Often photographed scene at White Pocket with my own spin. I used a (under appreciated landscape lens) 17mm tilt shift and stitched 2.5 images to create this very wide scene with very little distortion. I'm beginning to prefer this technique in going very wide vs a traditional wide angle. It has its payoffs, the distortion control, beneficial f-stop control with top image and bottom image can be different f-stops, and in the end these images can be printed huge.
Thoughts?
Canon 5dsr
17mm tse
top half at f10 bottom half at f16
Wow stunning image, you da man. I totally agree with your pano technique. I do it because I am cheap and don't want to buy a wider lens . The bottom appears as if a slight gradient was applied (which I really like). Is that the result of stitching f10 with f16? Well done!
Nice image, Kane. Seems that you only needed to refocus for the foreground if you focused and shot the distance first. Changing aperture puts the subject in the 'perceived focus range" of the aperture setting rather than manually putting the actual focal plane where you want it, The results will be nearly identical at smaller sizes, but re-focusing has it's advantages.
Lovely capture with great atmospherics - and as far as stitching vs a FF UWA lens I see the merits of both. BUT, if you want to capture a scene in a way similar to a large format camera then stitching is the only way for a 35mm camera. I have often struggle with how to capture the grandeur of wide vistas such as the Grand Canyon and have concluded stitching is the best way. Dave
Great photo Kane. I like the effect of tilt/shift sense. Using wide lens has its advantages but recently I'm going away a little from super wide lens shots. Tilt/shift works perfectly here.
Really nice details, colors and light in this one. I'm also a big fan of using panoramas to get a more realistic perspective. This one with the 17 still has the visible stretching of the corners, but it's not nearly as in your face as 11-12. I go with 24 or 40 (on a crop sensor) when I do these. Lately I've just been grabbing my Pentax 67 though, which achieves a similar effect due to the huge 'sensor'.
Kane, I used the exact same technique with my 17mm TS-E. It works very well indeed when printing large. Also works sideways.
I'm a sucker for stone formations and this spot keeps working for me no matter how many times others may have photographed it. You captured the subject in great light. The TS-E is also wide enough that it creates dramatic near-far effect even with corrected perspective.
Nice! another wonderful usage for 17 ts-e. I too have started loving this lens as brings loads of opportunities for near far scenes. Have you tried using tilt for these shots?
. The bottom appears as if a slight gradient was applied (which I really like). Is that the result of stitching f10 with f16? Well done!