my first pano ever

[Bambi]

This is the first time I've tried to do this. I downloaded auto stitch which was painless to use.

all comments, criticisms, suggestions are welcome

[Iguanasan]

What a wonderful panorama, Bambi. I love the way you framed the shot with a tree on either side.

[Mad Aussie]

We should all be to do so well on our first attempt at a pano!!

Composition is very nice here.
Exposure looks good too considering the bright sky against the dark mountain foliage. Some dodging of the darker areas might have helped a little I think.

I'm having a 'Harp at Bambi about over-sharpening' day today so please forgive. If you look at the top left section of this photo around the tree you'll see some serious sharpneing artifacts. It's more easy to see here Flickr Photo Download: pano of Banff
You may have a soft monitor that isn't allowing you to see this sort of thing yourself, or maybe you're just missing it. Landscapes don't have to be tack sharp. Not all over at least.

I think this might be leaning slightly left too. Just looking at the road and the lake it feels that way to me anyhow.

Good work, lovely vista!

[mbrager]

Wow, thanks for sharing. It captures the majesty of the mountains for sure, and what it`s like to view the peaks stretching in several directions. Awesome.
Mike

[Bambi]

thanks all for being so gentle about my first time

Yes, I can see the over sharpen. Can't believe I missed it the first time. I must just be going blind with all the photo editing. I will dial it down a bit but please let me know how I'm doing

I will also fix the level.

[Bambi]

any better? that tree on the left is driving me a bit nutty.

[Mad Aussie]

It's fixed the over sharpening on the tree

This is where learning to use layers and then sharpening one layer more than the other and then blending them together via layer masking allows for selective sharpening. In this way you could retain the sharper mountains, lake etc without over-sharpening the tree.

[Greg_Nuspel]

Great first pano, you have a talent. Good start and end points to the pano using the trees. You handle the lighting very well with your exposure.

[Grant]

Bambi

You do like the sharpening tools so when you get back lets do sharpening. I have a ton of tricks that will help you. While none are complicated they are all complicated to explain by email.

[Bambi]

Bambi

You do like the sharpening tools so when you get back lets do sharpening. I have a ton of tricks that will help you. While none are complicated they are all complicated to explain by email.

you are on Grant. That would be wonderful.