I talked about Microsoft’s first iPhone app Seadragon Mobile yesterday. I have been intrigued by the technology behind it. So I decided to test it out. Read More…
Check out this 360 degree panorama of Time Square with sound (needs Apple QuickTime player). Check out more QuickTime Virtual Reality (QTVR) panoramas on the same site, or at FullScreenQTVR.COM. It is just amazing what digital photography can do to break the space and time barriers to bring realistic virtual reality (VR) to you.
Posted in Miscellaneous on January 9th, 2008. No Comments.
By EugeniusD80
I came across a thread on DPReview and was fascinated by those unique images. Soon I discovered thousands of similar images on flickr in a group called “Create your own planets” (There are also several smaller groups on flickr: Stereographic Projections Pool, * making planets *, and Polar Panoramas).
There is a nice tutorial written by Dirk Paessler on how to create this so-called “Polar Panorama Effect” using Adobe Photoshop or Gimp.
If you want to dig into this even more, read about stereographic projection and cartographical map projections (also these images).
Good panorama landscape photos are impressive and contain breathtaking beauty due particularly to its wide angle of view. Here are some tips on shooting better landscape panorama. Read More…
Posted in Tips and techniques on July 29th, 2007. 4 Comments.
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