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http://GigapanMagazine.org vol 1 issue 2
Here is a panorama of the Amundsen Scott South Pole Station on the evening of December 31, 2008. The snowy landscape around the Pole is fairly quiet, as almost everyone is getting ready for the New Year’s Eve party in the gymnasium of the elevated station. We have not yet taken apart our Christmas tree, and the 2008 Pole marker remains in the snow where it was placed on January 1 of last year. Tomorrow during a 1pm ceremony, the Geographic Pole marker will change to its 2009 version, which was designed and made by the 2008 overwinter crew. The new marker will be set onto a post in a new hole in the ice that is located about 30 feet closer to the Dome. The American Flag and the sign with its brief written accounts of Amundsen's and Scott's arrival at the Pole will move along with it. The South Pole Station is situated on top of the largest sheet of ice on Planet Earth. The elevated station, the Dome, and everything else that you see here drift a little bit toward grid northwest each day. Once each year the location of the Geographic Pole is officially corrected to place it once again over the axis of rotation of the planet. In 2008, we use GPS to confirm the location of the Pole. All of this constant, predictable glacial motion and the annual marker movement create an interesting pastime for the crew and visitors to the station, especially for the folks who brought their own GPS’s to the Pole. In the summer of 1911-12, Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott had a much more difficult time confirming that they and their parties had in fact arrived at 90 degrees south latitude. On the left of the image you see the ice-carving efforts of some of the station crew. They have been working on these giant blocks for several weeks, and their art will be judged on January 4. The ambient temperature, which has now risen to approach 0 degrees Fahrenheit, makes ice carving a comfortable exercise, as long as the wind is fairly calm. It looks like they had some great ideas and that they have been busy at their task. Which carving would earn your vote? The 30 images of this panorama were photographed with a Nikon D 80 and stitched with Autopano Pro. Please enjoy The South Pole on New Year's Eve 2008. |
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In Plaza Francia next to La Biela (next to the necropolis) is this huge rubber tree which is 20 meters high and 50 meters wide (!!!) To give you a sense of scale I've posed next to the massive tree, to the right of the main trunk. |
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This 360 degree GigaPan from a trail in Schenley Park includes the vine covered bank uphill, and the mid canopy of the forest downhill. This early morning shot was taken with fixed exposure (1/3 sec, f8) and automatic focus. The forest canopy includes red and white oak, Norway maple, sycamore, and tulip tree. |
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Behind the predominant oak tree:
(Lat: 29.71925, Long: -95.400763 Is the west side of Keck Hall (the chemistry department). |
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A tree found at a view point off the 280. |
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This massive Palo borracho (drunken branch) has huge thorns covering its belly and has very, very odd limbs and shoots. It is huge- this is a quite large panorama. |
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A nice shady spot for an afternoon relaxation in the park. This is a special tree, the "Hitachi Tree," in Moanalua Gardens. |
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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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This view was taken uphill from a gap in the forest which allowed a good view of the mid canopy. It included bright areas of sky which made it a bad decision to use automatic exposure (aperture priority at f8). Individual photos of the large areas of sky were taken with shorter shutter speeds and everything in those frames is conspicuously darker. The forest canopy includes white and red oak, and Norway maple. |
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El Pi den Xandri, és un referente de Sant Cugat del Vallès. Símbolo del pueblo, contra la especulación imobiliaria después que en 1977 intentaran cortarlo.
El pino está situado en la entrada desde Sant Cugat, del camino de Can Borrell, que llega hasta la Ermita de Sant Medir. Ya en el Pi den Xandri empieza la Sierra de Collserola y tienen su inicio muchos senderos. El arbol tiene una altura de 23 metros y un perímetro de 3,2 metros, y tiene unos 230 años. Actualmente está apuntalado y es mantenido para que se recupere totalmente. You can see other great gigapans here: http://share.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=15138 Puedes ver otras panoramicas gigapixel aqui: http://share.gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=15138 Full Pano Collection: http://www.meteoqueixans.com/wp/ Coleccion completa de panoramicas: http://www.meteoqueixans.com/wp/ |