Phone panorama settings and stitch points for cliff-to-beach panoramas at Camel Haugh

The first time I tried a cliff-to-beach panorama at Camel Haugh I realized there’s a sweet spot between ambition and chaos: I wanted the whole sweep — towering cliffs, the curl of the beach, the sweep of the bay — in a single frame, but my phone’s default panorama kept warping the horizon...

Phone panorama settings and stitch points for cliff-to-beach panoramas at Camel Haugh
Sep 10, 2026 • by Élise Dupont

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