 Sanctuary - A World Wide Panorama December 17-21, 2004 |
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"Old South Cemetery" ("Alter südlicher Friedhof"), Munich, Germany
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| Lat: 48° 7' 37" N |
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Long: 11° 33' 50" E |
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December 19, 2004 - 15:30 local time |
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Equipment: Hand shot with virtual tripod, Nikon Coolpix 995 and Fisheye.
This panorama was stiched from 6 shots (N,W,S,E, Top, Bottom). |
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This panorama is a tribute to Joseph von Fraunhofer (* March 6, 1787 – †June 7, 1826) a German physicist and optician. He was born in Straubing and died in Munich. This panorama shows his tomb in Munich.
Many thanks to my brother! His suggestion to make t..
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| Photo: Markus Matern |
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Maulbronn Monastery, Germany
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| Lat: 49° 0' 3" N |
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Long: 8° 48' 46" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 - 10:39 UTC (11:39 local time |
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Equipment: Sigma SD9, Sigma EX 8mm Circular Fisheye, Manfrotto 303 SPH;
Software: Sigma Photo Pro, Defish,Realviz Stitcher |
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This panorama is showing the famous Fountain house in the monastery of Maulbronn, a World Heritage since 1993. It is for me a wonderful place to find a bit of silence. Despite the tourists which are visiting the monastery.
I visit it really often and there are..
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| Photo: Thomas Mottl |
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Near the Alexanderplatz, Berlin, Germany
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| Lat: 52° 31' 14" N |
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Long: 13° 24' 25" E |
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18. Dec 2004, 16:54 |
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Equipment: Nikon D70 with 10.5mm Nikkor Objectiv |
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Forest (Perlacher Forst), South City border, Munich, Germany
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| Lat: 48° 4' 18.48" N |
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Long: 11° 34' 29.28" E |
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21Dez2004 nearly noon |
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Equipment: Handheld Nikon Coolpix 5700, 18 images, stitched in Apple QuickTime Authoring Studio, Mac G4 DP 1,25, edited in Adobe Photoshop. |
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This pano was taken in a nearby wood/forest I often take a walk or a bicycle ride through. Woods have always given me shelter, especially in winter when only few people are outside and the snow is providing a smooth surface and swallows all noises and sounds. ..
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| Photo: Beate de Nijs |
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Hachenburg, Germany
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| Lat: 50° 39' 46" N |
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Long: 7° 49' 0" E |
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4pm, Sunday, December 19th, 2004 |
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Equipment: Slik tripod, Panasonic FZ2 ... but would really like to use a Nikon D70 and fisheye for the next event!! Here's hoping... |
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This was taken in a small town in Germany called Hachenburg as the sun was going down. I had hoped for more detail of the people inside the cafe/sanctuary but since this is my first event I am quite pleased with the finished picture either way...
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| Photo: Gary Quigg |
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Bad Wildbad, Black Forrest, south-west corner of Germany
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| Lat: 48° 45' 19" N |
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Long: 8° 31' 5" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 2004 - 11:50 UTC (12:50 local time) |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon CoolPix 990, FC E-8 fisheye, zoomed in. Mounted on a selfmade VR-head. Four shot round plus up and down, bracketing: 5 x 1 EV. Software used for this panorama: NoiseRemove, Photoshop, PtGui with PanoTools, Autopano and PanoCUBE Plus. |
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Berlin, Germany
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| Lat: 52° 31' 8.39" N |
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Long: 13° 24' 3.32" E |
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December 18, 3:45 PM |
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Equipment: Canon EOS, Sigma 8mm, selfbuild Panoramahead, Manfrotto Tripod, PTMac, Photoshop. |
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Nearby Autobahn A99, München-Salzburg, Germany
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| Lat: 48° 02' 01" N |
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Long: 11° 35' 49" E |
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Friday, December 17, 2004, 11.00AM |
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Equipment: Nikon D100, 10.5mm, Manfrotto PanoHead, PS 7.0, Stitcher 4.0 |
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This is a tiny catholic chapel nearby Autobahn München - Salzburg. At this morning the temperature was below zero, so it took only a few minutes to take my batteries down. It was very quiet inside this small room and the door stood wide open for everyone.....
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| Photo: Mario W. Schild |
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Waiblingen-Neustadt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
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| Lat: 48° 50' 50" N |
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Long: 9° 19' 12" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 19, 2004 - 10:20 UTC ( 11:20 local time ) |
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Equipment: Canon EOS 300D, Peleng 8mm, self made nodalpoint adapter, PanoTools/PtGui, Photoshop CS, DRI pro, Panocube |
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The panorama shows the sanctuary of the protestant church ( Martinskirche ) in Waiblingen-Neustadt, Germany.
The church was built in the 14th century ( 1380-1390 ) as a chapel for Mary. The frescos mostly show the life of Mary. In the 17th century they were pa..
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| Photo: Hans-Dieter Teschner |
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Cologne, Germany
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| Lat: 50° 56' 18" N |
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Long: 6° 57' 41" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2005 - 11:00 |
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Equipment: Nikon F-801, Sigma 16mm fisheye, handheld, color negative film 400 ASA, stitched with Panotools |
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The church of Gross St. Martin in Cologne was founded around 960 on a former island of the Rhine as a collegiate church. It was later transformed into a Benedectine monastery. The main building was constructed between 1150 and 1250. Some highlights: clover-lea..
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| Photo: Chris Witzani |
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Lohr am Main, Landkreis Main-Spessart, Unterfranken, Bavaria, Germany
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| Lat: 49° 59' 38" N |
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Long: 9° 34' 40" E |
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| Date/Time: |
9:40 MET(GMT+1), Dec, 21, 2004 |
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Equipment: Nikon D70, Nikkor 10.5 Fisheye, Manfrotto 303Plus, 6+3 (1 zenith, 2 nadir by hand) photos |
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In my home town, just on a little hill over the river Main, there is this neat little church with it's middle-ages character, in which every visitor may find some minutes of silence and retirement.
In the 7th century a little chapel stood on this place, w..
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| Photo: Richard Woeber |
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Peania, 15 miles east of Athens, Greece
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| Lat: 37° 57' 23" N |
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Long: 23° 51' 1" E |
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December 21, 12:30 (GMT +02:00)Athens |
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Equipment: Cannon eos1/Sigma lens / Fuji slide film, 200Asa / Authoring with photoshop-Panotools |
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This is the chancel of Zoodohos Pigi temple at Peania, 15miles east of Athens (built 1902-1905).Hagiography in this church was made by one of the most famous European artists in this field, Fotis Kontoglou* (1895-1965).
Actual hagiography commenced in 1..
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| Photo: George Kountouris |
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Agia Paraskeyi, Corfu Island, Greece
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| Lat: 39° 37' 23" N |
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Long: 19° 55' 26" E |
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20 December, 11:00 |
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Equipment: Canon 300D, Sigma 8mm, 8 photos, stiched with PTgui |
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The church of Agia Paraskeyi is a small church in the city of Corfu, Corfu Island Greece. It is a small church, beautifully decorated according to the orthodox tradition.
Most churches in Greece are relatively small buildings (comparing to west European cathed..
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| Photo: Nikos Pachtas |
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Budapest, Hungary
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| Lat: 47° 29' 5.16" N |
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Long: 19° 3' 8.36" E |
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December 19, 2004 - 15:05 UTC (16:05 local) |
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Cave church of Gellert Hill, Budapest
Opposite of the Gellert Bath 25 m above the river Danube level in the Gellert Hill there is a large cave which is one of the unique of Budapest.
It has named St Istvan's cave after a hermit who has cured sick pe..
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| Photo: Tamas D.Varga |
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Baltimore, County Cork, Ireland
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| Lat: 51° 28' 29" N |
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Long: 9° 23' 12" W |
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12h41 UTC - 21 December 2004 |
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Equipment: Nikon D100 - Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye Lens - prototype Precision 360 panorama head |
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The Beacon at Baltimore, which marks the harbour entrance, is one of my favorite spots: isolated, beautiful views, beaten by the elements on stormy days, yet so peaceful, happy and magestic.
The sight of the Beacon must have warmed the heart of many a fisherm..
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| Photo: Maryannik Barray |
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Gougane Barra, County Cork, Ireland
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| Lat: 51° 50' 20" N |
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Long: 9° 19' 7" W |
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14h07 UTC - 19 December 2004 |
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Equipment: Nikon D100 - Nikkor 10.5mm Fisheye Lens - prototype Precision 360 panorama head. |
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Mountains and quiet in Gougane Barra
Peaceful, isolated and yet magnificient.
Near Inchigeela, Co Cork, nestled in the mountains of the National Forest Park is the lake where the River Lee starts its journey to Cork Harbour. A nature trail and walks for all le..
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| Photo: Brian O'Reilly |
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Perugia, Italy
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| Lat: 43° 02' 08" N |
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Long: 12° 12' 57" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 2004 - 09:30 (GMT +1) |
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Equipment: 36 shots, Manfrotto 029, Kaidan QuickPanIII, Nikon D100, Nikkor AF-S ED 17-35 (open on 17mm),
f 5,6, 1.3", iso 200, Raw,
Nikon Capture, PTGui, Panotools, Photoshop CS, Panocube Pro
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Temple of Saint Michael Archangel, in Perugia, Umbria, Italy.
This particular place, with a circular floor, has a sort of a subtle mystical atmosphere especially in winter seasons, and reveals three layers of history:
indeed, is an early ..
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| Photo: Patrizio Silvi Antonini |
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Praia a Mare (Cosenza), Italy
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| Lat: 39° 54' 11" N |
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Long: 15° 46' 38" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 4:40 pm |
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Equipment: Nikon CP 5000 + WC-E68, Kaidan QuickPan III CS, QTVRAS. |
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The Sanctuary of the Madonna della Grotta in Praia a Mare is a place of devotion and pilgrimage of amazing beauty. Almost entirely carved out of a natural karst cave opening on the side of Mount Vinciolo, the sanctuary has a recently restored access ramp which..
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| Photo: Fiore Cappone |
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