Shooting Panoramas
No matter how wide your lens might go, there will still be times when you face a vista that just can't be captured in one frame. In the old days, your only choice would have been to shoot a series of images and layer them together to create a collage.
Figure 9-8. Before digital image processing, the only way to create a photographic panorama from multiple shots was to make a collage.
Nothing is wrong with this technique, and it can actually be quite evocative, but thanks to digital image processing, we have another option. Now you can take those same images, and, rather than layering them together as a collage, you can digitally merge them into a single seamless image.
Figure 9-9. With digital stitching software, we can seamlessly merge individual images into a completed panorama.
Shooting this type of panoramic image requires a combination of shooting technique and special software. You must shoot your images in a particular way to ensure that they contain the information you need to construct a good panorama and then use special stitching software to create the seamless merge. Your EOS Digital Solutions Disk includes a panoramic stitching program called PhotoStitch.
Choosing a Focal Length for Panoramas
Making a successful panoramic shot begins by shooting usable images. ...
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