Toni Llobet i François | In its element

Bringing landscapes to life

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Arrossar del delta de l’Ebre a l’hivern

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This type of panorama can be adapted for use in leaflets, pocket guides, books and, above all, posters and large-format displays in which its ability to incorporate small, highly detailed elements can be exploited to a maximum. This is the case, for example, of the panorama, originally five-metres long (see below), which was designed for an itinerant exhibition on the natural area of La Garriga in Avinyonet de Puigventós (Alt Empordà).

Garriga d’Empordà, detall de mussol comú

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A special case are the panoramas based on gigaphotos, which push this technique to the limits of its possibilities. In the example here (click on the photograph), the birds that winter on and around a lake, the Estany d’Ivars i Vila-sana (Lleida), appear on a backdrop of a gigaphoto taken by Josep Giribet.

Digital image treatment tools break down the barriers between photography and classical illustrative techniques. Taking advantage of the strengths of both techniques, in a single panorama I can combine many of the details of a natural scene in a single complex but realistic image that would be impossible without this mix of methods.

The creation of panoramas using a multitude of photographs allows me to include a myriad of details, angles and points of view that would be impossible to capture in a single ‘real’ photograph. Digital illustration also allows me to integrate all kinds of elements – in this case, animals and plants – into one highly realistic composition.
The key to the creation of successful panoramas is the use of high-quality photographs taken specifically with the panorama in mind. As you take each photograph it is important to think of it as a part of a collage in which the light, composition and focus all form part of the overall work. Once on the computer, these images can be adapted so that the panorama tells a story – then the detailed illustrations of each individual element can be incorporated and a placed according to the light and colours of its context.

Vegeu alguns posts del blog on explico el procés de creació d’algunes d’aquestes panoràmiques.