Panorama Photo

This summer we went to the Faroe Islands for the summer. We took the ferry from Hirtshals, Northern Jutland, because we wanted to enjoy a relaxed period with ourselves, and, for my part, perhaps getting to see some seabirds and the landscapes of southern Norway and Shetland.

We departed in heavy weather (strong winds and rain) on the afternoon of 2015-07-25, but after a few hours the rain stopped, and very conveniently also the wind had calmed down around time for the passage of southern Norway (I hope to produce a pano of that soon) after supper. After a night of uneven sleep and a good solid breakfast, we enjoyed a calm sea, fair weather, clear sky, and the wildest approach on Shetland. Our view went from Fair Isle (app 40 km to the southwest) to the Holm of Noss (app 40 km to the northeast). We were very lucky with the timing of the passage related to the time of day and the weather. How often will that happen?

The pano originally put on as a riddle: Going on vacation, this view suddenly presented itself - completely surprising to me. Does anybody know what I am looking at? And from where? Hope you will join in...:-)

The pano was made from 11 pics (70-200mm, @70mm), f/8, 1/1000 sec, iso-200, RAWs developed in DPP (cloudy, neutral, ALO off, moderate sharpness), stitched in PTgui pro, contrast increased in GIMP (curves), downscaled and sharpened in Irfanview.