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This was from my visit last year.   I was trying to get the entire arch from a closer position.   I think there were 8 images stitched together here, and the distortion was really extreme.   I've been working on learning curve bending, and I finally got it where I want it to be.   This is the "impossible view", but now it's reality.

Very good Barbarian. I would have never known it took 8  images to get this. Looks like you've got it figured out.

I can think of many occasions where being able to do this would come in handy. I wouldn't have a clue as to how to do it.

I get "This photo isn't currently available."

Can you check what happened Barbarian?

Don there is a special program that Barbarian uses.  If you repost it here Barbarian we will add it to the links page that we have in the forum.

I don't get it.   Should work.  Do you see it now?

Microsoft Image Compositing Editor is free and easy to use.   Just snap a series of pictures covering the area you want to show.  (Cover more than you want; you can trim it when it's done)  Then open the editor, and drag the pictures into the work area.

It does the rest.   There are a few tools you can play with, but you don't have to.   Don't worry about what I was saying about how hard it was for the arch.   That was an extreme application where I had to straighten everything by hand.   Most aren't like that.   Or maybe you'll like the fish-eye effect.
http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/um/redmond/groups/ivm/ICE/

Give it a try.

I got it this time Barbarian. It is the impossible view.  I showed John without any of your commentary.  He recognized it right away...

I am going to that the link and post it in another thread giving others access without having to go searching through photo's to find it,

You have done a great job and the "fish Eye" effect is not there.  I know you have worked on eliminating this in your pic's and it appears you have done it!!!  Way to go!!!

At the bottom of the forum there is a thread "Recipes, Links and Information"   That is where I posted Barbarian's link!

Barbarian, this is the link you put in the first post.

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5221/5602309192_526d68088d_z.jpg

You can see that it's a wee bit different.

It's a wonderful photo!