 Bridges - A World Wide Panorama September 18-22, 2004 |
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South Queensferry, Edinburgh, Great Britain, UK
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| Lat: 55° 58' 58" N |
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Long: 3° 23' 43" W |
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| Date/Time: |
15:20 BST on Sep 18 |
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Equipment: Taken with SONY F828. Focal length 7.1mm (28mm equivalent) ISO 64. Manfrotto tripod. Stitched with Panorama Factory V3.3 |
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Forth Bridges - Edinburgh
The Forth bridges are only a few miles from Edinburgh.
The rail bridge was opened in 1890, used over 54,000 tons of steel, is over 360 feet tall & over 8,250 feet long.
The road bridge was opened in 1964, used over 39,000 tons ..
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| Photo: Dean Weaver |
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Near Braemar, Scotland, UK
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| Lat: 56° 59' 22" N |
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Long: 3° 32' 57" W |
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| Date/Time: |
9.30am GMT 18 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon 300D with Peleng 8mm. Stitched in PTMac |
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This bridge over the Linn Of Dee near Braemar, was built in by the fifth Earl of Fife and opened by Queen Victoria on the 8th of September 1857. Below the river Dee is forced through a narrow rocky gully to produce fierce and turbulent currents, which are a fo..
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| Photo: Robin Wilson |
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Berwick-upon-Tweed, UK
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| Lat: 55° 46' 16" N |
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Long: 2° 0' 51" W |
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| Date/Time: |
11:26 UTC 19 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 5000, FC-E8 fisheye, Manfrotto MN 302 Plus VR head, PTMac, CubicConverter, Photoshop |
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Designed by Robert Stephenson, this magnificent 28 arch viaduct spans the tidal estuary of the River Tweed between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Tweedmouth, two and a half miles south of the England-Scotland border. The bridge carries the main Inter-City East Coast r..
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| Photo: John Wilson |
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River Severn, England and Wales, UK
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| Lat: 51° 36' 25.2" N |
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Long: 2° 39' 4.3" W |
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| Date/Time: |
Tuesday 21st September 2004 7:30am (GMT) |
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Equipment: Canon G2 with Wide Angle Lens, RealViz Stitcher, Apple Quicktime Authoring Studio, Photoshop 7, Apple Mac G5 |
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The River Severn divides the South West of England (from Bristol up to Gloucester) from South Wales. This virtual panorama captues two of the UK's largest suspension bridges - the Severn Suspension Bridge (to the left) and the aptly named Seco..
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| Photo: Oliver Cannell |
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Barra da Tijuca, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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| Lat: 22° 27' 0" S |
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Long: 42° 43' 0" W |
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| Date/Time: |
21st september 01:33 PM local time (-3 hours UTC/GMT) |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500 / FC-E8 fisheye lens / PhotoVista 1.0.1 / Photoshop CS / Apple QuickTime Authoring Studio 1.0.1 |
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Rio de Janeiro, world know as Cidade Maravilhosa (means Wonderfull City) is divided in three distinct areas. North Zone, South Zone and West Zone. Being the North the poor area, the South the more nice and old area, with medium class all over it and some ol..
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| Photo: AYRTON |
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Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil
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| Lat: 25° 25' 40" S |
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Long: 49° 16' 23" W |
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Equipment: Coolpix 4500, FC-E8 attachment, Manfrotto 302 head, PanoTools/PTGui+PanoCube |
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This bridge is a part of one of the oldest railroads in Brazil. It´s in the beginning of the Curitiba-Paranaguá railroad. Currently it´s out of service, being used strictly on christmas time, when an old locomotive stays over it, covered by ..
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| Photo: Rodolpho Pajuaba |
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VI Region, Chile
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| Lat: 30° 1' 2" S |
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Long: 71° 3' 4" W |
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| Date/Time: |
16:37 Local Time, 22 September, 2004. |
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Equipment: Take with an CP5000, Nikon Fisheye Converter, f7 at 1/500. Handheld Panorama, stitched with Panorama Tools |
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The Bridge of Coinco located in a traditional zone farmer of Chile, it crosses Cachapoal River, in the past it has been frequent victim of the weathers winter. This bridge had great importance with the arrival of the old railroad towards the neighboring town o..
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| Photo: Patricio Armijo |
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Avenida de Los Insurgentes y Eje 10, Ciudad de México, México.
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| Lat: 19° 20' 10" N |
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Long: 99° 11' 27" W |
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| Date/Time: |
11.30 AM local time CST. |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 4500/Nikon Fisheye Converter FC-E8/ Mrotator agno's Spherical Panoramic Tripod Head /Panoweaver 3.01 - CubiConverter 2.0.4/Manfrotto 3021BPro tripod/Macintosh Powerbook G4 17". |
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Desde el puente se ve mejor la vida
Este puente "virtual" es parte del complejo arquitectónico de la Plaza Rufino Tamayo, concebida y diseñada por el Arq. Teodoro González de León en homenaje al internacionalmente reconocido ..
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| Photo: Luis Benitez |
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"Cuernavaca - Acapulco" Highway, State of Guerrero, México
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| Lat: 17° 56' 12" N |
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Long: 99° 22' 10" W |
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| Date/Time: |
1:10 P.M. - México City Local Time - 18 September 2004. |
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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, Enblend and Adobe Photoshop.Self made Windows software for QuickTime VR conversion. |
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In México, between the 1989 and 1994 a new national highway program was created. As part of this program, the federal highway "Cuernavaca - Acapulco" (also known as the "Route of the Sun") was rerouted resulting in a new route of 263 km, compared to the..
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| Photo: Roberto Gómez Torres |
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Coyoacan, México City, México
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| Lat: 19° 20' 50" N |
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Long: 99° 10' 47" W |
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| Date/Time: |
Sunday, 19 september 2004. 11:00 local time (GMT -5, daylight saving time) |
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Equipment: Sony DSC s85 with Raynox Fisheye adapter. Vanta Tripod and home built pano head. |
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The river that runs through the Panzacola Bridge is the last open air river in México City. It measures about 500 meters and carries mainly rain and sewage waters. The San Antonio Panzacola church is the building seen next to the bridge.
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| Photo: Felipe González y Aura Castro |
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Media City, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
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| Lat: 24° 0' 0" N |
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Long: 54° 0' 0" E |
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| Date/Time: |
5:50 Am (+4 GMT) on 21st of September 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon EOS 10D, Sigma 8mm lens, custome-designed panorama head, Manfrotto tripod. |
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On November 4, 2000 Sheikh Mohammed officially launched Dubai's Media City. Dubai's investment in the Media City is approximately 800 million dollars. The city houses cutting-edge technology, including production and transmission facilities.
Little known to t..
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| Photo: Samir Ahmed Gulzar |
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Near the town of Kaneohe, Island of Oahu, Hawaii, USA
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| Lat: 21° 25' 5.5" N |
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Long: 157° 48' 6.8" W |
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| Date/Time: |
September 18/2004 11:00AM HST |
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Equipment: Sony F717, lens x0.7 VCL-MHG07, Bogen 3415 Pano head |
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If you are ever visiting the island of Oahu, you can't pass up the chance to see a touch Japan in Hawaii. Opposite a bustling shopping centre on the Kahekili Highway in Kaneohe, below the Koolau mountains, nestles a little piece of Japan tucked away in Haw..
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| Photo: Dean Karamehmedovic |
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O‘ahu, Hawai‘i, USA
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| Lat: 21° 16' 52" N |
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Long: 157° 40' 54" W |
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| Date/Time: |
20 September 2004 — Noon, Hawiian Time |
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This natural bridge resulted from volcanic activity and weathering on Koko Crater, a mountain that helps form the southeastern tip of O'ahu, Hawaii.
Most of the volcanic activity occurred perhaps 30,000 years ago on this, the newest part of the island. Betwee..
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| Photo: Pat Rooney |
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Kaaawa, Hawaii, USA
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| Lat: 21° 33' 20" N |
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Long: 157° 51' 20" W |
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| Date/Time: |
9/18/04 noon Hawaiian Standard Time |
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Equipment: Nikon F3, 16mm full frame fisheye lens, fuji color negative film, handmade camera mount on Bogen Panoramic Head. PTMac, Adobe Photoshop, MakeCubic. |
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Several years ago Robyn and Judy Buntin moved into a fixer-upper in the rural town of Kaaawa, Hawaii. They still have several more years before they will have completed renovating their property. One of the early projects that Robyn worked on was designing a..
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| Photo: Norman Shapiro |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Lat: 49° 15' 42.5" N |
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Long: 123° 6' 49" W |
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5:30 A.M. (Pacific Standard Time) |
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This famous Sea Wall strip, captures the beauty of Cambie Bridge. The Sea Wall, completed, around Stanley Park, after 32 years, entertains, and thrills, Vancouverites, and visitors, night and day, summer and winter, to this day. This section of seawall is mos..
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| Photo: Charles Ed Aguilar |
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Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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| Lat: 49° 16' 21.8" N |
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Long: 123° 8' 3.8" W |
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| Date/Time: |
12:30am Pacific Daylight Time, 21 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Hardware: Nikon D70, 18-70mm lens, Manfrotto 303 Pan Head
Software: Realviz Stitcher 3.5, Adobe Photoshop CS |
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Granville Island attracts an estimated 10.5 million visitors each year - making it Vancouver's busiest attraction. With a Public Market, an art school, shops, restaurants, theatres, galleries, and a hot..
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| Photo: Jeff Pelletier |
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A few kilometres east of Golden, British Columbia, Canada
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| Lat: 51° 18' 5" N |
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Long: 116° 53' 32" W |
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| Date/Time: |
6 to 6:30 pm, Mountain Daylight Time, September 22, 2004. |
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Equipment: Nikon D70 and a Nikon 10.5, ISO 200, f11 at 1/125 second, Raw. Homemade plywood and aluminum head. Manfrotto tripod with centerpost from light stand. Software: PTGui, PanocubePlus, Photoshop. Zenith and nadir patching aligned with Picture Window Pro. |
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The Kicking Horse Canyon east of Golden, British Columbia, is part of Canada's main east-west transportation corridor, with both the Trans-Canada Highway and the Canadian Pacific Railway. The cliffs are steep and up to 5000 feet high. The rock is crumbly and u..
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| Photo: Scott Rowed |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
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| Lat: 44° 40' 27" N |
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Long: 63° 37' 1" W |
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| Date/Time: |
9:50am Atlantic Daylight Time, 22 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon Powershot G3 @ 7.2 mm (equiv 35 mm), portrait mode, 256 MB CF, Velbon 343E tripod with PH-243 ball head jerry rigged to permit smooth panning with the ball locked. PTMac (PanoTools) software on an Apple iBook. |
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The A. Murray MacKay bridge between the communities of Halifax and Dartmouth, Nova Scotia was opened on July 10, 1970. It is a four lane suspension bridge with a total length of 1.2 km with a ..
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| Photo: Allan Jost |
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