Little Planets!

PaulJohn · Apr 10, 2016

Hey everyone,

If any of you are into this concept, post your little planets in this thread! I'd love to see them!

I've finally managed to capture my first one. Taken using Litchi above Trafalgar Square, London and stitched in PTGui Pro from 26 images. The app is actually really simple to use and offers a nice variety of ready presets, including little planets. There's a free trial so give it a try!

It's worth noting that it took Litchi well over 3 minutes to capture the shots... I wonder if any other software out there handles it faster?

Paul

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Santiego · Apr 10, 2016

PaulJohn said:
Hey everyone,

If any of you are into this concept, post your little planets in this thread! I'd love to see them!

I've finally managed to capture my first one. Taken using Litchi above Trafalgar Square, London and stitched in PTGui Pro from 26 images. The app is actually really simple to use and offers a nice variety of ready presets, including little planets. There's a free trial so give it a try!

It's worth noting that it took Litchi well over 3 minutes to capture the shots... I wonder if any other software out there handles it faster?

Paul

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That's awesome - Great work! I got to try that.

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NormanNormal · Apr 10, 2016

Wow this is so awesome. I am going to try this. Thanks for the heads up on that software. I tried 4 different programs and I could not get them to stitch my panos, but this one you suggested worked flawlessly and it was fast and easy.

nhoover · Apr 10, 2016

Here's one I shot last weekend up in Washington:

This one is processed with PanoramaStudio 3 Pro from 26 shots using Litchi and P4.

PaulJohn · Apr 10, 2016

nhoover said:
Here's one I shot last weekend up in Washington:

This one is processed with PanoramaStudio 3 Pro from 26 shots using Litchi and P4.

Beautiful! [emoji1319]

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sstiglich · Apr 11, 2016

PaulJohn said:
Hey everyone,

If any of you are into this concept, post your little planets in this thread! I'd love to see them!

I've finally managed to capture my first one. Taken using Litchi above Trafalgar Square, London and stitched in PTGui Pro from 26 images. The app is actually really simple to use and offers a nice variety of ready presets, including little planets. There's a free trial so give it a try!

It's worth noting that it took Litchi well over 3 minutes to capture the shots... I wonder if any other software out there handles it faster?

Paul

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I have to say, that is really amazing. It looks like the perfect spot and great conditions. Would you share a bit on your process, your flight height, how many pictures, etc? I'd appreciate it. Thanks!

sar104 · Apr 11, 2016

PaulJohn said:
Hey everyone,

If any of you are into this concept, post your little planets in this thread! I'd love to see them!

I've finally managed to capture my first one. Taken using Litchi above Trafalgar Square, London and stitched in PTGui Pro from 26 images. The app is actually really simple to use and offers a nice variety of ready presets, including little planets. There's a free trial so give it a try!

It's worth noting that it took Litchi well over 3 minutes to capture the shots... I wonder if any other software out there handles it faster?

Paul

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Very impressive images, but did you have any concerns about flying above such a crowded location as Trafalger Square?

PaulJohn · Apr 12, 2016

sar104 said:
Very impressive images, but did you have any concerns about flying above such a crowded location as Trafalger Square?

Thank you

and nope, no concerns whatsoever. I trust my Phantom enough to fly it above obstacles, and anyone who might argue it's unsafe to do so should just think about the fact that we risk our lives everyday walking on the pavement, across the street, standing on a train platform etc. but those risks are minimal, otherwise we'd just stay at home right?

The way I see it flying a Phantom in a responsible manner isn't any riskier than driving a car, or undertaking any other daily activity for that matter. So let's enjoy our awesome drones and stop stressing!

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Spidermonkey983 · Apr 12, 2016

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PaulJohn · Apr 13, 2016

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Very Nice! Did you take it with Litchi?

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Ramphex · Apr 13, 2016

Ha, just because of this thread it finally pushed me over the last little bit of deciding whether to get Litchi or not. Thanks Paul. You owe me $19.99.

Lol jk. Awesome shots guys!!

cdean · Apr 13, 2016

Here is one I did in lithi, not sure why only a portion of the photo stands out.

StratocasterDave · Apr 13, 2016

I'm P3P owner lurking here. Care to share how these were made? Awesome stuff!

Dave

maseman88 · Apr 13, 2016

I need more info on how this was made as well. I want to get a cool one of the desert!

Samuaw · Apr 13, 2016

That's an incredible picture buddy!
Where did you take off from if you don't mind me asking?
it just seems rather bait if you whipped out your phantom on the street corner, as anywhere near that area is fully packed with "people traffic" aka tourists.

volace · Apr 13, 2016

Back to the topic and ignoring all meaningless overinflated safety concerns , why you have to use litchi to shoot your 16 pictures and use the program to stitch them ?
Can I just fly in Dji go and take sequential pictures ?
Please let me know because I do not want to use litchi unless I have to

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StratocasterDave · Apr 13, 2016

I haven't tried it yet but there an iOS app that will do the pictures. It's called Drone Pan.

Then, you can do the stitch work in somethings like PTgui. That's available for Macs and Windows.

cdean · Apr 13, 2016

I personally use litchi for the panorama because it takes away the guesswork of making sure your overlapping your pictures just right. After taking the first picture The bird will automatically adjust for the next shot. If you want to do a spherical photo the gimbal will rotate downward automatically to the proper degree and The sequence starts all over. You can set it manually for your duration in between photographs if you like.

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Squeamish · Apr 13, 2016

volace said:
Back to the topic and ignoring all meaningless overinflated safety concerns , why you have to use litchi to shoot your 16 pictures and use the program to stitch them ?
Can I just fly in Dji go and take sequential pictures ?
Please let me know because I do not want to use litchi unless I have to

Litchi has a nice preset that will hold the drone in position and automatically rotate the correct amount between each shot to give you maximum coverage.