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Situated at an altitude of 2020 m Kühtai is Austria's highest winter sport village and because of this it has best snowconditions from beginning of December till spring. The slopes are next to the hotels, so no walking or driving is neccessary. Besides 30 km of ski and snowboard slopes, Kühtal excels in its great offer of ski tours. Every Wednesday and Saturday night skiing possible
The panorama is made up from 560 images at focal length of 400mm. It was shoot on Christmas eve. All the other spherical panoramas can be viewed here http://360cities.net/area/kuehtai Any commercial use or publication of the image, in whole or in part, without prior written authorization of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. |
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http://GigapanMagazine.org vol 1 issue 2
Here you see Gavin Booth and Adam Wilton of the British South Pole Expedition 2008 as they arrive at the South Pole on December 27. Their 700 mile, unsupported ski journey from Hercules Inlet to the South Pole raised funds for the UK Antarctic Heritage Trust. As they cross the skiway they are greeted by Leah Street, one of our summer crew members who is also a volunteer tour guide. She will show them to the Geographic South Pole marker, the Ceremonial Pole and to the spot where they can pitch their tents. They will get a brief tour of the station and then wait in their camp for the plane that will take them back to the coast. As a benefit of the shooting and stitching process that created this panorama, you see them again, farther to the right, as they are escorted to the tourist area in front of the station. This panorama shows a wide view of the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station from the support buildings in the back (grid south) to the science buildings and Ice Cube project toward grid west and grid north. Please enjoy your tour as you explore the snapshots. The 61 images of this panorama were photographed with a Nikon D 80 and stitched with Autopano Pro. |
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December 2008, Ski Path #3, Bukovel Ski resort, Carpathian Mountains, Ukraine |
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We used Photoshop to enhance the color and brightness of this gigapan which was uploaded originally from the Gigapan stitch files on June 10th.
Shooting Note! Because of the distance I thought I could use the infinity focus on the Nikon P90 camera, thinking this would keep the focus constant. However, time was tight to take this pan and I noticed the camera trying to focus before the shots. I did not have time to shoot it over and now can see that there are stitched areas that are sharp next to ones that are not. I won't try this infinity focus again. You are welcome to try to identify some of the peaks visible. I will do the same as time permits. Note that this image is placed in Google Earth and very closely aligned with the mountains and ridges. |
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Situated at an altitude of 2020 m Kühtai is Austria's highest winter sport village and because of this it has best snowconditions from beginning of December till spring. The slopes are next to the hotels, so no walking or driving is neccessary. Besides 30 km of ski and snowboard slopes, Kühtal excels in its great offer of ski tours. Every Wednesday and Saturday night skiing possible
This is a 360° panorama at focal length of 120 mm. Best viewed with Google Earth! Any commercial use or publication of the image, in whole or in part, without prior written authorization of the copyright holder is strictly prohibited. |
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On January 4, 2009, six ski teams from Norway and the United Kingdom began a 483-mile race across Antarctica's frigid, high, dry plain from Russia's Novolazarovskaya Base to America's Amundsen Scott Research Station at the South Pole. Here we see their camp at the South Pole as their plane waits to take the earliest finishers back to Novo. The support team, with their trucks and tents, will wait for the rest of the ski teams to reach the Pole. When everyone has crossed the finish line the remaining skiers and most of the support staff will fly back north. The trucks are going to drive back across the ice. History buffs will remember that Roald Amundsen from Norway and England's Robert Falcon Scott had the first race to the South Pole in 1912. Technology has brought us better sleds and tents, safer fuel and food and warmer, lighter clothes to make the journey in 2009 safer and more comfortable than the crossing from the Ross Sea a century ago. Scott experimented with motor vehicles for his journey, but had none of the success of the trucks that you see in this photograph. Despite the improvements in the tools for polar exploration, Antarctica remains a challenging environment. The people who participated in this year's race will no doubt attest to the hardships that still meet those who venture into the far south. Congratulations to all of you. The 34 images of this pamorama were photographed with a Nikon D80 and stitched with Aoutopano Pro. |
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The sky at the South Pole is often monochrome. We see a lot of solid light gray or white skies and we see a lot of solid blue skies. This sky on December 27 with all of these high, wispy clouds was remarkable.
Beneath all the blue and the trails of mare's tails, you can see the tents of the Norwegian and Finnish ski trekkers. Both teams accomplished the 700 mile journey from the coast to the Pole. Getting here took them about 6 weeks time. The Twin Otter is here to take both teams back to Patriot Hills, from where they will leave for their homes. The South Pole Christmas tree, the American Flag and the Geographic South Pole marker are on the right side of the image. We will be moving the marker for the geographic Pole on January 1. The 54 images of this panorama were photographed with a Nikon D 80 and stitched with Autopano Pro. |
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360° panorama at the chair lift Lavoz in ski resort Lenzerheide (Switzerland) on a croudy sunday.
The stitcher made a quite good job with all these fullsize peoples. Source: 23 handheld images. |
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Looking at the village of Gaschurn in western Austria, close to the Swiss border.
Behind the camera up in the mountains is a very large snow skiing area and thousands of people called 'silvretta nova'. Look at the link in my comment to see a nice panorama I took down there. One of the snapshots shows the hotel were we stayed. I had bad luck.. they didn't want to buy the pictures and panoramas I took at their hotel.. This neat little concept to earn back the money that I spent for my holidays worked out well a few times before.. unfortunately not in this case ;-) © 2008 Markus Krueger http://www.digital-park.de |
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Seefeld is a village in the Tirol province of Austria and is located 17 km northwest of Innsbruck. It is a popular destination for walking holidays in the summer, and winter sports in winter.
Seefeld, with its approximately 3,000 inhabitants and 8,500 guest beds, forms the core of the Olympiaregion Seefeld. The pedestrian district in the centre of town is great for walking and shopping in summer and winter alike. Seefeld is an important centre for cross-country skiing. The Nordic events at both the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics were hosted at Seefeld. The 1985 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships also took place here. World Cup competitions have been located here a number of times. The alpine skiing area is small and appropriate for beginners. There are two separate small areas which are not connected except by a ski bus or taxis. The terrain itself is quite good and there is good access to other facilities (walks, shops and the Olympia swimming complex). See the same panorama as spherical panorama here: http://www.360cities.net/image/seefeld-haermelekopf-bergstation |