Gosforth Park Nature Reserve

I have been part of the team building a new boardwalk and hide in the nature reserve in Gosforth Park.  The boardwalk was finished in January and the hide is due to open next month.  Before we put the felt on the roof I took the opportunity of going up there with a camera.  This is my first attempt at a panorama.  Eight photos were taken at 45 degree intervals using a Canon 6D with a 24-70mm lens at 24mm on a tripod.  I spent some time getting the horizontal sorted out.

The photos were stitched in Photoshop Elements 10.  When I tried stitching 8 photos the programme insisted on splitting the lake, whichever order I used for the pictures.  So this one is done with 5, covering around 225 degrees.  The missing section is just more reedbeds so I think it is better like this.  You can see the boardwalk on the left, curving into the distance.  It ends just before the trees.

I am encourage to try more panoramas but probably not from a rooftop in the middle of a lake.  Click on the photo to enlarge.