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I'm working on strategies to capture action in a GigaPan. I took a grid of photos with a tripod-mounted Nikon D3, then went back and shot action at various points along the track. Then I patched these action shots into the scene. I couldn't resist putting several rides together -- in real life there'd only be one car on the track at a time. There are two rides in this image: the Spongebob Squarepants Rock Bottom Plunge in the foreground and the Pepsi Orange Streak in the background.
Nikon D3 at 1600 ISO, 1/400 second at f/8. The Mall of America is the largest indoor shopping mall in the United States (there's a bigger one in Canada). Nickelodeon Universe is the amusement park at its center. |
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The Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk is an oceanfront amusement park in Santa Cruz, California. Founded in 1907 it is California's oldest surviving amusement park and one of two seaside parks on the West Coast of the United States (the other being the Santa Monica Pier).
The eastern end of the boardwalk is dominated by the Giant Dipper roller coaster, one of the best-known wooden coasters in the world and one of the most visible landmarks in Santa Cruz. The Dipper and the Looff Carousel, which still contains its original 342-pipe organ built in 1894, are both on the United States National Register of Historic Places. Entrance is free, rides cost between $2-4 each. Rides opened daily during summers and weekends during off-season. |
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The beach and boardwalk at Santa Cruz, California on a perfect July afternoon.
Image was taken from the Santa Cruz Wharf about 500 meters from the surfline and about 600 from the Boardwalk at the center of the panorama. The Giant Dipper Roller Coaster was built in 1924 and is the 5th oldest rollercoaster in the USA. |
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Tibidabo Monastery at Tibidabo mountain. Amusement park.
Barcelona, Spain. You can see other great gigapans here: http://share.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=15138 Puedes ver otras panoramicas gigapixel aqui: http://share.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=15138 Full Pano Collection: http://www.meteoqueixans.com/wp/ Coleccion completa de panoramicas: http://www.meteoqueixans.com/wp/ |
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Spaceship Earth, the iconic emblem of EPCOT rises above the main plaza. This shot was taken as the park geared up for the Holiday season, 2009, hence the poinsettias in the flower bed. The fountain in the near distance is capable of keeping 2000 gallons of water in the air at a time and has choreographed displays to music throughout the day. Innovention East and West are to the left and right of the plaza. |
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Home to the 3D movie "Honey I shrunk the Audience" and Figment's ride, the attraction has what was a cutting edge fountain at it's entrance that enchants children and adults. The Monorail track is overhead in this shot. Taken in mid-November 2009, it is off-season with light crowds. The structure rising above the trees to the right is the top of 'The Land' pavillion. |
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Newly refurbished, the icon of EPCOT is still enchanting guests from aroud the world as you travel through time from the days of cave men to the future. Taken during off-season, November 2009. |
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This is part of the 'Genki no Mori' (Healthy Forest) play area at Aso Farmland. It is an area for kids to run around and explore. |
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Mission Space, designed with the help of NASA scientists, simulates a trip to Mars aboard a rocket. It is one of the most intense rides Disney has and the effects of launch (and touchdown) are the result of centrifical forces which spin riders at 2.5 G's. As it was so intense that it made many guests ill, they have since created a non-spinning version which is entertaining as well. I just love the swoopy lines of the entrance and the shiney planets. Taken in the Fall of 2009 during off-season. |
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Not far from Disney World. Shot at 80 ISO. |