Columbus Zoo 'Wild Lights' - On The Square Pano
Dec 28, 2012 01:20:22 #
LGilbert
Loc: Earth
f/2.8, 1/160, ISO 4000, small flash, Canon 60D, Tamron SP17-50 @ 17mm. , 8 shots handheld, about 170 degree spread. The Columbus Zoo has an annual event with the whole zoo lit with millions of lights. All of the animals displays were open, but, of course, many were asleep. The reindeer, swans and others that tolerate cold weather were foraging. The arctic foxes were sleeping outside, curled into balls. Suspect hot chocolate was popular....
Dec 29, 2012 09:48:30 #
Didn't know you could handhold a pano. Looks like you have a steady hand. I've never been there for the lights. Looks neat. Thanks for sharing.
Dec 30, 2012 01:01:21 #
LGilbert
Loc: Earth
naturepics43 wrote:
Didn't know you could handhold a pano. Looks like you have a steady hand. I've never been there for the lights. Looks neat. Thanks for sharing.
I have a Panosaurus tripod head, but it is not always available when the pano bug strikes. The trick is to level the camera (front/back) and lock your upper body and arms while you pan and overlap about 30%. I used the camera vertical, 1/160th to prevent blur, on-board flash to catch the people, but the focus was on the buildings/lights. Try it! You will be very pleased with how successfully you can pano on the fly.
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