Idaho, Utah, Canyons, Rivers, Lakes, Public Lands, Desert, Geology, History
360Cities Neighbors: Florian E, Calvin J, John R, David B, James T, Jon J
Inspired By: Tomasz M
I've had a life-long interest in photography that started back in the film days. I even had a darkroom at one point. Then came digital and things really got fun.
I've always viewed photography as a way to show others as realistically as possible the beautiful places on earth. For years I felt like standard single-frame photography was like looking through a key-hole.
Then came single-row panoramas and the key-hole opened up. I could photograph to some degree what I was seeing.
Finally, I found spherical panoramas and the key-hole is gone - one more dimensional limitation removed. Now I feel like I can show the viewer what I saw.
Contact me at:
idahopano . ckmcdonald . com
Don Manion grew up in suburban New York. Eager to explore areas that were new and unknown to him, he quickly learned to turn toward the nearby Long Island Sound as an avenue of discovery. Open spaces and wilderness seem to speak to him in a way that can be better understood through his photographic works.
Besides the many years developing his eye while working and cruising on the US and Canadian north eastern coast, Don has also lived in the desert Southwest for the last 10 years.
Rarely without a camera Don has turned to panoramic photography to better share some of his experiences with anyone who ever felt passionate about what is up the next canyon!
Dividing his time between the Southwest and Coastal New England, Don is comfortable in many environments.
Some of his other photographic work can be viewed at http://dmanionphoto.com/
Liquid Jungle Media is the story of 2 passionate people working together for more than 15 years. Ocean, caves, lakes, jungle, desert and cities, everything has been captured by their cameras.
Their creativity, work ethic and attention to detail combined with high quality equipment, lead to high end movies and pictures.
Nothing is out of their reach. Their skills have been used on the production of CBC Four rooms, PBS Saving the Ocean and more.
Curious and always looking for a new challenge. The providing of 360° Virtual Tours in partnership with 360s.org and 360Tourist, is the next evolution of Liquid Jungle Medias skills and experience. To bring you the ultimate marketing tool to promote your business and raise it up to the next level. about us.
From underwater to anywhere else Nick and Valentina are the team you need to capture the essence of any moments!
Diarna, “Our Homes” in Judeo-Arabic, is the flagship initiative of Digital Heritage Mapping, Inc., a 501(c)(3) non-profit specializing in digitally preserving historic and cultural sites worldwide. The project pioneers the use of digital mapping technologies to explore the unfolding of Jewish history in the Middle East and North Africa through the prism of physical location by digitizing individual sites (schools, cemeteries, synagogues, shrines) and memories.
Anyone with an Internet connection can use Diarna to travel across the region as if on eagles' wings, unaffected by political and inter-religious strife below. Previously unknown or difficult to visit sites are now "visitble" via Diarna's weaving and synthesizing of satellite imagery, immersive panoramas, three-dimensional architectural models, archival and contemporary photography, scholarship, and oral history recordings.
Dirven by a team with diverse background and outlooks--including young Muslims eager to discover their shared history--Diarna has been: featured as a resource for scholars in the "Encyclopedia of Jews in the Islamic World" (Brill Publications, 2010); recognized as one of the 50 most innovative Jewish projects in North America by the Slingshot Fund (2009-2010); the subject of a panel at the Association of Jewish Studies' 42nd Conference; profiled in Haaretz (http://goo.gl/2N9VZ); and is partnered with Wellesley College, the Alliance Israélite Universelle, Beit Hatfutsot: The Museum of the Jewish People, and the Yad Ben-Zvi Institute.
The immersive panos published here are an advance preview of The Diarna Project's D'fina exhibit (http://www.JewishMorocco.org), dedicated to uncovering the "buried" or "covered" Jewish treasures of Morocco.
Spanning the entire country, from metropolitan centers to remote villages, D’fina proffers a virtual passport to visitors wishing to explore mountain-top shrines of Jewish “saints” that continue to be voluntarily protected by Muslim caretakers, scorpion-guarded genizot (burial grounds for holy texts and objects), anthropomorphic tombstones in seaside cemeteries, synagogues on the edge of the Sahara Desert, and ancient urban quarters with hidden reminders of their one-time residents. This exhibit marks the first public showing of documentation on the majority of these sites, including several Vichy regime desert labor and “discipline” camps where hundreds of Jews and non-Jewish political prisoners toiled, suffered torture, and died during the Holocaust.
canyons, desert, geology, history, lakes, mountains, outdoor recreation, overlooks, public lands, rivers, rock arches, season
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360Cities Neighbors: Florian, Calvin J, Calvin M
360Cities Stats
Number of 360s by Direction from Home:
Popularity of 360s by Direction and Distance:
Most hits:
High Dune
Currently popular:
High Dune
Angel's Window at Point Royal
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Three Roof Ruin
Natural Bridge
Google Earth Stats
Most hits:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Currently popular:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Above the Inversion
Three Roof Ruin
Below OohAah Point
Dinosaur Track
Hit ratios (GE/360Cities):
Mean 3, Median 2.5, Min 0, Max 18
Recently started measuring Google Maps Views. Estimated hit ratio (GMV/360Cities) at 16!
A friend introduced me to 360cities and I noticed there weren't many entries for my beautiful home state of Utah. Outside of foreign visitors, there are only a few full time residents here taking 360s. We've now had somejoint field trips and hope to have some more soon.
Setup
Gear
Nikon Coolpix A
Manfrotto 732CY Tripod
Nodal Ninja 3 panohead
Software
Nikon ViewNX2 / CaptureNX2, Adobe Photoshop CS5.1, GeoSetter
Process
- AF/AE (yes, I let them vary) aperture priority
- f8 to f11, 27mm, Nikon RAW format
- 4 rows of 10 photos plus nadir/zenith
- Conversion to 16-bit TIF with Capture NX2
- Pano generation in PTGui Pro.
- Adjust exposure variation with PTGui and/or Capture NX2
- Correct Zenith/Nadir images as necessary
- Final touch-up in Photoshop
- Geotag/position/heading in Capture NX2 and GeoSetter