Panorama Photo

After the fantastic "European storm petrel experience" my companions left the site at appr. 0130 am. I found the whole "package" so intense, that I couldn't just leave. Since the night was warm, clear and calm I told them I would stick around for another hour or so, and find my own way home. When they left, the frequency of the petrels became much lower, and I slipped into a relaxed and reflective mode - all the impressions left me thinking I must be very lucky to witness this...one on one with some of the most elusive birds, fantastic weather and fantastic scenery. Finally, at 0300 am I "surrendered", and walked back to get a few hours sleep before catching the ferry at 0730 am. Nightpanos aren't my speciality, but when I got to the harbour I simply had to try and capture that moment - quiet, crisp clear, and a full moon, like a cherry on top, was too good to just let go.

My lack in skills regarding nightpanos shows, but perhaps it is of interest regardless of the noise and visible transitions.

Pano made from 11 LF pics (RAW), 50 mm, iso-1600, f/3,2, 1/30 sec, handheld, developed in DPP (shade, neutral, ALO off), stitched in PTGui pro, down-scaled and sharpened in Irfanview.