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My goal for Monday, June 29th, was to spend the entire morning and most of the afternoon taking hand-held GigaPans of the entire collection of the fifteen current MetroRail Stations along the Redline corridor from downtown at the furthest north station located at University of Houston extending south to the maintenance area station located past the South Loop. The hand-held option was due to the extreme temperature that Houston has been suffering through for a number of weeks and yesterday was so hot that it seemed like Houston was in the hottest days of August, but here it is only late June. I have just celebrated my first anniversary on gigapan.org and I really want to use the robot, but because of the oppressive heat and the un-cooperative clouds (too many and too much at times and at other times, patchwork clouds that don't allow for constant exposure), I will have to wait a few more weeks until we see robot weather. Yesterdayt my plans were is to collect all the MetroRail GigaPans and U/L them all at one time in a series, but a few of them are *very* nice, and instead of U/L all at one time in sequential order, I will U/L a few at a time beginning with this 360-degree panorama of a very special place to me - the Houston Astrodome, the eighth wonder of the world, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Astrodome. On a personal note, the reason that the Astrodome is so special to me is because of the good times that came our way because of the oil-field industry and the participation often in the Offshore Technology Conference held here in Reliant Park on an annual basis. When the Astrodome was the centerpiece of OTC, rigs surrounded it and each year during this time, it was a time of festivity. Now, OTC is very technical and more people attend than ever before, but sadly, the Astrodome no longer plays the part it once majestically did. The METRO Rail Redline Stations are identified in the following list: 1.) UH-Downtown 2.) Preston 3.) Main Street Square 4.) Bell 5.) Downtown Transit Center 6.) McGowan 7.) Ensemble/HCC 8.) Wheeler 9.) Museum District 10.) Hermann Park/Rice U 11.) Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo 12.) Dryden/TMC 13.) TMC Transit Center 14.) Smith Lands 15.) Reliant Park 16.) Fannin South Ref: http://www.ridemetro.org/schedulesmaps/railsched.aspx |
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Every Fall for the past 33 years some of the planet’s most insightful and influential design leaders have gathered to share, argue, and bond at DMI’s Annual Design Management Conference. From October 5–8 we hope you will join in and explore what happens when you mix traditional approaches to design, identity, and branding with new ways, tools, and influences.
www.DMIREMIX.ning.com >NOTE: This is for a not-for-profit, so I hope there isn't a problem posting it here. Thought I'd experiment with a gigapixel image combined with added figures. |
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A scene shot in my Gigapan demo at Learning 2.008 Conference in Shanghai.
http://learning2cn.ning.com/forum/topic/show?id=703147%3ATopic%3A18217 Volunteers in my group moved around in the scene |
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This is a conference organized by the now renowned potato farmer Angus Buchan who believes intently in God. He tells his story with passion and has inspired many to come closer to God and commit their lives to Him. His bible based teachings and encouragement to live our lives dedicated to God are both inspiring and uplifting. The film "Faith Like Potatoes" based on his life story and how he came to believe and follow God is truly a must see. He lives and demonstrates his faith in all he does. He has held a number of might Men's Conferences as an annual event. The audience for 2009 was 200 000 men. Camping is rustic on a field where Angus Buchan and his sons this year planted grass not maize. The details regarding the conference and the sheer enormity of the event are available on http://www.mmc09.co.za , another link to find out more about Angus Buchan http://www.shalomtrust.co.za |
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This is a conference organized by the now renowned potato farmer Angus Buchan who believes intently in God. He tells his story with passion and has inspired many to come closer to God and commit their lives to Him. His bible based teachings and encouragement to live our lives dedicated to God are both inspiring and uplifting. The film "Faith Like Potatoes" based on his life story and how he came to believe and follow God is truly a must see. He lives and demonstrates his faith in all he does. He has held a number of might Men's Conferences as an annual event. The audience for 2009 was 200 000 men. Camping is rustic on a field where Angus Buchan and his sons this year planted grass not maize. The details regarding the conference and the sheer enormity of the event are available on http://www.mmc09.co.za |
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FITS => "Fans In The Stands"
MID-ILLINI Conference boys football between the Pekin Dragons and the Morton Potters played Sept 11, 2009 in Morton, Illinois. Varsity game pictures are here: Later . Enjoy high school sports in Central Illinois and the MID-ILLINI conference by visiting http://mid-illini.com All the high res image files are free and a copyright release provided for your enjoyment if needed. The mechanics --- 16 quick shots from a D3 with the Nikon 80-200 @ f2.8 handheld during the singing of the N.A. |
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This was my second attempt at Gigapanning the Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. This time you can see faces in the crowd much more clearly but the stage ended up a bit blurry. |
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This image was taken during the 2009 Nobel Conference at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter Minnesota. |