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Hi All,

I thought i'd post a few of my latest images (not all taken this week, but all processed in the last few days), hope you find one or two worth a look.

First a couple of panoramic stitches

Dawn over Newcastle upon Tyne

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An Autumn walk in the woods

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Some wonderful evening light at Blyth

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A couple of Autumn shots

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Finally after all that colour, a monochrome of Castlerigg stone circle in the lake District

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Hi Paul,

I really like these panoramic photos, the first two with their deep colours reflect the time of the year and the day very nicely, and the monochrome Castlerigg is impressive with those clouds and stretching of dark shadows from the stones. :D

If not a secret, would you also share the software you use for the stiching part. I think that your samples are very good examples.

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I like those, the pans look like they might be at natural perspective, so I really like that, and the outstanding colours and clarity, the B&W is quite dramatic as well, it would look really something at a large size.
Thanks for the look.
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I join Yildiz and Greg. Very beautiful and colorful shots, as for the B&W it's very very dramatic. The clouds add deep sense.
BTW, we too have a very similar place here of around 5500 years (regarding the last shot).
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Wow! What lovely scenes! My favorite two: the windmills at the shore, which has a very pleasant range and color saturation, and the meandering creek, which recalls so many childhood memories which have been muddled Bill Waterson's comic strips on Sundays in autumn.
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Thanks for the comments,

No secrets in the processing here, I use PTGUI and the smart blend plug in, I find that gives me the best results.

I also occasionally use Panorama Factory (although I find that PT GUI gives me better results), I've tried the CS3 option but that takes ages in the processing, creates massive files and gives very little control over stitching points.

Here's a few more done with PTGUI (if you want to see them at a larger size have a look on my pbase account (murph4306/wideboys gallery).

Taken yesterday morning (5 images)

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Taken at Harvest time ( I think this was about 7 images - don't have the orginal files handy)

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Taken in the back garden one morning before work (7 images)

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This one was pushing it a bit 24 images (3 rows of 8)

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More great pictures. Bravo!
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Oh well... if I have to pick just one... I'm not sure, but it'll be either #1 or #3 (but #2 has also something very very attractive)... Never mind, just don't ask me to pick just one...
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Hi,

Thanks for the follow-up on the photos and the software information that does stiching so smoothly. :D
Yet again, this series have different moods in each photo as well; while the first is only too real and straight out of life, the third has a surreal, dreamy aspect to it..

They are all ver nice actually, and good inspiration.

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Wow, they're all excellent stitches, but #3 is the only one that really does it for me. It is a breath-taking composition!
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paulmurphy wrote:Thanks for the comments,

No secrets in the processing here, I use PTGUI and the smart blend plug in, I find that gives me the best results.
I'm not sure if you've tried it, but for what it's worth, I've been pretty happy with the latest version of Hugin.

In any case, your results are gorgeous -- especially 2 and 3, at least for my taste.
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#2 of the first batch is it for me - I love those wonderful autumn colors

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