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Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Edmonton, Alberta,
Canada
Gigapans: 77
Snapshots: 195
Bookmarks: 66
Last Visited: March 19, 2010
Tags:
Canada,
architecture,
British_Columbia,
Canada,
lumix,
industrial,
photography,
Edmonton,
panasonic,
alberta,
graphics,
landscapes,
large_format,
camera
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I live and work in the Edmonton area of Alberta. Most of my work in the last 30 years has been in the field of graphic arts and photo reproduction. I'm no stranger to large cameras. In years past I worked on a large overhead Brown Admiral repro camera with a 750mm apo-Nikor lens and a film format of 60" x 96". I've also worked with the latest drum scanners from Crosfield and Fuji. I currently live on an acreage near Stony Plain , Alberta. My other hobbies include backyard astronomy, flyfishing, canoeing and gardening, specializing in growing giant pumpkins and sunflowers. I've also taken up flying and hope to have my private pilot's license soon. In the meantime I'll be taking lots of aerial photos with the digital camera.
Galleries:
http://www.pbase.com/darby2
http://www.pbase.com/darby2/gigapan_panoramas
http://gigapan.org/viewProfile.php?userid=1242
Gigapan Users and Creators Group on Facebook:
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=12181809949
My Gigapan BLOG:
http://darbsgigapanblog.blogspot.com/
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Regarding my Gigapan images, I try to optimize the exposure and composition for detail, accuracy of colour and overall interest of the subject matter. You'll find my subject matter varied and unusual in some respects. Some images contain stitching errors because of subject movement during recording.
I'm also currently working on a project to output many of my images on a 98" wide Hewlett-Packard plotter at high resolution (1440 x 1440) with the view to having an exhibition next year. Stay tuned for further developments! The largest plotter images can be 96" high by the length of the roll (150 feet) Test results so far have been excellent. Prices and shipping details upon request.
And now....the world's largest panorama...nearly 27 Gigapixels of the skyline of the city of Paris...a monumental undertaking by French photographer Arnaud Frich and his team. 2346 images stitched into one huge panorama measuring 354159 x 75570 pixels!!!
http://www.paris-26-gigapixels.com/index-en.html
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 20 |
| 5MP, 12x optical zoom Leica lens |
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Panasonic Lumix FZ 50 |
| 10 mp, 12x optical zoom Leica lens 35-420mm efl |
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Manfrotto tripod |
| Model 190X ProB 804 RC2 HD |
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Gigapan Epic 100, used with both the FZ50 and the LX2 |
| robotic imaging platform |
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Panasonic Lumix LX2 28-112mm efl (4x) |
| compact digital camera used on the Beta imager |
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Jeep Cherokee |
| My trusty Jeep |
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Duracell rechargeable batteries |
| I have at least 4 sets of 6 for the imager + a charger |
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Gigapan Beta imager |
| Used with the Panasonic Lumix LX2 |
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Panasonic SDHC Class 6 memory cards |
| I carry cards with capacities from 2gb to 8 gb and will probably add a 16 gb as well |
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Macbook Pro 17" computer |
| Supplied refurbished by Apple Canada with 2 gigs of RAM and a 250 Gig hard drive. I've also added a Western Digital 1 Terabyte Firewire hard drive |
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Dragline under construction, Keephills, Alberta
Author: Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Tags:
dragline,
shovel,
power,
mine,
equipment,
keephills,
alberta,
coal,
bucyrus
Size: 0.68 gigapixels
Added: February 1, 2010
Total Views: 240
View in Google Earth 4.2+
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A gigantic Bucyrus 8750 dragline is being built as part of the expansion of the Keephills coal-fired power plant west of Edmonton, Alberta. This view shows the basic framework and many of the components ready to install. When finished it will weigh about 8000 tons and have bucket capacity of about 160 cubic meters on a boom of 425 feet.
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Located near Edmonton, Alberta
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Gretzinger Farm, Stony Plain, AB
Author: Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Tags:
farm,
alberta,
dairy,
cows,
cattle,
glory,
hills,
stony_plain
Size: 0.39 gigapixels
Added: January 24, 2010
Total Views: 154
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Located in the Glory Hills not far from where I live.
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Located in Wells Gray Provincia; Park. BC north of Clearwater. The falls is about 185 feet high and flows into a volcanic gorge. Many layers of basaltic lava make up the colourful gorge. The reddish colour is caused by iron and other minerals in the basalt. Most recent lava flows were less than 1 million years ago and the canyon which is about 400 feet deep was carved during the massive melts of the last ice age about 10,000 years ago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wells_Gray-Clearwater_volcanic_field
The creek flows into a small grotto before plunging below.
A link to this and other waterfalls in the Wells Gray area:
http://www.waterfallswest.com/waterfall.php?id=86
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Dawson Falls, Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC.
Author: Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Tags:
dawson,
waterfall,
fall,
autumn,
wells_gray,
park,
bc,
canada,
clearwater
Size: 0.56 gigapixels
Added: January 13, 2010
Total Views: 172
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Located on thee Murtle River, it drops about 60 feet in a cascade of spray. The falls is about 300 feet wide. Here it was just beginning to freeze in mid-October.
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Another view of the old log cabin on the road into Wells Gray Provincial Park, BC north of Clearwater.
Custom canvas prints run on an 11-color Epson plotter with archival inks are currently available. Prices on request. Minimum size: 12" high by 40" wide...maximum size 48" high by approximately 15 feet wide.
Still larger prints are available on a variety of materials such as display vinyl.
For details on prices and shipping please feel free to write me personally: darbkin@earthlink.net Subject matter: Custom Prints.
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View from the northwest side, Boxing Day 2009
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Maisies Magical Christmas House #5
Author: Dave Belcher (Darbs)
Tags:
maisies,
christmas,
magical,
house,
home_hardware,
lights,
winter,
decorations,
edmonton,
snow
Size: 0.43 gigapixels
Added: January 12, 2010
Total Views: 138
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This is the view from the west side on Boxing Day
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These imposing cliffs rise to more than 10,000 feet near Saskatchewan Crossing in Banff National Park.
The view is from Rampart Creek on the Icefield Parkway.
The pinnacles near the top are eerie and mysterious, sometimes resembling cathedral towers. Dozens of small cascades tumble down from the upper cliffs as the snow melts. Mount Wilson also has a large glacier and snowfield on it's northeast slopes.
The summit ridge here is about 1600 meters (more than a mile) above this viewpoint.
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