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I bought a new Nikkor lens yesterday and today was the first attempt to use the 35mm f/1.8.
Upon entering the Academic Quad, I could see that in a few moments, after the Sun cleared a cloud, I would have some good sunlight and I saw Lisa and asked if she wanted to participate in this experimental panorama. I hoped that it would be a 360-degree panorama, but things don't always happen the way you wish that they would and so, we almost had a 360 had it not been for user error. As you can readily see, the panorama was taken during the student go slowly from one class to another, so there are many faces in the crowd that are recognizable to those that may know them. Again, this was taken hand-held with a Nikon D70 camera and a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens and was stitched using the GigaPan Stitcher software. Additional information can be seen upon clicking Stitcher Notes. Also,I was happy to get this rare lens. Due to lens quality, it is very popular, so I celebrated my good fortune by buying a Heliopan UV filter. You may enjoy the view in Google Earth via the link, View in Google Earth. |
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Taken of a historic Galveston cemetery just to the south of Broadway. There are actually seven cemeteries in the immediate area and some are better taken of than others: http://tinyurl.com/yjkmx7v and http://tinyurl.com/yhx3gr4
This hand-held panorama was taken using a Nikon D70 and a Nikkor 28-80 f/3.3-5.6G lens and was stitched using the GigaPan Stitcher software. Note: This 360-panorama can be seen in Google Earth as a curved panorama on a curved surface by clicking the link, View in Google Earth (assuming that you have Google Earth installed on your computer). |
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As I walked through Brochstein Pavillion to take a panorama of Herring Hall, guess who I ran into? Right... Rebecca from the Sally Ride GigaPan, http://gigapan.org/gigapans/11021/snapshots/30478/. She was in Brochstein reading and studying and told me that she graduated from Rice in May and has now gone on to Med School, but still studies at Rice.
Anyway, we decided that we would take a panorama and what you see is the first result. The stitch was not perfect, but that is not a problem since she had great fun and I did too. There is another panorama taken of Rebecca today and can be seen at: http://gigapan.org/gigapans/33657/ This hand-held panorama was taken by my trusty Nikon D70 with a new lens, the Nikkor 35mm f/1.8G. Additional details can be found on Stitcher Notes with information there concerning the GigaPan Stitcher run. Note: This panorama can be seen in Google Earth as a beautiful curved panorama on a curved surface by clicking the link, View in Google Earth (assuming that you have Google Earth installed on your computer). |
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Hand-held panorama using a SX110 in portrait mode.
This bus station is on the other side of the Shriners Hospital as seen in: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=21682 This is the Texas Medical Center Station and is where a new-service bus called Quickline dropped me off; however, the buses we see in this stitched panorama are not Quickline buses, morning service ended with the bus I was on and as a result, I took one of these regular babies back home. |
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During the week, zoo is in reference to the traffic congestion at this location. However, the City of Houston does have a Zoo and can be accessed by walking north a few hundred feet from this MetroRail station. |
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This GigaPan is similar to one taken in August, 2008: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=7815 except unlike the first one that had more blooms on the trees, this has less perhaps due to the drought that Houston is suffering through and there is a two-month difference between the panoramas. |