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Tom Nevesely
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

My first time posting in this forum...

This is a stitch of six vertical images made last week in Glacier National Park. For those who haven't been, GNP is an incredibly beautiful place.

http://tnphoto.ca/temp/TN2013-5D2-_MG_7597.jpg

Jul 08, 2013 at 01:03 PM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Hey Tom,

Welcome to FM Landscape!

A very cool shot here. I was just up in Glacier a few days ago. I ended up spending extra time in the Many Glacier area so I ended up skipping the Two Medicine area as I wanted to get back to Colorado in time for the 4th.

I like your wide pano scene here. You did well. Did you get any tighter shots of the peak with the clouds around it?

I was going to post a shot from the Many Glacier area later, so yours is a nice intro to Glacier NP.

Jim

Jul 08, 2013 at 01:12 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

This is excellent. I think panos get an unfair shake when viewed on the computer, as they are really meant to be printed large. The mountain side on the right side of the image has a lot of light/shadow detail that I think would look much better when this image is printed large, and that's actually the part of the image I like the most. The clouds around the mountain are a nice extra bonus.

Jul 08, 2013 at 01:49 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Very beautiful image of a very beautiful area. If I am not mistaken, that is actually Pray Lake. Last year a beaver was out swimming in this area every evening. Thanks for the memory and great image.

Jul 08, 2013 at 01:55 PM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Great panoramic image, but I do wish for a bit more space for the trees to breathe. Just about a 1/2 inch if you have it. Love the light and calm water.

Jul 08, 2013 at 02:59 PM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

I agree with Justin. Panos look MUCH nicer when printed large and everybody wants to crop them when being viewed on a monitor.

Great shot all around, I wouldn't change a thing. I've been all over Yellowstone, Tetons, Banff and Jasper, but I haven't been in between (Glacier) which I need to make a point to go up there, beautiful country.

Jul 08, 2013 at 03:03 PM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Very nice Tom...super crisp, clear image
cheers Andrew

Jul 08, 2013 at 04:45 PM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Have visited Glacier six times, but Two Medicine only four. Nice shot, but I wonder why a single wide angle wouldn't meet your needs. Large print?

Jul 08, 2013 at 05:48 PM

Tom Nevesely
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Thanks for the comments everyone!

The reason for the pano is simply that I'm trying to build up my portfolio of panoramics. I quite like the format and am trying to get better at it. I do however find it's really hard to compose especially when stitching a number of shots because it's hard for me to frame the image in my mind. I stitch rather than crop so I can print the panos big if I choose to. This image for example is over 15,000 pixels wide.

Jul 09, 2013 at 08:58 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

wonderful image and I like the PP done here, natural shadows/colors.

Jul 09, 2013 at 10:33 AM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

The pano works very well for this scene. I really love the reflection in the water as well.

-Nick

Jul 09, 2013 at 11:03 AM

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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Great shot of an amazing looking place. Im sure if you had posted a larger image you would get more comments. Print it for sure!

Jul 09, 2013 at 01:30 PM

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p.1 #13 · p.1 #13 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Tom Nevesely wrote:
I do however find it's really hard to compose especially when stitching a number of shots because it's hard for me to frame the image in my mind.

I've been shooting this way a lot in the last six months or so, but mostly to produce photos that hit a 3:2 ratio and take in a huge field of view. I have had to scrap a number of them because I screwed up the comp due to the fact that I couldn't actually SEE it while shooting and then found problems with balance or whatnot when I finally got the pieces together. It's quite frustrating. My latest approach to composing stitched shots is to pivot back and forth (or up and down) rapidly in the hopes that my mind will 'stitch' the different viewpoints together on the fly if I do it quickly enough. It seems to help, but it's just plain not easy.

Anyway, I really like that little puff of clouds kissing the main peak in your photo, and this one passes the "pano crop test": I don't feel as though losing any piece of it would make it any stronger. It has a nice sense of completion from one end to the other. I agree with the others: this sort of composition needs to be appreciated in a larger format than a computer screen can provide.

Jul 09, 2013 at 04:19 PM

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p.1 #14 · p.1 #14 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

An absolute stunner Tom.

Cheers Ray

Jul 09, 2013 at 05:01 PM

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p.1 #15 · p.1 #15 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Beautiful image. Great design and PP of the lighting.

Kelly

Jul 09, 2013 at 05:43 PM

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p.1 #16 · p.1 #16 · Two Medicine Lake Dawn

Nice, Tom. A wonderful graphic rendition of that beautiful place.

Jul 09, 2013 at 06:01 PM


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