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Aug 2, 2013 08:35:58   #
While there is lots of input for you here, I strongly recommend you read Kelby's book and follow his methods. LR was designed and created by and for professional photographers to keep the workflow to a minimum. Using it properly will do just that and save you hours upon hours of going back and re-inventing the wheel.

I have read many procedures here but unfortunately all have time consuming drawbacks (whether the poster realizes it or not) and LR does have the ability to do all these extra steps they talk about doing. Maybe, they just haven't figured out how to set LR to do those tasks for them.

I would recommend, as you are new to LR, to create a new catalog for this trip only just so you have quick access to the photos. Don't worry about doing it totally right as this will be a temporary "learning" catalog.

Do keep your originals elsewhere so when the day comes you can re-import and do it properly. There is a lot to understand about using LR to your advantage so don't feel the need to rush things. Once you hit that point and do a re-import properly, you will be amazed at the time savings and the quick access you will have to almost any photo in the catalog.

Hope this helps.
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Aug 1, 2013 16:10:34   #
No problem, I am big[dash]guy you are big[space]guy. But either way we rule! :thumbup:

Big Guy wrote:
Hey big-guy. I guess there are 2 of us. Let me know if that's a problem for you. If it is I can change mine
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Aug 1, 2013 11:27:19   #
Image Quality - just my guess.
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Jul 29, 2013 16:31:08   #
Strive for a shot totally apart from the rest!
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Jul 29, 2013 08:39:38   #
I'm with you Joe. Clicking the button is only half the job. No one, not even Ansel, has taken the perfect shot in the camera yet, but I'm working on it.

Your neighbor up north in Peterborough.
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Jul 23, 2013 15:47:16   #
Okee Dokee UHH'ers, you know who to talk to SHOULD things go horribly wrong. :-D

IR Jim wrote:
Since they don't produce 32 bit processors anymore, except a handful for netbooks and some laptops, I would say that is a pretty safe bet. :-P
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Jul 23, 2013 14:30:56   #
So you're suggesting my comment to "make sure" should be ignored right? :)

IR Jim wrote:
The only places you'll find 32 bit systems are refurbished items and bargain bins. Even the cheapest PC new on microcenter is 64 bit.
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Jul 23, 2013 14:24:09   #
The Canon 5D Mk III is at 21 GB and yes I could get a 5D and use the GPan but now I'm at 4 large. I was not referring to the quantity of photos an Epic could take but rather looking at a camera (5D) vs a GPan. The Epic was not intended for a dSLR especially one with a 70-200 or a 300 f2.8 but for P&S or bridge cameras. The Epic Pro was made for dSLR's.
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Jul 23, 2013 13:36:32   #
Note that when ordering more than 4 GB of RAM you must have a 64 bit OS. Most new computers do this but you should make sure. The other option is a 32 bit OS which can only access just under 4 GB regardless of how much you install. :cry:

[quote=IR Jim]

RAM - LOTS! I would not settle for less than 8GB of RAM. The more ram you have the more pics and larger files you can have open at once. 12GB is a good amount to shoot for.

Spend the money you save here by getting more ram or better CPU.
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Jul 23, 2013 13:13:07   #
Damn, I can talk a lot! :mrgreen:
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Jul 23, 2013 13:12:06   #
I figured it might be a small group but it should garner growing interest over time. I purchased the pro because it just made no sense to get the Epic for a dSLR. My reasoning's were that I could spend over 3 large and get a 21 M-pixel image or I could spend the 900 and get as big a photo as I wanted. I knew it would take longer to setup, take and PP and it would not be near as portable as the 5D. But at this time finances dictate taking the low road and I am very happy with my decision.

I got my toy just before leaving for a weekend trip to NY and I came away with a fairly good night skyline shot from Weehawkin. (my second GPan and the 1st was a test in the backyard) Check it out: http://www.gigapan.com/gigapans/131100

I also had a fair share of mistakes or should I say learning experiences. Biggest experience was a skyline from Central Park at Turtle Lake. When I started it was overcast and I set up to go left to right and then down. On the far left it was a very shallow pool (distant buildings low to horizon) but as you moved right the Dakota and other buildings made for a very deep pool. (well above horizon) Well after 1.5 hours of shooting and barely half way through, Mother Nature decided to play havoc with my shot and parted the clouds and shone her light oh so brilliantly which made the exposures WAY off, even though I was shooting a -2, 0, +2 HDR. I would have started over but I had a schedule to keep and had to get to the Brooklyn Bridge. (never made it)

Now in doing what I have already attempted and seeing the few comments I totally disagree with being able to do it yourself with a good tripod. A simple pano... yes, but I want to take advantage of all it has to offer which includes; HDR, Time Lapse, Focus Stacking, Star Trails not to mention combinations of those and a few other opportunities for the adventurous minds. These situations would be VERY taxing on any mind being made to sit for hours making tiny changes every few seconds.

My biggest problem right now, and I am determined to start with HDR in camera, is to get the delay after the movement. I have the instructions printed out and in my bag and I have set a 2 second delay but the darn thing delays after the shot and before the movement. I'm working on it. I'm sure it's a tiny overlooked setting that I am missing.

Oh, tip for newbies, when determining the direction you want it to shoot such as left to right and then down or top to bottom and then right, check your time required to create the pano and make a calculated guess as to how drastic a lighting change "could" be. (see my mistake above) For the shot above I would have changed the direction to a top to bottom and then right so I could have adjusted the exposure as the sky cleared for a relatively clean change from left to right giving me a useable shot. The way I shot it there is just no way possible to salvage anything.
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Jul 19, 2013 17:03:14   #
I see snippets every now and then and am wondering if and how to set up a new section for Gigapan. Any interested parties out there? I know I've got lot's of questions and a thirst for the knowledge.
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Jul 19, 2013 08:36:18   #
A mechanic does not go to work with only a single tool and the histogram is only a single tool, one of many that we as photographers have at our disposal. We need to use all (or at least a good selection) of them to create the best possible vision that is in our mind before we click the shutter.

Winterrose is doing a fine job in his explanations and I see several people trying their hand at one up-manship. I suggest everyone take (or leave) what they need from the posts and worry about their own photographic skills. After over 30 years in this business I am still learning new things and adapting some old viewpoints and habits. Just because your viewpoint is different doesn't make it wrong or right, just a different point of view.

I'm going out to make some photographs. Care to join me?
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Jul 18, 2013 18:14:28   #
StarTrails www.startrails.de or Starstax www.starstax.net come to mind. Both free and have a couple of limitations but you can work around that real easy.
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Jul 18, 2013 16:30:28   #
Yes, I bought mine a short while ago and am very happy.

Determining factors involved:
1. Canon 5D MkIII = $3 large with max 21 Megapixel
2. Gigapan Pro = $1 large with no max pixel count

Of course there are some trade offs like time involved in each shot, people moving in between overlap shots. You can still do HDR and time lapse with a Gigapan, you just need to give each shot some due forethought but we all do that already, right?
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