This is a 34 image (portrait orientation) multi-layer pano.
The original is 6,077 x 17,331 pixels . . .
so the downsampling was extreme to say the least.
Second version based on Victor's observation. I found
the darkened peaks were simply a result of the method
used for conversion - Calculations. Instead of
converting at 100% I converted at 50% and this is the
result. zoomed in I think a large print might need
more contrast in the rocks than this - but severly
downsampled it just looks dark - so this is the better
web version I suspect
Location notes: Castle Crags State Park is along
I-5 in Northern California about 20 minutes from
where I live. But I had to leave the house this
morning at 3:45 a.m. to make the hike to the rocks by
early morning, navigating by flashlight for half
the trail. I was hoping for a more dramatic sky,
but that didn't happen until I was
back in the car on the way home . . . :(
Conversion using Calculations
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