Golden Gate Panorama

[Morkel Erasmus]

I decided to try out the new pano stitch feature of Lightroom CC. Love it. Seems much more accurate in aligning hand-held pano sequences than the old PS merge-to-pano feature.
This is a 7-image pano (shot vertically, handheld), all single exposures of a sunset over Mushroom rock in the Maluti mountains (Golden Gate Highlands National Park, South Africa).

Techs:
Nikon D800
Nikkor 14-24mm f2.8 @ 24mm
f7.1 | 1/50 SS | ISO-720
Had to shoot handheld as my tripod ballhead screw plate went missing before this trip :e3

[dankearl]

Excellent work Morkel, wouldn't have known it was a pano...
Beautiful muted colors.....

[Andrew Merwin]

I really like the sense of height I get from this image. The PP is excellent. Mushroom Rock looks to be very dominate landscape feature. Have you ever been on top?
Andrew

[Rachel Hollander]

Hi Morkel - I too would not have known this was stitched without your telling us. Well done. I really like the colors of the sky and clouds.

TFS,
Rachel

[Hazel Grant]

Nice pano, as expressed above. I might consider cropping some of the grass at the bottom to leave more emphasis on the mtn and sky

[Don Railton]

This is a really beautiful sky Morkel, and is that 3 birds soaring over the top of the mountain..? I see a slight halo over the ridge line and the FG is a little dark I feel although I am guessing you wanted that way...

DON

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image Morkel, The comp is excellent with the clouds reflecting the shape of the land and your use of contrast and tonal values are excellent as usual.

[Diane Miller]

What perfect cloud shapes for that bluff! It's just preference but if it were mine I'd have a look at a slight lightening of the ground and darkening of the sky.

[Andrew McLachlan]

This one is a real beauty Morkel!