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under the crooked tree
« on: June 05, 2016, 11:10:14 »
Taken in the gardens of Hiratsuka shrine, Japan.

13 shots pano, V1 IR.

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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #1 on: June 05, 2016, 11:46:04 »
Very successful shot !

I like particularly its graphics and the contrast balance.

In addition, the frame matches perfectly.

there are two techniques involved in this image that I ignore completely : panorama & UV/IR... :(

Well done, Olivier ! :)
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #2 on: June 05, 2016, 21:26:21 »
Olivier, I like your style!
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #3 on: June 05, 2016, 21:58:51 »
Your BW conversions are unbeatable!!! (just like Djokovic)
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #4 on: June 05, 2016, 22:24:16 »
Thank you! Sometimes I get lucky.
The place also hosts a school and I was laught at (kindly, I'm sure!) by several kids and mums while I was crawling under the tree wearing an impeccable suit and my small camera...

Jakov: I don't see colors properly, so B&W is a natural choice!
And I saw Djokovic today. The game was quite imbalanced as they both played well but not on the same time. Indeed, he looked so serene and focused during most of the game, nothing could have diverted him from his objective. Except at the end, he clearly got nervous when he was nearing victory. It was almost comical to see the great champion get cold feet! Anyway, he deserved the win.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #5 on: June 05, 2016, 23:38:22 »
Olivier, I am sorry I didn't see the match as I was roaming the streets of Maastricht with some NG bandits  8)
Thanks for your comments! They are definitely better than Mats Wilander's  ::)
I am so proud!
You BWs are still unbeatable regardless of whether you see colors properly or not!
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #6 on: June 05, 2016, 23:54:26 »
Excellent composition as always, Olivier.  The scene is captured so unmistakably in your style that I wouldn't notice that it was shot in Japan, except for the torii as a hint.

I also wonder how you could stitch the images taken at such proximity with possible parallax so successfully.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #7 on: June 06, 2016, 13:34:37 »
Jakov, I am so sorry to hear that you were forced to waste your time in Maastricht with people obviously looking for trouble (it looks like you were even forced to dring beer, what a disgrace). You could have done so much better by watching TV at home...

Akira, I can't take any credit for the stiching of the image. I always shoot handheld (naturally this is the best possible way to shoot panoramas...) and throw everything is Kolor Autopano, which does it wizardry on command. And that is it!
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #8 on: June 06, 2016, 19:00:24 »
Quote from: Olivier on June 06, 2016, 13:34:37
Akira, I can't take any credit for the stiching of the image. I always shoot handheld (naturally this is the best possible way to shoot panoramas...) and throw everything is Kolor Autopano, which does it wizardry on command. And that is it!

Olivier, thanks for the disclosure.  I've onlly used Photomerge in CC2015 for my panos and hand-hold the camera to shoot relatively distant scenes trying to avoid any possible parallax.  Apparently or obviously the dedicated software is way more efficient.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #9 on: June 06, 2016, 19:37:36 »
I've never tried photoshop for panos, so can't comment.
To be frank, given my shooting protocol I often get parallax issues, and there is not much the software can do about it.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #10 on: June 06, 2016, 19:55:56 »
The parallax issue isn't apparent in your image(s).  The key might be that the software doesn't simply stitch rectangular portions but stitching the portions more in an intricate way.  Apparently the sophisticated software (Photomerge included) uses the best portion available for each particular areas.  The resulted stitches are far from linear.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #11 on: June 06, 2016, 20:12:01 »
yes, there must be some streching going on to have everything match, but I don't see how this could resolve parallax issues as they result of a change of vantage point.
Anyway, picture with such defaults go directly to the bin if they are too obvious.
3 AM in Tokyo now, no wonder I am somewhat tired... I just came back two days ago.
When do you sleep, Akira? This is another kind of wizardry!
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #12 on: June 06, 2016, 20:19:37 »
Quote from: Olivier on June 06, 2016, 20:12:01
Anyway, picture with such defaults go directly to the bin if they are too obvious.
3 AM in Tokyo now, no wonder I am somewhat tired... I just came back two days ago.
When do you sleep, Akira? This another kind of wizardry!

Don't worry, Olivier.  I fall asleep anytime I feel sleepy anyway, either on the chair or in the "futon".  :D
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #13 on: June 06, 2016, 21:54:37 »
Definately a tree worth shooting :) Even if you dont see the colors you have an eye for structure and contrast.
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Re: under the crooked tree
« Reply #14 on: June 07, 2016, 13:32:42 »
Very dynamic image! Lovely rendering of tones.
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