The tallest block in the world

[dubaiphil]

Here's a pano from earlier this evening, showing the tallest block of towers in the world - the tall ones are 350m+

Taken with my favourite lens - the Carl Zeiss 2/35 Distagon. A shorter focal length that my other recent panos on the forum but possibly even more detail, plus better micro contrast, make this my favourite lens for nightscapes. Add in a good compromise in terms of number of shots and the great sunstars that this lens renders and I love it!

This is a 6 shot panorama, with each shot blended with -4EV, -2EV and 0EV exposures.

Plenty of detail on the 7852 x 3243 px original:

[Donald]

Plenty of detail on the 7852 x 3243 px original:

Staggering amount of detail.

That is magnificent, Phil.

[Harpo]

WOW! This really looks good on my monitor this time!

[davidedric]

Fabulous work, Phil. Just one question. The pano seems to cut off rather sharply down the middle of a building on the right. Did you have a reason behind that? Dave

[Mike Buckley]

More gorgeous light!

[dubaiphil]

Staggering amount of detail.

That is magnificent, Phil.

Thanks Donald

[dubaiphil]

WOW! This really looks good on my monitor this time!

Thanks Mike

[dubaiphil]

Fabulous work, Phil. Just one question. The pano seems to cut off rather sharply down the middle of a building on the right. Did you have a reason behind that? Dave

Thanks Dave. There was a lot of mess in the foreground right, and all the buildings were overlapping from that point for another 3km to the right so there was no place to make a clean break.

[dubaiphil]

More gorgeous light!

Thanks Mike - I like the light and how the glow of the Grosvenor House Hotel buildings (neon blue) light up the Infinity Tower (the twisty one)

[xiaomingli]

Great job, which tool you used for this panorama?

[dubaiphil]

Photomatix Pro to blend the images, and PTGui to stitch

It's very intuitive, and get good easy results when aligning verticals.

[Karm Redland]

Phil, you and your software and lens did a great job. The image's color and detail are both addicting to look at. I know this is whacky, but when I look at the image I keep seeing a futuristic space launch station with some of the buildings looking like rocket ships.

Karm