It surprises me to find out that Microsoft has been offering a free photo stitching utility for quite some time. And though its quality cannot be matched by photoshop or auto stitch, it is free, and surprisingly fast. While it takes up to 30mins to merge 8 hi res photos from my 550D (5184×3456) in photoshop, it took less than a minute in Microsoft’s Image Composite Editor. Oh, and did I mention that its free?



Download the 64bit version at http://research.microsoft.com/en-us/downloads/69699e5a-5c91-4b01-898c-ef012cbb07f7/default.aspx

Trey Ratcliff was born blind in one eye. Whether this apparent disability has got anything to do with the photos he make I’m not sure, but he has some interesting intepretations of hdr photos you can view here www.stuckincustoms.com/. If you’re interested in how he makes these images, check out his tutorial at www.stuckincustoms.com/hdr-tutorial/.