More Image Magic
You know I love panoramic photography. I'm always looking for tools to help me improve my results. Some months ago I downloaded Pano Tools and Pano Tools Assembler, but never seemed to find the time to try them out - until today. After my first hour with Pano Tools, all I can say is, "WOW!"
The shot above is a composite of four images I shot of the Greenlee Building. What makes it really special to me is that Pano Tools allows me to combine the images in such away that it looks as if it were shot with a view camera or at least a very expensive shift lens. Notice how the building's lines are straight - they do not converge as the camera is pointed up. Well, that's part of the magic of Pano Tools. The other magical thing about this program is that by combining a series of 4 images in this way, I effectively quadruple the resolution of my camera! Click on the image above to see it 3,000 pixels wide.
This is my first panorama with Pano Tools. I used my poorest quality lens and made quite a few mistakes on this image. I promise future panoramas will be even more amazing. Joanna Adler recently suggested that I make a MyPublisher book of our neighborhood. This definitely brings me a step closer to doing it!