Pano w/100-400

[Bill W]

This is a Great Blue Heron rookery consisting of 7 pix, though cropped on the L & R borders.


7D, 100-400 held vertically, f16, 1/200, ISO 500 at 100mm....C&C encouraged.

[Brendan7]

Bill, that's a beautiful photo. A pano with a 100-400? Impressive [H]


On my screen at least it's underexposed, brighten it up and add some contrast and you should be good

[Bill W]

thanks Brendan....yeah,this copy isunderexposed. My orig is fine, the exposure changes when I transfer to flickr....?????


This lens is on my camera 90% of the time when I'm outside....it's versatility can't be beat, but w/that said; I'd like to see Canon put out a MKll w/a fixed f4.

[Brendan7]

This lens is on my camera 90% of the time when I'm outside....it's versatility can't be beat, but w/that said; I'd like to see Canon put out a MKll w/a fixed f4

That'd likely cost over $4000 and kill any market for the 400 DO. But hey, it would MURDER Nikon's 200-400, which I have used and is tempting me to switch to Nikon. Let's keep dreaming []

[Jon Ruyle]

Nice. I like the mood set by the color, and the composition. I like how the trees (twigs?) are balanced in the frame. My only nit would be that the horizon seems a little crooked. If so, it can be fixed.

That'd likely cost over $4000 and kill any market for the 400 DO

Sad, if true. It implies that the only reason for the 400 DO is that it is a 400mm f/4, and has nothing to do with it having DO. If so, why don't they make an ordinary 400mm f/4 prime?


I'm sure they know what they are doing... just seems like a gap to me.

[Brendan7]

Sad, if true. It implies that the only reason for the 400 DO is that it is a 400mm f/4, and has nothing to do with it having DO. If so, why don't they make an ordinary 400mm f/4 prime?

Normally DO would be a nice addition, but the 400 f/4 is now $1000 more expensive and produces uncontrasty and unsharp images wide open; and many photographers stop it down, effectively wasting $4500. A normal, 400 f/4 prime with IS for $3000-3700 would be my next lens in a heartbeat. I'm still dreaming.

[Bill W]

They're all trees in various states of decomposition Jon....giving the swamp, along w/the fog that morning, a very primordial feel.


I put the grid on my original pic Jon and had to do a little balancing of the H & V lines....the trees, used in the rookery, are relatively straight which only allowed a little ccw straightening, but it did make a nice difference....thank you.


I really had been concentrating on the trees....always good to have some "fresh" eyes' opinion.

[Sheiky]

Nice shot(s) Bill! I kinda like the dark feel about it. It looks a bit like the "haunted swamps" in some movies. I like the foggyness. Makes the picture more interesting. I still want to see your original exposed image though before you put it online. I'd like to see the difference.


The only flaw I see is the horizonlevel that's all, but that has been said already.


Nice one. It never really occurred to me to make a panorama with a tele-lens, don't ask me why because I don't see the logic either [:P]


Jan

[freelanceshots]

Can't get the full appreciation of this image on the web. Would be great to see full size in a print or on canvas to appreciate this technique. Ive got a 900 hundred dollar 360precision pano head with the PTGui software where I wish I had the urgency to do more with it. From time to time I get hired to do 360 degree interior shots from resorts where they turn out pretty good. I don't do the editing on them where they get sent to Australia for processing. I need to learn how to do the additional up view and the down view to get the true 360 stitch.

[Jon Ruyle]

They're all trees in various states of decomposition

Cool. Much better than twigs


Sometimes it's tough, even when you use the level lines. As you say, the trees are straight. Ah, imperfect world.


Congrats on a nice photo.