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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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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 John Madejski Garden in the centre of the V&A Museum, London, UK, Thursday, May 28th, 2009.
http://www.vam.ac.uk/about_va/garden/index.html Plenty of activity in the pond, and people enjoying their lunch. Tripod was v. small, portable 1 foot tall. |
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Winston and Clementine Churchill's home in Kent for 40 years.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-chartwell.htm GigaPan'ed on Saturday, May 30th 2009. Back of the house GigaPan'ed at http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24685 |
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Chartwell front lawn and lake on Saturday, May 30th 2009.
http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w-vh/w-visits/w-findaplace/w-chartwell.htm I made an unfortunate decision 1/2 in to change the exposure. The back of the house is also GigaPan'ed at http://share.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=24549 |
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London from Lambeth Bridge - June 3rd 2009 at 6:30pm. Big Ben is chiming as the GigaPan is being taken. Big Ben had turned 150 two days earlier. |
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A view looking northwest from the chapel tower at St. John's College, University of Cambridge, on an exceptionally clear day in late spring. Scenes of note: sunbathers on the grounds of St. John's, punters on the Cam, and Ely Cathedral to the northeast (14.5 miles/23.3 km away!). |
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The home of Charles and Emma Darwin.
http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/server/show/nav.14929 |
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A view looking southwest from the chapel tower at St. John's College, University of Cambridge, on an exceptionally clear day in late spring. Lots of great scenes of town and gown---zoom in and see! |
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Victoria Tower Gardens, 3 June, 2009.
Buxton Memorial Fountain and a football game. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victoria_Tower_Gardens |