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Niagara Falls HDR Panorama

TiKy2010

Published: Nov 20, 2010

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Description

Hey, after hours spendig time and nerves, I finished this High Dynamic Range panorama of the Niagara Falls. This is the view out of the canadian side.

Download the original sized photo to get the maximum of details.

Technical data

Cam: Canon EOS 1000D + EF-S 18-55 @18mm
24 photos at all
8 HDR photos, each made of 3 photos with -2/0/+2 EV
Tripod used: yes
Filter used: UV filter
original resolution: 10520 x 2023 px
408 mb of raw data stored until it's finished

Software used

HDR software: Luminance 2.0.1.
Stitching Software: Autostitch
contrast & colours: DPP

Edit: changed the picture, now the horizon should be on one level.
Edit 2: Why doesn't nobody tell me, that there are visible water drops on the lens? I totally forgot about that. --> removed! Thanks to *lightrae for remembering me!
Edit 3 09.07.2011: Completely reworked! Better software -> better quality. The latest Version of Luminance HDR is much faster and stable. Hugin is many times better than autostitch... it creates a better panorama and does not reduce details. Major changes: noise reduction, colour & contrast optimizin, reduced blurr and many more details than before.

HDR of the week at All-things-HDR THANKS a lot!

Featured by ^3wyl in this news article

Featured by *sharrafrost in this "Caught my Eye" news article!

more panorama:
Hamburg Airport - HDR Panorama

New York, Top of the Rock, nightly cityscape

Hamburg Sunset HDR Panorama

New York, Top of the Rock Panorama

Manhattan, New York, HDR + tilt shift

Feel free to

and comment

Image size

5000x894px 3.63 MB

Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 License

Comments192

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AmethystWinds

Nov 30, 2010

Overall

Vision

Originality

Technique

Impact

Your hours of hard work paid off to the highest degree - this is beyond gorgeous.

One of the must striking features of this picture is the superb lighting. Some areas in the clouds are more intense then others - this adds a dramatic feel to the overall photo. It gives it a unique character.

The size of this panorama gives it a presence not normally felt in common pictures of Niagara Falls. This one has a real depth to it, physically and emotionally. I love the feeling of soul this picture has. One can tell this really is a work of art - not a quick snapshot for some tourist brochure.

The composition makes this feel real, real as in I could step through the image and be there, at the Falls. At the same time, the arrangement you captured gives a breathtaking "unreal" feeling as well.

My only complaint is the intrusive bits of rail on each side. But, due to the fact that this is a panorama, I doubt that could be helped. <img src="e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s…" width="15" height="15" alt="

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Overall, IMPRESSIVE work! I can't wait to see more!