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The Connellsville High School was designed and built in 1916 by the W.G. Eckles firm of New Castle, PA. Founded in 1898, W.G. Eckles Co. is still a practicing firm currently under the name of Eckles Architecture and Engineering. (http://www.ecklesgroup.com/) The firm still operates out of New Castle. W.G. Eckles was a prominent architect of schools and public buildings. Choosing not to cater to a clientèle in Pittsburgh proper and compete with the many other architects located there, Eckles instead designed and built in the areas outside of the city and in Ohio. A fair number of the firm's early buildings can still be found, but a large majority have been demolished. Being of a fairly common design for High Schools of the day, the Connellsville High School once had a twin in Niles, Ohio--that building has since been demolished as recently as the 1990s. (http://www.oldohioschools.com/trumbull_county_files/Trumbull%20niles%20HS%202.jpg)
The Connellsville High School served as a high school until the construction of the Connellsville Joint High School in 1955. The building then served as a junior high school until the completion of the current Connellsville Area Senior High School in 1971-2. After ceasing to function in an educational capacity, the Connellsville High School remained vacant from 1972 until 1981-2 when it was reopened as the Connellsville Community Center. In addition to being a community center, the building also serves as a school for troubled youth. The structure of the building is steel with a facade of raked, red brick and sandstone. On the interior, the building retains many of its original features including a swimming pool finished in mosaic tile and accessed via a spiral stair from the locker rooms, an expansive gymnasium with seating recessed into the walls on either side of the court, and a two level auditorium complete with orchestra pit and orignal wooden seats. Above the proscenium arch in the auditorium is painted the phrase, "The Truth Will Make You Free". The auditorium recently underwent an extensive restoration. The exterior integrity of the building has been jeopardized by the replacement of original windows, but the building is still remarkably intact. Exterior Photos: Building Shortly After Completion: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39996774@N05/3681010556/ Interior Photos: 3rd Floor Corridor: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39996774@N05/3680153389/ Gymnasium: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39996774@N05/3680967968/ Pool: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39996774@N05/3680967488/ Auditorium: http://www.flickr.com/photos/39996774@N05/3680151945/ |
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Seastacks and coastal terraces beside the Pacific Coast Highway between Bodega Head and Jenner, California.
To the best of my knowledge this GigaPan is the world's first full gigapixel anaglyph image. In order to view the image in 3D you'll need a pair of red/blue anaglyph glasses (you may have a pair in your collection of National Geographic Magazines). Warning: although I've done what I could to minimize it, if you view this GigaPan at full zoom the image separation in some regions of this image may be more that your eyes can fully adjust to - zoom out a bit and save yourself the headache. For more information about anaglyph images see: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anaglyph_image If you enjoyed this anaglyph GigaPan you may also enjoy my other two anaglyph GigaPans: 1) Saline River Valley - http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=3527 2) Castle Rock Badlands - http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=12345 And another one: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=18692 I've also created lots of other non-anaglyph images: http://www.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=1252 Stitching Info (Left Camera): GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.3510 (Windows) Panorama size: 1155 megapixels (64730 x 17849 pixels) Input images: 341 (31 columns by 11 rows) Field of view: 106.6 degrees wide by 29.4 degrees high (top=12.0, bottom=-17.4) Settings: Keep projected images Original image properties: Camera make: Canon Camera model: Canon PowerShot S5 IS Image size: 3264x2448 (8.0 megapixels) Capture time: 2008-12-20 11:55:28 - 2008-12-20 12:15:14 Aperture: f/4 Exposure time: 0.0015625 ISO: 80 Focal length (35mm equiv.): 435.8 mm Digital zoom: off White balance: Fixed Exposure mode: Manual Horizontal overlap: 35.7 to 42.0 percent Vertical overlap: 35.5 to 40.8 percent Computer stats: 3069.98 MB RAM, 2 CPUs Total time 3:13:59 (0:34 per picture) Alignment: 55:28, Projection: 16:31, Blending: 2:01:58 Stitching Notes (Right Camera): GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.3510 (Windows) Panorama size: 1153 megapixels (64497 x 17892 pixels) Input images: 341 (31 columns by 11 rows) Field of view: 82.4 degrees wide by 22.9 degrees high (top=7.4, bottom=-15.5) Settings: Keep projected images Original image properties: Camera make: Canon Camera model: Canon PowerShot S5 IS Image size: 3264x2448 (8.0 megapixels) Capture time: 2008-12-20 11:56:00 - 2008-12-20 12:15:46 Aperture: f/4 Exposure time: 0.0015625 ISO: 80 Focal length (35mm equiv.): 435.8 mm Digital zoom: off White balance: Fixed Exposure mode: Manual Horizontal overlap: 35.5 to 40.2 percent Vertical overlap: 35.7 to 42.7 percent Computer stats: 3069.98 MB RAM, 2 CPUs Total time 2:53:38 (0:30 per picture) Alignment: 35:54, Projection: 16:42, Blending: 2:01:01 You can see a video of the dueling GigaPan units used to capture this anaglyph here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Di0ug9x9ur8 Anaglyph creation completed in Photoshop CS3 following the general method detailed at: http://www.scec.org/geowall/makeanaglyph.html Placement in Google Earth is a compromise between the satellite imagery and the digital elevation model which are not currently well registered. |
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In addition to redwood (Sequoia sempervirens), a number of other conifers create the forest canopy in Redwood National and State Parks. How many species can you find in this view? |
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Say good morning to a beautiful cross section through the Columbia River Flood Basalts in Sun Lakes State Park, Washington. |
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Brown University's Great Temple Excavation, at Petra, Jordan. Gigapan taken by Ian Straughn. |
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Ka`ena Point Natural Area Reserve, the westernmost tip of O`ahu. I used manual exposure settings; the bands are caused by rapidly moving clouds blocking the sun. How many nesting Laysan Albatross can you find? |
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Originally intended to be about twice as wide, my Gigapan Beta unit contracted the deadly Whirling Dervish/Spiral of Death disease upon completing column number 38. (Fear not, it's fixed now - a relatively low tech solution, I simply "unwound" the robot. Aaahh, the joys of Beta testing!)
Nonetheless, the resulting image is a compelling look at the Weber Sandstone which is folded into an anticline (south limb visible in the gigapan) that is cleaved by the downcutting Green River. Hogbacks of the yellow and red Park City Formation lap onto the south side of the Weber like waves breaking on a beach. The red siltstones of the Triassic Moenkopi Formation form a strike valley at the right of the image - to the west this strike valley is known as the Racetrack as it wraps around the nose of the plunging Split Mountain Anticline. |
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... and a more obstructed view of the Snake River, no need to crop his shot, and considerably worse light... |
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Established 1840, Abney Park Cemetery in north London is a Victorian graveyard that is now a nature reserve.
Read more here: http://www.abney-park.org.uk/ I intend to snapshot all the legible inscriptions in here... |
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View from above the plaza outside the Welcome Center looking toward the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon Campus. |