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Polar bears are marine mammals

Yves Roumazeilles — Sun, 29 Oct 2017 11:24:02 +0000

Most people tend to forget it, but polar bears are living in the sea. They tend to get out to the ground (and be photographed more easily there), but they are more than at ease in the water.

Polar bear (Ursus maritimus, Ours polaire).
Conningham Bay, Nunavut, Canada.
August 2016.

Paddy field, high or wide?

Yves Roumazeilles — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 14:49:51 +0000

Sometimes an image (from Nepal or elsewhere) hesitates on the better orientation to give to the photographer. Which one of these two Nepalese paddy fields would you choose?

Mount Everest

Yves Roumazeilles — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:53:30 +0000

When visiting Nepal, I could take a plane trip for some sight seeing, from Kathmandu to the Mount Everest (the highest point of our world at 8848m or 29028ft).

Its Nepalese name is Sagarmāthā (Nepali: सगरमाथा), and it is very near to the Lhotse, another 8000-summit (precisely 8516m or 27940ft).

Everest and Lhotse

The image here was taken from the pilot seat when we were at the nearest point to the Everest during the flight (click on the small image to enlarge it).

The unlabeled peak on the right is probably the Makalu (8463m or 27766ft). But this needs to be confirmed by somebody more expert than I am.

Advice for good panoramic photos

Yves Roumazeilles — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 08:30:32 +0000

In order to easily realize good panoramic photos, it is not enuogh to have a good software package. You also need good images to start with, or the shooting results may degrade significantly the results.

Some easy-to-follow advice:

Start using the Auto exposure mode of your camera, then switch to Manual to shoot in these exact same conditions (of course, the ambient light must not change, so don’t wait too much and avoid times when light is changing quickly -sunset, storms, etc.).
Use a tripod, but if there are not too many objects in the front of the subject don’t worry about computing the exxact optimcal center of the camera+lens.
Disable the autofocus after setting the focus correctly and maintin this focus position on all the images.
Do not keep the Auto White Balance on the camera. Instead, select one single WB mode that will be used on all images.
If you do a horizontal panorama, shoot in vertical (portrait) orientation (to increase the usable surface and to improve the final resolution).
Make sure that you have a wide cross-image section to ease the merging process. The merging software package will thank you.