University of California Los Angeles

Hi Troy,

Good exposures, but the distortion really bugs me on 1, 2 and even 4.

#1 I think I'd have tried sticking that bright light behid the bear's bum (by taking a step to the right) so we could see more of the bear.

Is it not worth a try in CS4 with a distortion/correction after stitching?
I think I've 'been here before', so maybe this is the look you want, in which case, ignore me.

#5 has the classic "walking out of frame" issue (twice), but it's not bad given the lighting, maybe a bit less saturation?

Cheers,

Actually, 4 was a single exposure from my kit lens at 18mm. It has some perspective distortion from the camera being aimed upward, but I like it, and at 18mm it's not too severe.

In retrospect, your are correct about the light behind the bear. It's kind of annoying :mad:

Yes, there's some slight distortion in my panoramas that should theoretically be nonexistent due to the algorithm maintaining straight edges (assuming the lens is perfectly rectilinear). I see the distortion in 1 but I originally didn't mind it so I just didn't do anything (criticism noted). I already tried correcting distortion in 2 (successfully, I believe; the ground and staircase and everything else is just naturally curvy and old).

For image 5 I had been waiting for those walking to leave the frame, but I began to feel self conscious crouched down in the middle of traffic with a camera to my eye :o I guess I jumped the gun and ran away.

Thanks!