Afternoon All,
Thought I would advance my photography skills a touch further with my Pentax K-X SLR camera, and try creating some panoramic shots. I've been taking professional quality photo's for many years, but found this a bit of a struggle. My first effort is below, so please rate it (and open it in a new window - The file's pretty large). It's not perfect, and even on my i7 950, photo stitching this image took a pretty long time.
http://dl1.mtmuk.co.uk/Emerson_Valley_Panoramic_V2.jpg
Main reason for posting it here is to try and pick up a few tips along the way really, as loads of TR users appear to be into this too. For example, best practices for taking the pics in sequence etc, and how to avoid certain things distorting (look closely in the image above, and all it's not as it appears where the silver cars and some trees are concerned). Also, what software is recommended? I'm currently using a trial of the 64-Bit version Panorama Factory. It's ok, but it's no Photoshop...