WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY - panoramic special. Stitching, Composition and Fuji GX617.
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- čas přidán 27. 03. 2021
- In this episode of Photography Online we show you all the ways you can widen your horizons by shooting your own panoramic photos to frame on your wall. We tell you all you need to know about composition, technique, camera equipment and how to be creative when shooting in the letterbox format. This commercial-free episode features over 100 images from all over the world! Enjoy.
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You 'guys' really rock! Best photography channel on CZcams IMO (and I've seen quite a few). Marcus's feature was fascinating, spectacular, and, ultimately, hilarious. Thanks for another great show folks!
Wow, thanks!
This has to be one of the best, if not THE best, tutorials on panos anywhere on the interweb! - fantastic work guys.
Wow, thanks!
Gosh I love this show. Every presenter is awesome. This show on Panoramic photos is so good.
Thanks Julian. Glad to hear you enjoyed it.
Harry's catwalk attitude is priceless, a true professional!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
He's been practising in front of the mirror.
Harry needed to look runway miserable but he seemed to be enjoying it...
Any truth he's starting up a Metallica tribute band?
9:05 Props for the Arizona shout out with The Mittens. 👍🏽😉
Thank you for tweaking that noise intro between sections. My ears appreciate it.
No problem Edward. We've put an effect on it which tones the high frequencies down a little. Glad it helps.
loved your hair flip Harry!
For me, this is by far the best video I have seen here.... tons of useful info. I will feel much more adventurous next time I go out and want to go panoramic. Thanks!!!!
Thanks for watching again Dave
The Panorama Shots from Marcus are outstanding! Wow! The Vulcano - Super!
Thanks very much Matthias.
Excellent show guys great episode. Cannot wait until part two.
Thanks for watching Martyn
Another brilliant episode, especially like the triptych idea - can't wait for part two on stitching panoramas 👍
Glad you liked it Mark. Thanks for watching
Thoroughly enjoyed this, thank you again.
You’re welcome Dave. Thanks for watching
Great episode - looking forwards to part 2
One tip I learned from another photographer is that after the last shot in the series stick your hand over the lens to take a "blank" shot. This makes it much easier to see where one pano ends and the next set of images start (unless the next shot is dramatically different of course).
Thanks Paul. Hopefully others will learn from your tip here.
@@PhotographyOnline I take the first photo of my finger, pointing in the direction of the pan & the last photo pointing back. Makes finding the group of photos easier when editing. Digital of course, would not waste precious film doing this :o)
Absolutely brilliant 👏🏻👌🏻🎞📸
Cheers Craig. Thanks for watching
wonderful thank you all so much love the program and the help we het cheers from tre
Our pleasure!
That was truly superb. I loved the shoot at Glenfinnan - I never knew there was so much to consider just photographing the steam train (humidity especially) never mind the issues specific to panoramic shooting.
The tutorial on panning/stitching was excellent and I would maybe add one small thing: when photographing panoramics in this way, I would always include markers for the beginning and end eg a clenched fist with the thumb pointing into the frame area - it makes identifying the panorama frames so much easier in Lightroom, especially if you are shooting a lot of other images at the same time.
Thank you for an excellent series.
Cheers Alan. Thanks for watching and taking the time to comment
Very interesting topic and covered beautifully. Nice job guys👍
Glad you enjoyed it!
Another great video.
Marcus really nailed the piano's.
I thought the Triptic idea was g.
Look forward to the next episode. 👍
Glad you enjoyed it Tim
Brilliant video
"Bananas about Panoramas," I rather liked that! I thoroughly enjoyed the show, thanks @Photography Online!
Thanks for your continued support Rick.
Lots of planning / panning for 2 sec enjoyment! split my sides!!!! Great show guys and thanks!
If you've split your sides, then check out part 2 where we show you how to stitch things together!
You Folks are the Best, I really appreciate this stuff. It's inspiring to see these locations you take photos of, Beautiful
Thank you very much!
Fab job again lads/lady.
Cheers Fergus
Looking forward to it again 👍
Hope you enjoyed it!
@@PhotographyOnline superb episode 👍
Brilliant job team, each new episode is a grand slam. I think I have watched it a half dozen times already!
Only? You seem to be slacking this month!
@@PhotographyOnline ;)
Marcus, the steam train shot is not only possible to do as a stitched pano but actually suprisingly easy: you shoot the train first and then add the rest of the frames. And a decent stitching software takes care of all the masking etc.
Of course, the moving subject has to fit within a single frame. If it is a longish subject, you can can shoot in the landscape orientation and/or even use a wider lens, both of which are discouraged in the video (for a good reason) but can be exploited in the right situation.
I disagree Gilbert. Firstly the train takes up a lot of the horizontal frame, meaning that you would only be able to get 3 landscape shots to stitch together. Once you account for the overlap, then it becomes hardly worth it. Secondly, if you do what you suggest and take the shot either side before or after the train passes then the chances are that the light would have changed (it was contstantly changing) between shots. Sure it is possible, but the result wouldn't be benefical to shooting in a single frame. (Marcus)
@@PhotographyOnline Thanks for the reply, highly appreciated.
Looking at the photo one more time (I remembered the train being much shorter, it must have been the steam), I do admit this is not the best candidate for a stitched pano. I’ve done stitched panos with moving things but they were shorter. However, the point I tried (and failed :)) to make was: as long as your moving subject fits within a single frame, you’te good to go because the rest of the shots is taken the usual way with the usual amount of overlapping and the software does the masking for you. It basically stitches a pano a pastes the train/car/people from that one shot into the result.
And yes, it might not sound worth the hassle but if you don’t own a dedicated pano camera or a camera with some insane megapixels (where cropping is still acceptable), it’s the only way to go.
Marcus’ pano’s are beautiful! Borneo shot is #1.
Thanks Steve. That shot was 60" at f/32 to create the lines in the water.
Brilliant show can't wait for part 2
Cheers Andy
My Favorite episode yet...going to be hard to beat this one.
Thanks very much Randy
Great show as ever. Panoramas definitely deserved a whole programme. My personal favourite panorama was captured on the Brooklyn side of the East River in NYC in 2012. I waited ages for the evening blue hour and did a 50mm three exposure stitch that included both Brooklyn Bridge and Manhattan Bridge with the iconic skyline behind. This may have inspired me to print it BIG!
Thanks for sharing!
Another great show! So professionally done and packed with tons of useful info. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely fantastic , stunning images as always , can't wait till the next show 👍
Glad you enjoyed it
Perfect timing, I recently got interested in panoramas, and here we go, a wonderful video on panoramas. Absolutely loved it, I will be giving a try to all of these things discussed in the video. Can't wait for part 2.
Glad it was useful Rayan
Come for the photography, stay for Harry’s “Zoolander” hair flip!?! Great episode as per, TY and keep up the great work ✌️
Thanks! Will do!
What a great presentation! As always. I really enjoy your presentations because they inspire me come up with better ideas and hopefully better photos.
Always good to know Jim. Thanks for watching.
Nice video. I think the best device for panos is a leveling base. Much easier than leveling the tripod.
Hi Carlos - yes you are right, but we try to show people techniques which they can apply by using their existing gear. Obviously if you have a levelling base then it will be slightly easier, but it's not exactly difficult to level a tripod without a levelling base. Thanks for watching. All the best.
Great show as always guys. Can't beat the big Fuji GX617 for a true panoramic image. Nothing beats looking through 6x17 viewfinder and seeing your composition.!
Told like a pro Lee!
Excellent, as usual. All the information one needs is given in an easy to understand and entertaining manner. My best wishes to the team.
Many thanks!
That was an awesome episode!
Thanks very much Bob. Great to know you enjoyed it.
Great show as always! The triptych just gave me an idea for a portrait I'm planning!
Good to hear. All the best with the portrait.
Right. That's it. I'm off to take a few panos for my wall. Love your work, guys. Such quality and detail. Luvvit.
Glad to hear you’re being inspired Fred. All the best
Best videos on the internet!
Glad you think so Sian
I already have one of my lovely Triptychs of a Sunrise sequence on my wall. I've also just done my very first Pano - a 5 frame image. Love the show folks!
Great to know Biddy
Been shooting panos for years but still learned a couple of new techniques, thanks
Good to hear Al. Thanks for watching
Hi team: Great episode! I absolutely love the professional movie-quality production of your videos. At the same time, they are very engaging and informative. I can't wait to see each video during the month. Cheers, Keith
We appreciate you watching Keith. Thanks for all your continued support.
Great show after 50 years in the photography trade it's great to see such passion and knowledge brilliant. Thinking the joke at the end sounds like something that my ex wife would say. Lol.
Glad you enjoyed it. Maybe one of the reasons she's your ex!
@@PhotographyOnline who said that? Lol
Another great show, look forward to seeing part 2 on stitching together the pano shots into one image. And when/how to buy a fleece!
Hi Bob. Thanks for watching as always. You can see all the products in our shop here - shop.mc2photography.com/
Inspiring as always... great idea to use the camera in portrait for panos... never even gave that a thought for a hi res stitch. Brilliant!
Glad it was helpful!
Fantastic show, made my weekend. Some beautiful images and some great modelling 👍. Love it
Glad you enjoyed it Ian. Thanks for the continued support.
You're triptych has given me new ideas
Good to hear. Thanks again for watching
Simply wonderful information! Thanks for sharing and I am looking forward to part 2. This is yet another reason for me to get Lightroom and Photoshop.
Glad it was helpful!
What a very good episode. Thnx
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for this excellent show. I wasn't keen on taking panoramas at the start of the show and now feel the urge to take a panorama!
Great to hear that we have inspired you to give it a go Kai. All the best.
Another great episode. Full of top tips you could shake a tripod at.
Absolutely
Another great show thank you
Our pleasure!
Stunning images. Great photography topic. 💪🙌Very inspirational
Thanks Rob
Just a superb show guys, as lockdown eases this has inspired me to do more panoramic shots and even cropping images already taken into a panoramic format, worth a try, how you don’t have 100k+ subs on this channel amazes me.
Thanks Stuart. Please feel free to help spread the word about Photography Online. It is amazing how many photographers we meet who aren’t aware of it.
I love Panos but am guilty of mainly thinking of them when I'm in some grand vista location. I definitely should think of them for more 'intimate' locations. The Triptych idea is one I've seen but not considered for my walls...hmmmmm....up to now! great show but I think Marcus needs one of those old bellows cameras, glass plate negatives, full hood and a hand held flash gun as I'm sure he's shooting with too modern a set up 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Awesome Video As Always, Take Care All
Thanks! You too!
That was great, thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Panos are my favorite kind of photos and with digital photography they became so much more easier to shoot. Also don’t forget the humble Horizon panoramic camera. It cannot be compared with Marcus’ fujifilm but it used to be a cheap and fun option.
We agree, the Horizon was/is a great camera, but we can't feature every pano camera on the show. Thanks for watching.
@@PhotographyOnline I didn’t mean to feature every panoramic camera but you could mention other available options. 😀 anyway it is no big deal thanks for answering my comment.
Great show! Love the distortion example at 3:30.
Thanks for watching
Love the show and the presentation, triptych is an option I totally forgot about and so creative.I’ve been in a stagnant place here the past few months as most of us worldwide, thank you for inspiration and taking the time out of your lives to encourage creativity and to carry us away even if we can physically be there...my top of the list place to see Isle of Skye...hopefully one day after this insanity is over ...stay blessed and THANK YOU! So much valuable Information!
Thanks for watching Isabella.
Fabulous.... great vlogs/videos.
Cheers Richard. Glad you enjoyed it.
Great vid!
Cheers Allen
Fantastic episode as usual but i want to give some credit for your great work with your astonishing audio quality!!!
Thanks for noticing Bernt.
Been following this channel from the beginning only to discover I wasn't actually subscribed!! Ive rectified that and ....bought the beanie!!! Honestly love the format and content of this channel and wishing you guys continued success onwards and upwards! (PS really wanna visit Skye sooner than later! Thank you for the inspiration)
Awesome! Thank you!
Bananas about panoramas...... great line Ruth
Thanks for recognising the scriptwriting Craig!
Once again an interesting video and great models show your collection.😉 I always like to watch you.👍 Greetings from Germany
Thank you very much!
Flippin outstanding show from my photographic Phamily lol !!! love it, smashed that folks! XXX
Thanks very much JP. Thanks for watching.
Really refreshing show as a lot of content on you tube is getting stale and samey, thanks.
Glad you enjoy it!
A little late to the party this time... But Wowww!!! What a great show (as usual ). Way to go guys 👌👌💛💛👍👍
Thank you so much 😀
well done!
Cheers Deeman
The first part of the pano topic has been wonderful and the second part will surely put the cherry on the cake, at least that's how we say in Germany 😉
Thanks as always for watching Stefan
Just another thing about taking panoramas.... I found a long time ago that selecting a fixed White Balance was essential - Auto WB can decide on different "temperatures" depending on the view - just l like using an Auto exposure mode (as neatly explained on the video).
Hi Geoff. White balance is only relevant if shooting in jpeg. We were shooting in RAW, so it makes no difference what white balance is set to, but you are correct if shooting in jpeg. Thanks for watching.
Stunning photography with a superb Master Class on using the Fuji 617 pano camera at glenfinnan but please can I ask two follow up questions: 1. What is the purpose of rails sticking out each side of lens? 2. Where / how do you get the film processed and printed?
Hi Locharl. Thanks for your questions. The rails around the lens are simply for protection against knocks and bumps. The lens assembly is quite fragile and this camera was designed for use in extreme environments, so Fuji put some protection around the lenses. They have done this with several of their cameras in the past too. You can get the film processed in many places, but I do it myself at home. It's easy to do and only takes 30 minutes. If you send it off to get processed then it takes a few days. We cover home developing and scanning in our previous shows (June and July 2020) so check these out. Thanks for watching.
Engaged to you guys! Congrats on your program.
Cheers Mario
Excellent show again, great content and production quality. I shall “big you up” on FB. I loved my film span so fingers crossed here and looking forward to part two 😀
Thanks for sharing!
I was kind of expecting Nick to use a slider and talk about the lens entry point, aka nodal point or no-parallax point.
Ok, I'm aware that Photoshop and Lightroom actually don't mind some parallax distortion, especially if using a small number of exposures in a stitch.
But I do find that the quality of the stitch is better if you use exposures taken with the lens rotating above its entry point...
Also, levelling the platform the lens rotates on - the tripod head - is more important than levelling the tripod itself.
Agreed, it all takes up a fair amount of time before you get to shoot a single shot... but it works.
Hi Frank. It makes absolutely no difference in the situation which we had in that video - where everything is at infinity. Nodal heads are not necessary these days unless you have foreground and background subjects which need to align. We didn't think it was worth complicating the issue. Hope you enjoyed it anyway.
@@PhotographyOnline True, there were no prominent details in the foreground in the scene Nick showed us. But when there are, things are a lot easier when using a nodal head.
Even if it's a complicating element :).
Of course I enjoyed the show, as I always do ! Using the 3:1 format throughout the show was a great idea.
Keep up the great work, team !
@@frankdecock2735 , I was thinking the same about nodal points and sliders but yes agree that for the shot in the video it wasn't required. Maybe something that the team will add in a future episode :-) Surely, panoramas will come back, not just in episode II of this month.
@@frankdecock2735 I love to add something in the foreground (like a tree) to give more depth. That's why I am using also a pano head.
An excellent episode as I love shooting panoramas. I loved Harry's part about triptychs which is something new for me. - I somewhat disagree with him that they are easier than panoramas. Maybe they are easier when it comes to technique but the challenge of choice of subjects/images to include, I find much harder than 'going through the motions' of setting up my tripod for a panorama and 'following the recipe' in LrC + Ps. - Anyway, triptychs are something I need to give a go. And of course if I could afford the Fuji 617. I love it in every episode that Markus brings it out.
Thanks Hendrik. We're happy to hear that we have inspired you to give a triptych a go. We didn't mean they are easier to shoot than a single panoramic image, but they are easier than shooting a panoramic stitch. Thanks for watching and you'll no doubt see the GX617 again some time.
Yet another great video. I noticed a mc2photography mug in the accommodation, any chance they will be available in the shop?
We'll be adding bits and bobs to the line up as we go, so keep a look out.
Interesting comment about the higher humidity holding the stream longer... never occurred to me before.
Should have read steam not stream doh...
Don't worry, we knew what you meant Martin.
Very interesting episode. Loved the idea of making triptychs, I'll have to try that sometime. I have a question though. I saw that the Fuji requires focusing before loading the film. If you're planning to take pictures in different situations with the same roll, how do you manage to focus then?
Hi Hector. You only get 4 exposures per roll, so a majority of the time the entire roll is shot on the same scene. If using the 90mm lens then it is easy to estimate the focus accurately. If using the 180mm or 300mm then it becomes difficult unless you are focusing at infinity (which is often the case with those lenses). Hope this helps.
Have held off on Adobe software due to cost (being strictly amateur) Would rather spend money on a good lens. For stitching panoramas i have always used Kolor Autopano Giga and never had any issues. Looking forward to part two to see how you stitch your photos together. Great episode BTW.
We’re not familiar with that editor David, but good to know it works okay.
very interesting contents
Glad you think so!
Another good video , may i ask you which do you think is better a 100mg fuji camera taking a landscape photo or would a 30mg camera taking a 7 shot pano which would give you better detail taken with a vey good lens of course?.
I assume you mean “mb” rather than “mg”? If so, then it totally depends on the situation. If the scene is not moving then a stitch will potentially give you a bigger file but if your scene is moving then stitching will be difficult.
@@PhotographyOnline Forgive my mistake yes i mean mb for moving subjects i should imagine that it would be a total nightmare trying to stich a 7 shot pano if there is motion. As for just a general landscape shoot then a 5 or 7 shot would or should contain more information making for a better file.
Super triptychs...
Thanks.
Great show as always. It would be interesting to show us how to create a triptych in Photoshop...
Hi TdWExcel. It's very easy to do in PS and we think most people will know how to do that, but if you were actually printing the triptych then you would print 3 individual images and wouldn't need to prepare them as a single image in PS anyway. The only reason to do it in PS is to see how they work together before printing. However, so you can give it a go, simply open the three images you want to use into PS and then go to FILE - NEW and select the canvas size you want for all three images. Then cut and paste each image onto the canvas and then size as desired by using the MOVE tool. Once you are happy with the position, save as a PSD (in case you want to change anything later) and then save as a high quality jpeg. Hope that makes sense.
Thank you very much for the great show. Great - once again!
I was a little surprised not to hear anything about the nodal point, though. Do you think knowledge about it is not important for creating panoramic photos? Would be happy to learn something about this in the next episode, especially how to find the nodal point on my lens.
Hi Stefan. Very few people use the nodal point anymore as modern stitching software is good enough without having to worry about this. It is only necessary when atttempting to align near and far subjects. In our example, everything was at infinity, and this is the case with most landscape panoramic images.
Hello and brilliant videos...what would the film camera`s resolution be "equivalent" to and do you scan them to convert to digital ?
Hi. The GX617 film camera would be equivalent to around a 1 gigapixel (1000 mega pixels) if it’s drum scanned. If it’s flat bed scanned then it may only be around 700 mega pixels, but it’s not easy to do a direct comparison as there are many variables. Thanks for watching.
Panorama photos....I had kind of forgotten about them but I do recall using a disposable box camera that was solo panoramic years ago...I wonder if they are still made??? They were probably made by Fuji too...go figure......anyway, great show!!
Thanks Joe
Great session especially about he triptych.
I am just surprised you don't have talk about a pano-head...
Hi Marc. Nodal heads are rarely needed when shooting panos. They are a faff to use, but only have benefit when you have foreground and background elements which need to align. Most people don't bother with them anymore so we didn't think it was worth covering in the feature. Thanks for watching and for taking the time to comment. All the best.
To Marcus.....In order to change lenses mid roll on your Fuji 6x17.......could a changing bag be utilized?
Hi Terry. Yes but you would need a tent in order to get two lenses and that camera inside, but theoretically it could be done.
What a great episode!!
Oh man, if Hasselblad or Fuji would put out a new "Xpan" digital I'd be first in line for it. Heck, I wish they'd come out with a 35mm film version of the old one, but this time do it fully mechanical.
While a light meter would be nice, I'd be fine without out.
You know..Leica isn't adverse to doing niche cameras (digital monochrome only anyone?)...I wonder if they'd do it.
The only fear is they might not make a true digital sensor the full size of 2x 35mm frames. That would be the holy grail to me. If they'd just give the nod they were doing it, I'd start saving NOW.
We ask this very question to Hasselblad in part 2, so keep an eye out in a couple of weeks
@@PhotographyOnline Ok thank you! Looking forward to it. I've just recently discovered ya'll, and really like your content. I sure hope good news on the Hasselblad front!! ;)
Have a great day and ya'll stay safe!!
Another killer, inspiring episode! Question... as I understand it, if you're shooting pano in digital, the camera records the image in it's native format (say 3 X 2) and then masks the image to present the pano format... but all the data is still there, and recoverable... I think. So is it the same to simply take the shot in native format and then crop to letterbox in post? Thanks, Jack
PS... your panoramic photos from around the world are simply stunning and certain to help break any creative slump. :-)
Hi Jack. Yes you are correct. Any camera which crops the image in the menu will usually record the whole image anyway and just disregard the extra pixels, but these should be recoverable if needed. This is discussed in our interview with Hasselblad in part 2 of the show, out in a couple of weeks.
Great video. At 3:44 which Lens were you demonstrating with ?
Hi Michael. I am not sure which part you mean because at 3:44 we are using the Sigma 50mm lens on the Canon, but maybe you didn’t mean that part? (Marcus)
@@PhotographyOnline I meant that part only, which is at the start of the Video. On a seperate note Would the Tokina Opera F2.8 mm lens be a good choice too? I usually shoot my Panoramas with a Samyang 12 mm F2.8 lens.
Hi Michael. The brand of the lens is irrelevant - it’s the focal length which is important. 12mm is far too wide for panoramas as it will stretch the image at the sides.
What happened with Marcus? The star of the modeling show...LOL!!! Great show as always you guys.
Marcus and catwalks don't go well together.
Ruth.... those things you've "got buzzing around your head" (21:48)..... (being Skye) they're Midges!
😂
Nice show with lots of info, how about making a video on Tilt-Shift Lens as I am in the process of buying one
Hi Ketan. For what purpose are you buying one?
@@PhotographyOnline Thanks for replying its for architectural and interior shoots
Ok, but you might find you get sharper results by shouting it a little wider on a non-shift lens and then cropping/transforming at the edit. It depends how much you need to shift, but most shift lenses are very soft once you go beyond a few mm of shift.
@@catcattekat I am using a Canon 24mm TS-E and it's really great (Even for panorama) but expensive. I have got the opportunity to get one in 2nd hand.
26:32 , to get the 3 shot from the film, i would just pan down and up over the first shot. So you get 3 panos well detail in pixels that you can join together to get a 2x3 or 16x9 , etc...
Hi Dominic. Your method wouldn't achieve anything, as you would still be limited by the camera's sensor width, which is the key dimension. Just one image on it's own would allow you to crop to a 2x3 or a 16x9, so taking more than one image wouldn't be of any benefit. The only time when your suggestion would work would be if you wanted an upright panoramic image, but that wouldn't work on the train scene as you would just end up with a load of sky and a load of foreground with a tiny train in the centre.