mountainhouse Posted May 27, 2009 #1 Share Posted May 27, 2009 This is my first time to Alaska, and I'm hoping to get some panos. I'll be using a Nodal Ninja head. Was thinking that Glacier Bay would be a good opportunity. Unfortunately, I need a full sized tripod (something solid) for the head to work well. That means I won't be doing this on most excursions. Just wondering if others have played with panos in Alaska. Any tips? Any particularly good places to do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NC-17 Posted May 27, 2009 #2 Share Posted May 27, 2009 http://boards.cruisecritic.com/showthread.php?t=989846 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare pierces Posted May 27, 2009 #3 Share Posted May 27, 2009 This is my first time to Alaska, and I'm hoping to get some panos. I'll be using a Nodal Ninja head. Was thinking that Glacier Bay would be a good opportunity. Unfortunately, I need a full sized tripod (something solid) for the head to work well. That means I won't be doing this on most excursions. Just wondering if others have played with panos in Alaska. Any tips? Any particularly good places to do it? In Glacier bay, unless you're on a small ship that will Zodiac you to shore, you will be on a ship that is constantly moving. Don't kill yourself hauling a ton of stuff. Good hand-held technique will suffice for all but the trickiest spherical panoramas. Panorama stitchers are awfully forgiving these days. Here's a couple of Hubbard glacier pano. Hand held. Take with a 6MP DSLR - original size is 14400x2715 While cruising the inside passage Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FathomOfTheOpera Posted May 28, 2009 #4 Share Posted May 28, 2009 I just got back from Alaska last week. At the last minute, I decided to leave my standard size tripod at home (luggage weigh limit etc). I tried a few hand held panos while up in Fraser BC and the Yukon: http://i.pbase.com/o2/58/820958/1/112974052.EZRY5oX9.FraserPanoramic.jpg http://i.pbase.com/o2/58/820958/1/112974121.kHxEbHoo.CaribouCrossingYukonpano.jpg -Wayne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainhouse Posted May 28, 2009 Author #5 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Good hand-held technique will suffice for all but the trickiest spherical panoramas. Panorama stitchers are awfully forgiving these days. I obviously haven't done much of this. So the spherical error is only a factor when you're close to things. Most of my panos so far have been closeup. That makes sense, and saves me carrying a lot of stuff. I need lots more practice, and only have 2 weeks to go. Oh well, it's all fun. Thanks! BTW, nice shots! I tried a few hand held panos while up in Fraser BC and the Yukon: Links don't work for me. Can you repost? Tnx! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FathomOfTheOpera Posted May 28, 2009 #6 Share Posted May 28, 2009 Here you go: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mountainhouse Posted May 29, 2009 Author #7 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Wow! You're just fresh off the boat. Nice galleries! Thanks. - The shot of the eagles in the tree. Wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judynorth Posted May 29, 2009 #8 Share Posted May 29, 2009 Here is a link to panoramas taken on our 2005 Alaska cruise: http://travel.webshots.com/album/376192505ayDzbI All are handheld and most of them are taken from the ship. Since then I found Autostitch which does a much better (and easier) job of stitching together photos. I always use the panorama setting on my camera to take the series of pictures. In my more recent albums I have panoramas taken with my Canon G9 and stitched with Autostitch. The default size setting is 1600 pixels but I always change to to 4000 or higher so that I can crop the image and still have a decent picture. Autostitch is a free program available for download here: http://www.cs.ubc.ca/~mbrown/autostitch/autostitch.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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