Category Archives: Panoramic Photography

Making the Hong Kong GigaPan image

Posted on November 22, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I shipped my GigaPan rig and my Really Right Stuff carbon fiber tripod in my checked luggage to Hong Kong. My hope was that I could make a couple of beautiful panoramic images of the Victoria Harbor with Hong Kong … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Day Two

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Brian Lawler

On my outings on Sunday in Hong Kong I had a chance to take the Star Ferry across Victoria Harbor to Hong Kong Island where my friend John Seymour and I had lunch. The weather was tempestuous, and we watched … Continue reading →

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Making modern panoramic photos to match historic images

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I’m multitasking – working on installing solar panels on my roof, working with my students and colleagues, writing a book, working on another person’s book, doing illustrations for another book, singing in a choral group (concert on the 23rd!), preparing … Continue reading →

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More on scanning film
with the Epson scanner

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Last week I wrote about my immersion into scanning 19th century panoramic film. These negatives kept me up nights for about ten days. My total output of scans was 26. I carefully sorted through over 150 pieces of film, selected those … Continue reading →

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Scanning Kodak Cirkut film

Posted on October 4, 2013 by Brian Lawler

A dear friend of mine, now deceased, handed me a box of film about 30 years ago. The film had been in a flood in the garage of his friend who obtained the film from the original photographer who died … Continue reading →

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A little kvetching, a little ballooning, and a little GigaPanning

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I organize an annual hot-air ballooning event, one that has been running for pretty close to 40 years. The event was founded by my friends Gordon Bennett and Jon Ackerman in 1974. It was conveniently located in the eastern part … Continue reading →

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My visit to GigaHQ

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Brian Lawler

Last Friday I ventured out into the world and visited the headquarters of GigaPan, the maker of the motorized camera mount that I have been using for a half-year. GigaPan is based in Portland, Oregon. At the GigaPan HQ are … Continue reading →

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Really Right solutions to my tripod problem

Posted on January 5, 2013 by Brian Lawler

I have written about my mountain-top GigaPan photos in recent months. The results have been spectacular, and I am very pleased with the photos. Carrying the equipment to the mountain tops has been my problem. The tripod I have been … Continue reading →

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A Windy City GigaPan

Posted on October 13, 2012 by Brian Lawler

I just returned from a week in Chicago for GraphExpo, the huge North American trade show for people in the graphic arts industry. I shipped my big tripod and my GigaPan panoramic head to the hotel in advance of my … Continue reading →

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…another cheese sandwich and a GigaPan photo

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Brian Lawler

It turns out that tying the camera to the GigaPan mount wasn’t adequate to make a successful panorama. So, even though I thought I could fix everything by straightening the horizons of 858 photos using the Image Processor and an … Continue reading →

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