Matt Anderson
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Chuck, if you look close, you may see a small burp.
tjny, I think you're right! 
Raven Falls, thanks for pointing out the exact location.
Justin, thanks for the nice words. I do both (shoot for panos and do crops). With the 36MP of the camera and a top lens, I haven't been doing as many panos given the resolution. Prior to that, when I shot with a 5D2, I would usually shoot multiple verticals and stitch them later for maximum resolution. I don't miss shooting multiple shots for a pano image. Lots of files to maintain, and frankly, the composition of the pano may not be what I prefer. I'm evolving into taking less images of a scene. I do however bracket almost all my top scenic shots where the DR maybe more than the sensor can capture (ie sun directly in the shot). I really don't like coming back from a trip and having 100 images of the same general scene, and having to pick which one is the best. That said, when you know you have an amazing scene in front of you, and it has the potential to be printed quite large ( 40" x 60" or larger ) I will shoot a pano with multiple images for maximum resolution.  ]Here is 12 39mp images stitched together for some amazing detail. Shot on a 39MP MF Hasselblad back in 2007.[/url] I ended up printing this image over 12' wide on a high end inkjet printer. My biggest print to date was 20' wide. I work in the Pre-Media business, and have two Epson 9900's and a sign printer at my disposal. If you know your gonna print big, I would suggest shooting for a pano. But, if you're shooting with some great glass and 36mp (and your technique is sound), IMO there's enough detail to be had for a 40-50" wide fine art print.
Nick, two beers in Wisconsin is a warmup
Jim, I think you kinda miss the naked photographer... lol
Steve, keep going back, you'll get it.
Ben, I was the only one there most of the night, in the morning though, there was a couple dozen photographers around. I was packing up, the light show was done. Honestly, I don't think I could have pulled such clean tones out of the shadows with the old 5D2. The lack of chroma and lumi noise in the D800 files is utterly astounding. Nice shot by the way, I like your processing on that link.
geneva, all my shots are "photoshopped" to some degree. Or I prefer to say post processed or digitally developed. Un Processed RAW files are simply flat. I did a fair amount of dodging to the tones in this image, especially the dark trees.
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