. And there isn't the details to worry about. It also seems to saturate the colors just a bit. www.panoramafactory.com/index.html
AutoStitch - It's main advantage is that is more accurate on the stitching process and placement of objects. Although it doesn't blend the exposures as well. FREE program www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html
There is some info out there about how to correctly complete panoramic photo's, but I'm not there yet. I need a panoramic tripod head for one, to eliminate lens parallax, it has to do with moving the camera around a specific point.
Photomatix - www.hdrsoft.com/ You can find guides around that get pretty technical but I found that the default settings work pretty well. If I like the photo but feel it could be better I will sometimes play around with the settings and It isn't that difficult. For the most part I should be more aware of the photo's I'm taking, In the above example I should have taken some more overexposed photo's to bring out the grass better, but the software is forgiving. To do it correctly you should take photo's to cover the complete range of exposure levels present.
The biggest problem I have is sometimes the software has trouble lining things up and light/exposure levels don't blend well enough not to be visible.
Hope it helps whoever want's to try this. I found this combination seems to work for me.
HDR Panoramic example
Here is an example on an HDR Pano that I have done, a few people have inquired. For the most part it's straight forward an used default settings. I don't have the time to get too carried away on the computer processing the photo's. My standard mode of operation is to always use a tripod and always autobracket each shot. My Fuji S9000 limits autobracketing to 1 stop, the recommended for HDR is 2 stops, but it works pretty well regardless. If the scene I'm shooting can be added to by stitching then I'll also take overlapping shots to include all items of interest. In this cases the colorful clouds.
I then batch process the HDR photo's in the default settings depending on the Photomatix version "Contrast or details enhancer" and "Smooth or Tone Compressor". When that's completed I pick out the ones I overlapped and use Panoramic Factory or Autostitch to "stitch" them together. Again I usually don't spend to much time so If it doesn't work in the auto setting I don't usually worry about it.
I should use the same "Manual" camera settings to make sure the exposures are the same but I don't. I think the HDR process helps even things out.
Panorama Factory - I use it mainly for sunsets/clouds as seems to blend the exposures of the photos better. And there isn't the details to worry about. It also seems to saturate the colors just a bit. www.panoramafactory.com/index.html
AutoStitch - It's main advantage is that is more accurate on the stitching process and placement of objects. Although it doesn't blend the exposures as well. FREE program www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html
There is some info out there about how to correctly complete panoramic photo's, but I'm not there yet. I need a panoramic tripod head for one, to eliminate lens parallax, it has to do with moving the camera around a specific point.
Photomatix - www.hdrsoft.com/ You can find guides around that get pretty technical but I found that the default settings work pretty well. If I like the photo but feel it could be better I will sometimes play around with the settings and It isn't that difficult. For the most part I should be more aware of the photo's I'm taking, In the above example I should have taken some more overexposed photo's to bring out the grass better, but the software is forgiving. To do it correctly you should take photo's to cover the complete range of exposure levels present.
The biggest problem I have is sometimes the software has trouble lining things up and light/exposure levels don't blend well enough not to be visible.
Hope it helps whoever want's to try this. I found this combination seems to work for me.