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Future London skyline in 2015 using Google Earth
These cool skyline picture illustrate the sheer scale of transformation occuring across London. The pano itself was taken from a block of flats in Forest Hill and used Google Earth to get some of the heights and locations accurate. More than 50% of what you see here either has planning permission or is undergoing demolition/construction work. Buildings in 2015 include the Broadgate Centre expansion, Bishopsgate Goodsyard, Heron Quays West, Vauxhall Bondway, etc. which are longer term developments. These cool skyline picture illustrate the sheer scale of transformation occuring across London. The pano itself was taken from a block... more
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The new issue 29 of VRMAG is online
VRMAG ISSUE 29 IS ONLINE: http://www.vrmag.org
We are in the middle of the IPY,The International Polar Year, which
is a large scientific programme focused on the Arctic and the
Antarctic from March 2007 to March 2009. IPY occurs amidst abundant
evidence of changes in snow and ice, including reductions in extent
and mass of glaciers and ice sheets, reductions in area, timing, and
duration of snow cover, and reductions in extent and thickness of sea
ice. The observations and modeling of IPY will document and quantify
the extent, rate and impact of snow and ice changes and their
integrated impact on global sea level.
For that reason I thought that it would have been nice if VRMAG
covered the issue, paying tribute to this joint effort, through the
panoramas and words of a group of very different and special men,
creating outstanding panoramas related to the theme ice. You will be
standing on glacier summits, get inside them, meet polar bears,
experience northern lights and much, much more.
Jordi Clariana, takes you on a 2 weeks photographic expedition to the
Svalbard Island; Witek Katzskin, who lives and works at the Horsund
polish Polar station shares his experiences; Dr Matt Nolan studies
the impacts of climate change on the arctic landscape; Rodion Galanev
travels to Karelia, a.k.a. the region of thousands lakes, Werner
Weber captures the St Moritz White Turf Horse race, Jean-Pierre
Lavoie, in Quebec City, shoots the Red Bull Crashed Ice skating
competition; Keiji Yokotani takes you to the Shikotsu Ice festival in
Japan; Yvan Van Hoorickx invites you to the indoor Snow & Ice
Sculpture Festival in Bruges; Tabb Firchau shoots from a RC
helicopter a partially frozen Green Lake in Seattle Washington...
But this is only a portion of the experiences awaiting you in this
issue 29 of VRMAG.
Since we believe Love is the most important thing on this planet,
we'll take you to Paris where you will discover very special ways to
declare your love to your significant other and to Life Ball, Wien,
where Love has an universal meaning; from Mali with Médecins Sans
Frontières, to Molokai, to meet father Damien, a charismatic and
compassionate caregiver. From love to beauty, we did not forget to
show you the treasures of the European monarchy, the wonders of
flash, with dancing Lauren, and the folklore of Scotland and its
Highland games, in a trip which has as waypoints Dubai, Turkey's
palaces, Polish churches, Spain (hanging at 230 meters from the
ground), the beautiful beaches of Brazil, with some...naked beauties
(oh yes, VRMAG team has its weaknesses too...).
For our "inside" series this time you will be able to enter a
dishwasher, a sports shoe, a halloween pumpkin, as well as enter a
Avro vulcan cockpit, a Nascar race truck, get into Ratatouille's
Kitchen, and finally view the inside of a fridge with a very special
model, the vegetarian turtle "Iso". Not only. We even meddled in
politics, with panoramic images of Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and
many more...
Our guest artist for this issue is Henry Stuart who shares the
secrets of his success; Greg Downing describes how he created 270
gigapixel images in 3 1/2 months and shows a series of breathtaking
gigapixel images, our columnist Pat St Clair reviews the HDR software
Hydra; while Jook Leung announces his new workshop in Maine. Get to
know better Denis Chumakov, the creator of Flash Panorama Player,
Alexandre Jenny, co-creator of Autopano Pro. Michael Thoby talks
about Enfuse for night photography while Jeffrey informs about the
2008 Panotools meeting in Prague he's organizing...
You're just a click away from enjoying the new VRMAG issue!
Your
Marco Trezzini and the VRMAG team
VRMAG ISSUE 29 IS ONLINE: http://www.vrmag.org VRMAG ISSUE 29 IS ONLINE: http://www.vrmag.org We are in the middle of the IPY,The International Polar Year, which ... more -
Simpsons intro made into a panoramic picture
Drew Mackie of Back of the Cereal Box blog did something so amazingly genius that I was surprised that it was never done before. He took the intro of The Simpsons and stitched the scenes into one continuous panorama.
According to his website: "Technically, every episode of The Simpsons that begins with the un-abbreviated intro, Milhouse appears. So too does Nelson, Dr. Hibbert, and even Maude Flanders, who overcomes the considerable handicap of being dead.
I speak of a brief section of the intro that occurs directly between Marge and Maggie’s simultaneous horn-honking and the arrival at Casa de Simpson that segues into the weekly couch gag. The camera pans away from Marge’s car and, if only for a few seconds, over a Springfield panorama, featuring various characters. It’s pretty hard to see the whole of it with the naked eye, and it wasn’t until the arrival of the Simpsons DVDs a few years back that I could actually see who was there by scanning frame-by-frame. For whatever reason, I was suddenly motivated last week by the urge to reproduce this scene in full in a way other people could see by Photoshopping the frames together."
Pretty rad. Drew Mackie of Back of the Cereal Box blog did something so amazingly genius that I was surprised that it was never done before. He to... more -
New Year's Eve Celebrations Around The World
Missed welcoming 2008 in with a bang because you wisely chose to join Current to watch Radiohead's epic Scotch Mist? If so, there's two bits of good news.
1. You have excellent taste.
2. You can find over a dozen spectacular, eye-poppingly gorgeous panaromas of New Year's Eve celebrations around the world by clicking the image above. Missed welcoming 2008 in with a bang because you wisely chose to join Current to watch Radiohead's epic Scotch Mist? If so, there... more -
Panoramic Digital Camera Spins Like A Top
What a great idea.
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Gallery of Best Panoramic Scenes by Erik Goetze
amazing 360 VR shots
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