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Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Houston, United States of America

Gigapans: 48
Snapshots: 61
Bookmarks: 48
Last Visited: November 03, 2009
Tags: None

Biography

Geologist

Non-gigapixel photos: http://skeptic.smugmug.com

Gear
Nikon D80
Gigapan Beta with Canon Powershot SX110 IS
Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 tripod with 486RC2 head
Gigapans
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View of the Paine Massif, Chilean Patagonia
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 0.47 gigapixels
Added: March 6, 2009
Total Views: 1158
View in Google Earth 4.2+

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Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: brazil, rio, favela
Size: 1.88 gigapixels
Added: March 6, 2009
Total Views: 4506
View in Google Earth 4.2+

spacer This is the largest favela (= shanty town) in Rio (and Brazil). See more details here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocinha
Shot from the rooftop of a school; stitched from 336 (24x14) photos.

Another Rocinha Gigapan: http://www.gigapan.org/viewGigapan.php?id=18534

Thanks to Emily Pirmez and Carlos Pirmez for making it possible to shoot this panorama (and all the other gigapans I have shot in Rio).
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Waipio Valley
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.28 gigapixels
Added: February 8, 2009
Total Views: 1106
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Pahoehoe lava field
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.26 gigapixels
Added: February 7, 2009
Total Views: 704
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Mauna Ulu, Hawaii, 360 view
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 3.11 gigapixels
Added: January 4, 2009
Total Views: 925
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Kilauea Iki crater, eastern side
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.63 gigapixels
Added: January 4, 2009
Total Views: 541
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Kilauea Iki crater, western side
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.54 gigapixels
Added: January 4, 2009
Total Views: 450
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Kilauea Crater
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.56 gigapixels
Added: January 3, 2009
Total Views: 451
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Fish Pond near Anaeho'omalu Beach, Big Island, Hawaii
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: None
Size: 1.66 gigapixels
Added: December 25, 2008
Total Views: 1123
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Karoo landscape, South Africa
Author: Zoltan Sylvester (zoltan)
Tags: south_africa, karoo
Size: 0.34 gigapixels
Added: December 17, 2008
Total Views: 317
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Snapshots
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Deltaic clinoforms

Created: July 19, 2009
Taken From: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
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Total Views: 4

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Birds

Created: July 3, 2009
Taken From: Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
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Total Views: 18

for scale
reflections

Created: May 31, 2009
Taken From: Szent Anna Lake
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Total Views: 16

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the big blue bucket

Created: March 8, 2009
Taken From: Another shot of Rocinha, Rio de Janeiro
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Total Views: 76

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fish in a rooftop fishpond

Created: March 7, 2009
Taken From: View to the South from top of Sheraton Rio Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
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Total Views: 109

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turtle

Created: March 7, 2009
Taken From: View to the North from top of Sheraton Rio Hotel, Rio de Janeiro
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Total Views: 296

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gravelly foresets

Created: March 6, 2009
Taken From: Giant deepwater gravel dune, Cerro Toro Formation, Chile
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Total Views: 10

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two of the Torres

Created: March 6, 2009
Taken From: View of the Paine Massif, Chilean Patagonia
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Total Views: 42

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color contrast

Created: March 6, 2009
Taken From: Rocinha, the largest favela in Rio de Janeiro
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Total Views: 98

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New life

Created: February 8, 2009
Taken From: Pahoehoe lava field
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Total Views: 5

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Bookmarked Gigapans
Duck Bay on Mars
Duck Bay on Mars by: Michael Malin (malin)

Snapshots: 7



Gigamacro study of \x27Croton\x27 leaf \x2D zoom in to see the cells
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Snapshots: 1



Baldy Mountain, Snowmass, West Willow, Colorado \x2D Very High Resolution 360 degree panorama
Baldy Mountain, Snowmass, West Willow, Colorado - Very High Resolution 360 degree panorama by: Jason Buchheim (odyssey)

Snapshots: 28



Briksdal Glazier \x2D Briksdalsbreen
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Snapshots: 5



Delicate Arch at Arches National Park, Utah
Delicate Arch at Arches National Park, Utah by: Christopher Diersen (cjdiersen)

Snapshots: 6



Quaternary Roadcut
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Snapshots: 3



Everest from Kala Pathar
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Snapshots: 18



Sipapu Bridge and Three Mahoneys
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Snapshots: 4



Normal Fault in Chalk (Wider)
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Snapshots: 2



Interference Ripples, Amherst Geology Museum
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Snapshots: 3



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Snapshots: 1



Monitor vs Merrimac, in perpetual static battle, Canyonlands, Utah
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Snapshots: 6



Trees and Firewood (360°)
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Snapshots: 14



Parade of Elephants
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Snapshots: 3



Franklinite from Franklin, NJ
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Snapshots: 1



Buddhist Temple
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Snapshots: 3



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Monument Rocks, Gove County, Kansas by: Ron Schott (rschott)

Snapshots: 2



Aalesund Day
Aalesund Day by: John Myrstad (John Myrstad)

Snapshots: 21



Prague Old Town Square at Night
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Snapshots: 19



Arches National Park
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Snapshots: 0



Assissi courtyard
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Snapshots: 1



Pictorial St. Louis 1875
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Snapshots: 10



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Snapshots: 4



Yosemite Valley at Midday from along Ledge Trail
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Snapshots: 11



Looking across Sentinel Meadow at Yosemite Falls ( medrez )
Looking across Sentinel Meadow at Yosemite Falls ( medrez ) by: Joel Baldwin (qumqats)

Snapshots: 2



View from \x27Chateau du Landskron\x27 towards Basel
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Snapshots: 8



The Mammoth Site
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Snapshots: 8



Circlescape
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Snapshots: 1



Eiger, Monch and Jungfrau
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Snapshots: 13



Chemnitz Market Saxony Germany
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Snapshots: 12



Zabriskie Point \x2D Death Valley National Park
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Snapshots: 1



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Snapshots: 6



Lago del Toro
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Snapshots: 4



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Snapshots: 1



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Snapshots: 9



Dunite in Cross\x2DPolarized Light
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Snapshots: 4



Bryce Canyon from Sunset Point
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Snapshots: 20



Navajo Sandstone Cliff
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Snapshots: 1



Canyon de Chelly, White House Ruins
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Snapshots: 4



Twelve Apostles 2of3
Twelve Apostles 2of3 by: Richard Calhoun (RichCalhoun)

Snapshots: 4



Turbidites, German Rancho Formation
Turbidites, German Rancho Formation by: Ron Schott (rschott)

Snapshots: 2



El Cap from The Pedestal, Middle Cathedral Buttress, Yosemite Valley, xRez Studio
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Snapshots: 57



Calico Folds (View #3)
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Snapshots: 4



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Snapshots: 2



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Snapshots: 2



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