Multiple photo panoramic photography

[P3D <ronald-beck@xxxxxx>]

I have done multiple 2D panoramic photography for a number of years now 
with wonderful success.  The 240 degree panoramic shoot I did of Guanaha 
while on a cruise came out great!

One tip I received from Popular Photography really helped my multi-pic 
panoramic photography was to make sure that you pivot the camera at the 
point where the image converges (inside the lens) rather than at the film 
plate.

For example...
|------|
| F    |  lens
| I    |_________
| L      \      /   
| M       \    /   I
|          \  /    M
| P         \/     A
| L         /\     G
| A        /  \    E
| N       /    \
| E      /      \
|      |---------
|      | 
|------|
            ^
            |---------Pivot camera here

This will make matching up the edges of each photo much easier.  Using 
this method I've made some great composite panoramics.  Not using this 
technique caused my composite to curve downward from the center to each 
edge, about a 1/4 inch offset between each print.

I haven't done this in a number of years, mainly because my wife think's 
it ridiculous to shoot a dozen pictures of the "same thing".  I'll have to 
try a 3D composite (two panoramic composites using a slide bar or 
something) and see how it looks with my View Magic.

Ron


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