A lot of weapons mounted on the wall inside the Jaipur City Palace

Here, you can see the large display of weapons, all mounted on a smooth red wall inside the Jaipur City Palace. The exhibit is a mark of the historical background of the whole region.

Tip (Extent of overlap of the panorama segments): When you are shooting the segments that make up a panorama, you have to decide the overlap for each segment. You should overlap each shot by at least 30 percent. If you are shooting a row of buildings, then the next shot should include the last building that was there in the previous shot. Some cameras provide a panorama mode that displays a portion of the previous shot in the monitor so that you can see where to align the next shot in the series. If your camera doesn’t offer this feature, you need to make a mental note of where each picture ends so that you know where the next picture should begin.

Collection of weapons inside the Jaipur City Palace

A photo of a display of swords, arrows and shields inside the Jaipur City Palace. Given the history of the region, where warfare and fighting was common, such a display of weapons is not exceptional.

Tip (Camera supporting exposure lock): Like many camera functions that are not so easily known, many cameras offer an exposure lock function that is overlooked. An exposure lock function is useful for panoramas. The best way of finding out whether your camera has an exposure lock is to review the manual (you might find additional functions while reviewing the manual)

Pigeon making its way on the smooth floor

The Jaipur City Palace has this inside hall with a smooth marble finish, and where there is a lot of silence. Here, you can see this pigeon slowly walking on the floor of the smooth floor.

Tip (Moving objects in the panorama): Do your best to prevent having moving objects in the shot. They not only distract from the main objects, but can unknowingly appear in another shot. In addition, moving objects can have an effect on the focus.

View of the inside of the Jaipur City Palace

From the doorway, you can get a view of the inside of the Jaipur City Palace. The place and structure is so well maintained, you would think that it is painted every few months (and maybe it is being painted every few months, since I don't know enough about its maintenance).

Tip (Consistent focus): Make sure that your focusing is consistent. If you lock the focus on the foreground in one shot, don’t change your approach and decide to focus on the background in the next segment.

Entry to the inner areas of the Jaipur City Palace

Well, technically not correct, since the actual inner areas of the Jaipur City Palace is where the royal family still lives, but the entry shown here is the place where there is no traffic, and tourists have to enter here after paying an initial entry amount.

Tip (Keep the camera level): If you look closely, some tripods have small in built bubble levels that indicate whether the tripod and consequently the camera, are level. If you don’t have this kind of tripod, you may want to buy a little stick-on level at the hardware store and put it on top of your camera.

Row of canons inside the Jaipur City Palace

Photo of a row of canons inside the Jaipur City Palace. Canons and warfare was an integral part of the history of the region, with the entire race being known as a martial race. The canons are meant to highlight the history of the region.

Tip (Advanced equipment): If you have advanced equipment, such as the shutter release use it to prevent movement of the camera while shooting the various segments. Even one segment that’s blurry can spoil your panorama.

Arched doorway with a lamp

This is a photo of one of the arched doorways inside the Jaipur City Palace. The doorways of the structure are all built similarly as arches, being the most structurally sound way of building a doorway. In addition, there is a lamp, built in the same historic manner, hanging from the doorway.

Tip (Delays while shooting panoramas): When shooting the various images of a panorama, shoot the separate shots fairly quickly, especially if clouds are moving behind your landscape. If you spend too long between shots (especially in a landscape), things can change such as light levels or the weather, involving much more effort in software later for corrections.

Canon located inside the Jaipur City Palace

A canon ceremonially placed inside the Jaipur City Palace. The actual precints of the palace is a place meant to see the beautiful architecture of the period when it was built, and is very well preserved. The placement of these canons, the ceremonial costumes of the security guards, all make this a beautiful place.

Tip (Focusing for a panorama): Once you focus on the first segment, turn off auto-focus for your lens. You need to make sure that you maintain the same focus during the entire shot, as it would look very bad (!) if different segments of your panorama have different focus points.

View of the Hawa Mahal in Jaipur

An integral part of the architecture and places to see in Jaipur is the Hawa Mahal. This is an impressive red sandstone building, with a huge number of windows that allowed the royal woman to look out without being seen from others. The Hawa Mahal is essentially just the outer facade, with no big structure inside; another point is that it is located in a busy market area.

Tip (Maintaing the same exposure in a panorama): You must maintain the same exposure used for each shot to make the later stiching of the separate photos smooth and convincing. If you get a scene or time where the entire horizon evently lit, hen great. If this isn’t possible, you’ll need to find an exposure compromise that works for the entire scene and make sure you control the exposure during the entire shot.

Shops in the old market of Jaipur

These are shops located in the old market of Jaipur, close to the Jaipur City Palace. The shops follow a code whereby they are not allowed to have any external banners, with the names being inscribed as a part of the structure of the exterior.

Tip (Planning number of shots needed for a panorama): Before you actually shoot the shots required for a panorama, do a practise run to check the number of exposures you’ll need for a complete 360 degreee pass. You will get an idea as to where you need to end each photo. If you’re shooting from right to left include a memorable area on the left of each frame in the following frame. If you’re using a pano head on the tripod (not essential to get this head, but it makes for a better panorama), measure and fix the degree of rotation.