I've been creating a few panoramas from Amsterdam to Lucerne from my recent trip. Here is a follow up to the one I posted a couple of days ago from Amsterdam. It was taken at ISO 64 at F8, 1/80 second. Nikon Z7II and a Nikon 24-120 F4 lens at 77MM and 12 images stitched together. It was handheld. I use a tripod when at home for panos but I find it difficult to take a tripod on the Viking cruises due to lack of time to really set up, so I do my best hand holding. I think it's not that difficult with proper technique to get a good image. I made the final image 27 inches across.

Mike

I came across this on YouTube, and I was absolutely amazed at all the work that goes into make a model train. I can understand why so many products are made in China. There is a lot of specialized equipment required, and they have it. If an American company want to build these models, it would cost them millions just to get started.

They had to make 7,000 copper electrodes to produce the molds for this one model. This shows how Scale Trains, a company in TN, goes from design to final production. It's fascinating.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WoxtnAYGwrc