Create a planet

[Allen]

This is a pretty cool technique.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/92947261@N00/169626218/



Directions from here:

http://flickr.com/photos/snarfo/119870372/


- First create a Full 360 Degrees Panorama (Tips&Tricks), or download my example file.

- Load the file in Photoshop.

- Change the Image Size. Set width to the same size as heigth (uncheck 'Constrain Proporties') to create a 1:1 square. (example file: change 8000x2000 into 2000x2000 pixels).

- Rotate the image 180 degrees.

- Use the 'Polar Coordinates' filter (Rectangular to Polar) to create the planet.

And now you'll understand where the Polar Coordinates filter is meant for ;-)

Note: if you skip the rotation of 180 degrees you'll get the Wheel Shaped Amazing Circle (on the right).

[Daniel Bates]

Combine that with this, and you have a neat image!

[Allen]

Originally Posted by Daniel Bates

Combine that with this, and you have a neat image!

I'm confused. What do you mean?

[Daniel Bates]

Well, you could put the planet from my linked tutorial inside the planet from your tutorial... and have a city around a planet.

[TXhummer2]

(oh! lemme finish HDR first)

[PhotoByMark]

Fun. My first attempt to learn the process.

[Allen]

Not bad! I have to try this sometime soon.

[PhotoByMark]

Thanks.

Here is one more. This was my first attempt at it. I took the pano shoots handheld and with the 12-24. After doing all this I did discover I like "Autostitch". It is free and very easy to use and seems to work pretty darn good. Anyway one more

[PhotoByMark]

Kind of fun. One more.

[Daniel Bates]

On top of the world, are ya?