I've been meaning to get a decent shot of this corner of the greater Moab area for a long time. I decided to process the pano I shot 1st -- 10 vertical shots taken with 5D + 70-400 f/4L IS. The result was a file that ended up being about 16x70 inches. This is the second time I've tried making a pano like this and I'm starting to like it! I need to get to some of the other shots I have of this place, so more to come. Any C&C always appreciated. I think file size limitations here on FM don't quite capture how much detail there is in this shot.....
Paul
Love the comp here and nice overall exposure control for the pano. At the same time the color balance seems a little off at least for my screen - it feels like there should be more red in the color tones for the sandstone with a little less green.
Did you really mean to send this out in Adobe RGB instead of sRGB?
Those colors don't look bad to me. Actually pretty reasonable. Sandstone is always changing. The Lasals have that frustrating blue in them though they get sometimes.
Alan, this sandstone is not quite the red sandstone that Moab is famous for -- it has a lot of yellow tones to it and less red. More of the red tones might have been picked up had it been later in the afternoon, I have seen some images from sunset with more red in them. I didn't realize I posted this in Adobe RGB, to be honest I never think about it since my display shows Adobe -- something to think about for sure. Thanks for the comments guys!
Paul
This shot is really rock solid, Doug. And, I agree with Travis(artflake). It really makes me want to spend some time learning this technique. Great job on this.
What a view! Well done.
I wondered about the yellowish/greenish cast in the rocks, too, but I know sandstone can have a myriad shades from yellow to red to.....
Thanks Ed and Barry. This is the first time I've ever tried to stitch this many frames together, and really not many panos before this. I think I actually shot all 10 hand held too, so I was a little lucky, plus I made sure that I framed it a bit wider so I could crop it and get what I wanted.
Paul
And, I agree with Travis(artflake). It really makes me want to spend some time learning this technique. Great job on this.