Another Multi-image Panorama From The Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge

Being retired now I have time to post images that I did have time to Post while I was working. This is another 2 image landscape panorama shot handheld. I was using a Panasonic GH2 with a 14-140mm lens @ 14mm. Full Frame Camera equivalent would be a 28mm lens.

blackwater NWR 5 image panorama

One of my favorite places to photograph is Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge. It is a Great place for Landscapes, Sunsets, Wildlife, Eagles, and Multi-Image Landscape Panoramas. The Image here was from a trip to Blackwater NWR years ago. I was using a Panasonic GH2 with a 14-140mm @ 14 mm. Five image handheld Stacked Panorama. Aligned & blended in Photoshop.

Plainsboro Preserve INFRARED Chrome Images

We went to the Plainsboro Preserve to take a nice walk and I decided to travel light and just took my converted IR Canon Elf 180 pocket camera. I decided to use the Chrome IR Filter on our walk. The Chrome IR filter has the “Look” of the old Kodak Aero Chrome IR film which is discontinued. The Chrome Images have a lot Red in the images. I photographed both single images and a variety of multi-image panoramas. The converted Elph 180 has a focal length of 5mm to 40mm but Full Frame focal length equivalent is 28mm to 224mm. The Featured Image is a 4 image pano taken @ 5mm and was near the start of our walk . I mostly photographed these images @ 5mm, especially for the Multi-Image Long Panoramas.

4 Image Panorama, 5mm, Full Frame Equivalent 28mm
2 Vertical Image Panorama, 5mm, Full Frame Equivalent ~28mm
5 Image Panorama, 5mm, Chrome IR, Full Frame Equivalent ~ 28mm
7 Image Panorama @5mm, Full Frame Equivalent ~ 28mm
2 Image Panorama @ 5mm, IR Chrome, Full Frame Equivalent ~ 28mm
Single Image, Chrome IR, 5mm
Single Image, Chrome IR, 11mm
10 Image Panorama, Chrome IR, 5mm

Lonely Bald Eagle Amongst The Trees

On a trip to Blackwater NWR we came upon this Bold Eagle far off in the distance in the trees. It seemed like an interesting background and looked interesting with all the trees surrounding the Bald Eagle. The Featured Image was a 2 image blend taken with 2 images to include more of the surrounding tree & leaves.

Slightly Cropped Version to show more detail of the Eagle

Multi-5 Image Faux InfraRed PanoramaS

I was working on images from a visit to Davidsons Mill Pond Park and thought I would make some Multi-Image Panoramas. As I was working on them I thought they would look interesting as B&W InfraRed Images. I have a couple of Photoshop actions & software to mimic Infrared Images so I gave it a try. These were done in Photoshop after I made the main 5 image Color Panorama. The Featured Image is the version I liked best.

Starting 5 Image Color Panorama, Olympus OM-D1, 14-140mm lens @ 14mm
Faux InfraRed Version Number 2

Lake Mc_Cormack Multi-Image iphone Panoramas

We went to the Plainsboro Preserve to get in a good walk so I did not take a camera with me. The Preserve had a lot of Fall Color, so I used my iP11 Pro to take a variety of multi-image panorama views during our walk. The Images here were mainly taken with the views going to the path to the Lake & the Lake itself. The Featured Image is a 21 Image panorama using the iP11’s 6mm lens and is 100.5 inches x 13.2 inches and is 340 megs. The iP11’s 6mm lens is equivalent to a ~52mm lens on a Full Frame Digital Camera.

Path to bench over looking Lake McCormack, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 2 Image Pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Path to bench over looking Lake McCormack, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 5 Image Pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm lens
Path to bench over looking Lake McCormack, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 5 Vertical Images Pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm lens
Path to bench over looking Lake McCormack, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 1 Image, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Getting Closer to See the View, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 2 Image Pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Bench to See the View, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 3 Vertical Image Pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Lake McCormack View from Bench, iP11 Pro, 1.5mm lens, 2 Image pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Lake McCormack View from Bench, iP11 Pro, 6mm lens, 14 Image pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm
Lake McCormack View from Bench, iP11 Pro, 6mm lens, 14 Vertical Image pano, Full Frame Equivalent 13mm

Panoramas From Plainsboro Preserve

We went to the Plainsboro Preserve a few days ago to get a nice walk and to see if there were some interesting views of McCormack Lake or the Wooded Areas along the trail before the leaves come out and hide the views from the White Trail. I was traveling light with just my Olympus OM-D E-Mk1 with a Panasonic 14-140mm lens to photograph some handheld multi-image panoramas (assembled in Photoshop). Most of the panoramas were taken @ 14mm. The Featured Image is a 9 image panorama @ 14mm. This Post is mainly panorama views with Lake McCormack through the trees bordering Lake McCormack.

10 Image panorama, Olympus OM-D mk I, 14mm
8 Image panorama, Olympus OM-D mk I, 14mm
3 Vertical Image pano, Olympus OM-D mk I, 14mm
4 Vertical Image pano, Olympus OM-D mk 1, 14mm
Bench at Lake McCormack, 2 Image Stacked Pano, 32mm, Olympus OM-D mk 1
White Trail View of Lake McCormack Through Trees, 14mm, 2 Image Pano, Olympus OM-D mk 1

Meeting House Faux InfraRed B&W iPhone Images

We were taking a walk in my community and I liked the clouds around our community Meeting House. I shot a few views with my iP11 Pro. The Featured Image is a 2 image stacked Panorama taken with the 4.3mm lens (FF Equivalent ~26mm). Then I ran a Photoshop action using my Faux Infrared Software (TLR Faux Software) for the final B&W image.

Color Image before running Faux IR action. 2 image Horizontal stacked image, iP11 Pro, 4.3mm lens
(Full Frame equiv. ~ 26mm)
Faux IR – 2 Image Vertical Panorama. iP11 Pro, 4.3mm lens
Color Image before running Faux IR action. 2 image Vertical stacked image, iP11 Pro, 4.3mm lens
(Full Frame equiv. ~ 26mm)

Plainsboro Preserve White Trail Panoramas

A few more larger panoramas from our walk at the Audubon Plainsboro Preserve White Trail. The Featured Vertical Pano Image is 10 horizontal images taken with a 14-140 mm lens @ 32mm with an Olympus OM-D 1.

Plainsboro Preserve White Trail Pano, 10 Image Pano taken @ 17mm, Olympus DM D1
Plainsboro Preserve White Trail Pano, 12 Image Pano taken @ 14mm, Olympus OM D 1
Plainsboro Preserve White Trail Pano, 7 Image Pano taken @ 17mm, Olympus OM D 1

Making Panoramas With Fisheye Lenses

One of my favorite lenses for shooting images for panoramas is the 7 Artisans 7.5mm Fisheye lens for m43 cameras. It is supposed to have a 190 degree Field of View on a m43 camera but I believe it is a little less than that. But for shooting panoramas it really does not matter and is wide enough for my needs. But using a Fisheye lens for multi-image panoramas you have to de-fish the fisheye lens images before you blend the images for the final panorama. I do this in Photoshop using the Adaptive Wide Angle (Filter > Adaptive>Wide Angle.) All Images here were taken at the Brigantine Division of the Edwin B. Forsythe NWR in Oceanville NJ.

Image Taken with 7.5mm Fisheye Lens on an Olympus OMD-1D showing the “Fisheye” bowing look on horizon before Correcting Distortion with the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter
Screen Grab Showing Adaptive Wide Angle Filter Correction on Horizon line.

It might take a few tries before you get the “Feel” for using the Adaptive Wide Angle Filter for correcting the distortion in Fisheye lenses. Also it is pretty much setup for Full Frame Cameras so on m43 cameras (or any other format besides Full Frame you have to experiment on entering Focal length, etc. You would think Adobe would have a setting for Camera Format.

Screen Grab Showing my settings for Correcting Fisheye Look for my 7.5mm FE lens
One of the Fisheye Images Corrected for the series of images for my final Featured Image Panorama