Recent content by kiasdad

*sigh* Please read what I wrote - it says investigate. Just because it's apache doesn't mean you're immediately into hardcore configuration. A default configuration would be good enough for web development, especially if installed as part of a pre-packaged suite such as XAMMP. One can safely...

Thanks again chaps. That's a good idea about going back when the wheat has ripened. Just need the right conditions and my *rse in gear :lol: Cheers Mark

Ian makes a good point - in fact you could set yourself up on Google or Wordpress.com with a blog and be away in no time. If, however, you want to build something yourself, then with respect to learning HTML, CSS etc, I don't think there are any shortcuts. W3Schools was mentioned. This is an...

Thanks everyone for your comments. Yes, the scarecrow is a bit of a problem, but I opted to leave it in as it meant taking out too much foreground. This Panoramic lark is quite new to me and this is my first multiple row effort. So there's a steep learning curve ahead!:) Cheers Mark

Each to their own I suppose Arkady, but I did wonder just how much of the kit you took was actually used. I say this having taken a car load of kit on holiday on many occasions - DSLRs, rangefinders, LF outfit etc and found that the majority of the kit was unused. In the end it depends...

Thanks Andy - there is no pleasing some people!:)

This is a 180 degree two-row panorama of a wheat field about 10 miles south of my home. http://www.monomagic.co.uk/galleries/paw/2010/2010-week27-1.jpg Leica M8, 18mm Lens, Panosaurus. Stitched using Hugin Panorama tools and finished off in Lightroom. Hope you like it. Cheers Mark Staff...

That's MUCH better Paul - now just one thing left to do: print it up on some nice paper and put it behind a nice window mount. Cheers Mark

I think it is a lovely shot and IMHO, the border just looks a bit odd and is superfluous. I feel that a 2-3 pixel penline would look better. Another poster mentioned that they felt that the clouds were too dark. I wonder whether the border is emphasising the clouds? Cheers Mark

Andy, another lovely pano. WRT the peaks in the foreground, I'd be inclined not to overdo the post-processing. To my eye, it's not too far off at all. They are after all in shadow and you run the risk of getting an unnatural result. This and the other one deserve to be printed up nice...

Andy, nicely done. I like the composition - it really gives a feel for the grandeur of the fells. It has a nice sense of depth and there's plenty to keep the viewer interested. Presumably this was hand-held? I wouldn't want to lug a tripod up Causey Pike! Cheers Mark

Rocket and Graham, thanks for looking and commenting. Cheers Mark

Dear Sara and mark, thanks for looking and commenting. @ Sara - With respect to any softness, the reason for this is that I dynamically resize the images from my website. The full-sized images are sharp with loads of detail. @ Mark - fair point about the display. I'll bear this in mind...

Here are a couple of panoramas stitched using open-source Hugin Panorama tools software. 1. West Woods, Marlborough - taken with a Leica M8 and 28mm Elmarit lens. I used a tripod with a ball and socket head, which was a bit shall we say 'character-building'...The camera was vertical for this...

As a newcomer to panoramic photography, I like both very much. For me, the second is the stronger image. It has a sense of depth and grandeur that the first shot lacks IMHO.