I really enjoy some "Ian time" walking along these trails by myself just enjoying some quiet time and solitude, one day a week for a couple of hours at a time. On one such walk, it was plain to see that the local fire brigade had done some controlled burning, in preparation for our approaching bushfire season. It can be seen that to the left of the trail has been untouched and in its natural state, while on the right is where they did their burn to clear all the leaf and branch litter of the ground. About 100 meters to the right on the other side of the burnt area is a main road and home properties. To the left is just more Aussie Bush. When I returned the next week I had camera and tripod in hand and was on a mission. This pano image is my second serious attempt at stitching photos together, as part of my self-imposed skills improvement program. This resultant image is six photos stitched together covering a field of view of about 150 degrees from left to right, to show the before and after results of our "firies". My first attempt at stitching is best described as a successful failure and I will revisit that location in the coming months. Next on my list will be to master the straightening of verticals as per your comments from last month. Watch this space.
This round’s discussion is now closed! 7 comments posted
Gordon Watson
It's good to try out different techniques and a stitched panorama is a great way to get a wide view without using a wide angle lens. What program did you use for stitching? Whatever, it looks successful and gives us a balanced view, contrasting the natural forest with the burned area. Also a nice range of bright contrasting colours - blue, orange and green. You could practice your verticals on this image, as the trees are slightly leaning in - especially on the left side. Posted: 11/10/2024 17:09:49
Ian Cambourne
Thanks for your comments Gordon. I used Lightroom to stitch the images together. For this exercise I was particularly careful to get everything right at the time of capture. While the trees may look a little off vertical, that's their actual rendition, but I do understand your point. Next time for sure. Posted: 11/25/2024 02:11:08
Henriette Brasseur
I think it's a good idea to work on one area of photography and not try to master too many things at once. Sometimes trying to tackle too much at one time leads to frustration. So I commend you for working on your panorama and the post processing steps. This is really a nice panorama with the leading line (road) and the difference in the trees on the right vs. the trees on the left is interesting. Nice range of color and brightness. The image looks like a peaceful place to walk and contemplate the joys of nature. Nice image Ian. Posted: 11/17/2024 02:23:44
Ian Cambourne
Thanks for your comments Henriette. Posted: 11/25/2024 02:12:37
Trey Foerster
Nice result from a pano stitch. Did you use LR, PS, or LuminarNEO? Nature areas here in Wisconsin often do burns but by summer you hardly know they did as ground cover comes to life. IMHO, you could go further down this road where the gulley is deeper on the left, get closer to the ground, and experiment with angles. You don't need the treetops or sky, so concentrate on the trunks. Looking forward to what you come up with! Posted: 11/23/2024 18:20:40
Ian Cambourne
Thanks for your comments Trey, LR was the culprit for the stitching. My tripod was only very slightly raised when I shot these, I was down on my knees at the time. A few series were taken and this was my preferred as I wanted to include a touch of the shadows in the foreground. As you are well aware, having the camera set up in portrait format allows for good height to be included. Posted: 11/25/2024 02:18:50
Jay Joseph
Nicely done panoramic Ian. The final image shows a good contrast between the before and after forest burn. This is unable to achieve with a single shot. It must take a lot of skill not to set all the trees on fire while you burn underneath them. Posted: 11/28/2024 01:43:52
