From one beautiful city to the next, we traveled from Barcelona to the northern city of San Sebastian, or Donostia, as it is known in the native Basque Country language of Euskara. This has probably been our favorite city of our entire trip so far. Maybe second favorite behind Barcelona. There are a hundred different amazing things about this city, but looking back at this panoramic shot it is easy to say that this view, and the beauty of this beach, are reason number one. The late night casino where I couldn’t lose might be number two.
As always, you can click the photo to enlarge it.
This photo is a combination of eleven photos and was taken from atop a large hill right along the shore. The shoreline see is probably between two and three kilometers in length. The hill is adorned with a large statue of Jesus Christ that looks over the city. Originally the hill served as a strategic location and it is also home to a large fort that protected the city. This was my first attempt at taking, and putting together a panoramic shot. Seriously, my first attempt ever, so I had no idea what I was doing and it is far from perfect. I hope, however, it gives you an accurate glimpse of the beautiful crescent beach of San Sebastian, Spain, and all that it has to offer.
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Nice article about San Sebastian.
Good job on the panoramic shot – great for the first time, actually.
Cheers,
John D. Wilson
Thanks a lot!
Great job! I never really got into taking panoramas, but I enjoy seeing other people’s shots.
Yea, as I said this is my first, and I feel myself getting a little addicted to it!
I can see why this is one of your favorite cities. This panoramic view says it all.
Yes, it definitely is a beautiful place.
Nice job on your first try! I tried taking Panos before, and did not work out that well. Any tips?
Well, I bought a program called DoubleTake that helps a ton. One thing I did was open the pano shot up in lightroom after it was stitched together to try to edit out some of the exposure issues (some shots more exposed than others, etc)
Wow, fantastic photo – it looks beautiful full-size! I think the sign of a good panoramic shot is that you can’t tell it’s stitched together, and you really can’t with this one.
Glad you like it, thanks!
Your first time? wow I am impressed
Thanks! I was fortunate enough to have a very nice place to try it out!
Wonderful panorama – I’m a bit jealous; the pinxtos in san sebastian are legendary!
Yea, they were a bit expensive to make a whole meal out of them but we indulged a few times and each time it was incredible!
What were you playing in the casino to win money?
Blackjack of course!
Great shot. . . and this was your first panoramic? Very nice!
I have not been to San Sebastian but am kicking myself for not going now! I was about 10 km away in St Jean de Luz in France once. Missed opportunity – guess I will have to go back
That is the beauty of travel, you can always go back
Hell I’ll probably go back and I have already been there!
Very nice panoramic! I’ve been trying to take these this year but not sure how they will come out as I’m without my photoshop software =)
I used DoubleTake. Had to buy it but it isn’t too much and it helped quite a bit. As I mentioned above, after I made sure it was stitched up correctly in DoubleTake I took it back to Lightroom to edit out any obvious flaws.
Very impressive! Maybe I’ll have to try this for myself. I might need a tutorial
I’ll be more than happy to try and help if you want to shoot me an email through my contact form.
It worked out well. I never did have the patience to stitch the photos up for a panoramic view. Did you use any special software?
Yup, DoubleTake! Did a vast majority of the work for me.
Well done for your first shot!
Thank you, thank you.
I remember when I went to San Sebastian with my sister, back in 1995, thinking that it resembled Rio de Janeiro in a way. This is a great panoramic photo & thanks for bringing back great memories of the place!
Glad I could spark some memories for you!
Nice article
San Sebastian is really a beautiful place & amazing destination for holidays.Thanks for sharing this information.
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I’m not a pro, but I think the photo looks really great. I love it!
Thanks Adrian, I appreciate the kind words!
Beautiful photo! Unfortunately, I didn’t have the time to explore this area of Spain. Maybe on my next trip!
There is always next time!
Nice article about San Sebastian.
Good job on the panoramic shot – great for the first time, actually.
Cheers,