When I forgot my camera ...

[armando_m]

Went on a business trip and I knew I'll have a couple of hours to spare ... planned to bring the V1 ... but forgot until too late

Large room in the Chapultepec castle, Mexico city

3 vertical shots Panorama + 2 exposures for each to capture shadows and highlights ... yeah my mobile camera is not very good
a few stitching errors on the floor

[Frank Fremerey]

I did my first mobile pano with some Sony Ericsson phone back in 2004.I was happy it could do
VGA resolution. We have come a long way from that point.

The shot is super clear technically.

I do not understand the reflection in the floor. Is that a polishing
effect or a water puddle.

Nice Ballroom.

[Anthony]

Very nicely done.

I assume the effect in the middle of the floor is the window light reflected in the highly polished floor.

[armando_m]

Hello Frank and Anthony, thanks for commenting, yes the light on the floor is the reflection from the window, I take from your comments it doesn't look natural ?
I did 2 exposures and mixed them in PS , probably should have left the reflection to be brighter ...

... but I'm not doing it again ... I did not saved the file with layers

Here is another image from a double exposure, once more trying to preserve  highlights and shadows

[Anthony]

Thanks, Armando, it does look natural to me, I just did not want to be definitive without having been there.

[Thomas G]

The best camera is the one you carry with you when you run into an opportunity ... 
Both are decent enough with a little advantage for the first. On the second I would prefer the windows a bit sharper, a bit more in focus.

[Frank Fremerey]

As you master the phone so well, you do not need the D800 anymore.

[armando_m]

As you master the phone so well, you do not need the D800 anymore.

hmm...

not even close

[Mongo]

Mongo is amazed at how good the lighting has ended up from a phone - even though you needed a few exposures !

[Frank Fremerey]

 

[Akira]

Armando, you have revealed an undeniable potentiality of the current smartphone camera that is good enough to scare many Nikon nerds.   

[Jakov Minić]

Armando, I am impressed with what you have managed with a smart phone!
I would not have managed to make such images with a D5