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Thought I would do a quick 4 shot panorama of my Elite jumping in the air on the way down to the ground from the Spire. I quickly threw this together so I can come up with another panorama from this same scene, which didn't come out right. So, scratch that idea.

Instead I went all out on this piece. It may not be panorama in look, but trust me that it is. I was actually near the edge of the map and I zoomed in with the camera and that is what I saw when I tilted the camera up and down.

~update: This is the final version now. I masked off the Elite to keep the clarity and then blurred the background so he stands out even more. I adjusted the levels (individual rgb settings), curves (individual rgb settings), vibrance and contrast, hue and saturation. I then removed the mask. I know that it may have been destructive to do it that way, but I did it anyways. I also sharpened some spots on the Elite to give more depth: Tip of the horn, raised knee, sword (slightly). I also bloated his shoulders, head, chest and arms barely to give him a bigger more menacing stance while jumping in mid-air. Then I placed a faint lens flare on the bright white spot on his head. It seemed to fit in pretty well, or it wouldn't be there. Lastly, I tossed a bright yellow over the glowing sections of the armor, gave it an outer glow of the same color and adjusted the glow size while lowering the opacity and fill to minimal impact.

Description
Thought I would do a quick 4 shot panorama of my Elite jumping in the air on the way down to the ground from the Spire. I quickly threw this together so I can come up with another panorama from this same scene, which didn't come out right. So, scratch that idea.

Instead I went all out on this piece. It may not be panorama in look, but trust me that it is. I was actually near the edge of the map and I zoomed in with the camera and that is what I saw when I tilted the camera up and down.

~update: This is the final version now. I masked off the Elite to keep the clarity and then blurred the background so he stands out even more. I adjusted the levels (individual rgb settings), curves (individual rgb settings), vibrance and contrast, hue and saturation. I then removed the mask. I know that it may have been destructive to do it that way, but I did it anyways. I also sharpened some spots on the Elite to give more depth: Tip of the horn, raised knee, sword (slightly). I also bloated his shoulders, head, chest and arms barely to give him a bigger more menacing stance while jumping in mid-air. Then I placed a faint lens flare on the bright white spot on his head. It seemed to fit in pretty well, or it wouldn't be there. Lastly, I tossed a bright yellow over the glowing sections of the armor, gave it an outer glow of the same color and adjusted the glow size while lowering the opacity and fill to minimal impact.