Yellowstone Pano

[JAS]

Looking down into the main caldera area from a high point. Seven shot handheld hoorizontal panorama.
Nikon D600, Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D, 1/400sec, f/7.1, ISO 100, Processed in LR and PS
Back before I was doing vertical panos. Also first full frame, early use. Would do it different today, but I still like this one.

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[Bill Schone]

Outstanding!

 

[Ralph]

Gorgeous!

 

[DRwyoming]

Very nice!

 

[Yezdi]

Fantastic shot Joe...love it....

 

[arshuter]

I can smell the pines

 

[gordon_g]

Fantastic Joe... is this someplace you had to Hike too?

 

[Callie]

Lovely place, Joe!

 

[JAS]

Fantastic Joe... is this someplace you had to Hike too?

No, it was just off the road in an overlook area. I moved as far forward as I could but was still standing in the parking area when I took these shots. It took a bit because the view was just breathtaking!

 

[Squawk]

How do you keep level?

 

[JAS]

How do you keep level?

When shooting, I use the visible focus points(used or unused) in the viewfinder to keep a mostly level horizon line. I then merge in Photoshop allowing the merge to fill in the edges. I then level the horizon line and crop to what I want to show. Knowing I will crop, I try to shoot more then I expect to include in the pano. If doing again, I would shoot with the camera in portrait hold giving my more height to work with, which also helps with leveling. Hope this helps.

 

[Squawk]

Now that's a jolly good idea. Never even occured to me to use anything other than a level firm tripod and the third lines.