Panorama tests

Today I thought I'd have a go at the vertical panorama in the cemetery with the 10-20mm lens. The light was great when I set off but by the time I'd set up the sun had dropped behind the trees a bit. I wanted to shoot this facing the other direction but this way the sun way right behind me creating some pretty nice lighting for the path. Next time I'll make sure to give myself time to set up and find the best angles. It was also difficult because it's a fairly busy path between 3-4 mainly due to school children. 

This was the best one I came up with, there some slightly blurring in some shots because the tripod I was using is too flimsy and light weight but I think I achieved a pretty good sense of depth here.

After the light faded here I went for a walk to try and find higher ground to try and get a few pictures of the sunset because it was really golden today. I don't know the area all that well so I didn't find much. Walking back I noticed the sky was a really nice colour so despite there not being much to take a photo of I thought I'd try and capture these colours.

Shooting handheld got a little difficult due to the low light.

Here I was trying to capture a panorama at the corner to create an exaggerated sense of depth that leads the eye towards the sunset. The moon is also visible in this shot but its at the waxing crescent stage so it's pretty small and difficult to see. The light transition was really nice here but it was a little too dark. I'd liked to have used a tripod here to get crisp shots but the best angle was in the middle of the road and it was far too busy.

The lighting during sunset definitely makes for much more interesting photos, next time I'll plan to visit more interesting locations.

I tried to get some moon shots from my bedroom window after I got back but the tripod wasn't tall enough and it soon disappeared behind the roof of the house across the street. I'll attempt some more moon photography when it reaches at least quarter moon.