![]() However, if you take a panorama you can then reduce the overall size of the final image, significantly reducing the noise in the image. When trying to capture a large sky with a single frame the noise from taking the shot will need to be reduced in post-production or with layering multiple images (something I’ve not mastered, I must admit!). Third, doing a panorama with a longer focal length gives you far more detail in each frame, meaning your final panorama will not only be far bigger (pixel-wise) but also allow you to reduce the size of the panorama, reducing the noise. Also, check out this tutorial on how different focal lengths affect your final astro shot. However, I also like the sharpness of my Sony 55mm f/1.8 lens, but this obviously doesn’t capture as much of the landscape, so I need to do a panorama to get the same composition. For example, I have a Samyang 14mm f/2.8 lens – a really nice fast lens. Secondly, you might want to take a panorama to take advantage of a fast lens, which will allow more light to hit your sensor, getting brighter pictures. Composition is a huge part of photography so getting the right feel to your final image may necessitate a pano. WHY EVEN DO A MILKY WAY PANORAMA?įirst up, why would you want to? There are a number of reasons – firstly, and most commonly, a panorama gives you the opportunity to create a composition that isn’t always possible with a single frame. I honestly haven’t had much success with Lightroom or Photoshop’s panorama stitchers, but you might have more luck! I generally start with PTGui, then move to MS ICE or Hugin if for some reason PTGui isn’t happy – but this is rare. Another option is Hugin, which is immensely powerful, but a little hard to get your head around first time. If you want to try a free option, consider MS ICE – a very powerful tool that works most of the time as well as being quite user friendly. The software I’ll be using to make my panoramas is PTGui – it’s not free, but suits what I do – it can also stitch RAW files, which works for me. If you haven’t done any astrophotography before then make sure you take a look at this awesome tutorial from Lonely Speck before starting. In this tutorial I’ll go through a couple of my recent panoramas and explain the process used to capture the frames and the software I used to create the final pano. Download (28.We are about to head into the next stargazing season down here in the Southern Hemisphere – I thought this would be a good opportunity to talk about something that many astrophotographers like to do but can seem quite complex – making a panorama of the Milky Way. ![]() Look around, up and down in the scene by clicking and dragging with the mouse. PTGui includes interactive panorama viewers both for local viewing on your computer, and for embedding in a web page. Create fully spherical 360 degree panoramas. PTGui gives you full control over the result, enabling you to create perfect panoramas even of difficult scenes, where other stitchers fail. PTGui can stitch multiple rows of images and supports all lenses, including fisheyes. Just drop your photos into PTGui and it will figure out how they overlap. Originally started as a Graphical User Interface for Panorama Tools (hence the name), PTGui has evolved into a full featured, industry leading photo stitching application. The main difference between the two versions is support for HDR stitching, masking, viewpoint correction and vignetting, exposure and white balance correction in PTGui Pro. PTGui Pro is a pro version of panoramic image stitching software for Windows and macOS.
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