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t_walker
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So this is the first time I tried to put a series of photos together. It was hard shooting in such low light to get all the pics to come out the same colors especialy because settings had to be changed when shooting the city lights vs. the open ocean. Anyhow, what do you think, what could've made it better? Have at it.

Casco Bay Skyline

Jun 7 2008 8:19PM
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t_walker
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Hmmm try this....


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Jun 7 2008 8:20PM
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kfilenda
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i like it, what kind of camera did you use
Jun 7 2008 8:25PM
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t_walker
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cannon 20D, shitty lense, can't afford good ones yet.
Jun 7 2008 8:27PM
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Powdered_Donuts
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nice view dude, i like XD
Jun 7 2008 9:08PM
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Karcher
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looks way sick man!! i dont know if the far left is supposed to be stretched like that, but either way its sick
Jun 7 2008 9:49PM
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t_walker
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thanks. those are actualy oil tanks, they are really big not stretched.
Jun 7 2008 9:57PM
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[BRI]noceros
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its really a sick picture
Jun 7 2008 10:27PM
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Alkyy
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dope you deffanatly did a good job getting the light right, there isnt any big jump from one how light one section is compaired to another.  i like it alot
Jun 7 2008 10:38PM
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BootySpunk.
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such a dope ass picture dude nice job
Jun 7 2008 11:17PM
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steezyjibber
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i dont notice anything wrong. therefore, flawless

great pic
Jun 7 2008 11:25PM
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tdude
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it's hard to critique something so awesome
Jun 11 2008 9:44PM
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Ben.
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dude for suuure sick. mebbe a little underexposed but thats about it. definitely a sick ass shot
Jun 11 2008 11:57PM
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Whitlock
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Really cool. Once you get better lenses itll be even sicker. But awesome picture man.
Jun 13 2008 3:37PM
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ummmmm53
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Awesome picture! The only thing I noticed is that the sky on the right side is more blue than the left side, I'm not sure if thats actually how it was or not though.
Jun 13 2008 4:25PM
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marc_sncl
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super sick, maybe if you could get the ground (at the bottom) a little bit lighter yet keep the lights the same
Jun 13 2008 5:42PM
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grifter
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yea, nice shot, hard to critique, only thing is, as much as I dislike HDR, I think this is a time when it could lock epic,

and I might have reduced the aperture for a longer exposure, just to make the clouds and the water look super-slick and smooth

but as it is it's dope anyway !
Jun 13 2008 6:06PM
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xnick11
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Panoramic pictures and HDR pictures are two complete different things. Research the two and you will find out.

Nice job for your first panoramic. You can do some work with your levels if you want the grass in front a little brighter.
Jun 13 2008 7:09PM
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b-kul
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very nicely done.
Jun 13 2008 7:25PM
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grifter
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They are completely different things, one defines the ratio between the bright and dark parts of the scene, and the other is simply a description of a picture format which incorporates a large angle. The two can be combined perfectly I did some "research" for you:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=panoramic+HDR
clicking that link should give you some humility, and stop you telling people who photograph professionally to "do some research"

I thought I'd add this example created with 15 seperate shots.
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Jun 14 2008 4:02AM
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Alkyy
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good sir you just OWND n00b style....^is probably the dopest picture i have ever seen
Jun 14 2008 10:39AM
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zepscratch
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It's really good but I think it would have looked better if it was a little brighter out. It was really dark on the sides and my eyes were instantly drawn to the background lights.
Jun 14 2008 10:43AM
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Microcosm
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I think it looks way cool man, nice job. It's really hard to get every little technical detail about panoramics correct, such as light from scene to scene and stitching it all together. Work on that and you're gold, but for a first try this is great. Mine still suck haha.
Jun 15 2008 11:55AM
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t_walker
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Thanks for the insight everyone. I didn't even know what HDR was until i just looked it up and now I have all kinds of crazy ideas I can't wait to try. Never even though of layering different exposures. Theres so much to this whole photography thing its insane.
Jun 16 2008 8:39PM
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Microcosm
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it's definitely something to take note of, especially when you have two very differently lit parts of a picture, like a dark scene with a bright sky. Expose for the sky in one pic, the dark areas in the other pic, and combine in photoshop. I'm not a fan of really overdone HDRs though, but it can definitely look good and make the picture a lot more interesting.

not a great example, but I edited the umbrellas different from the sky so one wouldn't be overexposed.
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Jun 16 2008 8:55PM
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shortdawg
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That looks really good man
Jun 16 2008 9:27PM
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grifter
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That's really nice, I'm not a huge fan of HDR, but I have done the odd few, although I refer to do it manualy as opposed to relying on software, it takes longer but the result is much crisper (I think)here's one of mine:
[IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2420024470_a3bae65520_b.jpg[IMG]
Jun 17 2008 2:14AM
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grifter
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FAIL

[IMG][IMG]http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3250/2420024470_a3bae65520_b.jpg[IMG][/IMG]
Jun 17 2008 2:15AM
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grifter
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HAHAHA, LAST TRY

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Jun 17 2008 2:16AM
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iluvBread
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that's so redic. sick!

Jun 17 2008 2:36AM
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grifter
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Thanks, http://www.redbubble.com/products/configure/3481663
prices from $3.56 haha
Jun 17 2008 1:02PM
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xnick11
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I never said the two couldn't be combined but, im sorry if I miss understood your first post...
Jun 17 2008 6:46PM
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grifter
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no problem sorry I snapped back so hard
Jun 18 2008 3:14AM
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