I've always admired panoramic photos. I think the photo is beautiful as a complete scenario depicting some landscape or city without that limitation that we find when only taking a photo with 5000 x 4000 pixels, which often don't have the continuation of a story, like: How, where and in what situation it was taken? In this style of photo I have always been fascinated to accompany in Panoramio (sad that the site is over) the panoramic photos made by photographers in several European cities, such as Rome, Paris, London, all perfect showing the 180-degree movement of a city, with its cars, buses and people circling. I saw the photo and it felt like I was there.

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Following this fascination, I have seen that my Sony Alpha 3500 camera, even with a basic 18 - 50 mm lens, can perfectly scan a panorama by gathering several photos of that environment, where is only necessary for me to hold the shutter during this scan. I have tested this function several times. Some photos were horrible, some more or less, I almost gave up. But quitting today is no longer part of my vocabulary. I stopped, I concentrated and during my walk through the city I was able to take those panoramic photos that I would like to share with you.

I went to the roof of the Paço Alfândega Mall, which is about 30 meters high or 40 meters high and I was able to do this view at sunset. You can see on the other side of the Island the entire district of Saint Antony, with its new and old buildings. On the left side, we have the famous "Twin Towers" and you can see in the background some buildings in the Boa Viagem neighborhood, which is in the south zone of Recife (there is already the beach). In the right corner you can see the Mauricio de Nassau Bridge, which also gives access to the district of Saint Antony. Look at the movement of the cars in the left corner below. At this time the traffic is intense.

I am now in the middle of the Mauricio of Nassau Bridge. You can see a little on the left side the Paço Alfândega Mall, the "Twin Towers" on the right side and in front of the bridge that gives access to the Port of Recife.

The night has come. To conclude my day I went to Ground Zero (Marco Zero) to do this panoramic of the main historical buildings of that place.

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Technical Specifications of the Photos
Camera: Sony Alpha 3500
Lens: 18 - 50 mm
f=5.6
V=1/500
ISO= 800
Function = Panoramic
Magic (Editor) = Adobe Light Room

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Thank you for your company on this Panoramic Photography Tour!

Obrigado pela sua companhia nesse passeio fotográfico panorâmico!

Happy New Year!

Feliz Ano Novo!