Taking a break from birds for a day, here is the scene on the way into Magee Marsh on Sunday Morning. This is a sweep panorama using the Samsung Galaxy S4 phone camera. I have experimented with sweep panoramas on Sony cameras a few generations ago, and found the results disappointing, but the technology, at least as implemented by Samsung, has come a long way. I did this with the phone in vertical position, to capture maximum pixels. The full shot is 10840×2776 (cropped slightly when straightening the horizon) and covers, as you see by the road, close to 180 degrees. You can see the image at your full screen resolution by clicking HERE.

But of course, it is more than a technical exercise. I love the clouds, the blue of the water, the sweep of the early sun across the marsh. And the phone has captured it all very well. And in one long slow steady sweep. Not about the technology, but the technology is amazing just the same.

Processed in Lightroom for intensity, clarity, and sharpness.