customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I've been working on this for the last few days. take a look and give me some feedback please.http://www.customminds.com/houstontaken from 288 and mcgregor looking north at houston.zoom in , pan around and enjoy.thanks! Edited July 16, 2009 by customminds 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Sweet.This is actually taken from the north building of Mosaic. From the angles of various rooflines, I'd guess that it was from somewhere between around the 10th floor, give or take a few. Too bad you couldn't get onto the penthouse level or up on the roof. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pumapayam Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I've been working on this for the last few days. take a look and give me some feedback please.http://www.customminds.com/houstontaken from 288 and mcgregor looking north at houston.zoom in , pan around and enjoy.thanks!What a way to make an entrance on HAIF.+1 for you man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Wonderful panorama. How many shots is that?Welcome to Haif.Edit: ahh.. it says 25. Even more impressive. Edited July 16, 2009 by Highway6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porchman Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This is so cool!! The clarity is unbelievable.zoom in , pan around and enjoy.OK. What's the deal with the red neon at The Houston House Apts.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Sweet.This is actually taken from the north building of Mosaic. From the angles of various rooflines, I'd guess that it was from somewhere between around the 10th floor, give or take a few. Too bad you couldn't get onto the penthouse level or up on the roof.Thanks TheNiche!Actually it was taken at one of the top floors. next time i'll aim down a bit for you! ;-)i think it came out odd because i was using the 135mm and it has a bit of a zoom. when looking out the window, everything feels much closer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 What a way to make an entrance on HAIF.+1 for you man!haha.. thanks Puma!first time ever! now i must figure out how to multiquote :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Highwaybetween 25 and 30 21mp images. i tried to add a bit of overlay on each photo.PorchVery good question. I might have to write that one off to the blending from adobe photoshop. each photo was a 20 second shutter, so its also possible that they had something red in their apartment. i'll try and peek later when i bust out the camera again. Maybe they are having a wild party (was on a saturday night) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I've tried night panoramas before and failed miserably.... That you did this with that many photos at night just blows my mind. Was each shot taken at the same exposure and aperture despite how it metered ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) I've tried night panoramas before and failed miserably.... That you did this with that many photos at night just blows my mind. Was each shot taken at the same exposure and aperture despite how it metered ?Thanks again Highway. In truth I think I lucked out a bit.This was the second night I tried it. The first I missed a thin slice in the middle of the screen (have no idea how) and i could not just take the photo again the next night. light looked different even though i used the same settings.so i redid all the photos over again (same settings for each photo)100 iso9 f stop20 sec shutteri left the white balance on auto, then converted all images to the same modification afterwards. Edited July 16, 2009 by customminds Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Highway6 Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thats how I've messed up in the past then... tried to get each shot to meter the same instead of actually exposed at the same settings.Thanks for the lesson and look forward to you posting more of your stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fringe Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 That's awesome. Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UrbaNerd Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 (edited) Awesome! Thanks!Oh, and it looks like that tower thingy at Memorial and Studemont is already topped out here! Sweet! Edited July 16, 2009 by UrbaNerd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 This is so cool!! The clarity is unbelievable.OK. What's the deal with the red neon at The Houston House Apts.?Those are Christmas lights. Some people at Houston House hang them on their balcony year round. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Sweet! Thanks for sharing. Did you use a gigapan? What camera body did you use?flipper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 16, 2009 Author Share Posted July 16, 2009 Thank you everyone again!Sweet! Thanks for sharing. Did you use a gigapan? What camera body did you use?flipperdid not use Gigapan, used Zoomifyer EZ v3.1.The camera is the 1dsm3 (21mp)I had it mounted for the shots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moni Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 How could you not love this!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Subdude Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 All I can say is Wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 I just took another look at this, and at more than just downtown, Almeda, and 288. I zoomed in to the maximum extent and panned from the Galleria area all the way to the ship channel refineries. In my mind, the most interesting and abstracted urban form presented here are actually the industrial lights that shine in warehouse and manufacturing districts that are to the right of the downtown skyline. All these multi-colored orbs are just trippy as hell, and of course the refineries are always cool to look at. It'd be awesome if you could pull this off on a clear day from the top of the fmr. Bank One building in Pasadena or somewhere else that's elevated like that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KinkaidAlum Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 Simply stunning. Amazing to think it doesn't even include the Texas Medical Center. Our city is HUGE. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 Thanks again everyone!!The Niche - I'll try to get this for you on the next go around!Kinkaid - The medical center is on the other side of the building. I'll try and see if they will let me on the roof this weekend or next. maybe I can get one for you. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tac0meat Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 That is incredible, great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 17, 2009 Author Share Posted July 17, 2009 That is incredible, great work!Thanks Tac0meat!actually everyone... i made a game out of it...http://www.customminds.com/houston/easter(different address)its a find the hidden egg game. enjoy! ;-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrLan34 Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Simply stunning. Amazing to think it doesn't even include the Texas Medical Center. Our city is HUGE.This is awesome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
laanba Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Nice. I love Houston at night. I look forward to seeing more of your work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samagon Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 great photos!I keep on feeling inspired to get out my camera when I see stuff as well put together as this, but then when I get home after riding my bike, I can't motivate myself! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
customminds Posted July 22, 2009 Author Share Posted July 22, 2009 dr lan - thank you very much! laanba - thank you and i will try to get more for you. samagon - keep with the bike. Long term health is more important than a photo hobby :-) Here are four more... enjoy! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheNiche Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Remarkably, I was driving down 288 around the very time that you took to the first two photos, and was myself taking photos of the fireworks with downtown in the background at the very same moment that you were on July 4th, just from a different angle.You ought to try zooming in on the fireworks, giving them about a 0.5- to 1.0-second exposure, and giving the tripod a slight tap as you press the button. I guarantee a nice result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TxDave Posted July 25, 2009 Share Posted July 25, 2009 Great pic! .I have always loved the view of downtown from the Museum District/Hermann Park area. The substantial skyline rises dramaticly from the green landscape on the ground - impressive even without including the landmark towers on the west side of downtown. This is a great vantage to understand the true breadth and size of downtown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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