Charm City Photo Club

We're going to try another pano night - maybe it won't be freezing!
Come enjoy a lovely new park in the city, stroll the waterfront, and take panos.
CCPC-Meet Plans

• Date: Saturday, July, 19.
• Start Time: 4:00 p.m.
• Place: Harbor Point Central Plaza (see the map above or below).
• 4:00: quick "pano review."
• 4 to 5:30 ish: walk the waterfront and shoot.
• 5:45: meet at Attmans (see the map above) for happy hour.
• Assignment: PANOs, of course!

PANO TIPS:
Tripod: A tripod stabilizes your camera for sharp images and makes it easier to pan across the scene and maintain accurate framing. Also, an in-camera delay, a remote, or a cabled shutter release adds to the overall stability.
Leveling: You want to keep your panning level. You can use bubble levels that are built into your tripod or tripod head or attached to your camera’s flash shoe. Some cameras have built-in level indicators. But, when you achieve “level,” don’t change it while panning. The differences from frame to frame reduce the post stitching ability and make the result narrower. It is best to use the level on your tripod, and not in the camera.
Camera position: the best method is to use the “portrait” position. Allows, in post processing, cropping the top and bottom as needed to keep the main subject inside the panorama. Also, you should get less distortion.
Lens: A wide-angle lens is not always good. One of the draws of the panoramic image is the detail you can see in the final photo. This means your lens needs to bring you in relatively close to the subject, but not too close. A primary benefit of a panoramic image consisting of multiple frames is the intricate detail that is possible when viewing the image up close. A wide-angle lens can be counterproductive to this goal.
Panning Direction: Unless you know if your camera or software supports the opposite, your panning should be left to right; the camera’s automatic modes use this direction, and the post-processing engines also work from left to right. Don’t ask me why. Just do it!
Overlap: You want to overlap your images by between 20 to 50%. The more overlap, the better, generally. You can use the grid option on the viewfinder or the notches on the tripod.