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Post Processing for Deep, Wide & High Dynamic Landscapes
In the last post I discussed a few rules of thumb that I use to capture wide angle landscape images, that require multiple brackets for focus and dynamic range. Rather than capture exposure brackets at...
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Near perfect digital 617 Panoramas
Ahead of a talk I'm due to give on digital panorama photography, I thought I would write a short post on some of the technology I use to capture the 'classic' 17x6 format pano.Although I'm limiting my...
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617 Panos: another take
In the last post I showed one capture workflow to arrive at a 65x24mm sensor image. In this short post I'll show another way:Centre and level the composition and capture the central image at 0mm...
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Flat Stitched 617 Digital Panos
In the last few posts I've discussed how I approach achieving a 617-style panoramic image by the use of rotation and/or shifting, eg with my 24mm TSE lens. In this post, I'll discuss how I achieve full...
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Field testing the 617 Stitching Camera
In the last post I discussed my poor man's Alpa 12 Pano set up, ie at a 50th of the price of the Alpa camera system, albeit not at the same quality ;-)In this post I'll discuss how I took an image on a...
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St Mary the Virgin
In this short post I'm just going to show another field trip image using my EoSM 'Medium Format' Mamiya 617 Pano Stitching Camera.The location was St Mary the Virgin, in Silchester, a 15 min drive from...
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Flat Pano Stitching with the EOS R
In previous posts I covered how I capture digital 617-class panoramic images, using Mamiya 645 lenses, in conjunction with my EOS M cameras, using them as digital bacts, and either rotational or flat...
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Digital in-camera XPan Simulator
In this post I'll continue the pano theme and discuss an in-camera Hasselblad XPan simulator I've created.The two most iconic pano cameras from the film era are the Hasselblad XPan, allowing a 65x24 mm...
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XPan Simulator Update
In the last post I introduced my in-camera (G5X and G7X) Xpan simulator, which I wrote to help hone/train my panoramic image capture, especially my composition eye.The simulator restricts the field of...
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Infra Red Pano Test
In this short post I thought I would simply talk about a pano (test) image I just grabbed.It was shot with my IR converted (720nm) Canon M10.BTW I get all my conversions, and I have few, from Alan...
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Latest tweaks to M3/M10 Landscape Bracketing Script
As readers of my blog know, from a travel perspective, I think the CHDK enabled M3 and M10 are an incredible pair of cameras, especially as you can pick them up relatively cheaply on the second hand...
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ETTR Exposure Meter Update
This post comes with a little twinge of sadness, as it will be the last post I will flag on the DPReview forum, as Amazon, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to shut DPReview down.Like many...
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QDFS: update
This post is to record the latest tweaks to my Quasi Depth of Field Script (QDFS). I wrote the M3 (only) QDFS to complement my Landscape Bracketing Script, that is optimised for auto focus and exposure...
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QDFS: A few handheld enhancements
In this post I'll discuss the latest version of my Canon M3 Quasi Depth of Field Script. In addition to some UI changes, eg focus distance is now stated in cm, I've added some bracketing enhancements....
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QDFS Field Testing
In this short post I'll discuss the latest tweaks I've made to my Canon M3 Quasi Depth of Field Script (QDFS) and show a few snaps from a recent field trip to the National Trust's Stourhead...
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Medium Format Panoramas with the EOS R
In previous posts I've covered how I use sensor bracketing to create larger formats than the native sensor size, eg: here and here, and in many other posts.One of the advantages of using mirrorless...
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Happy 10th Anniversary to Magic Lantern Dual-ISO
Although I don't have my Canon 5D3 anymore, having converted to an R, I still have lots of 'old' 5D3 captures.Since A1ex at Magic Lantern introduced Dual-ISO ten years ago, the basic idea hasn't...
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Digitally emulating a 30mm Hasselblad XPan
I met up with a good photography friend this last week and was suitably envious when he brought out his 'new' XPan (Mk1) system, in near mint condition, that he had just purchased with a full set of...
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Do we still need to exposure bracket?
Today's post processing engines and tools have incredible capability. In addition, using Lightroom as a hub, it's relatively easy to pop in and out of various software packages.This software capability...
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Latest XPan Emulation Experiment
In this short post I'll show how I've adapted my IR converted Canon M10, with its 4.29 micron pixel pitch, using a 35mm Mamiya 645 lens, coupled to a 645-EF adapter, coupled to an EOS EF to M RhinoCam...
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