 Sanctuary - A World Wide Panorama December 17-21, 2004 |
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Exploris Aquarium, Portaferry, Northern Ireland, UK
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| Lat: 54° 22' 57" N |
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Long: 5° 32' 57" W |
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December 17, 2004 - 10:30 UTC |
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The view from the nursery pond at the Exploris NIE Seal Sanctuary, a purpose-built facility for the rescue, rehabilitation and release of orphaned, injured and sick common and grey seal pups at Exploris Aquarium in Portaferry, one of Northern Ireland's top tou..
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| Photo: Peter McCready |
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 55° 51' 43.92" N |
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Long: 4° 14' 8.16" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21st, 2004 |
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Equipment: Nikon D100, Sigma 8mm, monopod, 800ISO, PTGui. |
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The word Sanctury has obvious religious connotations.
Glasgow Cathedral is built on the site of the 6th-century cell of Saint Kentigern (or Saint Mungo as he is more often called in Glasgow.)
About the site:
In the 5th century Saint Nin..
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| Photo: Bill Ward |
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Near Banchory, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 57° 0' 40" N |
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Long: 2° 27' 28" W |
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1.30pm GMT 18 December 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon 300D with Peleng 8mm. Stitched with PTMac |
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This is a recumbent stone circle which is a type unique to the north east of Scotland and was built between 4,500 and 3,500 years ago. Six red granite uprights and a stump survive out of original eight stones, along with a grey 16-ton recumbent with its two fl..
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| Photo: Robin Wilson |
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Gwent, Wales, UK
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| Lat: 51° 41' 55.68" N |
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Long: 2° 40' 37.2" W |
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December 19, 2004 , 11:20 local time |
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Equipment: Kodak ProSLRn, Nikon 14mm 2.8 ED, ISO 160, F16, 1/3 |
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The ruins of Tintern Abbey lie between the River Wye and the A466 road, on the Wales / England border.
Tintern Abbey was originally founded by Cistercian monks in 1131 AD. in the reign of Henry I. Between 1270 and 1301 the Abbey was rebuilt and by the end of t..
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| Photo: Philip Silver |
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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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| Lat: 25° 30' 14" S |
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Long: 49° 16' 58" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 10:35 local time |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500, FC-E8 Fisheye adaptor, Manfrotto 302 Pan Head+ Manfrotto tripod, PanoTools/PTGui to stitch, PanoCube to convert to QuickTime. |
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This waterfall is the middle of a path through one of the many public parks in Curitiba. This one is special because was built up to render homage to Chico Mendes, an agricultor of Amazonas who was killed in 1988. He was a landmark (no pun intended) of the pre..
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| Photo: Rodolpho Pajuaba |
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Sewell, Chile
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| Lat: 34° 08' 0" S |
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Long: 70° 15' 0" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 19, 2004 14:59 local time |
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Equipment: Take with an CP5000, Nikon Fisheye Converter, f7.8 at 1/8. Handheld Panorama, stitched with Panorama Tools. |
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La Iglesia, ubicada a 22oo metros sobre el nivel del mar en plena Cordillera de los Andes. Surge dentro del contexto de la ciudad minera de Sewell, un lugar que se inicia en 1904 c..
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| Photo: Patricio Armijo |
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Cumbre Cerro San Cristóbal, Santiago, Chile
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| Lat: 33° 25' 32.8" S |
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Long: 70° 37' 59.96" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 - 14:12 local time |
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Peninsula Papagayo, Costa Rica
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| Lat: 10° 40' 48" N |
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Long: 85° 38' 24" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 2004 12:50 Local Time |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 5700, Kaidan Kiwi+, PowerBook G4, The VRWorx 2.52 |
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Peninsula Papagayo is the largest Tourism Project in Costa Rica that covers 900 Hectares of Tropical Dry Forest. This is the Main Entrance of the project that includes The Four Seasons Hotel and 18 Hole Golf Course.
The Sculpture "Genesis de Papagayo" in the ..
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| Photo: Isaac Martinez |
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Ciudad de México, México
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| Lat: 19° 25' 01" N |
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Long: 99° 09' 39" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 - 12:00 |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500/Nikon Wide Converter WC-E63 0.63x/QuicklyQTcubic agno's head/Realviz Stitcher 3.5/Manfrotto 3021BPro tripod/Apple Macintosh Powerbook G4 17" |
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Sala de Meditación y Altar en Casa Tibet México.
Orizaba 93, Colonia Roma, México D.F. 06700
Cuando entramos a un santuario Budista, la apacible figura del Buda rodeada de objetos armoniosamente colocados buscan inspirar en nuestra mente el ambiente adecua..
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| Photo: Luis Benitez |
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Angangueo, Estado de Michoacán, México
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| Lat: 19° 36' 32" N |
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Long: 100° 17' 42" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 2004 - 15:10 Local Time |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon Coolpix 995 and the FC-E8 fisheye lens in full frame mode.
Mounted on a Kaidan Kiwi 990. Stitched with Panotools, PTGui, AutoPano and Adobe Photoshop.
Self made Windows software for QuickTime VR conversion. |
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Estado de México, México
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| Lat: 19° 28' 46" N |
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Long: 99° 14' 18" W |
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| Date/Time: |
December 19, 2004, 11:00 am |
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Equipment: Canon G2, Apple's QTVR AS, iMac G4 |
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| Photo: Alfredo Mora Izaguirre |
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Sea of Galilee, Israel
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| Lat: 32° 52' 15" N |
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Long: 35° 33' 42" E |
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| Date/Time: |
16:34 GMT 12-2004 |
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This Capernaum Virtual tour was taken between day & night, water & land in a place which represents both the old as well as the new era (the boat in the background is a traditional fishing boat), a place that is mentioned also in other then Jewish sour..
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| Photo: Eldar Sharir |
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Jerusalem, Israel
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| Lat: 31° 46' 34.88" N |
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Long: 35° 14' 1.53" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20, 2004 ; 12:50 Israel Time (UTC+2) |
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Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm Lens. |
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This panorama was taken in front of the Western Wall, the holiest building in Judaism now days and the remaining of the outer court-yard wall of the second Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.
The Jewish Temples were located in the Temple Mount or Noble Sanctuary.
The..
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| Photo: Yaniv Sirton |
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Kferah Beb, Lebanon
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| Lat: 33° 50' 00" N |
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Long: 35° 50' 00" E |
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December 21, 8:15 pm |
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Equipment: In the process of switching from my old Coolpix 995 to my new Nikon D70! |
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The reason why I chose this church is because we were supposed to baptise my 5 month old daughter there! It was finally done at home due to her first cold.
The Middle East Peace Edition of the World Wide Panorama is a cooperative effort by VR phot..
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| Photo: Fadi Saikali |
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Sheikh Zayed Road, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| Lat: 23° 16' 26" N |
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Long: 55° 17' 00" E |
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| Date/Time: |
19th December 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon EOS 10D, 8mm lens, custom made panoramic head with extra tripod extension |
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Having arrived in this country just before the start of the development stage, Sheikh Zayed road has become both a blessing and part hell to everyone I know. The best way to look at Sheikh Zayed road I feel is from High above, no sound, no people, just the sof..
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| Photo: Loyd Almeida |
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Ras Al Khaimah, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| Lat: 25° 45' 03" N |
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Long: 55° 53' 26" E |
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| Date/Time: |
19th December 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon EOS 10D, Sigma 15mm lens, Self Developed VR pan head, 48 shots on RAW |
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This particular panorama was shot on a deserted beach near Ras Al Khaimah. The only way to get here is by walking as there is always danger of a very high tide coming on. The house was destroyed in a flash storm in the early 80's.
The one thing that I am guran..
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| Photo: Samir Ahmed Gulzar |
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Al Fujairah, United Arab Emirates
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| Lat: 25° 45' 03" N |
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Long: 55° 53' 26" E |
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4.30-5.30 - 21 December, Tuesday, Cloudy Day |
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Equipment: Canon 300D, Sigma 8mm Fish Eye lens, Lens Fix and Panotools from Kekus.com was used to correct the distortion, Realviz Stitcher 4.0 was used to stitch the panorama. |
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Al Bidyah Mosque is built of stone and mudbricks and is coated in many layers of whitewashed plaster. Architecturally, Al Bidya Mosque is somewhat unique in the UAE. Its distinctive structure and espically its roof, consisting of four pointed domes and support..
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| Photo: Mahmood Rashid Khan |
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Western tip of O'ahu from Pu'u Pueo, Hawai'i, USA
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| Lat: 21° 34' 27" N |
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Long: 158° 16' 36" W |
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| Date/Time: |
Sunset, 19 December 2004 |
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