Late winter twilight Photo

Photographer’s Note

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This is my 9th post of this area, which I find quite photogenic, although I feel that I have a long way to go until I can explore its potential effectively. I am aware that a little bit of planning and some early awakenings would help much. 8-)

As it is irritatingly usual, I forgot to include a bit more of FG and I think it would have been wise to have more space on the left, but I am still a rookie in this stitching thing and I tend to be wrong thinking that I did more than enough shots to produce a good panorama.

I posted two WS's with alternative views [1, 2]. I truly don't know which one I prefer.

I was returning to the home of my parents-in-law after I had been in Castelo de Vide when I noticed the amazing light and sky, so I decided to take my chance.

The image is a stitch of 4 horizontal shots taken with tripod and stitched with Hugin.

The lake seen partly seen here is a dam that was one the earliest large hydroelectric power plants in Portugal, although it is tiny for today's standards. It was built between 1926 and 1928.

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.463,-7.542

Didi, parbo, danos, Floydian, feather, mark_mk, gracious, Bluejeans, Emile, JanD, xuaxo, JCG, riclopes, AiresSantos, paura has marked this note useful

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Didi (35928) 2009-01-27 18:18

Salut José
Intéressant panorama
La version large compense le manque d'avant-plan, la netteté est très bonne.
Le soleil masqué par les nuages adoucit l'ambiance.
L'utilisation du tripode était nécessaire pour éviter le bougé lors de la prise de vue au 1/10 s.
Amitiés.

parbo (10966) 2009-01-27 18:54

Olá José,

As you know, you are becoming stitching expert. You did an extraordinary study for error free job that makes your your frame an excellent one. Fantastic textures on sky and its reflection on water surface are really amazing. The colors and sharpness are perfect all over frame. I liked also your "#1: Alternative view" complementary post too because shows more water.

Parabéns e Abraço!

Ertugrul

danos (32170) 2009-01-27 23:35

Good morning Jose,
very nice panoramic shot with the Winter twilight to be spread in the whole scene.I like the specific colour of the bushes as the little ponds that pertained to the dam as the reflections of the sky in it.Well done.

Have a nice day,Danos

tober (3944) 2009-01-28 1:26

Hi Jose, it looks like a landscape from another planet. The large version is much better -in my opinion- which alows us to see the details of the texture. A few months ago I passed very near to this dam, on my way to Castelo da Vide.

Best regards. Tolga

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-01-28 4:36

Jose, this is great, it like you cloned the sky to the suface of the pond, the color shift is so small that it is fantastic and the LP works well for this one.

Greg

Floydian (30970) 2009-01-28 7:23

Hi Jose,

4 images, not bad at all on the stitching, seems flawless without lines, good work you did here. Seeing the other two there is no question which one i prepfer, it's this one. It's wide, it's open, it has a great view.
First i thought the colours could be better, more deeper contrast and saturation, like i always do on mine, but looking longer i'm not really sure. Also this softer version har it's charme. Looks a very peaceful and serene area, no need for hard colours in there. The composition is right through the middle, on purpose, or is this the best you had here?
Whatever, the view itself looks great...nice work.

Regards,

Henk

feather (49858) 2009-01-28 7:26

I think you chose the best of the three versions, although I do agree with you a bit more fg in front of the pond would have been better. Have you tried doing vertical shots for stitching? Admittedly you need more images but you get more depth and the finished image is not so narrow. The stitching is immaculate and the detail in the LV is incredible. I'm not surprised you felt compelled to stop the car to take the shots. The cloud reflections are stunning and the red plants add a wonderful extra colour.
I'm surprised you got such good quality in the LV as it is very big. When I did one once I had to reduce the dimensions as the high compression had degraded the image noticeably.
Kath

mark_mk (246) 2009-01-28 12:45

Hi Jose,
nice panorama, I especially like the sky and the reflections on the water. The stitch is flaweless and the image quality very good. A nice panorama, which is especially enjoyable in the large version, nice!

Take care
Mark

gracious (20017) 2009-01-28 14:59

Ola Jose,
Great panorama view of this beautiful photojob of stitching!
what a vastness of the land with those beautiful lake!
many thanks for the sharing
cheers
tony

Bluejeans (31993) 2009-01-30 6:01

Oi amigo ,
Muito bonita esta paisagem alentejana , gostava de ter algum tempo para tirar umas fotos num lugar destes , gostei muito dos reflexos no pequeno lago de aguas calmas , o céu ficou lindo deu muita profundidade a foto , boa colagem com as 4 fotos, parabéns!!
Um abraço gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

Emile (19881) 2009-01-30 14:47

Hola José.
Contigo siempre se aprende algo, eso de dar a F11 y poner la versión grande mas grande no lo sabia. Gracias por tu información. La próxima vez que vengas a Santo Domingo vas a tener que pasar un buen rato en casa enseñándome todos estos tips. Muy buen trabajo con 4 stitches en tu magnifica foto, me vas a tener que enviar por correo como trabaja Hugin, trate hacen unos días y no sabia que hacer. Las tres fotos son muy buenas y creo que elegiste la mejor.
Un fuerte abrazo mi querido amigo.

JanD (14606) 2009-01-31 1:46

Howdy Stego!
Nice panorama. Very nice landscape. Good capture. Natural light, bright and colors.
Regards!

xuaxo (5683) 2009-02-01 0:45

Olá José,
A crítica é feita por ti na nota. Concordo.
O reflexo das nuvens na água é o grande ponto positivo, bem apanhado.
Cumprimentos,
F.

JCG (25137) 2009-02-02 7:08

Bonjour José,

Le stitch, avec notre ami Didi, va devenir une de tes spécialités !!! C'est un vaste plaine que tu proposes ici et ce ciel nuageux offre un profondeur vraiment intéressante à l'image surtout en version large et le reflet sur le plan d'eau amplifie cet effet. Malgré le temps gris tu as obtenu un bonne lumière. Bien vu et instructif, merci José.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une très bonne fin de journée,

Jean-Charles

mikeo (12113) 2009-02-02 13:11

Hello Jose,

What a nice panorama! This place looks so quiet...Delicate colours, lovely sky and the ponds. Goos photojob of stitching these 4 shots.

I like it!
Best greetings,
Mikeo

riclopes (32951) 2009-02-05 0:39

Bom dia José, esta é daquelas que só pode mesmo ser apreciada na Large Version. Acho que a composição geral desta é capaz de ser a melhor de todas, mas posso estar a ser enganado pelo tal formato ampliado. Depois de rodar a vista para os dois lados e apreciar tudo, fico preso aos reflexos das nuvens no lago/charco e já não consigo despegar. Não sinto nada necessidade de ter mais espaço à frente. O WS1 parece ser uma alternativa interessante mas só vendo numa Large Version é que podia tirar a limpo. Dito isto, vou mergulhar outra vez no manto de nuvens ;-)
um abraço,
ricardo

AiresSantos (41820) 2009-02-06 7:40

Ola Jose
Esta passou-me ao lado mas nao é por isso que deixa de ser um excelente trabalho. Os reflexos estao magnificos e os detalhes na 'large version' estupendos
Um abraco e bom fim de semana
Aires

paura (38222) 2009-02-18 5:41

José,
Beleza de paisagem, amigo, tomada com extrema competência. Acho que vou ter que acabar comprando uma E-300 para tirar fotos tão bonitas... :-)

Abraço

Paulo