{"id":1686,"date":"2010-09-23T06:34:47","date_gmt":"2010-09-23T11:34:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sipotd.wordpress.com\/2010\/09\/23\/9232010-hdr-marsh-pool-panorama\/"},"modified":"2010-09-23T06:34:47","modified_gmt":"2010-09-23T11:34:47","slug":"9232010-hdr-marsh-pool-panorama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=1686","title":{"rendered":"9\/23\/2010: HDR Marsh Pool Panorama"},"content":{"rendered":"

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This is another experiment in HDR Panorama\u2026and this time I had a tripod with me! It does make it easier, and, despite the lack of a true panoramic head, I am pleased with the results. I especially like the rendering of the sun on the pines at either side, which would have been quite impossible without the HDR treatment. <\/p>\n

Canon SX20IS at 28mm equivalent. 9 exposures in bracketed sets of 3. All at ISO 80 and Programmed Auto. Bracketed 2 stops, with the center exposure moved down 2\/3EV via exposure compensation.<\/p>\n

Each set of 3 was blended in Photomatix, using tone mapping. In this case the smoothing had to be adjusted to a minimize the light sky band along the tree line. The 3 HDRs were then taken in to PhotoShop Elements 7\u2019s Panorama engine, where they were automatically combined. I also a darken brush along the tree line to smooth the sky line a bit more. Finally, the image was saved as a PhotoShop file and taken into Lightroom, where some Recovery was applied for the sky, added Clarity and just a bit of Vibrance, and the Sharpen narrow edges preset. I also used the selective luminance tool to intensify the little bit of fall color in the tree line and bushes on the left. This is a LOT more processing than I generally apply to any image, but perhaps, if you view the Pano at larger sizes on my SmugMug site it was worth it (click the image above, or here<\/a>, and use the size controls at the top of the window\u2026though it should auto size to your monitor). <\/p>\n

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