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The weather for the day of this pano was supposed to "heavy rain", so it was a big surprise to find myself in a quiet field with this spectacular view and wonderful weather.
In fact, I would go so far as to say it was an uplifting experience. Later on I slipped and ended up falling completely flat into six inches of liquid mud, and my reaction was to lie there and laugh out loud. See http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=10384 for an alternative view. This shot was taken was taken from here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25860&snapshot_id=78552. Bath is on the other side of the big hill on the horizon. The place I took this gigapan is just over the hill from here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=9802&snapshot_id=28947. If you look carefully you can see the radio masts are the same in both panos. |
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Of the panos I have taken, this one is rapidly becoming a favourite because although it is superficially not much to look at, it has a high degree of zoomabilty. Check out the guided tour at http://www.byteswithbite.co.uk/kilgore/org/auto/gen.htm. (This is very much a proof-of-concept rather than a finished product, but I rather like it.)
There is a slightly larger view of the interesting part of this pano in http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=9808. Is three suspension bridges in one pano a record? I believe I have found all the churches that you can see in the Bath portion of this pano - unless you know different! For a similar gigapan do check out Brian Bentham's http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15962. Lots to see there too. |
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For this version, I've used three copies of each image (captured in burst mode), and run each triplet through PhotoAcute Studio to reduce noise.
For the original (http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25549 ), I simply used the third image from each burst. There's definitely an improvement in clarity. The downside is that moving objects look somewhat strange - check out the red post van, or the three ghost birds above the right-hand bridge support (actually, of course, one moving bird). With more images, I'd have the option to remove moving objects (though I don't think that would resolve the post van problem, as some pixels would be red in every shot) - I'll probably try for longer bursts on my next shoot. I could have been more picky, of course... used single shots where there were moving objects, and only used the processed triplets for entirely still frames... but it's interesting to see the warts and all version. |
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Another in the series. I'm still looking for super definition and keen to process this in photoshop to adjust contrast (see GP22 and GP10) and to crop the edges but sadly the stitcher doesn't make this possible (Shortly after this I found out how to do it). see http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26462 )and will delete the less clear versions eventually. See the bridge close up at http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27070 and the view from the top of Wills Tower at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27250 Balloon fiesta shot of the bridge is at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205 and mass balloon launch at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30355 360degree shot from Wills Tower is at http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/ |
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Taken from Kings Weston House on the edge of Bristol. It's not cropped completely otherwise it would have been too small. You can see both Severn bridges from here. It was taken by hand. |
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This large gigglepan is what I call a superpan with over 800 images making it up. It's well worth exploring. This is called "the floating harbour" because the water is held in by lock gates. Otherwise the boats would all end up resting on the mud at low tide twice each day. The SS Great Britain, built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel was the first ever iron hulled, screw propellor driven liner and was the largest in the world when it was built. it was brought back to the dock in which it was built to be restored in the 1970s and is now an award winning museum. Moored next to it is a replica of The Matthew: the little wooden ship in which John Cabot sailed from Bristol in 1495 to discover the North American mainland (Newfoundland). This replica, also built in Bristol, retraced that journey on the 500th anniversary of the original voyage in 1995. See also http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492 and see this viewpoint on Bristol Harbour Festival at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=29552 |
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A shot on an overcast day of Bristol floating harbour, looking down on The SS Great Britain (The first iron hulled, screw propellor driven liner) designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Next to it is the Matthew, a replica of the ship in which John Cabot sailed on his discovery of North America in 1497. The harbour is called the "floating harbour" because the river here is tidal and the water is held in by locks. I forgot to set this to save as a tiff so that I could make adjustments and it took so long to stitch that it will have to wait. This shot is 600 superfine, large JPEGs and took 15 hours to stitch. I seem to be getting better and working at the lowest iso rating with no image stabilisation has greatly improved the definition. A shot twice as wide, taking in much more of the harbour, is in the offing when we get the next sunny day!! Here is the first attempt http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27418 |
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Thumbnail of http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=10381.
Not very zoomable, but it gives a hint of what a wonderful day it was. Check it out in Google Earth for the full effect - this pano is over 200° wide. |
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A beautiful evening at the 2009 Bristol balloon fiesta saw over 90 balloons launched from Ashton Park. Great to see the piper flying again after many years. Spot the UP balloon with it's house underneath too. The tower is the camera obscura, the first panoramic viewer where you view the image projected through the periscope on a white dished horizontal table. See the reciprocal shot of the bridge and Bristol from Dundry at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27492
October 23, 2009 14:28 Edit | Delete See the world's first ever bunjee jump at Clifton Brdge Bristol here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8DLooHqJMc 200 shots taken on Canon SX1 IS camera |
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Part of the riverfront in Bristol City taken from the Apple boat/bar. For more of my high resolution panoramas check out my profile here or my site at http://lifeinmegapixels.com |