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Rice University: Christina and Jodi Rocking and a Rolling - Sewall Hall
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: rice, sewall, jodi, sx110, christina, 13x1, ricew, riceu
Size: 0.09 gigapixels
Added: July 2, 2009
Total Views: 2399
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While on my usual expedition to Fondren Library, I met these two incredible ladies in Brochstein and spent a *most* enjoyable time showing them the sights around the campus and moments before we parted, we took this GigaPan of a very special moment-in-time on this wonderful day. And the view in Google Earth via the link is spectacular :)

In the second frame, Christina moved too fast for the camera shutter ... maybe it too was mesmerized by this scene un-folding before us:)

After the above GigaPan was taken, of all people, who do you think showed up? Right, Deian who many remember from this spectacular GigaPan taken last September: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=9620&snapshot_id=26838.

NOTE: the missing frame of Jodi and Christina can be seen in this GigaPan:
http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?auth=2c6c1e53ff90e5bfd37b187f88e93eeb
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Rice University: M.D. Anderson Biological Laboratories - Amy and the Fossils
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: riceu, ricew, anderson, 26x21, sx110, rice, fossil
Size: 2.20 gigapixels
Added: June 7, 2009
Total Views: 1706
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spacer Lots of excitement taking this GigaPan and if you take the time to read the snapshot comments, you will see what happened.

A similar GigaPan was taken the day before and can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25030.

Thanks to Amy, a Grad Student, who took a few minutes from her busy schedule to help me with this.
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Houston, Texas: Luck in Hermann Park - Park Train - Sam Houston Statue - Metro Train & Jet Aircraft Entering Flight Path to Hobby Airport
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: hermann, riceu, rice, metro, sx110, train, flowers, houston, 9x1
Size: 0.06 gigapixels
Added: June 11, 2009
Total Views: 2201
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spacer An earlier GigaPan of Sam Houston Statue can be seen here: http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?id=9906

This should be entitled something like, "Continuation of Engle's Transportation Series, Past and Future," or a better one would be simply, "One Lucky Shot."

Just playing around with taking hand-held photos using the SX110 and just accidentally caught two trains on either side of Sam Houston Statue.

It is only 9 images, but the panorama looks cool and happened on a hot day in Houston, Texas.

Using the robot, I do not believe I could have captured a moment like what we see above: 9 photos in less than a minute [left to right]. This is a reason to always try to carry a camera for those unexpected moments in time we call great panoramas.
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Rice University: Academic Quad - Nineteen Days Prior to 2009 Commencement
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: physics, lovett, sewall, riceu, herzstein, rice, 32x11, trees, academic, sx110, hedge, tractor
Size: 1.46 gigapixels
Added: April 21, 2009
Total Views: 2991
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To my eye, this is one of the most incredible vistas that I have taken with a GigaPan robot, and as anyone can see who follows my GigaPan effort, this is not the first view we see of the Academic Quad, nor will it be the last.

Nineteen days of hard work required for this the 96th Commencement of Rice University.

http://students.rice.edu/students/Commencement.asp
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Rice University: M.D. Anderson Biological Laboratories - Find the Fossils
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: riceu, 22x20, anderson, fossil, ilovebath, rice, sx110
Size: 1.80 gigapixels
Added: June 5, 2009
Total Views: 1498
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Note: A better view and from the south can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=25162

As can readily be seen, I am wearing what I won in a contest concerning GigaPans created by Kilgore661, which were taken in and around Bath, England. As the winner, I was given the option of wearing a T-Shirt extolling the virtues of Bath or a Cuban Cigar... I took the T-Shirt :)

Lots of important discoveries have occured in this building and I am sure that more will come.

What is coming shortly is a south view of M.D. Anderson Biological Laboratories Building with a Rice Grad Student in it.

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Houston, Texas: Too Close To the Edge - GigaPan Taken From a 14-Story Parking Garage in Mid-Houston - a 360 Panorama
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: 17x1, construction, sx110
Size: 0.08 gigapixels
Added: June 29, 2009
Total Views: 997
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This is the first hand-held GigaPan taken on this extraordinarily hot summer day in Houston, Texas. After I descended to ground level, I took a total of about 25 GigaPans on this *hot* day, primarily focused on Metro Rail Train Stations. More to follow.

Note: If you are prone to get dizzy at heights, please do not look at this in Google Earth. In the Google Earth view, you will see that I am on the edge and for me, this was the scariest collection of photos I have ever taken.

Another view from this same spot, but with another camera, Leica D-Lux 3, can be seen here, which has a Google Earth link too: http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?auth=f2261785162e5b4a5d5dd52e4926bd6d

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Houston, Texas: WaterWall - Father's Day 8:15AM
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: waterwall, sx110, 11x1
Size: 0.07 gigapixels
Added: June 22, 2009
Total Views: 384
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spacer This location has been visited with my GigaPan robot before, http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=8147, and by necessity, this panorama was taken hand-held. The property owners have said in the most absolute strong language, "No tripods on this property, period." And when I arrived at this early time on a Sunday morning, the security dude in his golf cart was only a few feet from where I stood, and we did not share pleasantries with each other.

For those who want to see this as a 360-degree panorama in Google Earth, please follow the link to a PRIVATE viewing: http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?auth=0b9e8195b6169bf5f66dc0bc24a77538


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Houston, Texas: Crown Jewels of Houston Architecture - Mellie and Niels Esperson Buildings
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: 4x5, mellie, esperson, neils, sx110
Size: 0.15 gigapixels
Added: June 26, 2009
Total Views: 742
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The Esperson Building can be seen from Rice University Stadium: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=29860&snapshot_id=91506

It is an understatement to say that there is a large amount of sentiment concerning these buildings (Mellie Esperson Building on the corner and Neils Esperson Building to the right of Mellie's) in the center of downtown Houston as can be experienced from the following link:
http://tinyurl.com/Esperson-GP-6-26-09.

This evening after taking this hand-held panorama, I mentioned to the restaurant waiter what I had taken a GigaPan of today, and he went on and on about how this building affected him as a child; he used to spin around the columns and laugh and have fun on many occasions when growing up.

There is a wikipedia link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esperson_buildings, and every link about the Esperson Buildings has a totally different photo and I have another photo taken on the 14th floor of a nearby parking garage, which can be seen here: http://www.panoramio.com/photo/23850809

As far as the essential view in Google Earth: when viewing, PLEASE select 3D Viewing from the Google Earth menu on the right.
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Houston, Texas: Gus & Lyndall Wortham Park in the Texas Medical Center
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: sx110, fountain, 51x16, wortham
Size: 3.33 gigapixels
Added: April 23, 2009
Total Views: 2144
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spacer My first *large* GigaPan and is of a beautiful corner across the street from the Texas Medical Center. This 3.3 gigapixel panorama was taken with a Canon SX110 camera.

Wortham Park dates from 1991. A couple of years after the opening, I brought my 4x5 view camera here to take a series of photos, but because of the intense August heat, that series never materialized and the experience told me that in Houston, there are only a few weeks out of the year where it is practical to use a 4x5 for landscape photography. At that time, little did I know or even suspect that GigaPan technology was on the horizon.

Too see how large of an area the Texas Medical Center occupies; in Google Earth, fly to 77030 [zip code] and zoom in. Immediately to the north-west of TMC is Rice University.

While taking this panorama, I met a very nice and very polite security-guard lady and I hope that she sees this panorama of the area she so ably protects.

Note: A view in Google Earth is essential to observe the beauty of this special place of peace and serenity.

There is a Wortham Fountain in Houston, which can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=8175

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Perils of Watching Frisbee and Taking Hand-Held GigaPans - Version 1 (S-Shape)
Author: David Engle (Texas_Photo)
Tags: frisbee, 38x1, s-shape, rice, riceu, sx110
Size: 0.85 gigapixels
Added: July 18, 2009
Total Views: 479
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The other attempt at stitching can be seen here: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=28415 .

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