Hokio Beach planet

A polar panorama of Hokio Beach, Kapiti Coast, New Zealand. After seeing some of these around the internet I decided to make one of my own. So I took 360 degrees worth of photos at this beach during my recent trip to the north island. I stitched the panorama with Canon Photostitch (after Photoshop refused to do so) then followed this handy tutorial to get this final image. I don't think it's bad for a first attempt, but I've seen better. At any rate, it's gotten me excited about trying this thing again soon.

Photos taken with Canon Powershot A640, stitched with Canon Photostitch, edited in Photoshop CS4