I have a confession to make.
A sleek, black lady has entered my life and she is making that Linhof ‘gal so, so jealous.
You see, I’ve picked up a new point-and-shoot camera on my travels around Asia and it has a ‘sweep panorama’ mode that is just a hoot to use. Harking back to the old rotating camera days, this one scans a strip as it is swept across the field of view - either vertically or horizontally - and then cleverly ‘stitches’ the final composite image in a matter of seconds.
Having manually done this quite a few times, I can tell you that the ability to quickly stitch a scene in real time is just a joy to behold. Also, because the camera stays with me 24/7, it has liberated me from the tyranny of backpacks, tripods and filters (you’d be amazed at the crazy panoramic images you can get from even airport lounges).
I’ve had the web guys put together a slide show above and hopefully you’ll enjoy it. They were taken handheld with no filters (you’ll notice some classic rotating camera drawback such as depth-of-field and scan line/shearing issues but that is all part of the fun).
All I need now is the ability to upload pictures direct from my camera (we’ve attached cameras to phones, why can’t we attach phones to cameras?!) and I will then set a wedding date accordingly.
The love affairs continues....!
