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rainrunner · Feb 4, 2014, 2:12 PM

I noticed how much more of the image I can keep if I keep both the camera and the tripod level during my panaroma picture.

Only the camera level

Both the camera and tripod level

Ozzie_Traveller · Feb 4, 2014, 8:03 PM

G'day RR

Aaahhh -yes- ... it goes without saying
-but for you to have done such a beaut job in #2 at night with a very low level of light has come out as an excellent image

Well done
Phil

panostar · Feb 23, 2014, 11:28 AM

Actually, you don't need to keep the camera level. The requirements are normally that you rotate the camera about a vertical axis with the entrance pupil of the lens positioned on that axis, and keep the camera pointed up or down at a constant angle. If you keep the camera level, the horizon will divide the panorama into two equal parts in every panorama, which is not very imaginative. Tilt the camera up to include more sky when that's the main attraction. Any decent modern stitcher will cope with a tilted camera, but some older ones may not.

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rainrunner Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Hillsboro, Or Posts: 311	Both camera and tripod level for Panaroma I noticed how much more of the image I can keep if I keep both the camera and the tripod level during my panaroma picture. Only the camera level Both the camera and tripod level

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Feb 4, 2014, 8:03 PM	#2
Ozzie_Traveller Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Australia, New South Wales central coast Posts: 3,645	G'day RR Aaahhh -yes- ... it goes without saying -but for you to have done such a beaut job in #2 at night with a very low level of light has come out as an excellent image Well done Phil __________________ Has Lumix mirrorless & superzoom cameras and loves their amazing capabilities Spends 8-9 months each year travelling Australia Recent images at http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozzie_traveller/sets/

Feb 23, 2014, 11:28 AM	#3
panostar Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 57	Actually, you don't need to keep the camera level. The requirements are normally that you rotate the camera about a vertical axis with the entrance pupil of the lens positioned on that axis, and keep the camera pointed up or down at a constant angle. If you keep the camera level, the horizon will divide the panorama into two equal parts in every panorama, which is not very imaginative. Tilt the camera up to include more sky when that's the main attraction. Any decent modern stitcher will cope with a tilted camera, but some older ones may not.