When I was over in Barcelona last September, at the European Photobloggers meetup, I shot a sequence of 19 images from a high point in Park Guell. Each of the 19 images (shot at 57mm at f/8) were used to construct this image, and the final panorama covers a view of around 320°.
From a technical point of view it was relatively straightforward: the 19 images were shot using a Really Right Stuff BH-55 PCL-1 panning clamp (overlapped by around 30-40%), and then the panorama constructed with PTGui. At full resolution then the final image is 43,195px by 3516px: almost 125 megapixels.
The reason I haven't posted it before is because the small version looks rubbish, even at 1030px wide. With that in mind though I've posted a much bigger version here:
This is 7716px by 533px, and weighs in at 1.8MB, so may take a bit of time to load :)
If you were following chromasia last September you will be able to identify some of the landmarks I shot during my trip. From left to right these are: the power station; the exterior of the Sagrada Familia (an interior HDR is here); the communications tower near the Olympic stadium; and the Torre de Collserola communications tower and the Temple de Sagrat Cor.
So, if you've ever wondered what down-town Barcelona looks like from the top of a hill, now you know :)
I count 3l ie's in this write-up way down from usual. Curious why you used PTgui instead of PS? I know early versions of PS stitching were crappy - but CS2 and up have seen a big improvement!
Justin: I used PTGui because it runs better on my laptop. CS4, on the other hand, chokes on this many images. And I'm working on the "i.e." thing, ok? ;)
comment by DavidC at 04:33 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2009
The communications tower is still probably one of my favorite shots you have ever posted. Everything looks to be metallic and silver, and so surreal. I would love to see a tutorial on that image, please :) ! As for the panorama, I love how crisp and clear the image was, I spent 5 minutes checking out details, it really pulls you in. Nice work!
comment byCarlos Garcia at 04:43 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2009
Constantinos: I did think about it, but as it doesn't cover the full 360 degrees I'm not sure it would work all that well.
comment by Shekhar at 05:14 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2009
Hey David, I've tried to reach to reach you using all your emails but got no reply. Kindly check your email regarding my annual subscription cancellation.
That is an amazing shot. I love the wide angle stuff. With my camera, wide angle means faking it by cropping out the top and bottom of the photo. :) But hey, when you're only tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail, right? Here's my latest "wide angle" photo.
This is a very good job. I work just between the two yellow cranes, and I tried several time to do that panorama, but nothing compared to yours!
comment bySteve Tainton at 10:09 PM (GMT) on 22 July, 2009
Sorry Dave its probably a fantastic shot but at around 2cm high on my screen the detail is positively missing and i'm unable to identify any of your listed landmarks.
comment byYounes Bounhar at 02:29 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2009
Now that's a pano! How did you manage to keep the exposure consistent even though you covered almost a full 360?
comment by Chris at 03:44 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2009
I looked away when I clicked on your blog link. When my eyes returned to the monitor I said to myself, the image did not completely load, HA! I realized a second later it was a Panoramic. Nicely done. I enjoyed the larger version that you posted. Longest Panoramic I've ever seen.
comment by Dru at 09:22 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2009
This brings back so many great memories of my trip to Barcelona as an undergraduate. Park Guell offers the greatest vantage point. Thanks for brightening up my day with such fond memories! Great photo!
comment byEnric at 09:56 AM (GMT) on 23 July, 2009
thanks for sharing this, Barcelona is a great city and you capture it in a great way
One of the problems with massive panos is the non straight horizon, you have done well here, but it rises in the middle (better a hilly landscape to get away with it maybe). Anyway, glorious view of the city. This would make a great print for a hallway...!
comment byAdam Stevens at 11:40 PM (GMT) on 23 July, 2009
Your right David. The little version is..... little. Nice to offer the larger version, and the warning... Love it though! I'm not familular with RRS pano clamp. I'm assuming you were at you lenses' nodal point and all that...
Great work! Nicer than your average vacation "we were here" shot!
Great pano Dave, these can be difficult to stitch together nicely, but this is great, that PTGui seems like a neat bit of software.
comment byLightningPaul at 12:23 PM (GMT) on 24 July, 2009
The small version is indeed rubbish, but the bigger one is fantastic. So much to see on the big one. Really fantastic especially since I was their too almost a year ago.
Beautiful.
I came back from Barcelona about two-three months ago, and seeing this panoramic shot, give me a little twist of envy in my heart.
I miss this beautiful place so much.
Thank you for bringing back the memories :)
Impressive landscape! Would make for an interesting wall hanging in a long hallway.
comment by Anne-Marie at 01:42 PM (GMT) on 27 July, 2009
Wow! I really like this picture. Although it is probably not as appropriate for viewing on a computer screen, I really appreciate the level of effort that went into preparing this picture. When I was looking at the larger version and scrolling, it felt like my head was turning and that I was actually there looking at Barcelona.
Like others, I would like more specific details in how this was created (in terms of taking the picture and manipulating it to create this).
When I was over in Barcelona last September, at the European Photobloggers meetup, I shot a sequence of 19 images from a high point in Park Guell. Each of the 19 images (shot at 57mm at f/8) were used to construct this image, and the final panorama covers a view of around 320°.
From a technical point of view it was relatively straightforward: the 19 images were shot using a Really Right Stuff BH-55 PCL-1 panning clamp (overlapped by around 30-40%), and then the panorama constructed with PTGui. At full resolution then the final image is 43,195px by 3516px: almost 125 megapixels.
The reason I haven't posted it before is because the small version looks rubbish, even at 1030px wide. With that in mind though I've posted a much bigger version here:
.../archives/the_barcelona_skyline.php
This is 7716px by 533px, and weighs in at 1.8MB, so may take a bit of time to load :)
If you were following chromasia last September you will be able to identify some of the landmarks I shot during my trip. From left to right these are: the power station; the exterior of the Sagrada Familia (an interior HDR is here); the communications tower near the Olympic stadium; and the Torre de Collserola communications tower and the Temple de Sagrat Cor.
So, if you've ever wondered what down-town Barcelona looks like from the top of a hill, now you know :)
Woah,, That's LONG...
I count 3l ie's in this write-up way down from usual. Curious why you used PTgui instead of PS? I know early versions of PS stitching were crappy - but CS2 and up have seen a big improvement!
Justin: I used PTGui because it runs better on my laptop. CS4, on the other hand, chokes on this many images. And I'm working on the "i.e." thing, ok? ;)
The communications tower is still probably one of my favorite shots you have ever posted. Everything looks to be metallic and silver, and so surreal. I would love to see a tutorial on that image, please :) ! As for the panorama, I love how crisp and clear the image was, I spent 5 minutes checking out details, it really pulls you in. Nice work!
I can see clearly now the rain is gone...
"One day, this will all be yours."
Sorry... that's what popped into my head :)
C.
Hey Dave.. Have you considered trying a planet panorama? :)
I'm sorry David, i love your work, but this image it's ....don't know how to say it... ¿painfully long?
Constantinos: I did think about it, but as it doesn't cover the full 360 degrees I'm not sure it would work all that well.
Hey David, I've tried to reach to reach you using all your emails but got no reply. Kindly check your email regarding my annual subscription cancellation.
Fantastic view!
Wow...what a image. The link was worth the view. These colors are amazing.
well done panoramic !!! I haven't YET done a pano... but I'm inspired to try one now. ( I can't wait for a Chromasia tutorial on pano's !)
That is an amazing shot. I love the wide angle stuff. With my camera, wide angle means faking it by cropping out the top and bottom of the photo. :) But hey, when you're only tool is a hammer every problem looks like a nail, right? Here's my latest "wide angle" photo.
http://lazyphotog.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/lesliestspit-162-edit.jpg
Great work, as usual.
Dave
This is a very good job. I work just between the two yellow cranes, and I tried several time to do that panorama, but nothing compared to yours!
Sorry Dave its probably a fantastic shot but at around 2cm high on my screen the detail is positively missing and i'm unable to identify any of your listed landmarks.
Now that's a pano! How did you manage to keep the exposure consistent even though you covered almost a full 360?
I looked away when I clicked on your blog link. When my eyes returned to the monitor I said to myself, the image did not completely load, HA! I realized a second later it was a Panoramic. Nicely done. I enjoyed the larger version that you posted. Longest Panoramic I've ever seen.
This brings back so many great memories of my trip to Barcelona as an undergraduate. Park Guell offers the greatest vantage point. Thanks for brightening up my day with such fond memories! Great photo!
thanks for sharing this, Barcelona is a great city and you capture it in a great way
One of the problems with massive panos is the non straight horizon, you have done well here, but it rises in the middle (better a hilly landscape to get away with it maybe). Anyway, glorious view of the city. This would make a great print for a hallway...!
Your right David. The little version is..... little. Nice to offer the larger version, and the warning... Love it though! I'm not familular with RRS pano clamp. I'm assuming you were at you lenses' nodal point and all that...
Great work! Nicer than your average vacation "we were here" shot!
Great pano Dave, these can be difficult to stitch together nicely, but this is great, that PTGui seems like a neat bit of software.
The small version is indeed rubbish, but the bigger one is fantastic. So much to see on the big one. Really fantastic especially since I was their too almost a year ago.
Impressive and hard work. And a powerful computer. Excellent.
Sorry, but i don't see the point. Firstly, it's so small in normal view that it could be anything.
Secondly, the large image is very dull and holds no interest at all.
Sorry David but CDB!
Beautiful.
I came back from Barcelona about two-three months ago, and seeing this panoramic shot, give me a little twist of envy in my heart.
I miss this beautiful place so much.
Thank you for bringing back the memories :)
Impressive landscape! Would make for an interesting wall hanging in a long hallway.
Wow! I really like this picture. Although it is probably not as appropriate for viewing on a computer screen, I really appreciate the level of effort that went into preparing this picture. When I was looking at the larger version and scrolling, it felt like my head was turning and that I was actually there looking at Barcelona.
Like others, I would like more specific details in how this was created (in terms of taking the picture and manipulating it to create this).
so nice view...like it
wow this is really great!