Day To Night Attempt

Following my original idea I wanted to create a panorama going from day to night. Unfortunately once I got back it on the computer it became clear that it was going to be very difficult to stitch and wasn't going to look as good as I hoped. Firstly, not using a tri/monopod meant that I wans't able to keep the camera in the same location so the angles don't aline. The only way I could get it to join was using the warp tool but that also disfigured the rest of the photo. And secondly I didn't take as many photos of the transition between day and night as I should have done so the fade isn't subtle.

Below is my rough stitch I did by hand.

Panoramas

Before making my final panorama I experimented with a few different styles and locations to generate ideas.

I think this scarf picture would have worked really well as a full panorama with its vibrant colour. It would have also had an eye catching pattern. However as you can see when it came to stitching it didn't work because the scarves were being moved.

This panorama uses a slight dutch tilt. The grey hue and impending cloud looks really dramatic but I would have liked to of included more of the crowd.

I created this panorama by adjusting the clarity whilst in camera raw. Originally I really liked it and was going to submit this as a final piece. However after looking at it over the course of a few days and gaining peer feedback I changed my mind. It does look over edited and looks quite tacky although it does have that dramatic, tense feel I wanted.

Polarising Effect

I'd seen some edited photos I liked that looked like mini planets. I thought that it would be a good challenge to attempt as well as hopefully improving my skills on Photoshop.

To create the effect I needed a photograph that would wrap around and join up. This is the closest one I had (a holiday snap from America.)

All I simply had to do then was flip the image upside down and use the Photoshop polarise effect. This pulls the image into the centre and creates this planet like effect.

This is the final outcome. It took a few re-attempts to line up. I had to completely delete the sky and create my own using a gradient because it wouldn't stitch.