Hello Larry, This is an amazing shot. I am very partial to the red rock country myself and have enjoyed all your work that you have shared with us. Seeing this makes me want to take a crack at stitching. Could you give a few more details on setting up the shot itself?
Thanks for sharing, Bruce Sunday, March 14, 2004, 7:27:46 AM, you wrote: LH> Below is a link to a shot that I made yesterday (Saturday). This is called LH> "Horseshoe Bend" and is on the Colorado River just below the Glen Canyon Dam LH> in Arizona. This is a world class trout fishing river. The water is crystal LH> clear and cold as it exists the base of the dam. Many people have taken this LH> exact same image, but since it is only 4 hours from my home I thought I LH> would give it a shot. If you look closely you can see some boats and in the LH> full size version (not posted) you can see fishermen in the water. LH> I say "Made" this image because it is actually from 10 separate images from LH> my *istD with FA 28 lens. I shot in RAW and converted in Photoshop. I LH> stitched together with Panorama Maker 3.0 It was 2 rows 5 wide. Shots were LH> vertical and then rotated during conversion. The resulting image after LH> cropping is 4837x3900 pixels. LH> I also took this shot with my Sigma 14 which just got the entire scene. I LH> was not happy with it because the 14 that I have is one of the first ones LH> and is not very sharp and is low on contrast. LH> With all the discussion lately about full frame sensors and 14 MP sensors LH> and such, this shows what can be done with just 6 MP camera. I know not all LH> subjects can be captured with this technique, but it sure works with LH> landscapes. LH> The saturation was bumped up a little, but this is about what it looks like LH> in person. LH> Comments welcome. LH> Larry from Prescott LH> The Link: LH> http://tripodman.smugmug.com/gallery/65384/1/2851282/Large
