Inspired by the newphotoofoldplaces thread and the mention of stitching programs...
...I just use the Photoshop automate program for stitching images
But I'm having issues with images of domes. I mean I'm not really sure what to do different. In Roppel there were some really tall domes that I took photos going all the way up. Of course, this means that what is at my height will be "larger" and the top of the dome "smaller" because of perspective but I'm having a lot of issues keeping that when putting the images together, how to keep that look of height.
Here are two different attempts...this one I let the lines distort but it kinda gives a bowled effect that I'm not really happy with. The top of the image is actually looking straight up.
Roppel-Dome2 by Sunguramy, on Flickr
This one I just tried to shape it to add perspective, it got a bit distorted though and I still feel like I lose the look of how high it is.
Roppel-Dome1-2 by Sunguramy, on Flickr
Thoughts/ideas/suggestions? Do I need to take perhaps more photos "across" as I pan "up" fill in the edges maybe?
The only time I can get pit or dome shots to work is when I can back up enough to get the entire thing in frame, and then fire the flash at different points in the frame and stitch that together. But that's just often not an option. But that keeps all distortion out because it's the exact same framing for each photo in the stitch.
I hope what I'm having issues with makes sense...I have all the original files so it's not like I can't re-make these better once I figure out how =) Although I am wondering if it's a matter of needing to take more "across" the further "up" I pan, which I didn't do so if that's the case I'm screwed.
...I just use the Photoshop automate program for stitching images
But I'm having issues with images of domes. I mean I'm not really sure what to do different. In Roppel there were some really tall domes that I took photos going all the way up. Of course, this means that what is at my height will be "larger" and the top of the dome "smaller" because of perspective but I'm having a lot of issues keeping that when putting the images together, how to keep that look of height.
Here are two different attempts...this one I let the lines distort but it kinda gives a bowled effect that I'm not really happy with. The top of the image is actually looking straight up.
Roppel-Dome2 by Sunguramy, on Flickr
This one I just tried to shape it to add perspective, it got a bit distorted though and I still feel like I lose the look of how high it is.
Roppel-Dome1-2 by Sunguramy, on Flickr
Thoughts/ideas/suggestions? Do I need to take perhaps more photos "across" as I pan "up" fill in the edges maybe?
The only time I can get pit or dome shots to work is when I can back up enough to get the entire thing in frame, and then fire the flash at different points in the frame and stitch that together. But that's just often not an option. But that keeps all distortion out because it's the exact same framing for each photo in the stitch.
I hope what I'm having issues with makes sense...I have all the original files so it's not like I can't re-make these better once I figure out how =) Although I am wondering if it's a matter of needing to take more "across" the further "up" I pan, which I didn't do so if that's the case I'm screwed.