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Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
By:Paul G. Jacobson
Date: 10/31/2001, 2:46 pm
In Response To: Spring launch :( *Pic* (Ken Sutherland)

: as I've mentioned
: I'm finding it hard to get a decent picture with my shop being as narrow
: as it is. I can only take a picture of the whole boat lengthwise, which
: gives a poor perspective of what the kayak really looks like.

Ken, walk along the hull and take pictures at 3 foot intervals. Try to keep the camera at the same height, and distance from the centerline of the boat, and keep the lens perpendicular to the boat. You'll get 5 to 7 pictures which you can lay side by side. Overlap the prints, lining them up as best as you can to get a panorama view of the hull. Sometimes the pictures match best if you overlap them and cut through the middle of the double layer of photos with a sharp knife or razorblade. You eliminate the distortion that occurs at the edges of the photos. Lining them up on a window or light table helps, too.

A little tape on the back of these pictures give you a lovely, long, photo or a lovely, long, boat.

PGJ

Messages In This Thread

Spring launch :( *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 5:19 am
Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
Paul G. Jacobson -- 10/31/2001, 2:46 pm
Re: Sequential ( landscape) images of hull *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 11:45 pm
Re: Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
Patsy -- 11/1/2001, 8:33 am
Re: Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
Ken Sutherland -- 11/2/2001, 1:26 am
Re: Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
brett -- 11/2/2001, 12:59 pm
Re: Sequential ( landscape) images of hull
Ken Sutherland -- 11/16/2001, 10:44 pm
Re: Spring launch :(
LeeG -- 10/31/2001, 7:48 am
Re: Spring launch :( *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 10:19 pm
Re: Spring launch :(
LeeG -- 11/1/2001, 10:06 am
Re: Spring launch :(
Ken Sutherland -- 11/2/2001, 1:18 am
Initial stability seems good :D *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 5:25 am
It does sort of look like a kayak! *Pic*
Ken Sutherland -- 10/31/2001, 5:44 am