Free software

I'd like to add my thanks to Flan and Mike for the links and info - haven't used the software yet, but am looking forward to giving it a go in the near future

Another vote of thanks to Flan and Mike. Software downloaded and installed but not used yet. I've never stitched anything before but I've heard about stitched macro... Focus stacked and stitched, might be something to do in those long, dark, winter evenings .

Steve

I was going to title this "What not to Pano shoot?"

I took this with a 50mm SMC-A F2 at f8 on a tripod in Portrait postion, but obviously the two yachts were moving in between the shots, due to the tide. Closer in you can see the mast doubled' up and some blur.
Six shots, PP'd in RT and then Autopano Giga. After playing around with control points I eventually realised I'm probably wasting my time with this one! Doh,
The first shot shows the problem, then just before posting I tried a different way, let Autopano search the whole directory, as I did 2 lots of six shots from a slightly different position, 6 feet away. Rendered the pano and whey hey a great improvement. It said 26 images for some wierd reason - probably counting the tiff and jpg files??
There is however still some wierd masts sticking out of the sea - wierd, but should easily be removed in PP.

Anyway here are the shots, nice scenic one but defo not perfect in many ways;




the better one of 26 images it says for some wierd reason;

Some things just don't work as panoramas. Like this (not a Pentax shot, so just a link). Taken from the inside of a right-angle bend.

I dunno, it sort of works

The strange thing Loadof is that I prefer the first one
Panorama software can also be used in a two shot sequence with the 50mm and should stitch perfectly without too much movement or wind etc, One will end up with a 6x7 look.
Try it

Will do! 👍
😀

Here's one of 2 shots with SMC-A 50mm f2 at f11 100ISO handheld, no filters, used Autopano Giga, enjoy;

Super result Loadof, encompassing the grand scale , wait until you get used to it and one will instinctively know when to employ these techniques. I will have ago myself when time allows

One can also use this technique on closer foreground compositions as well. So plenty of uses

Many thanks Flan.

Here's the shot again with five takes; (I'm on a roll! so to speak)

Here's a 4 image stitch using Autopano of a view of Mont Blanc from the Aiguille du Midi,
taken in about 1990 on my OM1, from colour neg scans.

Nice one Mike, I might try playing with some old ,scans, of negs.