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dreslism
05-22-2007, 10:04 PM
Here is my first one.

Winds were really high, but finally got my mount setup to go out and try one.

I have a better lens hopefully on the way, so they should only get better.

Nothing great to look at, but I had about 20 minutes at lunch to run out and give it a shot.

Did it all solo, you can see me kneeling down flipping switches on the camera tx in the tx case while flying the heli also. :D

http://www.greatlakesap.com/recent/video/oupano.html
rerazor
05-22-2007, 10:09 PM
Nice job Scott. :glasses2: :glasses2:
AZ ChopperCam
05-22-2007, 10:26 PM
nice job for the first try. how fast did you have the mount set up to complete one 360° revolution?
dreslism
05-22-2007, 10:43 PM
Not really sure.

I can say I stitched 17 images, and my camera was clicking off 3fps, so right around 5 seconds.
bladebreaker
05-23-2007, 12:55 AM
Not bad for a first try!
What camera and lens are you using now?
Tip
dreslism
05-23-2007, 01:15 AM
Not bad for a first try!
What camera and lens are you using now?
Tip

Canon Rebel with a 16mm fisheye.
MarkWebber
05-23-2007, 05:16 AM
Nice, Scott!
MLaBoyteaux
05-23-2007, 09:41 AM
Nice! Especially since you shot it with the Zenitar, that's a lot of stitching.

That lot looks familiar, reminds me of a car chase I saw one time.
Flyboy
05-23-2007, 04:09 PM
Great shot especially for your early stages.
Did you mount the camera in portrait or landscape format?
dreslism
05-23-2007, 05:28 PM
Thanks Flyboy.

Portrait of course. :wink:

I think I am now up against the limits of the glass I have.

I need to order some new glass before things will get better.

Here is another one I shot today.

http://greatlakesap.com/recent/video/butlerridge.html
Flyboy
05-23-2007, 06:24 PM
Scott,

Stellar shooting, Very impressive to say the least. I have been dragging my feet with these. You guys are a continuing source of motivation!!!

Thanks for sharing these & the follow up. Please keep them coming!

FB
dreslism
05-23-2007, 06:32 PM
Scott,

Stellar shooting, Very impressive to say the least. I have been dragging my feet with these. You guys are a continuing source of motivation!!!

Thanks for sharing these & the follow up. Please keep them coming!

FB

Thanks. You have to get on these. At the very least, try some ground ones. You'll learn a lot. Even handheld ground ones will teach you a lot.

I spent all winter shooting spherical panos from the ground and learning stitching and patching techniques so I'd be ready to go for spring with the heli.

I bought a 360 mount over the winter, and I had many, many, many, many, (did I mention many??) issues with my mount for doing these panos, and finally got it taken care of last weekend.

Now the game is on :D, I just have to break down and buy the $600 piece of glass to hang out there so things can get better.

They are not easy, they are a challenge, and picking the right exposure on the ground for what you need in the air is not always foolproof. But I am addicted to these panos now and shoot them everywhere I can, be it on the ground, and now in the air.
bullaculla
05-31-2007, 06:36 AM
Not bad for a first try!
What camera and lens are you using now?
Tip

Canon Rebel with a 16mm fisheye.

Just a thought,
Have you guys ever tried it with the canon 10-22?
its not a fish but its super wide. Not much fisheye effect anyway with the rebels cropped sensor.
LoopBaCK
05-31-2007, 09:40 AM
Great shots, Scott!

Not looking for trade secrets but I can't get through my hard head - just how do you get that last verticle straight up shot? I assume the cam and mount are underslung. So, do you walk over and snap off one straight up from the ground?

I is a little slow sumtims... :? :dontknow :noteworthy
AZ ChopperCam
05-31-2007, 09:47 AM
o, do you walk over and snap off one straight up from the ground?

I do believe that is how its done.

I've started to take straight up verticals whenever I see good skies. I have a huge collection of vertical sky shots with various differences in color, clouds, etc.

I figure when I get going on these sphericals and I have a trouble pano some of my stock sky shots may come in handy.... don't know if I'm wasting my time or not but at the least I have a sweet collection of skies ;)
bladebreaker
05-31-2007, 11:02 AM
I thought they were just fancy 3D pilots hovering inverted and snapping pics of the sky... :)

I haven't done one yet, but I plan on taking a ground shot of the sky. A collection of different sky shots sounds like a great idea too. It has been super foggy here lately(normal summer time) so I haven't been able to shoot much of anyting.