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Welcome to Panorama Country

thedude — Tue, 12 Jul 2011 03:10:42 +0000

Jackson Hole experienced its greatest snow accumulation ever this year, and we were lucky enough to be in the right place at the right time.

I’m posting these images super large this time so you can check out the details. (I’ll add GPS info as soon as I get a chance.)

The images in the panoramas were shot hand held using a Nikon D3 and the cheapest Nikkor lens – less than 100 bucks when I bought it. Stitching with the amazing AutoPano Pro.

The New Largest Outdoor Photograph

thedude — Wed, 01 Jun 2011 01:47:59 +0000

These records are falling fast. Would you believe 111 gigapixels?

Hat tip to thedude.com fan Barry Johnson.

And Now, the World’s Largest Outdoor Photo

thedude — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:02:06 +0000

Who’d a thunk? Budapest.

World’s Largest Indoor Photo

thedude — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 02:15:37 +0000

Click on the image below to view the largest indoor image ever.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m on a search for the largest outdoor Photo.

Wrong Place, Right Time

thedude — Fri, 24 Dec 2010 03:41:40 +0000

This rainbow peaked while I was on the Embarcadero in the city on my way to the top floor of the Transamerica Pyramid. The shot might have been better from almost any other vantage point – assuming that a rainbow was actually visible from any other vantage point. This beauty lasted all of two minutes.

Interesting how the rainbow is in front of the bridge.

Las Vegas

thedude — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 01:53:02 +0000

We took a mini-vacation to celebrate a couple of Virgo birthdays. I was too lazy to drag my heavy camera around much, but I did shoot this 12 image panorama of Kellster, Jeff and Wendy at the beautiful Parasol Down at the Wynn.

Cascade Canyon Panorama

thedude — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:00:32 +0000

Ben takes in the awesome sight.

View from the Amangani

thedude — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 21:50:46 +0000

The beautiful Amangani Resort in Jackson Hole. This is actually a 6-image panoramic image, shot with my trusty Nikkor 50 mm and stitched with AutoPano Pro.

The Dam at Jackson Lake

thedude — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 16:37:15 +0000

Size Matters

thedude — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 16:08:38 +0000

While it may not be my best photo ever, this one has the distinction of occupying more disk space than any other. Comprised of 37 hand-held frames, shot with my cheapest lens due to it’s low distortion, and stitched together with the mind-blowing AutoPano Pro. The original is more than 24,000 pixels wide. The 16-bit image is just under 2 gigabytes in size. The image below links to a 6,000 pixel wide version. Get a 12,000 pixel-wide version here. (14 megabytes.)

What will I do differently next time? First, I’ll use a smaller aperture. If I had, the area behind Kelly and Ben (see her there?) would be in focus. Second, and quite surprisingly, I will not use a polarizer. The amount of filter’s effect changes with the rotational angle, so that the parts of the sky perpendicular to the rays of the sun are too dark, and the non-uniformity of the sky color in the resulting stitch is a pain to deal with. I think it looks weird, but I haven’t found a reasonable way to smooth that out without producing obviously manipulated results. Suggestions? I suppose could paste in some clouds, but that would be cheating — wouldn’t it?

By the way, if you’re at all interested in high-resolution panoramic imagery, check out this jaw-dropping 50 gigabyte image. I want to go to Vienna — now. Wow!