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Oklahoma City, Oklahoma: The Oklahoma City National Monument reflecting pool, which is a memorial to the 168 people killed in 1995 when the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building was bombed by anarchist Timothy McVeigh and his confederate(s). On the left are rows of chairs, one for each victim of the blast. The monument is a very moving place. The wall on the right is labeled 9:01; the one on the left is labeled 9:03. The time in between is represented by the reflecting pool and the chairs.
San Luis Obispo, California: Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa decorated for Easter services. The lovely Mission has undergone a complete renovation in recent years to protect it against earthquake damage. Structural and other repairs are now complete, and the Mission is a grand sanctuary. Made with the Canon EOS 1ds Mark III digital camera.
San Luis Obispo County, California: The La Panza area, east of Santa Margarita. Wildflowers abound in the region this year because we have had quite a bit of rain. April showers bring May flowers (actually this will all be gone by May). Made with the Canon EOS 1ds Mark III digital camera.
New Orleans, Louisiana: Jackson Square, March, 2009 St. Louis Cathedral in the center, the Presbytere to the right of that, and the museum Cabildo on the left, Jackson Square is in the heart of New Orleans. Andrew Jackson rides his bronze horse in the center of the square. Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera
San Luis Obispo, California: Mission San Luis Obispo, January, 2009 Just over a mile from my home, Mission San Luis Obispo is at the center of our city. It was built by Spanish missionaries in 1772, and has recently undergone a major remodeling to help it to resist “seismic events” that are known to occur around these parts. Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera
Avila Beach, California: Concours d’Elegance 2008 With a flood of Ferraris, pride of Porsches, a riot of Rolls Royces, and an embarrassment of Mercedes, (a gaggle of Gull-wings?), (a mess of Maseratis?), (a pack of Packards?) this event is held annually to benefit Hospice of San Luis Obispo. Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
Washington, D.C.: The Jefferson Memorial. August, 2008 Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
Washington, D.C.: The U.S. Capitol Building, August, 2008 Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
Argentina: Iguzú Falls, June, 2008 On the Argentina-Brazil-Paraguay border, Iguazú is one of the natural wonders of the world. It's bigger than Niagara, and over it flows one of the largest volumes of fresh water in the world. This is the view from Isla San Martín. Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
Türbingen, Germany: This town is spectacularly photogenic. June, 2008 Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
California: The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park. This is one of the finest hotels, situated in the finest setting on earth. Made with the Canon EOS 1DS Mark II professional digital camera.
Here are some examples of group portraits using panoramic photography.
California: 112 WHAMOBASS 2007 participants at the 43rd annual gathering of the group. This is the assembly of pilots and crew for the annual ballooning event called WHAMOBASS – Whiskey-Hill, Atherton, Menlo-Oaks Ballooning and Sporting Society. This image was done with the Canon camera and PTGUI software, a combination that results in much better resolution and image quality. Click here for a close-up showing the detail in the image.
The result is a photographic quality image that can be printed at sizes beyond 50 inches in width without appreciable noise or image degradation.
Cast of “Fiddler on the Roof” at the Performing Arts Center, San Luis Obispo, California, February 19, 2000.
The San Luis Obispo Vocal Arts Ensemble performs its annual Pops Concert every winter. In 2000 the performance featured works from Fiddler on the Roof, among others. The group portait below was made with four frames of 35mm film photogaphed as a panoramic image.
I switched to the Canon 1DS Mark II camera in January, 2005, and shot with that camera until late 2009. In November, 2009 I bought a Canon 1ds Mark III, the new high-resolution pro camera from Canon. I enjoy the extraordinarily high resolution of that camera (21.1 Mp) and the quality of the images. For panoramic images I use the Canon 17-40mm zoom lens, usually set at about 20mm.
I also switched to a new stitching tool in 2006 – PTGUI – which allows me to work with higher resolution files, and with the new operating system on Macintosh computers (Apple never updated QTVRAS).
And, in 2008 I upgraded to a Mac Pro with four dual-core Intel processors. This makes a huge difference in processing speed on these panoramic images. Some of my latest work results in images that are over 500MB in size, and the new computer makes handling those images much more reasonable.