experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior...

[centerline]

I have often wondered how they take the wide angle view photos of the insides of a boat or motorhome and get it to show the view that our eyes can see... and ive discovered it. im not sure how they will view on the site, but im going to find out as soon as i upload a couple of pics...

the wider the swing/angle during the panoramic shot, the wider the aspect ratio is, so you get a very wide shot thats not so tall.... a short swing of the camera will give a taller picture, but not as much view to the sides...

the first, is about a 30 degree sweep of the salon, the second is about a 70 degree sweep of the V-berth

the last photo is almost a full 180 degree panoramic swing from the companionway steps....

 

[Mark Maulden]

If done professionally, they usually take several and stitch em together in Photoshop or like with artistic license on cropping.

 

[Ralph Johnstone]

Re: experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior.

Impressive as there is no fish eye effect.

 

[centerline]

Impressive as there is no fish eye effect.

yes, I was impressed with it. its taken with the camera in a samsung G5 cellphone.
there is a small learning curve in being able to hold the camera perfectly level while rotating, but there is a built in leveling meter to help know where your at all the time.

as Mark mentioned about the "photo stitching" done by the professionals, I think this technology will make that art obsolete...

and the technology is not really that new, but its relatively new to us consumers... google earth has been using it for a few years now

 

[Kermit]

Here's what happens when you don't keep the phone perfectly level.

 

[Kermit]

You can also create vertical images. The shrouds look loose due to the phone not being plumb the whole time.

 

[jdhohmann]

Re: experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior.

Nice Job, It certainly makes your boat look alot bigger than she is!!!!

 

[Delezynski]

Here is [FONT=Times New Roman, Times, Verdana]Richardsons Bay[/FONT], just north off of the San Francisco Bay. I took this one back on the 4th of July 2002, and posted it on our web page back then.....

Greg

 

[djplatt]

Re: experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior.

I suspect they are taking two exposures from a tripod and stitching them together with software. Photoshop, and many other editing programs will do this.

 

[down_shift]

Re: experimenting with panoramic cam photos of the interior.

The current version iPhones and Samsungs can take some quality panorama photos these days. They are making the "push-here-dummy" digital cameras obsolete. Another option to consider is the GoPro Black (3 or 4). With its 14mm f2.8 lens, it takes fisheye pictures with professional results that are on par with a >$5,500 full frame DSLR and prime lens. The GoPro's bundled software, CineForm, removes the distortion from the fisheye effect.