GigaPans

Here's the main lawn at the Harold L. Lyon Arboretum, a research and education arm of the University of Hawaii at Manoa. I'm working on a 1.5 gigapixel version.
Brisk trade winds and rapidly moving clouds made this a difficult image to capture.

This vegetable garden is in the well-drained sandy loam of a 13,000 year old ice-contact alluvial fan. Soil fertility is enhanced by tilling under 30 cm of tree leaves each autumn, and several cm of composted cow manure each spring. During the growing season, beds are mulched with compost and old hay. Most of the produce is eaten fresh, but potatoes, onions, and garlic are stored, and 2 dozen quarts of tomatoes are preserved.

Notes: This panorama required variable focus, but some areas co...

Muttart Conservatory, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This horticultural attraction in Edmonton features more than 700 species of plants of arid, temperate and tropical climates.

A greenhouse at Whitestone Gardens

Another greenhouse panorama.

With soft, overcast lighting, the garden looks it's best as the perennials were in full bloom.

Regarding the camera, The Panasonic Lumix LX2 is ideal for this kind of subject in that it has a very great depth of focus and extremely sharp optics. The actual focal length at this setting is a mere 25.2 mm.

The main showhouse

A detail shot of the flower bed and some curious little gnome who has a penchant for climbing trees!