The Majesty (my largest photo ever)

If you want to see how I made this (and how you can too!), visit my HDR Tutorial. I hope it gives you some new tricks!

This is one of the largest pieces I have ever made; the giant TIFF is about 21,000 pixels across (this one I uploaded is only 15,000 pixels across and has been downgraded to JPEG to fit inside the draconian upload requirements). I shot it one cool and crisp morning at Glacier National Park in this crystal clear lake that is fed by glacial runoff. It is comprised of 90 different photos that took a small eternity to mix together into an epic HDR. I've been thinking about having a 10-foot mural printed at walk-up resolution... but I am not quite sure where I would put it!

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villy21~ away ~ says:

terrific panorama, perfect hdr ! congrats !

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Filan says:

Her Majesty, with all my respect.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

boffo1234567 says:

Great Panoramic view. Excellent work. Go for it with the 10-foot mural print.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Dead Air says:

Incredibly impressive!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

aubreyguynn says:

This is so so beautiful. And so well photographed.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

<wikd> says:

Wow! Biggest ever! A ten foot mural would be sick.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Photomike07 says:

OMG! Incredible!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

DaftM3 says:

Stunning! Which pano program did you use to stitch; was it PTgui?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

slc_jm says:

Cool Stuff. Love the Green, Yellows and Blues.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

iCam Pix says:

wow....the best
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

JoLiz says:

That is majestic indeed!

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jayneblonde says:

LOVE it!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

/dave/ says:

beautiful

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

prajuvikas says:

wow!
its awesome!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Henry M. Diaz says:

Breath taking!!! Love the golden pyramid take!!! Thanks for sharing!!!

;-o)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

extreme.ph says:

Wonderful panoramic..
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

David A G Wilson says:

What an astounding job. I've never tried stitching HDRs - the RAM requirements to process this must have been enormous (or you had to spend an age waiting for paging!). This phenomenal image was well worth the wait though.

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

SublimeImage says:

What else can you say but WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

d.photogal says:

awesome.. amazing reflection and spot to shoot!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

pattpoom says:

Awesome scenery, wonderful reflection.:)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

[Adam_Baker] says:

thats pretty friggin amazing.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Tony Shi, NY-NJ says:

huge, high quality photo, nice view!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

susan_r4 says:

Wow is right and so is 'majestic' - super Trey - one of your best ever!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

sous les paves says:

beautiful hdr image.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Schlüsselbein2007 says:

56k beware! great detail. well done
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

clay.wells says:

dude.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

donnie joe says:

Amazing!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jimgspokane says:

You did very well! It is magnificent!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Dmitrijs says:

90 photos !! A lot of effort but surely for a stunning result !!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

BASMA. says:

amazing ... shoul be explored !!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

p.m.w says:

oh my goodness...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mbshane says:

congratulations on this , Trey!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

CharleneM50(computer is fixed) says:

Amazing! 90 photos, that is amazing! Stunning pic!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

p.m.w says:

i can't believe you did this...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ÀЯŏRÁ says:

90 picture. Amazing.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Steveningen says:

Congratulations on a defining moment to your talent.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Eye on World says:

Excelent !!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

karanmehta says:

wonderful photo - must be even more so at full size.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Noinnebcd says:

That is a heck of a photo.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gauravnaphray says:

incredible superb stunning
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

insashi says:

mastermind
,.-))

fantastic pixels

enjoy your weekend
,.-)))
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

satosphere says:

Wow.
That is certainly impressive. Looks like it would have required an entire render farm to churn out the image

Guess this is the next hip national park to backpack through.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Diego Tabango says:

damn!!!!!

wow!!!

my goodnes!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

!architect4! says:

stunning photo, amazing accomplishment
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

wjeffries says:

Amazing. I especially like the rocks in the foreground, and the symmetry.

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Edgar González says:

Trey this is sooooooooooo awesome!!!!!!!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

doigal says:

definatly deserving of the title. Looks great! Definatly get it printed if you can find the space!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Beefus says:

This is epic!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Suarez says:

Superb! Way to go Trey!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

skawalker says:

Very nice work! I bet this got more and more fun as the pieces came together.

Thanks

Mike
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

[ AM ] Photography says:

Great work! :)

I'm an admin for a group called The World's Best Photos, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniele Cherenti D A N Y C.80 says:

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

antonioVi says:

Looks big and great !!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

traumlichtfabrik says:

WOW so fantastic I'm so stunned! Every minute of effort you put in this image was worth it the result is so gorgeous and incredible! Mind blowing.

All your images are so fantastic and I'm so jealous of all the places you visit. you must have been all around the world...

Have a wonderful day and I always look forward to your next image!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Piccolo Mondo says:

Please add this picture to / Questa foto è GRANDE, perfavore postala a

Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

neilalderney123 says:

erg.. pulling 90 photos together just for us??
Stunningly astounding!

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

A-d-W says:

Flipping heck, 90 photos! Can't even imagine how long this took to process!

Completely worth it though, stunning, and will look great printed.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

fotofreq says:

Spectacular!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Krazy Klown says:

Amazing Photography. Really gorgeous!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Planet 3 says:

Impressive work - this photo was huge...
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

iamguava (ไอแอมฝรั่ง) says:

amazing work!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

-Travel Man- says:

woooow!! Great work!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Joan Giralt says:

Wow hahaha what's your mac, and how many ram you got there.....cause this should be around 1/2gb. (mean the original TIFF).

Amazing tho, perfectly merged!!

I've got a few questions if you want to respond:

You made it manually on CS3 or used any other software?
When have you processed the pan, before or after the merging?
Have you think about the possibility to beat a Guiness record?? ;D

You simply rock dude!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

i.rashid007 says:

Wonderful capture Indeed !!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ayush.bhandari says:

Outstanding efforts!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

tom.hole says:

This is a joke. I could wallpaper my whole living room with this.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Batram says:

Holy Moly! Thats a really great hdr panorama! Bravo!
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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

twoblueday says:

The question which arises with this park is "where are the glaciers?" I know they are not completely gone, but how much longer will we see them?

Excellent panoramic work.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mattsonster says:

holy cow! what camera did you use for that epic shot?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Andy McGowan says:

Speachless, stunning, incredible
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Lila Rose says:

Very interesting piece of art...the subject matter is superb...love the reflections in the water....and I appreciated your commentary and will be following the link to learn more about this...thanks for sharing!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Daniel Familia Photography says:

Flawless!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

LadyDoodleBug says:

You have the patience of a Saint! A VERY talented Saint!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

dincordero says:

superb! flawless execution and the panorama is quite breathtaking.

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Vaskèn says:

My pc can't see the "original" size of this pic... :-s

Really greattttt photo!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

j_bischoff says:

Amazing photo!

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jake C. says:

Simply amazing.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

lifefreezer says:

well worth the work...well done
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

a.Vision says:

When you say 90 photos, do you mean of the same shot - or smaller photos stitched together?
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

The Lost American In America says:

Wow. and Re-Wow.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

TAHAG says:

This is very beautiful.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

gioflu says:

very very nice photo
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

cmgw_73 says:

Wow what a stunner! Had to see the original and your detail is amazing. Great work.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

abartelby says:

I'm not sure I can add any more adequate accolades. But this is positively sublime. Amazing work, as usual.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

justinstephaniemadison says:

WOW what a great morning
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

PiLoTiTo says:

Thank you for your work! Wonderful result!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

andsp13 says:

Absolutely incredible. Was the 90 shots of the panorama itself or was it 30 shots of the scene at 3 exposure levels? Great photograph.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Jörg Dickmann says:

Woweeeeee! Holy cow, that's mindblowing. Congrats to this.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

when_night_falls says:

Stunning work!
This was a mighty impressive motive and shot.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

ibrahem N. ALNassar says:

Lovely shot!

amazing!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

mawa_73527 says:

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Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

corrrey says:

Absolutely stunning!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

p4r4n01d says:

Fantastic pano, the best (if not one of) I have seen. From the small size you can see that the original is going to be good and it was. Faving the original.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

sonia.rego says:

Incredible. I'd like to step into it.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

jeremypullen says:

Outstanding!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Shayan (USA) says:

What more can I say that has not been said. Your photography is what keeps me going Trey. Amazing stuff.
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

Stuck in Customs says:

Thanks everyone! Wow y'all really like this one... here are some comments to try to answer *some* questions.

- Yes, I hate the small default size on Flickr... that doesn't look like a big pano does it?
- There were 90 shots, 3 rows of 10 columns, 3 shots per grid square. The 3 shots were used to make each HDR.
- And yes, my Mac almost melted on the processing... actually, it did on my first 6 tries when the pano went down in flames... learned a lot though!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

vodoxus says:

Love the detail on the rocks in the front of the pic all the way to the details in the sky and trees in the back!
Beautiful!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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