A 30 Exposure Impossible View of Wrigley Field - 2010
For those of you around here, you know that to get a view of Wrigley without cars, traffic lights, buildings, etc - you have to be right up at its doorstep. So that's exactly what I did.I shot six vertical shots from left to right to make this. And for each of the six, I shot 5 exposures. After blending each of the vertical shots to maximize dynamic range, I hand stitched the whole thing together.So this one was a lot of work that resulted in a 275mb tiff, that after being cropped is 32 inches by 17 inches at 300dpi. But at least I now have a shot of all of Wrigley Field without distractions!
Nicole Defilippis
commented over 1 year agothis is awesome!
Dianne Janega
commented over 1 year agoBeautiful! Need a copy of this one for a Chicago transplant in D.C. who is a real Cubs fan. This is really unique.
Joe Balynas
commented over 1 year agoCover Shot....=-)
Jessica Cassidy
commented over 1 year agoI'm a Sox fan, and I still love this one...
Alton Weatherspoon
commented over 1 year agoI'm never a fan of the Cubs, but this shot is an absolute masterpiece. :-)
Therese Flanagan
commented over 1 year agoWell done!
Marlene Goodman
commented over 1 year agoWow - when Sox fans compliment you, that's a hit! Love the picture and.... go Cubbies!
Jeanine Handley
commented over 1 year agoI thought collages were not allowed? Obviously photoshop work was used to "hand-stiched" this together. Its nice but I don"t think it follows the rules.
MARLA Urbanek
commented over 1 year agoReally cool shot!!! I am like Jessica, a Sox fan but also a Chicago fan & this is great!
Victor Garza
commented over 1 year agoCool shot....
Tiffany Whisler
commented over 1 year agoIncredible - you ARE the HDR master (and very patient to boot)!!
Joe Lekas
commented over 1 year agoIt's a panorama, not a collage. A collage would be random photos slapped on one page. Those player photos were real banners on the stadium. Just stitched together a panorama - no rule breaking here, friend.
Ma Anderson
commented over 1 year agoBreathless.
Joe Lekas
commented over 1 year ago:)
Joe Pearson
commented over 1 year agoVery well done!!
Joe Lekas
commented over 1 year agoThanks, it was hard work!
bette ann kelly
commented over 1 year agogreat job!
Kerwin Plevka
commented over 1 year agoHow the heck do you DO that - time after time after time???
ROSANNA MALATO
commented over 1 year agoWill you teach me? You photos are works of art.
Joe Lekas
commented over 1 year agoThanks so much, Rosanna!
robert boake
commented over 1 year agoThis is the most amazing Image!!!
Well done Joe!
Tony Velada
commented over 1 year agoI am a Sox fan, but this is very nice. Very cool.
Dwane Lindsey
commented over 1 year agoAbsolutely awesome!
Geneviv Frank
commented over 1 year agoThis is absolutely IMPRESSIVE!
Heather Dilillo
commented over 1 year agoWOW
Jonathon Pomeroy
commented over 1 year agoWow! This is a great shot!
Kathy Schiltz
commented over 1 year agoBeautiful work!! Your result is well worth the time and effort it must have taken to achieve this. It's just beautiful!!
Gurley Hardin
commented over 1 year agoThis is a gem! Excellent capture, well done...congrats!
Tess Kearns
commented over 1 year agoI really like this panorama. Thanks for clearing that up. To me, since it looks like one picture, it is!
Gabriela Acevedo
commented over 1 year agoKool shot!!!
Ma Anderson
commented over 1 year agoYou have definately inspired raising my aspirations to a whole new level! A gal can dream can't she? - I hope you will sign my copy! Have a great weekend! Thank you!
Paul Brackley
commented over 1 year agoWell done!
Gary Lake
commented over 1 year agoBest work capturing Wrigley I have seen. Outstanding!
John Absher
commented over 1 year agoAgree with Gary above and lots of others. Looks like a freaking poster, except one of the better ones I've seen.
John Absher
commented over 1 year agoJust went up to cast vote and saw more I gotta comment on. The way you captured the motion of all those flags, the amazing lighting across the bottom, and the perfect sky/background ... just gorgeous work. AND THEN I saw "30" ... did you mean "thirty" as in three zero ... that's amazing. I have done as many as 13 exposures and I thought maybe that was a bit overboard. I'd love to see this one in the book Joe, but then I could see every one of your shots I've seen so far in the book.
Joe Lekas
commented over 1 year agoYep yep, 30. When I put my mind to something.....I don't give up. Even if it drives me crazy! Thanks for the compliments! This one was tough!
Peter Marzano
commented over 1 year agoSeriously, this is incredible!
Carly Jacobs
commented over 1 year agoWould love to hang this on my wall :) It's Amazing.
John Chimon
commented over 1 year agoamazing work ! nice one
Kimisha L. Pierce
commented over 1 year agoI commend you for putting in all that effort. Your a trooper. It definitely was worth it. Fantastic shot!!!!
Joe Genco
commented over 1 year agoAwesome Shot!!!
MARK WILLIAMS
commented over 1 year agoI bet Mr. Rickets would like to see this.
Kevin Lemon
commented over 1 year agoVery good shot. And the work that you put into it shows. I wanna be like you when I grow up. Great job.
Michael Swygert
commented about 1 year agoOne of the very best shots I have ever seen !
Ma Anderson
commented about 1 year agoWOW, how awesome, incredibly lucky and honored am I to be published in the same book as you! Congratulations to you Joe! Again, thank you for the inspiration!
Stefan Schneider
commented about 1 year agoAmazing!
Wade Lucas
commented about 1 year agoAmazing.
Eric McNeil
commented 12 months agoAbsolutely perfect, I bet the Cubs would buy this one off of you for their media guides!!
Debbie Beller
commented 9 months agoBeautiful!
Kelly Dilbeck
commented 8 months agoYou know it's good when even a SOX fan loves it!
David Yaeger
commented 3 months agoThis is an amazing shot Joe I'm humbled and blown away with your knowledge and expertise.