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by transistor-man 1733 days ago
Those Panoramas are gorgeous.

Have you tried 360 photography / meshing? It may allow for those gorgeous long image to fit on mobile better, not really sure. I've been toying with pannellum[1] , and displaying 360 mesh's, its fairly good on mobile. [2]

1: https://pannellum.org/ 2: https://transistor-man.com/Panorama/ashland_reservoir-9-2021...

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Thank you.

No, never tried it. Some people split panoramas into multiple photos that people then swipe through, but that's awkward if the initial shot doesn't hold its own when viewed in isolation. Another option is rendering it out as a panning video, which I could try but haven't yet bothered.

However, my work increasingly shifts from photos towards video as that's where the demand/money appears to be. So I shoot loads of panoramas and then they just sit there unless someone licenses them.