Let’s continue with another panorama. With all the photos I took from the Bratislava Castle over the years, I think I never did one from this exact spot. And with the a7R it’s just so nice and detailed :)

This is a 2 tile pano, each tile form 3 exposures. I did blend them manually, as the base exposure covered much of the dynamic range, and only few lights needed to be recovered, and the trees were too dark. Other than that, I quite liked the camera result on it’s own.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2*3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones Adapter ver. IV, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 70mm, Aperture: 7.1, Middle exposure time: 6.0s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.14124, 17.09981

A little change to all the photos I took from under it :). It was actually lucky that I went to the bridge on last Friday, as it was a state holiday, so much fewer cars on the bridge, so much less shaking. Like that I even got longer exposures without any problems, which is usually quite hard from there.

This is another one from my recent trend of doing more panoramic shots. I didn’t even use a panoramic head. You actually don’t need one all the time. If what you are shooting is far enough, or you have a uniform area close to you (road, pavement) where it easily can be blended, you can just do a panorama without it. You don’t even have to be that exact :) Here on the side you can see how this photo looked like put together, before all the needed cropping and correction.

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2*3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones Adapter ver. IV, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 16mm, Aperture: 9, Middle exposure time: 5.0s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.13725, 17.10951

I post a lot of behind the scenes shots, from taking photos and from editing, on my Facebook page. So if you like to see them, feel free to follow me there :)

I been really taking a lot more panoramas lately. This one was quite a funny one, as it was taken from a docked pontoon ship, while the Danube was crazy fast around it. Surprisingly, it was quite stable, and I only got shifts between the exposures, not so much in the exposures them-selfs. Also this was the first time I blended moving water together, and I hope no one will notice where the seam is :)

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 2*5, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones Adapter ver. IV, Lens: Canon 24-70mm F2.8, Focal length: 38mm, Aperture: 7.1, Middle exposure time: 8.0s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.13725, 17.10951

You may have noticed quite a few new photos form Bratislava recently (and even more if you follow me on Facebook). The reason is simple. I try to practice as much as I can with the new camera, so I get the basic controls into muscle memory, and can control them without even thinking about them. And for that one needs practice, more practice and even more practice :)

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 3, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones Adapter ver. IV, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 35mm, Aperture: 9, Middle exposure time: 15s, ISO: 200, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.15744, 17.14882

Third reflection photo in a row :) This one is another one from the a7R. I’ve been playing around with it the last few days, and slowly I’m loosing the muscle memory I developed during the years with a Canon. With a remote in the other hand I already can get a HDR series quite quickly. Should only get better :)

Technique: Oloneo Photoengine, Number of exposures: 5, Camera Model: Sony a7R + Metabones Adapter ver. IV, Lens: Canon 16-35mm F2.8, Focal length: 20mm, Aperture: 11, Middle exposure time: 6s, ISO: 100, Tripod used: yes, Location: 48.13704, 17.10491