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Old 11-29-2007   #6 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by NikonErik View Post
Looks to me like these images were captured with a camera with fisheye lens suspended above the scene looking straight down. Using the polar coordinates filter alone won't duplicate this effect very well in my opinion.
I'd have to agree with you there. I've tried STM's Polar Coordinates filter method on a number of images and, while it comes close to the effects shown in the attached photos, there is an obvious "join" and a little too much distortion for the result to look realistic.
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