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Well, the ultimate show...
180Β°, 6 photos put together. Left is south, right is north. The only problem was to blend over the lighter sky where the lightning was. And no, I didn't take that photo later. It happened right when I wanted to make the last shot (taken from left to right). XD The only photo I managed to get of such during the whole shot. The more amazing ones are on video, though.
Place: on the roof of my home(a housing estate), Graz/Austria
Taken: 28.07.2012
Photos, setting: Β©Ilionej
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This... looks so unbeliveable, but it's true. Wow, what an awesome shot!
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congratulations! your outstanding work has been added to the Featured Gallery of #panoramicshot
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The larger photo is beautiful also, but this crop makes a powerful impact. Awe-inspiring shot; great work!
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Thank you very much!
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Wouw ... Angst! 
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Es war - (ich hasse solche Phrasen, aber jetzt benutze ich sie ausnahmsweise) - das Abgefahrenste, das ich je gesehen hab. Die ganze Stimmung war einfach nur - sagen wir, es hat mich fast umgehauen. Es ist ein Wunder, dass ich wΓ€hrend dem Staunen ΓΌberhaupt Photos zustande gebracht hab.
Und danke!
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You roof has a nice view... 
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It does(and that's one of the reasons I don't really want to move from where I live XD).
Some people use special programs/panorama options the camera has for that, but I prefer doing it all "by hand". Yes, fast moving clouds can be a problem, but the faster you are, the better. And you got to know at least a bit about how your camera reacts on light/shadow. Never do something like this immediately. You might miss a great moment, but it's better to do some photos in the respective situation before you really try to shoot a panorama.
Find a rather constant line(like the horizon) and try to keep it within a specific area of the screen. Hold the camera firmly and move it along that "line", while; if you move to the right for example; the left end of the new photo overlaps with the right end of the previous photo within about a fifth of your camera screen(or view, if you don't use a digital camera).
Turning off the preview option temporarily also helps if you need to be fast with your shot. Be careful to have your eyes on the screen.
Remember that moving over a direct light source will change the contrast radically! You might have to leave the "line" for one or two photos. Post-processing will be more dificult as well. And no matter how strict you move along the "line", there is always a lot to be cut away afterwards and maybe even parts to be filled or photos to be tilted/distorted.
After failing with a few panoramas and wasting some time however, you will know better where to be careful. Also the sky is better for that stuff than a focus on the land(or even water, which can be horror, the more waves it has). I had to clone some parts of the clouds of course. But I was lucky enough to not needing to change any colours.
If you want something as neat as this, it won't work without a bit of retouching anyway. (Or you have to be super good. My mother still uses an analog camera and likes to do panoramas as well. She can keep the change of colour/contrast and variations at the edges at a minimum already. But even she was a beginner once. 
And for overlapping - you might have to change the transparency of the photos various times(so, working with layers) to see what fits and how much space you still have. The more they overlap, the more space to play you have. But it will also mean more photos to get the range you want. If it fits, use a soft eraser, maybe slightly transparent. Of course you'll have to change the size and soft edge of the eraser depending on how plain the area you're working on is(same goes for cloning).
I hope I didn't forget anything and that you understood everything, as well as that it will help you at least a bit.
P.S.: I don't have a super special camera. It works with any.
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Right. Piece of cake. 
Thanks for your detailed answer
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XD Sorry.
Yeah. Maybe that will help.
My camera has such a panorama setting too, but it takes too long to load if there's a scenery like this. I already experienced that with the previous camera I had. So I gave up and did it manually. But it might be a great help for the beginning and - for still scapes.
No problem. ^^
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Wow! That is really beautiful! You did magnificent!
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Thank you so much!
(interesting collection name!
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You are most welcome! And thank you!
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Beautiful! too bad my screen isn't big enough, or else i would have put it on the background!
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Thanks! Yeah. Panaromas just won't work for a computer's desktop.
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Indeed. I want a bigger screen Hehehe.
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Thank you very much! I'm glad, you enjoyed - the ultimate show.
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