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Panoramas from inside buildings or taken in the city. You may see some green but usually not that much! For the opposite visit the panoramas tagged with nature!
The Block Arcade is one of the tourst icons of the city of Melbourne. It was erected between 1891 and 1893. The panorama shows the central atrium of the arcade.
Technique
The shooting was done with a pole. The lens was mounted with a custom-made bracket. Stitched from five images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 7.5mm fish eye lens on a Sony QX1. Four images around and an additional image for the nadir. The zenith was retouched by hand in post-processing.
The Shrine of Remembrance is a memorial for all Australians who have served in war. This panorama shows the entrance area of the visitor center.
Technique
The shooting was done with a 2.60 meter (appx. 8.5 ft) pole to reach a more elevated viewpoint. The lens was mounted with a custom-made bracket. Stitched from five images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 7.5mm fish eye lens on a Sony QX1. Four images around and an additional image for the nadir. The zenith was retouched by hand in post-processing.
This image was taken inside the shopping area of Melbourne Central. The central feature is Coop’s Shot Tower under it’s conical glass roof. The tower is registered as a heritage building in the Victorian Heritage Register.
Technique
The shooting was done with a 2.60 meter (appx. 8.5 ft) pole to reach a more elevated viewpoint. The lens was mounted with a custom-made bracket. Stitched from five images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 7.5mm fish eye lens on a Sony QX1. Four images around and an additional image for the nadir. The zenith was retouched by hand in post-processing.
This panorama has been shot handheld with the innovative Sony ILCE-QX1 ‘camera’. I took one image in each cardinal direction and an extra shot for zenith and nadir. I held the camera obove my head to reach a higher view point and released using my smart phone. For a more detailed description of the setup see this post from PanoTwin Jürgen.
The maximum equirectangular panorama size of this setup is about 10000×5000 pixel according to PTGui. However the one you see below has been downsized to 6000×3000 pixel before publishing it on Google Views.
The new portal of the main cemetery of Frankfurt am Main was built 1908. It incorporates a chapel, a crematorium, a morgue and a hall to host funeral services.
Technique
The panorama was taken with my double monopod construction which was extended to a height of approx. 2.5 meter (appx. 8.2 ft). Stitched from four images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 8mm fish eye lens on a Sony A7. I took four images around and an additional shot for the floor.
The tower is a 43-metre high construction which was built entirely out of wood. It was renovated from 2010 – 2014 and was reopened April 11, 2014 for the public.
Technique
Stitched from eight images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 8mm fish eye lens on a Sony A7. Handheld from the viewing plattform of the tower. I took an image approx. every 45°. I had to do some serious retouching in the sky and I had to create the roof of the tower as I was standing underneath and not above…
The ruin of the Anhalter Bahnhof is the remaining structure of a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. It was severely damaged in World War II, and finally closed for traffic in 1952.
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The ruin of the Anhalter Bahnhof is the remaining structure of a former railway terminus in Berlin, Germany. It was severely damaged in World War II, and finally closed for traffic in 1952.
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Stitched from four images taken with a Walimex (Samyang) 8mm fish eye lens on a Sony A7. Handheld over the head as tripods or monopods are not allowed inside the Castle of Versailles. Had to do some serious retouching at the tiles of the floor.
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This spherical panorama was taken right below the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
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