I recently found the pleasures of the automated Panorama stitcher in Adobe CS3 , works wonders. Have a look in the gallery under Pano’s. There are a few sunsets, a huge building (turns out you can take images 2 wide 6 down and it will stitch them together as well), and my favorite. I had the chance to get on the roof the the old Alberta Federal Building so i was able to make a Pano that not many or maybe even no one has ever made.
I’m going back there some time next week and will try to make a 360.
The working file size with these images was about 600-900 mb and if they were printed would be around 5 feet by 2 feet at 240 dpi.
How on earth did you get up there? I know people who’ve tried everything short of bribery and B&E to get inside that building!
December 13, 2007
I’m working on an archival project for the building. i cant go into to much detail, but i was able to get in to the building and look almost everything (asbestos) i have a bunch of pictures ill post in a few days.
there is some cool stuff in there.
December 15, 2007
the actual secret and how our project got started was an interest and a phone call to the minister of infrastructure, i’m contracting for the Alberta Education. so it all worked out :)
December 15, 2007
That is too cool! If you need any company, I know one photographer and one archaeologist who would love to get inside.
Either way, make sure you eventually link up your archival work. I’m super curious about what’s inside the old Fed, as are many others.
December 18, 2007
I sure will, I’m working on a photo blog (The Wondering Photographer) and will be posting the images there one by one, then as the collection is complete will post the collection on Studio Lounge.
Do you have a website? your name is familiar.
December 19, 2007
I do have a website, but you’ll know me from your final days wrenching at United. I like taking photos inside (and on top of) old buildings, too. Gotta keep an eye on the past, too often it gets bulldozed.
December 19, 2007