The sideways panorama is the most popular kind, but it requires discipline
By far the most popular direction to extend the image is sideways, and the technique of pan-and-stitch makes it extremely easy. In fact, most smartphone cameras can do it. The word ‘pan’, which comes from the motion picture industry, is a contraction of panorama and these have a near-universal appeal and an interesting history, both worth exploring. Not only the way we see, but also the physical way that landscapes and cityscapes are laid out, naturally encourage a panoramic view; one of the most basic appeals is it immerses the viewer. In painting, panoramas go back at least as far as Roman murals, while 360-degree panoramas viewed on a cylinder from inside became wildly popular in the late 18th century in Europe.
This story is from the Summer 2018 edition of N-Photo: the Nikon magazine.
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