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It almost doesn't look real, but it is. I used the Brenizer Method. This is a composite of about 25 images that I took with my Z9 and an 85mm f/1.2 lens at f/1.2 to create a wider field of view with ridiculous bokeh, giving the image a large format look.

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The fact that there are no cars or people, other than the three guys in the foreground, gives it an apocalyptic look. I like that. But I don't understand what you've accomplished from combining 25 shots that could not have been done with one shot, perhaps at 35-50mm, and a shallow depth of field.

If you don't understand, I take it you don't know what the Brenzier Method is? I can see it, but not sure it works well in a city scene like this.

Until about 25 minutes ago, I had never heard of it. I did a quick Google search which resulted in this:

"The Brenizer Method is a photography technique popularized by Ryan Brenizer, which uses panoramic stitching to create a wide-angle portrait with a shallow depth of field, similar to the look of large format photography. It involves taking multiple shots of a subject with a wide aperture, then stitching them together to create a final image with a wider field of view and a more blurred background."

So first of all, this photo is a square crop, not a panorama such as I might create stitching a couple landscapes together into something like 3:1. I couldn't tell you exactly how an 85mm vs a 35mm would change perspective all that much, but it still seems to me like a single wide angle lens exposure using a shallow depth of field would get close to the results here. Undoubtedly it's something you have to experience yourself in creating the image in order to appreciate the results.

Based on this post, you still don't understand what the B method is. I'm sure you don't care, but if you do, go watch some popular YouTube videos on it. The outcome does not have to be a panorama.