A few days ago @patdavid posted a panoramic shot from LGM 2014 in Leipzig. Now, I happen to have a stitched something from the same even myself that I processed a long time ago (using darktable and hugin) but that I never happened to post. Mostly because I wasn’t 100% satisfied with the result – some stitching errors, and some issues due to movement of the subject. Anyway, here it is. A Brenizer style portrait of our beloved (forum) Leader. Shot at f/1.8 with an 85mm lens on a full frame camera.
It helps to start small sometimes and work your way into larger or more complex stitching projects, I think.
It’s not uncommon for me when stitching just a few frames to manually define my control points by hand (it’s really only a handful that are needed sometimes).
I really think this result is neat, personally. Almost looks unreal/fake.
What I really like is the frame (I mean, besides the subject ). It tells a story by itself. Similar to analog contact prints with the typical frame of a 8 by 10 film. I would keep it and print big. You could even think about additional black edges to make it more visible.