When you see the fields of tulips in the Skagit Valley, it’s hard to translate the feeling into a picture. The beauty is there, but the sweeping view disappears. Of course it was cold and of course there were too many people and of course I didn’t put in the effort to be diligent and bring a tripod, but I decided to pull together some panorama action anyway. Sure it’s lumpy, but what do you think?
Also, I’m going to try something a little different here. Thanks to the wonderful features of Photoshop CS4, there is a built-in flash-based panorama generator. Want to see it, click the link.
Same image below – scroll with the buttons or the mouse. Which is better? Let me know in the comments.
Tags: flowers, panorama, skagitvalley, tulips
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You should submit your stuff to one of those stock photo places. I bet they’d like it.
What are those things in the sky? kites?
I definitely agree with Cedar, you should put your photos up at one of those stock places. I have no idea which ones would be good.
Do you have any recommendations for which ones are best? I’ve thought about it in the past but I never really shot with an eye toward that and I’m not sure if anything would ever get picked up.
Yep – those are kites. The biggest of the tulip fields up here think of themselves as self-contained attractions rather than… well… fields of flowers. Aside from selling food and paintings and other souveniers, this one has a kite shop and a big field with some kites seemingly staked to the ground flying themselves. I’m not sure if the goal is that you should come and fly kites too or just a way for people to see it from far away.