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Geastrum triplex is a very rare fungus growing here on a sandy soil (Hettangien, lower Lias) between Breidweiler and Müllerthal (center east of Luxembourg).
A 360° view can be seen here : http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/32945/ |
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Snow melting off of overhead telephone wires leave a field of crater-lettes. |
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This photograph was constructed from 1,790 individual photographs using a new prototype macro photography robotic system. The technology combines focus stacking, stitching, and a robotic photo rig to create each gigapixel macro photograph. We look forward to developing collaborations and partnerships that will help us put the technology into the hands of the public and welcome your suggestions, comments, and feedback. Learn more about the technology at http://www.gigamacro.com/
The Gulf Fritillary or Passion butterfly (Agraulis vanillae) is a striking, bright orange butterfly of the family Nymphalidae, subfamily Heliconiinae. These were formerly classified in a separate family, the Heliconiidae or longwing butterflies, and like other longwings this species does have long, rather narrow wings in comparison with other butterflies. It is not closely related to the true fritillaries. It is a medium to large butterfly, with a wingspan of from 6—9.5 cm. Its underwings are buff, with large silvery spots. It takes its name from the fact that migrating flights of the butterflies are sometimes seen over the Gulf of Mexico. The Gulf Fritillary is commonly seen in parks and gardens, as well as in open country. Its range extends from Argentina through Central America, Mexico, and the West Indies to the southern United States, as far north as the San Francisco Bay Area on the west coast. It is occasionally found further north in the US. From Wikipedia entry for Gulf Fritillary. Special thanks to Shannon Smith! We welcome your comments and hope you enjoy exploring the image! Gene Cooper Four Chambers Studio http://www.fourchambers.org/ http://www.gigamacro.com/ gene@fourchambers.org |
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I stitched this image using the Beta1 version of the AutoPano Giga (APGB1) panorama stitching program. I rendered the frames without using the "Move Images Mode" built into Auto Pano Pro & AP Giga, so there are a few minor stitching errors that can be corrected BEFORE rendering. I'll make the corrections and post the results soon. Compare it to http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=7173 - the same 13 row by 9 column macropanorama stitched with the GigaPan stitcher version 0.4.3864. I lightened the GigaPan stitcher image in PhotoShop after stitching, but did not do so for the APGB1 version. |
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Extreme closeup detail of a 'Croton' leaf, with individual cells visible upon zooming in. Hey, I coined the term 'GIGAMACRO' with this one so check it out! Very high zoom magnification possible. Composed from 210 separate images with a 200 mm macro lens. These plants were originally from the Caribbean. |
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Here is a test using the Gigapan to create a very high resolution product shot. My assistant, Steve (www.theautomaticfilmaker.com), came up with the idea. We used macro diopters attached to the front of the G9 to get extra close and a nice narrow depth of field. We will be doing more of these in the future. |
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A very rare fungus (Ascomycetes, Helotiales) growing on Salix cinerea and S. aurita on swampy places.
The site can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24456 |
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See http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=15046 for the Auto Pano Giga result.
~50 cm wide, 8C x 12R Olympus E-510 with 40-150 (80-300 equiv.) plus Canon D250 close up lens attached. Lens set to 40 mm. Closest focus ~20 cm. I set the white balance, but used Aperture Priority exposure. The sun played tag with the clouds, thus the color value differences. The AP Giga stitcher smoothed out the exposure somewhat, but I didn't fine tune the tonal range in Photoshop for either stitch. For context, see http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=302 - my very first panorama taken with the GigaPan robotic mount. |
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Many fungi on a Fagus sylvatica tree fallen on Lias sandstone soil - near Moutfort, east of Luxembourg city. |
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Blowing snow on my days off led me to try a macro instead.
This was done with the S5IS and the 500D closeup lens. I had planned on doing 7-8 of the same panos with different focal planes and merging them to increase DOF, but only two of them turned out with enough pixel correlation to do this with. |