how I use categories on chromasia

All the entries on chromasia are placed into one of seven primary categories: six to reflect the aspect ratio of the image, and the seventh to indicate that an image isn’t available as a print. This is purely to simplify the ‘buy this print’ page for each image. Additionally, each photograph may be assigned to one of more additional categories or subcategories, e.g. my photo friday category, self-portrait category, children category, and so on.

about the ‘little planets’ category

Images in this category are constructed from either 360° panoramic images, or smaller sets of images.

26 October, 2007 // little planet #322 comments

The previous two 'little planets' I put up were constructed from 360° panoramas, but this one used the following single shot:

.../archives/little_planet_3.php

When I was researching how to make these, one of the suggestions I came across (though can't find the url now) was that single photographs of islands can make good 'little planets'. So, I decided to look back through my Nassau shots to see if I'd shot any. I had, but I wasn't happy with how they turned out. Anyway, to cut a long story short, I definitely wanted to try using a single image so thought I'd try this one.

With a 360° panorama, the edges meet up as you wrap the image, but with a single shot they don't, so the major work that went into constructing this one was making sure that the joint wasn't too obvious.

captured
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
5.50pm on 25/8/07
Canon 5D
EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
200mm
f/2.8
1/2000
aperture priority
-1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
1x1
24 October, 2007 // little planet #235 comments

Yesterday, I said that I wasn't especially happy with the first 'little planet' I put up. I'm much happier with this one :-)

And again, it was constructed using the instructions on daily dose of imagery.

Update: just a quick note to let you know that I won't be posting anything new today (15.10.07). I'll get something up tomorrow.

captured
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
around 3.45pm on 23/10/07
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
16mm
f/8.0
1/1000 (and thereabouts)
aperture priority
-1/3 to -1
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
5x4
23 October, 2007 // little planet #128 comments

I'm not especially happy with this one, but it's something I've wanted to try for a while, and given that it took me ages to do I thought I'd post it. It was inspired by this shot on daily dose of imagery and was constructed from nine original images, stitched with Stitcher, then converted to a 'little planet' as per the instructions on daily dose.

Let me know what you think.

captured
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
cropped?
around 3.30pm on 23/10/07
Canon 1Ds Mark II
EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM
16mm
f/8.0
1/1000 (and thereabouts)
aperture priority
-1/3 to -1
evaluative
100
no
RAW
C1 Pro
5x4
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