Fully processed Panoramic HDR of the abandon Germain Amphitheater in Columbus,Ohio
ABOUT
Creating a Panoramic HDR is easy with the use of chdk and no scrips are used (Tested working on canon sx130). All you need is:
- a tripod
- a chdk enabled camera with has a manual or program mode
-hugin (download link)
-hdr processing program (for this tutorial will use Photomatrix but HDRartizan is a good alternative)
Preparing the Camera
1. After you have chosen a subject you need to enable auto exposure bracketing (AEB) in continuous mode as highlighted in this article HDR with CHDK.
2. Once enabled set your camera to manual and turn on continuous mode by pressing Func/set and going to continuous (I'm using a canon sx130 may be different for other cameras)
3. Next choose a combination of shutter speed, aperature, and iso that expose the picture properly as indicated by the light meter on the bottom right hand corner and a constant white balance. This maintains a constain exposure between shots.
4. Now turn on a custom timer that takes 5 pictures with a 1 second delay (3 pictures is probably enough but I always use 5, and the ! second delay prevent bluring from pressing the shutter down)
Now you are ready to take the picture
Taking the Picture
Press the shutter down and let the camera take the 5 pictures. then rotate the camera so that 30% of the original picture is in the frame of the next. Repeat this until you are satisfied with the area covered.
This solution allows for quick panoramic pictures to be taken and is very useful. Next step is to process the photos on a computer
Post-Processing