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After I took http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=12462, I went back home to take care of a number of errands and to grab some good batteries and back off to Rice in the afternoon. As I set up at the corner of Lovett Hall and Herzstein Hall, the physics building, all the little girls and their parents and teachers were going back to their cars and then, I meet Liz, who was returning to her college after spending the day with all this young kids at an engineering fair. I must say that the experience of meeting Liz was most unexpected... one minute I was wondering what was going to happen today, and the next minute... boom, she was there and was most cooperative. After spending only a few minutes with Liz, I know that the kids really loved her. She is a special lady. |
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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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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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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. |
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Up until 2/10/2009, this GigaPan used to have as its title, "Rice University: Approaching Sunset in the Academic Quad." Afterwards, it was changed to something more appropriate since I discovered Brian Hasse, a baritone, practicing the main part in the wings :) And this happened in November! In mid-October when I took the Gigapan of Shu and Yi: http://gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=10430, I alluded to the late-afternoon golden color of Lovett Hall and wrote that I would return. Well, this current Gigapan is an attempt at doing this, however, I still did not capture the color I really wanted... it appeared about 5-10 minutes after I completed this large panorama. Maybe in 2009, I will be able to pick a better moment. While I was taking this Gigapan, maybe 50 or so students walked by at one time or another. You do not see them because they had more important things on-their-plate to accomplish and so, at almost the very end of the panorama, I meet Brian, a Grad Student , a baritone in the Shepherd School of Music. I trust that he will be the first of many Shepherd students that will be in a Gigapan. Initially, a giant squirrel was wanting to play, but was camera shy and I did not capture its image close to the camera; however I see that as he wandered off, he decided to change his mind and give me a profile shot. Brian made note of the fact that the giant squirrel hangs-out around Valhalla, the main source of food for squirrels that wish to become giants, so, the Gigapan robot will be looking for him or her again. Shepherd School of Music presented Mozart's Don Giovanni for two performances: March 19th and March 21st 2009 in Stude Hall in Alice Pratt Brown Hall to great acclaim. |
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This GigaPan was taken a few moments before this other GigaPan was taken: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=27758 Contrasts the bright sunlight in front (east view) versus the west view of Fondren and Brochstein Pavilion. |
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We have seen this view a number of times, but never on a November moring at this time of day and with the blue sky either. In this panorama, we see bordering the Academic Quad; Lovett Hall, Sewall Hall, Rayzor Hall, Fondren Library, Anderson Hall and Herzstein Hall and views of Keck Hall, Engineering Quad and Duncan Hall. This hand-held, 360-degree panorama was taken with a Leica D-Lux 3 camera and was stitched using the GigaPan Stitcher software. Additional details can be found on Stitcher Notes with information there concerning the GigaPan Stitcher run. Note: This glorius panorama can be seen in Google Earth as a curved panorama on a curved surface by clicking the link, View in Google Earth (assuming that you have Google Earth installed on your computer). |
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Taken from the academic quadrangle, looking west
Taken with a Nikkor 70-200 2.8 lens and hand-held. http://www.explore.rice.edu/explore/Willy.asp?SnID=2 |
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The first-love of my GigaPan life was this Leica D-Lux 3 and I have brought it back to active use because of the soft-focus panorama I took of Belinda and the Cougars on UofH campus a few days ago. Although the Leica does not have the zoom that the Canon SX110 has, it has never provided blured images of any student on the campus of Rice University. Where the panorama was taken from is at the west side of the Academic Quad, a few feet in front of Fondren Library (remember its Friday, and I am usually here every Friday afternoon). Again, this hand-held 360-degree panorama was taken with a Leica D-Lux 3 and was stitched using the GigaPan Stitcher software and additional details can be found on Stitcher Notes with information there concerning the GigaPan Stitcher run. Note: This gorgeous panorama can be seen in Google Earth as a curved panorama on a curved surface by clicking the link, View in Google Earth (assuming that you have Google Earth installed on your computer). |