photoartflightBlackwater NWR Thunderhead Cloud Panorama
I am still going over images I shot earlier this year towards the end of Summer. Work seems to have gotten in the way of doing this sooner. This is from the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge in Maryland, one of our favorite places to photograph. Especially for Eagles and landscapes. The clouds were amazing this day which was great for panorama landscapes. I liked the colors and brightness in the center of the Thunderhead cloud and shot the series so there was more darkness below the cloud. I thought it made the cloud stand out more and look more interesting. I was using 4 different cameras this day, depending on what I was photographing with lenses ranging for the Canon Bodies from 12-24mm, 24-105mm, 300mm & 400mm and a few macro lenses. We never know until we get there what we will find interesting to photograph. So we usually bring an assortment of lenses. Birds were scarce, so we concentrated on Dragonflies and landscapes. For this image I was using a m43 Camera with a Panasonic 14-140mm lens, equivalent to 28mm FOV on a Full-Frame Camera. I only used 2 horizontal images stacked because with a third it seemed too square to me and lost some impact. Lately I seem to be doing more panoramas or stacked images mainly for the practice & challenge of them working out. Plus it is fun (when it Works!) Also images tend to work out better when you have tried various techniques and know when to shoot more or less for certain situations. It does seem the wider you go with the lens, the harder it is to blend sometimes. Below are with the 12-24mm on a Canon Body.
Looking out from the middle of the Lookout Platform – @12mm, 3 Vertical images panorama
Opposite Direction on the Lookout Platform – Early am – 3 img horizontal panorama @ 12mm
4 horizontal images @ 22mm panorama – looking out from behind Information Kiosk
Looking down the Wildlife Drive by the Observation Platform – 2 img vertical panorama to include large main cloud
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Love the stormy horizons!
Thanks! It was a fun 2 days there!
Wonderful panoramas! I wish this NWR was closer, as I am really eager to visit there one day!
Yes, it is one of my favorite NWRs. A great place to photograph!
Impressive captures, Reed! I really like the two direction photos of the platform. Cool perspectives!
Thank you! Sorry for the late reply, did not see this until now! I know you also enjoy photographing at Blackwater! One of my favorite places to photograph!