Below is a 'Planet' view of the Windmill on Wimbledon Common in London:
The images were shot with a 10.5m lens in RAW mode, converted to a pysdo HDR image and stitched, you can see the full panorama by clicking 'load':
Click 'open' to view the panorama fullscreen, the image has been left slightly 'wonky' to provide more a feeling of height, it was captured using a 30ft pole.
The panorama above was taken on Hampstead Heath in London near "Boudicca's Mound", click and drag to look around the scene after selecting 'load'. Boudicca's Mound is a tumulus where, according to local legend, Queen Boudicea was buried after she and 10,000 other Iceni soldiers were defeated at Battle Bridge.
The aim of the panorama was to capture the use of the 30 foot panoramic pole by way of a tutorial for the blog. Of course things don't always work out, the lighting was poor, making for a dull panorama and the filming of the capture process is facing the sun.
That said, we have included it anyway just so those interested can see how the camera goes up etc. We will have a more detailed look at capturing pole panoramas next week:
Note the 'digital urban' bag, its been going strong now for almost a year - if you would like one yourself (and who wouldn't) we have them 'at cost' via Cafe Press.
Taking images from above the ground adds a slightly different perspective to panoramas. Using a D80 with a 10.5mm lens the image to the right is a test shot taken 6 metres above the ground.
Within the scene are the three Grade II listed buildings the phoneboxes set against the backdrop of the Church of Christ the King in Bloomsbury.
The Red Phonebox is a classic design by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott who amoungest other notable buildings also designed Battersea Power Station. The K6 "Jubilee" model pictured here was built to commemorate the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935.
The images were shot with a 10.5m lens in RAW mode, converted to a pysdo HDR image and stitched, you can see the full panorama by clicking 'load':
