Re: Panoramic shots

["Dan Smith, Photographer" <shooter@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Why not just buy a panoramic camera? It will shoot the wide angles you want
and there are plenty available on the market. Even though the initial cash
outlay may be expensive the prints will be easily made after the shot.

The new computer programs, the time spent learning them and the greater
amount of time spent farting around with them in trying to master & fix the
little glitches & headaches will be way more than you will spend in a
darkroom printing from your negatives.

Getting the camera & shooting the image correctly from the start will be
less expensive and a lot less hassle.

Dan Smith


----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <panorama-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2000 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: Panoramic shots


> Is this stitching together a series of flat images?
>
> If so, just PhotoShop may be a bit weak for stitching them together.  I
> would suggest PhotoShop for any initial individual image process you might
> want to do (minimal . . . or only absolutely essential things), then
> something like PhotoVista or The Panorama Factory for stitching the images
> together, followed by PhotoShop again for color balancing, tweaking
> saturation, etc.
>
> -- John
>
> At 04:26 6/1/00 , you wrote:
> >Hello!
> >
> >I am new to this list and was looking for some help.
> >
> >
> >I am interested in using a panoramic head and shooting scenics. Then,
using
> >Photoshop, I want to stitch the images together to make a 180 degree view
of
> >the scene.
> >
> >Here are my questions:
> >
> >1. How big of a file and what format should I save the image for the
highest
> >quality to reproduce in a book?
> >
> >2.  Are there any places that I can send the file to and have an actual
> >transparency made out of it?
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Russell Graves
> >www.russellgraves.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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