HDR panoramas of Long Beach skyline

[e_No]

Long Beach, CA, shot with D80 on tripod, VR70-300mm @200mm for the first one, VR16-85mm @ 72mm for the second one.

Click on the thumbnails to see the larger images:

 

[StinkyD]

Very cool. Anyone looking at this, be sure to click to see the bigger size to appreciate it.

I particularly like the first one.

How did you do the HDR? This is something I've been thinking about playing around with.

 

[Gort]

Beautiful. Thanks for sharing.

 

[SteveM10]

Very nice.

 

[e_No]

How did you do the HDR? This is something I've been thinking about playing around with.

I'm using PTGui PRo on the tail end. I've been looking for a package that did both panoramas and HDRs in one pass, and PTGui came highly recommended for this task. It's a little on the pricey side for my taste (around $200 USD), but well worth it. I've been going through some of my previous attempts, where I had to HDR each frame prior to stitching (very painful), and PTGui does a very good job -- much better than I did in some cases.

BTW, my answer wouldn't be full if I didn't also mention the shooting setup: tripod mounted and leveled, bracketted 3 exposures with remote shutter release, ISO 100, and lots of patience.

 

[seabee1999]

Very well done eNo. Thanks for sharing.

God Bless,
David

 

[shtarka1]

Awesome! 2nd one is my favorite!

 

[danameless]

Very nice, i like the purple on the light tower.

 

[kpstatz]

Great work, and nice blog BTW.

 

[0dBm]

Well done. I need to get up there more often. Thanks for sharing.

 

[truronion]

Thanks for showing