I want to call everyone's attention to a comment made by Bob Carney ... Bob said, and I quote: "You might want to adjust the photos before stitching them together. Lighten the left and 3rd picture just a litte bit. Then pano them!! "
Think about that for a minute. What a great tip!
When you are creating a panorama of different photos stitched together, adjust the brightness/contrast in all of the photos - so they match - before you switch them together. It is much easier! Then you only need to do a little cloning/smudging/blending work to finish the job.
