The Great Blue White Morph showed up at Anhinga Trail after a two year absence, He was really close to me and all I had was the 500mm with a 1.5 crop camera. What to do? I got some head portraits, but really wanted an image of those whitish legs. As I was making it, I figures, why not try a stitched pano since the bird was so still!
PS Photo merge did a great job with the lower three, I had to add the head manually. It ended to be 11k pixels on the tall side. I did it in the vertical format, next time I'll do it horizontal to get more width.
D300, 500/4 VR
f/4, 1/1000, ISO 800
03-30-2009, 07:42 AM
Axel Hildebrandt
Pretty cool idea and composition. Maybe a bit more contrast?
03-30-2009, 07:58 AM
denise ippolito
Fabs, That's a great idea! Thanks for sharing this image-I never saw one of these before. Neat!!
03-30-2009, 10:05 AM
Brandon Holden
wow! I really like what you've done here! I occasionally stitch together parts of various photos, but never one this big (or of a subject like this!) Very cool work, and a great example of some quick thinking!
03-30-2009, 11:05 AM
James Blair
Great Shot. Now that's the difference experience makes! Because I probably would have started backing up, scaring the bird away in the process.
03-30-2009, 12:51 PM
Stu Bowie
Excellent pp work Fabs. Ive stitched landscapes together but never a bird. Very well done.
03-30-2009, 02:08 PM
Judy Lynn Malloch
Like this a lot Fab. Different and very creative as always. Keep them coming. :):)
03-30-2009, 08:55 PM
Kim Rollins
A bird pano. Good idea.
03-30-2009, 09:14 PM
Judd Patterson
These Great White Heron's are so beautiful and I always enjoy seeing them up close. What a beauty! Nice thinking to create a super-large bird panorama that you could easily print at life-size or even bigger. :)
03-30-2009, 11:24 PM
Ramon M. Casares
You already said it about the room, but I think the idea to get a full body image when it seems impossible is great and the PP work is simply stunning, big congratulaitons Fabs!
03-31-2009, 04:17 AM
Alfred Forns
Over the top imagination on this one Fabs !!!! Sweet !!! .... btw so glad to have the morph back !!!
