Back from Paris

[habakuk]

Hi all.

I've been visiting Paris (been there 20 years ago!) and planned to visit the Musée de l'Orangerie to see the Nympheas by Claude Monet. Stunning, very inspiring, touching work.

Even the fact I was allowed to shoot in the rooms, there is no way to transport even a fraction of the power of the huge paintings. But I wanted to share a small impression of one of the rooms. You might get an idea how that feels to sit there and sink into those paintings. I highly recommend a visit, if you ever make it to Paris.



(click > zoom, 1400 pixel)


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[ilchkai]

i will have to go there - i saw this animated view of the gallery being posted somewhere else (or maybe even here) http://www.musee-orangerie.fr/homes/home_id24795_u1l2.htm

nice panorama shot!

kai

[eob]

This sure is an impressive painting and worth seeing in person, because no photo can even get close to the original. In that way, it is an equivalent of looking at the NASA shots of Earth versus looking at Earth through a space-ship's window...

[aprilS]

My husband recently took a (first) trip to Paris, and also raved about this museum. I blushed to learn that Monet actually painted panoramas, and was stunned by the beautiful architecture of this space -- which presents them so sensitively. For this experience, I might actually travel overseas again...

[habakuk]

Thanks all. Yes, this museum is certainly worth a visit. Only... you won't see it so empty. I've compiled this scene from twelve frames, using only those portions that have no people on it. So it looks peaceful, but usually it's very busy. That's a bit sad, since those panoramas would make me sit there for a hour or two. They're so powerful in transmitting a serenity and emotionality. I love those paintings.

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[aprilS]

It didn't occur to me to wonder why there were no other visitors. This is the way it should be seen.

But, you remind me of a Photoshop technique which layers the frames and then eliminates pixels which aren't common among them. In theory, that will remove moving objects in a scene.

I've never given it a try, but am now inspired to test in case the right opportunity does arise -- like visiting Paris. 

[habakuk]

Oh well... I am in some parts still old fashioned and did the layering manually. I wasn't aware that I could do that automatically?

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[eob]

Image stacking. But it does not always work the way we would like it to work. Special conditions must be obtained during shooting to get the optimal results.

[habakuk]

Hmmm. but how do I influence the process, or can't I?

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[eob]

I have never used that method, but I remember reading about it in "Photoshop User". If I find that particular issue (from about a year ago, I think), I'll let you know.

[aprilS]

Digging out my notes, I see those date back to 2008 and relate to CS3 Extended.

However, the relevant bits seem to be:

* Median Stack Mode, "which eliminates pixels that aren't consistent from frame to frame."

* Attempt to Automatically Align Source Images.

And a follow-up comment:

"I think you can also do something similar in regular CS3. Take multiple shots of the same subject area and load them into a document with each image on its own layer. Then use Auto Blend Layers. This will remove objects which aren't common to all of the images."

I've been meaning to try this before posting a response, but haven't gotten around to it yet. Perhaps you will!