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This was a very enjoyable effort and the results are most rewarding. It was a pleasure working with Maggie and Renuka and this GigaPan glows since it is one of my most often viewed panoramas.
The location can be seen from an earlier gigapan: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=6655 An experiment to determine the Leica D-Lux 3 depth of field. The camera lens was two feet or less from the granite stone and was shot at f/8. Thanks to Leica lens design: depth of focus extends from the lettering on the granite all the way back to Fondren Library. Again, to observe the dramatic effect of Willy, click the link to the left to see him in Google Earth. |
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Lots of excitement taking this GigaPan and if you take the time to read the snapshot comments, you will see what happened.
A similar GigaPan was taken the day before and can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25030. Thanks to Amy, a Grad Student, who took a few minutes from her busy schedule to help me with this. |
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Note: A better view and from the south can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25162 As can readily be seen, I am wearing what I won in a contest concerning GigaPans created by Kilgore661, which were taken in and around Bath, England. As the winner, I was given the option of wearing a T-Shirt extolling the virtues of Bath or a Cuban Cigar... I took the T-Shirt :) Lots of important discoveries have occured in this building and I am sure that more will come. What is coming shortly is a south view of M.D. Anderson Biological Laboratories Building with a Rice Grad Student in it. |
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The two earlier GigaPans of Emma, http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23013, and of Jennifer, http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23002, were extracted from this because the first attempt to stitch a 360-degree panorama of the Academic Quad failed. Because of some help from the GigaPan community, the files were restitched and this is the result. Note: The snapshots that I have created have a link that will take you to a memorable GigaPan, which was taken this past school year... lots of wonderful memories. The view in Google Earth is pretty exciting, but remember, I am biased :) |
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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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Though not formally part of Boston's emerald necklace, Larz Anderson park is close to both Jamaica Pond and the Arnold Arboretum.
More information: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larz_Anderson_Park |
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This, again, is of the Academic Quad at Rice University and was taken prior to the GigaPan of Angela, http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23497, and was stitched with the same stitcher version as was http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=23597 , but with different results. |
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Six students and I had a good time doing this and if you can find them all, skip to the Gigapan I took of Myra just after I completed this panorama. |
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This amazing lady is a math major and because of the pressures of studying, well you only have so many hours in a day.
After taking the panorama of Lisa, http://gigapan.org/gigapans/33041/ I walked over to Keck Hall with the purpose of taking a small panorama, but before I got to where I wanted, I saw some nice sunlight on the lecture hall entrance, and as I took the photos, I wanted to make sure that the resultant size was large enough to U/L to gigapan.org and then I noticed Chloe walking towards RMC and I then took enough photos to make this a 360-degree panorama and it stitched as such. 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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The week preceding Beer Bike Race is called Willy Week and is a period of great excitement on campus.
The main reason for my GigaPan adventure was to take a panorama of the large flower bed that we see before us and when I set up my robot and camera, I saw someone who I had not spoken to in a *number* of months and after we spoke I noticed the two ladies and asked them if they would like to be included in the GigaPan (Ashley is visiting from Massachusetts). At the end of the panorama, we meet Marygrace who was gracious to be included as well. When I first saw her she was studying, so I guess we can say that this GigaPan is of two ladies enjoying Willy Week and one lady, taking a well-deserved study break. This panorama was taken during noontime and as you can see, there are a number of students that can be seen. Willy Week 2009 will be remembered by this College Baseball Game between Rice and the University of Texas: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/sports/college/6318158.html For a similar view taken last October, look at :http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=10339 A few moments looking at either of these panoramas in Google Earth can be most rewarding. |