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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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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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THIS IS MY FIRST EVER GIGAPAN: The Royal Burgh Standard Bearer James Cheyne casts the Burgh Flag at the culmination of the Common Riding festivities followed by six other standard bearers. The one on this photo is Hammerman Jason Hendrie. (sorry Jason you moved between shots). The Burgh Standard bearer represents the one man (Fletcher) who returned to the town after the Battle of Flodden in 1513, bringing with him an English flag. The ceremony is preceded by one of the largest horse and rider cavalcades in Europe ( up to 600 horses have taken part some years) They leave the town, led by the Standard Bearer, at 7 am and ride the boundaries of the town land, returning at the entrance to Selkirk and then marching behind the bands to the town centre for this moving ceremony. Try http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26053 and http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26062 too.http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25995
See video of the ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8En98D57CA0 |
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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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Lake Orta from Mottarone in the Italian Alps. A beautiful lake with wonderful Orta San Giulio on it's banks.
Taken with Canon SX1 IS 150 shots |
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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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October 2008 from Dundry Hill. Attempting to get a good shot of the two bridges in line I took these 9 shots without a Gigapan and stitched them together with Gigapan software. I'm waiting for the SLR version to come out and I'll have the first one available!! See Clifton Bridge close up at http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27070 |
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The harbour festival in Bristol. for a reciprocal view see http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27418 and Kilgore's shot of the same harbour at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=7449 and another version of this at http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=29604. One week later is the balloon festival see http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=30205 View from the Wills tower is at http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/
90 shots at 150mm with a Canon SX1 IS camera on manual settings. Polarizing filter to help with the water. |
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Clifton Bridge crossing the Avon Gorge. Built by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and opened in 1864 and Sion Hill houses (Bristol's postcard row) from the west end of the bridge. Quick Gigapan of 189 shots
Camera Canon SX1 Manual settings. Contrast adjusted in Photoshop and edges cropped. |
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Selkirk Common Riding is a commemoration of the loss of the young men of Selkirk (Scotland) at the Battle Of Flodden on 9th September 1513. Legend has it that only one returned carrying a flag from one of the English armies. The flag casting ceremony held in the town square ends with two minutes silence followed by the playing of "The Floors of the Forest" a lament written for the men lost in the battle. This ceremony is preceded by the Riding of the Marches which is a ride round the town boundaries by the largest cavalcade of horses and riders in Europe (up to 650 riders have been in the cavalcade in past years). The ride is led by the Burgh Standard bearer carrying the town flag. After returning to the town they process behind the bands to the Market Place for this ceremony.
The trouble with getting Gigapan of this ceremony is that the whole event is over in about 20 minutes and so the 800 pics suggested by Gigapan at 550mm would have taken longer than the event to photograph. I compromised by zooming out to around 200mm so as to take fewer snaps in the time and therefor managed to get three gigapans shot. There is a problem with some of the elements which must be due to camera shake as I reduced the time between pictures to .8 sec. My next shots will be landscapes which don't move away after half an hour!! However as a first try I'm not too disappointed. Try http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26053 and http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=26062 too. See Video of the ceremony at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPtceF7L9Cs |