So, I've been getting into this photography lark recently, and today I tried out a panoramic shot for the first time. I used hugin to stitch the photos together, and quickly found that more control points = better stitching. This is my first attempt and have learnt that taking the photos at 4pm in a really windy day, is not a great idea. Although I am really pleased about the stitching, the differing colours of photos makes it obvious where the stitches have taken place. The wind blowing the trees also didn't help.

So, tomorrow I'm going to attempt to have another go in perhaps a few other places at 12pm, or whenever the Sun is directly above, and hopefully I can patch together a seamless shot. Fingers crossed.

Update: The photo uploaded to flickr is a little small and horrible. Here is a link to a 1.3MB JPEG file of the same thing. The original is 10MB or so, but I don't think I'll put that on the web as it isn't actually any good as a panoramic shot -- I'm just really pleased the stitching is good!

Nice shot. You should be able to get each panel the same tone using the GIMP. I can't remember which tool it is, but it should be there.

You may make paparazzi after all ;)

Comment by Wafaa Mon 17 Sep 2007 07:39:03 BST

I made the same mistake the first time: you have to shoot in manual mode, in order not to change time and aperture. that will give you more uniform colors. Good luck :)

Comment by Maxxer Sun 13 Jan 2008 20:19:07 GMT
You probably increase your skill in pano creation. As I remenber, you can tell to enblend to correct the tone. This is not magical, but it can provide smooth transitions.
Comment by Guyou Mon 04 May 2009 15:32:30 BST
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