The Hanging Gardens

[CapturingTheNight]

Hi all,
I love when I get great sky conditions at that magical moment when the moon is at the right phase to properly expose the landscape and not wash out the stars too much in a single shot.

"The Hanging Gardens"
Over 180 vertical panorama made from 10 horizontal images.
Canon 5D Mk II
14mm F/2.8 Lens
Larger version can be seen here http://greg-gibbs.deviantart.com/art/The-Hanging-Gardens-310998685
Cheers
Greg

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[RickS]

Very clever, Greg. A great image!

[skysurfer]

Really amazing !!!
What panorama software did you use ?

[multiweb]

Terrific shot. :thumbsup: How many panels did you require to get the whole sky and what method of distortion did you use to make the milkyway linear? Did you shoot from horizon to horizon moving up on a S/N line?

[strongmanmike]

Yeh great shotGreg, has a real chance in the astronomy photographer of the Year I recon ;) :thumbsup:

Mike

[marco]

Very particular and charming image, agree with Mike on the APOY, I would vote this one hands down. Fantastic composition!

Clear skies
Marco

[gregbradley]

Wow that's a clever and unique composition and very well executed.

What are the exposure details?

Greg.

[FlashDrive]

Very clever ... nicely done to ... great pic :thumbsup:

Flash :hi:

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Rick :D

Thank you very much :D PTGui Pro for this.

Thank you so much Marc :D With the 14mm on the full frame camera I could probably do this in just two shots if I wanted to ( It has about a 120 degree field of view) but I did 10 to make sure I had a heap of overlap. Yes I just started at the southern horizon and worked up until I was shooting straight overhead and then I spun the tripod around and came back down to the northern horizon. All you need to do then is flip those last images.


Thank you so much Mike and Marco :D I really appreciate that coming from you guys. I adore and but can only dream of your work. I won't be entering this in the APOY for two reasons. I hate flicker and even if I put aside my grievances I think I am pretty much too late anyway.

Thank you so much Greg :D I'm glad you like it. F/3.2 30 seconds. ISO 3200. I really had the sweet spot with the moon light for this.

Thank you very much Colin :D

[John Hothersall]

Thats spectacular, stars and constellations are very clear too.

John.

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much John :D

[Ross G]

A beautiful and unique photo Greg.

Amazing composition!

Ross.

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Ross :D I'm glad you like it.

[Nico13]

First class work, thanks for showing your handy work.

[colinmlegg]

Really beautiful Greg. I'm with you on the 1/3 moon comment...it's a magical time of the month not to be wasted in doors!

Your shot reminds me of one I did last year in the Bungles. In that I did a full 180 stitch. Also taken around magic moon...I'll post it in another thread.

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Ken :D

Thank you so much Colin :D Can't wait to see your Bungles shot(s) when you get them up.....

[naskies]

That's stunning, Greg. Great work!

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much Dave :D Cheers

[Fabiomax]

Congratulations is really beautiful and evocative. I think it is complicated to program the correct exposure times for the landscape and the sky,
Cheers,
Fabiomax

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much for the great feedback Fabiomax. I really appreciate it. :D

[trent_julie]

I smell APOD

[CapturingTheNight]

Wow! I'm not sure about that (I am my own harshest critique), but it would be so awesome if it did :D Thanks for the feedback.

[bartman]

Wow !!!
Well done Greg.
I've been wanting to do that kind of shot for a while. I had made an attempt a while back but failed. Now this shot gives me a bit of a boost to try again.....
Cheers
Bartman

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Bartman :D If there is a particular aspect that you are struggling with send me a message and I might be able to help.

[stevous67]

What a great idea, and a wonderful back drop. Well done!

Steve

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much Steve :D I'm glad you like it.

[Leonardo70]

Fantastic image .... really nice !!!

Leo

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you so much Leo :D I'm glad you like it.

[Deeno]

Yeah, Wow. Really beautiful
Very clever

[CapturingTheNight]

Thank you very much :D

[iceman]

Unique presentation, love it! Nice work Greg.

[CapturingTheNight]

I'm glad you like it. Thanks Mike :D