68 pictures stitched and almost 180º Photo

Photographer’s Note

68 pictures stitched and almost 180º... yes, this is Cocoland (and I miss this place a lot).

Some people say dogs are the best friend of the human beings... that's not true. Man's best friend is: the tripod.

It was a day of September. I was waiting for the best moment of the day to make a few shots... what moment? Just before the sunset when the light is warm and creates horizontal shadows.
Then I was ready with the camera and with my tripod. I reach a little rock and from there I shot.

The photo was made from tha same place where I took this picture and maybe you recognize some places on this picture (I, II, III).

This view is very very wide. When I say almost 180º, really I mean more than 180º.
It looks a bit strange, but when you stitch pictures you're able to do that (and 68 pictures let you a lot of possibilities, believe me).

Also it was very fun make this kind of pictures... somedays I was running because I didn't want to lose the light of the afternoon and the time is very short when you make so many pictures... and, I haven't said before: I used the 17-70 lens, but I use at 70mm. I think that let me have more details and quality on the picture.

And, as a curiosity: can you see my shadow on the picture?

I hope you like it.

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phwall (5662) 2009-07-17 3:29

Hello Carlos,
68 shots, that is a monumental effort, and yes, I see your shadow on top of the rock.
What has happened to the clouds on the extreme right of the image, they look a little strange.
Congratulations on a fine photo job, it is a brilliant image.
Regards
Peter

feather (49868) 2009-07-17 3:30

68 images!! Wow! you're bound to get a lot of detail in so many images. You're challenging Didi for the record. The detail in the large version is excellent. Is that your village on the left? I can see your shadow on the hill top! Interestingly there is a kind of symmetry in the cloud formation. Are the darker blue patches from using a polariser?
Very good work
Kath

BilboCA (734) 2009-07-17 3:46

Hi, Coco,

Yes, I too noticed your shadow before reading the critiques (but not before reading your description).

It is a great concept and really stretches the imagination for what can be accomplished with our modern photographic tools.

I like the richness of the tones especially in the land surface. (The blue of the sky seems a bit too deep.)

Thanks for all the work and for sharing it with us!
Regards,
- William

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bema (8852) 2009-07-17 4:03

Hi Carlos,

great outlook and a very famous capture indeed, like this picture a lot, famous depth and very nice colors..

have a fine weekend, regards Bernd

Vato_Law (11682) 2009-07-17 4:06

Holá Carlos.
un esfuerzo tremendo pero con un gran resultado, una de estas fotos que se deberian eternizar en una pared de nuestras casas.
En ningun local se puede ver algun problema con el colage, y en toda la foto se puede mirar una luz espectacular.
Saludos cordiales.
Paulo

mkamionka (4650) 2009-07-17 4:18

Hi Carlos,
spectacular view, great work.
I love the colors and I don't see any stitches which means you did a great job.
TFS
M

thor68 (5537) 2009-07-17 4:19

wow, a 68-photo-stitch, that is really amazing! :-) terrific job and
a wonderful view presented here to us. the details
of the LP-version
are really great, everything fits together perfectly and is lit by
a beautiful warm light. very well done & best wishes, thor.

jhm (82793) 2009-07-17 4:25

Hello Carlos,

Congratulation about your stitched work, I have a lot difficult with three pictures!
It is a great concept and really stretches the imagination for what can be accomplished with our modern photographic tools.
What a panorama view.
Also we get a very good composition and nice depth sight.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

pablominto (40894) 2009-07-17 4:27

Hello Carlos,

I wish I could give ten point for the effort!
This is impressive and amazing and for sure, nothing I could do... I'm not even close to have the patience for this kind of work...
You mention shadows, fun thing is they seem to come from different directions hehehe!

Greetings,
Pablo -

jasmis (50616) 2009-07-17 4:42

You did a lot of work here, but the effect is really stunning. Superb place, amazing photo.
Regards.

bebbetto (3053) 2009-07-17 5:00

Hi Carlos.
The picture is very attractive and the used technique too.
However you forgot to write whether the single shots were vertical or horizontal and how long time you need to do all.
Ciao

holmertz (9763) 2009-07-17 7:18

Hello Carlos,
This is an amazing view, and I am deeply impressed by what you and many other versatile photographers can do with the digital technique. I am not that clever. The rural scenery is beautiful and the colours are very nicely saturated.
Kind regards,
Gert

atha2pan (3419) 2009-07-17 8:14

Wow amigo,
68 photos????? Did you pc/laptop run for hours?
I once made a 24 stitched panorama and it took my laptop around 1 hours to calculate the stitching. Excellent brown fields, I love those summer colors a lot.

CU
S

angie-barcelona (1861) 2009-07-17 9:28

Buenas Carlillos,

y... ¿que quieres que diga yo ahora? de vértigo la fotografía. El cielo de cine! No tengo más que decir... bueno... sí... que a lo mejor en poco tiempo visito Burgos y Atapuerca... así pondré alguna fotografía de por allí...

Un abrazo,

Gemma

ManuMay (11073) 2009-07-17 9:30

Estimado Don Carlos Serrano..."Coco"...

Impresionado me hallo!!

Obviamente por la imagen, tremenda, plena, perfectamente planeada y concienzudamente trabajada...en mi más humilde opinión, que no conocimiento, con unos colores y contrastes asombrosos, perfecta definición y una sana, y de agradecer, intención de mostrarnos esta Cocolandia maravillosa...

Pero la imagen dice mucho más, y nos habla de tí, del amor por la fotografía, del amor por tu tierra y por La Tierra, del gusto estético y de la elegancia en las formas, del cómo saber progamar un trabajo, esperar... de cómo no hay prisas a la hora del postproceso cuando lo único que vale es resultado y no el tiempo invertido, me has dado una muy buena y valiosa lección...GRACIAS!!

En cuanto a tu sombra, veo dos...una pequeñita en que se te intuye...y una grandísima...alargada que cubre toda la Obra, que impregna cada una de tus 68 fotos y da sentido a todo este mundo de la fotografía y de TE, al que tanto he de agradecer...

Sinceramente...un admirador...

Manu

luighi (4136) 2009-07-17 9:41

Que paciencia debes tener para hacer este trabajo .
Imagino que tambien un buen ordenador que procese toda la informacion con potencia , no como la patata que tengo yo.
Tu sombra se aprecia en la puntita de la montaña no?

Un saludo.
Luis

Bluejeans (32575) 2009-07-17 10:55

Ola Carlos ,
Que fantástica foto com as colagem de 68 imagens , o ponto de visão é magnifico bem alto sobre estes campos pintados de verde e amarelo , achei lindo o céu , boa profundidade de foto e detalhes, parabéns!!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

bukitgolfb301 (4742) 2009-07-17 13:09

Hello my dear Carlos

What a spectacle shot! I like that. It sounds very interesting that here is the same place with that snow land ! I cannot find your shadow.
Congratulation on your great job !
Thanks for sharing and best regards,

Takero

guitianmiranda (3664) 2009-07-17 14:03

Otra panorámica castellana, y la verdad, así es Castilla, panorámica digo.

Bien cosida y jugando con esas nubes bajas, el efecto de profundidad está muy logrado, el tema de los colores, ya es algo más personal, pero desde luego, en el verano de Castilla el amarillo del secano es lo que predomina.

Un saludo.

ifege (1879) 2009-07-17 15:18

Hi Carlos - a great effort must have worked your computer overtime on the stitching!
You've managed to get the light fairly even over the whole shot.
Regards
Ian

Nicou (45117) 2009-07-18 0:36

Hello,

quel pano, une merveille, quel travail, 68 image pour cette merveilleuse vue, grandiose.

Bravoe t amitié

Nicou

xavshot (62707) 2009-07-18 2:16

Bonjour Carlos
superbe travail. L'assemblage est magnifique et le paysage est grandiose. Quelle belle lumière !
Bravo
Xavier

korina (418) 2009-07-18 4:02

Hola Carlos,
Wonderful job! Wow! 68 pictures stitched??!! You can see all little details! Excellent panoramic view!
Congratulations and thanks for sharing,
Korina

devimeuxbe (55936) 2009-07-19 13:34

Hi Carlos
what an incredible work ! Congratulations for this beautifull perspective
well done
Bertrand

jjanczyk (1850) 2009-07-19 16:48

Hello,
Magnificent photo!
Beautiful panoramic view. Amazing colours and light.
TFS

bostankorkulugu (33710) 2009-07-19 20:22

very nice... makes me feel like i was there too next to you... looks so real man...

raszid62 (3231) 2009-07-20 23:12

Hello
Splendid panorama and perfect colours, beautiful sky
Best Regards
Joseph

Cretense (56406) 2009-07-21 13:22

Hola Carlos!

68 fotos?!?!?! que se puede decir? Esta loco? de atar, por supuesto! Pero como las pones todas juntas? Hay algun programa especial? De todos modos, una toma espectacular! y si, puedo ver tu pequena sombra en la version grande! Felicidades!

Un saludo,
Hercules

PD. Acabe de regresar from Kythera. y tu, has venido a Atenas?

KLB (18133) 2009-07-22 7:01

Hola Carlos

I'm really, really impressed by your stijtch... 68 pictures, what an ambitious work ! I've never tried the technics and I wonder if one day I'll succeed with 3 images, so for me, it's just incredible ;o)

The large view is awesome. Many details to observe, even your shadow on the hill.
The warm colours are marvelous, and your light management is great.
Excellent work, sincere compliments.

Un saludo
Karine

Silvio1953 (42155) 2009-07-22 10:31

Ciao Carlos, fantastic stich, beautiful landscape with splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

gneufeld (15189) 2009-07-23 19:14

Hi carlos,
Fascinating work to produce an image of this immense area in a wide panorama perspective. Fine colors but details almost lost by shere size. Congratulations on this one. TFS. Gerald

avene (11058) 2009-07-27 13:21

this is very impressive, I don't think I'll ever have patience to try something as monumental as combination of 68 photos :)
love the result, despite the uneven polarization (may be a layer of gradient filter can help?). the level of detail is excellent, great work.

regards,
Kristine

cherryripe (19031) 2009-07-29 1:57

Hola Carlos
Como te dije, vi este imagen con mi iPhone y tenia que verla de verdad. Impressionante panorama con nubes como vimos hace ya...3 años. Cuidado con la exposicion de los nubes.
Un saludo
Nikki
P.S. Es tu jemelo secreto quien gano la Tour de France ;-)

barrufeto_77 (25845) 2009-08-02 4:19

Hola becino.

Sigues en tu tónica habitual (y eso tómatelo como quieras).
Yo no haría, y mejor no me preguntes por qué.

Hale, que vaya bien.

rigoletto (26400) 2009-08-16 7:33

LOL! You would be the winner if there were a stitching contest around!
Incredible result on that beautfiul landscape. My respects for the labor on this work.
Rgs,
Deniz

maria (2714) 2009-08-17 0:27

Si, he vuelto a esta foto.
It's impressive pero yo estoy mas impresionada.
La calidad de la luz sobre los ocres y arenas es to die for.
No se que mas decir...
Saludos,
Maria

markpanos (1944) 2009-09-23 15:29

Madre mia, que trabajazo! que placer por otro lado, y por ultimo..que resultado!

Es para enmarcarla en el ayuntamiento del pueblo.En serio.

Un saludo amigo ikaro.