The 23 frame Panoramic HDR (and how I did it)
As many will know, I enjoy taking Panoramics and HDR though I rarely combine the two and this is why...
First the finished product:
Now the process:
I started with 23 files at 3 different stops (-1EV, 0EV & +1EV) that's 69 files in total, each around 6MB
I first tried to stitch the three stops separately using Photoshop (under automate and photomerge). Boy was this a mistake. If you use Photoshop to merge many files the results are not consistent each time you run it. This meant that no file matched another, which makes HDR practically impossible.
I tried many iterations (each one takes around an hour to process BTW) including:
First the finished product:
Now the process:
I started with 23 files at 3 different stops (-1EV, 0EV & +1EV) that's 69 files in total, each around 6MB
I first tried to stitch the three stops separately using Photoshop (under automate and photomerge). Boy was this a mistake. If you use Photoshop to merge many files the results are not consistent each time you run it. This meant that no file matched another, which makes HDR practically impossible.
I tried many iterations (each one takes around an hour to process BTW) including:
- reducing the number of originals
- making sure that the files were loaded into Photomerge in the same order (BTW this drastically affects the final result!)
- Photomerge the 0EV image and produce three images using adjustment layers -- this worked, but not too well:
- Second I tried to HDR one image (Photomatix allows this). Again not much joy:
- Finally I tried the option that was least appealing -- HDR the 23 images separately and then Photomerge. This meant that I would have 23 files around 20MB each.
Labels: Architecture, Battersea Power Station, HDR, London, Panoramic
