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Canarian Hills Pano
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Canarian Coast Pano by johnjduncan, on FlickrHi Folks,
First post on this site. Took this pano on holidays a few weeks back in Lanzarote would like to hear your thoughts on it. It’s taken from just off Playa Grande beach in Puerto del Carmen. 7 photo stitch camera held in portrait.
Thanks
JohnI think it’s a nice shot although your horizon line is way off so watch out for that when taking your shots or adjust it later in post processing.
A polarizing filter is also a very handy addition to the kit when shooting in these conditions so you should consider the purchase of one?I’ve never heard of the word ‘Canarian’ ???
Thanks for the reply.
I never heard of that word either until I went there, Canarian potatoes were on almost every menu tasty too. If you google the word it comes up in plenty of places so seems to be a real word. I don’t think anything can be done about that?? Maybe a different angle of POV?? The thing with the horizon line is that the hills as the go out to the left are actually further away from camera than the hills on the right. I think a polarizer would be a good addition alright, could you recommend any brands that aren’t crazy money.You’ve the makings of a nice panorama there, John. As suggested, I’d straighten the horizon a little, until it looks ‘right’ to the eye. Its a pity the palm tree got cut off, as it would frame that side of the shot nicely. A polariser can help add back a bit of the colour thats so easily washed out in strong sun, alright. Because of the strong sun, the contrast is a little flat, and to give the eye something to catch onto a little, I would look at adding a tiny little contrast in post production.
Lastly, on a slightly different note, I wonder how the image might look, with some of the left cropped off, tightening it up a little.
Re: polarisers, like all filters they increase dramatically in cost as the filter size goes up, but there are some good options to check out. Heliopan make very nice filters, as do Hoya with their multicoated range. Nikon are very good, and often slim too. Also I think Heliopan made a line of polarisers and uv filters branded for Praktica, which seemed to be quite reasonable if still available. Unfortunately polarisers are not cheap, but just remember to buy one that will fit your largest filter ring, and you can then use step down rings to re-use the same filter on all your other lenses with smaller filter diameters :)
The internet isn’t the Oxford English Dictionary so it isn’t!
It’s like these idiots who put a ‘cality’ behind a word & hey presto, we’ve got a new one.
Oh sweet Jesus.
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