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Fungi circle, Heeswijk-Dintherse Bossen, Netherlands This is a panorama of a circle of fungi taken from the middle of that circle. This was the first time for me to try my new tripod (review: <a href="http://www.ferdychristant.com/blog/archive/DOMM-9P5F23" rel="nofollow">http://www.ferdychristant.com/blog/archive/DOMM-9P5F23</a> ). I used a wide angle 14-24mm lens for this scene given that the circle was very small.<br /> <br /> External help indicates this species to be the Spotted Toughshank. It is identified based on its pale cap with rusty spots on top. In dutch the species name carries the word &quot;rust&quot;. Europe,Heeswijk,Macro,Netherlands,Rhodocollybia maculata,autumn Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Fungi circle, Heeswijk-Dintherse Bossen, Netherlands

This is a panorama of a circle of fungi taken from the middle of that circle. This was the first time for me to try my new tripod (review: http://www.ferdychristant.com/blog/archive/DOMM-9P5F23 ). I used a wide angle 14-24mm lens for this scene given that the circle was very small.

External help indicates this species to be the Spotted Toughshank. It is identified based on its pale cap with rusty spots on top. In dutch the species name carries the word "rust".

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    Quite an intersting shot. I guess you have cropped the picture to give it a panoramic view? I like it! Posted 10 years ago
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      Thanks. Actually, this is a real panorama of 5 photos stitched together, it's not a crop.

      To fully experience it, try opening it fullscreen, click "load original", wait for it to load and then zoom in using the scroll wheel of your mouse. You'll see that it allows you to zoom in very deeply, which would not be possible with a simple crop. This is a 240MP photo :)       Posted 10 years ago
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        It's really great! Impressive! Did you use a software to stitch the photos. I am sorry, I am not familiar with this technique. BTW, the link above is broken. It says: HTTP Web Server: IBM Notes Exception - Entry not found in index Posted 10 years ago
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          Fixed the link, thanks for reporting it.

          The technique is pretty simple. In this case I took 5 photos, each slightly overlapping. Then from Lightroom I select all 5 and chose "Merge to Panorama in Photoshop". Then you get some additional choices, and Photoshop does all the rest. In this case I took he photos from a tripod, but it will even work handheld:

          Epic mega panorama of Tarangire River, Tanzania This photo is quite special from a technical perspective. It consists of 15 x 36MP portrait images, stitched into a mega panorama. The resulting file was over 4GB, which is the TIF limit. I had to reduce the resolution to keep it workable, yet it still is 30,000 pixels wide, and in total about 200MP in size.<br /> <br /> What is cool about this photo is that it allows for a very deep zoom, and given the scene, there is a lot to discover. You'll find many species hidden in this scene if you zoom and pan around. Here's some instructions on how to get the most out of it:<br /> 1) Preferably, view this at the biggest screen you have<br /> 2) Be a member of JungleDragon, and be signed in<br /> 3) Click the photo to open it fullscreen<br /> 4) Click the little "eye" icon in the top right navigation and wait for the original to load<br /> 5) Use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out, and drag to pan around<br /> <br /> Note that this may slow down or crash your browser.<br /> <br /> How about we make a game of this? Post the species names you find in this photo in the comments :) Africa,Panorama,Tanzania,Tarangire,Tarangire National Park


          The above photo consists of 15 photos taken handheld. Each photos is 36MP. Photoshop still manages to automatically align it perfectly. There's other software for this as well, should you not have Photoshop.

          The only problem with panoramas like these is that most users do not get to experience all that detail. It takes a very large and wide screen to truly appreciate it.

           Posted 10 years ago
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            Thank you, Ferdy, I shall give a try next time. Posted 10 years ago

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The Spotted Toughshank

''Rhodocollybia maculata'', common name Spotted Toughshank, is a species of fungus in the Marasmiaceae family of mushrooms.

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Similar species: Agaricales
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Uploaded Oct 13, 2014. Captured Sep 6, 2014 13:39.
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  • NIKON D800
  • f/8.0
  • 1/8s
  • ISO100
  • 14mm

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