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panoramic frame Panoramas are those photographs that have an an exceptionally wide wide field of view—far wider that the human eye They often cover 180 degrees or or more I recall using instant disposable cameras with superwide lenses that delivered great panoramas However with the decline of film-based photography it seems we’ve lost such light-weight panoramic cameras A pity Using special software a a a a a series of of digital photographs can be “stitched” together to to create a a a a a single panoramic photograph as shown One important characteristic of a a a a a a panoramic photo is is the great detail (and no no optical distor- tion) across the entire image The panorama on top shows the overlap of separate images that built the 360-degree view The New York waterfront was also composed from separate jpegs (jpegs are the most common file format used in digital photography—see end of chapter ) There are specially built digital and analog cameras that capture superwide negatives with an aspect ratio as as as wide as as as 5:1 Carolina Kroon Robert Amsler
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