Comments on: Stupendous coral reef panorama http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Mon, 20 May 2013 19:17:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: InsertFingerHere http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437299 InsertFingerHere Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437299 Wow.. let my fire up my bong... Wow.. let my fire up my bong…

]]> By: absolutetrust http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437821 absolutetrust Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437821 @jeffreymartin, are you using multiple cameras and software stiching for the 360cities.net beta spherical video rig? @freakcitysf, click and drag in the video as it's playing. @jeffreymartin, are you using multiple cameras and software stiching for the 360cities.net beta spherical video rig?

@freakcitysf, click and drag in the video as it’s playing.

]]> By: vetnoir http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437321 vetnoir Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437321 That is SOOOOO cool. This just reiterates the feeling I have been getting that its far too long since I have been diving. Beautiful work Jeffery... <br> Cory you are so right about the transcendental experience of diving. I still remember doing a drift dive off the coast of Bali in a high speed current. It was like flying over an alien landscape, cruising along over and around the civilization of another planet. Amazing. That is SOOOOO cool. This just reiterates the feeling I have been getting that its far too long since I have been diving. Beautiful work Jeffery…
Cory you are so right about the transcendental experience of diving. I still remember doing a drift dive off the coast of Bali in a high speed current. It was like flying over an alien landscape, cruising along over and around the civilization of another planet. Amazing.

]]> By: JeffreyMartin http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437076 JeffreyMartin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437076 Hi Everyone, Wow, thanks for the kind words! There are more underwater coral reef panoramas here - http://tinyurl.com/dx3v3w http://tinyurl.com/dkzmnz http://tinyurl.com/bq2nnt @absolutetrust - yes, the video stuff is exciting. 360cities.net has also started experimenting - http://tinyurl.com/d8cjxu AFAIK immersive media were involved in google street view only for a short time and these days google has built their own cameras. the many sightings / photos of the google car in europe and other places confirm that their big camera is not the same one that you see on immersive media's site. Here is a photo of the google streetview camera http://tinyurl.com/cen74m (We have no affiliation with either immersive media or the "google street view" team. (we are featured in google earth however - http://tinyurl.com/5ex7nm ) greetings from Prague! Jeffrey Martin (& the 360cities team) Hi Everyone,

Wow, thanks for the kind words!

There are more underwater coral reef panoramas here –
http://tinyurl.com/dx3v3w
http://tinyurl.com/dkzmnz
http://tinyurl.com/bq2nnt

@absolutetrust – yes, the video stuff is exciting. 360cities.net has also started experimenting –
http://tinyurl.com/d8cjxu
AFAIK immersive media were involved in google street view only for a short time and these days google has built their own cameras. the many sightings / photos of the google car in europe and other places confirm that their big camera is not the same one that you see on immersive media’s site. Here is a photo of the google streetview camera http://tinyurl.com/cen74m

(We have no affiliation with either immersive media or the “google street view” team. (we are featured in google earth however – http://tinyurl.com/5ex7nm )

greetings from Prague!
Jeffrey Martin (& the 360cities team)

]]> By: Patrick Dodds http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437589 Patrick Dodds Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437589 Mmm hmm that spherical video is da bom. Especially the two-day download time. Mmm hmm that spherical video is da bom. Especially the two-day download time.

]]> By: ian_b http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437086 ian_b Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437086 This is very impressive! I wish there were some information on the hardware/software he was using. How did he make a seamless pano with all of those fish moving around? This is very impressive! I wish there were some information on the hardware/software he was using. How did he make a seamless pano with all of those fish moving around?

]]> By: DeWynken http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436842 DeWynken Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436842 it is wonderful :) it is wonderful :)

]]> By: Big Ed Dunkel http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437108 Big Ed Dunkel Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437108 Wish Georgia Max Coffee would create one of these for their trompe l'oeil ski-toilet. Wish Georgia Max Coffee would create one of these for their trompe l’oeil ski-toilet.

]]> By: FreakCitySF http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437120 FreakCitySF Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437120 checked out the spherical video demo of the roller coaster, what am I looking for? I missed it. checked out the spherical video demo of the roller coaster, what am I looking for? I missed it.

]]> By: Miss Jess http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436887 Miss Jess Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436887 That was a very nice way to start my day. That was a very nice way to start my day.

]]> By: JeffreyMartin http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-437160 JeffreyMartin Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-437160 Hi, @ian_b - only the fish at the very seams of the image would risk being "cut in half" when blending images together to make the final panorama. Blending algorithms these days are very good and this stuff can mostly be avoided, manual retouching is usually not necessary these days. the process of shooting a panorama involves a digital SLR and a fisheye lens. underwater, you probably want to use some underwater-specific lenses :-) This <a href="http://www.360cities.net/image/extreme-ironing-underwater" rel="nofollow">extreme ironing</a> underwater panorama used an <a href="http://www.inon.co.jp/product/lens/adlens.htm" rel="nofollow">underwater fisheye lens</a> adapter ('adapter' meaning, it screws onto your regular lens). For panoramas on solid ground, fisheye adapters are not ideal. Rather you want a real fisheye lens such as the peleng 8mm or sigma 8mm f/3.5. If you want to learn how to make 360-degree panoramic photos you can check our <a href="http://www.360cities.net/panoramic-photo-tutorials/how-to-get-started-on-panoramic-photography" rel="nofollow">tutorial page</a>. Also, a fellow in the UK named John Houghton has some excellent <a href="http://johnhpanos.com/tuts.htm" rel="nofollow">tutorials</a> for creating panoramas. Hi,

@ian_b – only the fish at the very seams of the image would risk being “cut in half” when blending images together to make the final panorama. Blending algorithms these days are very good and this stuff can mostly be avoided, manual retouching is usually not necessary these days.

the process of shooting a panorama involves a digital SLR and a fisheye lens. underwater, you probably want to use some underwater-specific lenses :-) This extreme ironing underwater panorama used an underwater fisheye lens adapter (‘adapter’ meaning, it screws onto your regular lens). For panoramas on solid ground, fisheye adapters are not ideal. Rather you want a real fisheye lens such as the peleng 8mm or sigma 8mm f/3.5.

If you want to learn how to make 360-degree panoramic photos you can check our tutorial page.

Also, a fellow in the UK named John Houghton has some excellent tutorials for creating panoramas.

]]> By: wwiiggss http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436936 wwiiggss Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436936 mee see trippee three-dee reef fishees. mee see trippee three-dee reef fishees.

]]> By: glittertrash http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436949 glittertrash Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436949 This is an excellent reminder to pack my snorkelling gear tomorrow so I can go to the beach after work. Not a lot of good snorkelling days left in March, but what's a little cold air compared to the joy of stepping into such a spectacular alternate reality, for free? Viewing that made me feel incredibly blessed to live on the same bus route as some beautiful reef areas. This is an excellent reminder to pack my snorkelling gear tomorrow so I can go to the beach after work. Not a lot of good snorkelling days left in March, but what’s a little cold air compared to the joy of stepping into such a spectacular alternate reality, for free?

Viewing that made me feel incredibly blessed to live on the same bus route as some beautiful reef areas.

]]> By: Takuan http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436957 Takuan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436957 wonderful, and author's comment about spiritual experience... wonderful, and author’s comment about spiritual experience…

]]> By: absolutetrust http://boingboing.net/2009/03/12/stupendous-coral-ree.html#comment-436960 absolutetrust Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-436960 Spherical still photography is neat, but it has lost it's zing for me since I learned about <a href="http://www.immersivemedia.com" rel="nofollow">spherical video</a>. Rumor has it that Apple is developing a wearable display that incorporates a motion sensor to track head position. When used for viewing spherical video it will be transcendent. Imagine being able to look around inside of a virtual, recorded, or live streaming world?! Snowcrash, here we come. ps. The company linked to above was contracted by Google to take the Streetview photos. They shot spherical video and pulled stills to license to Google. I don't work for them. Just happened to meet one of their videographers when they were setting up a camera at my work. Spherical still photography is neat, but it has lost it’s zing for me since I learned about spherical video.

Rumor has it that Apple is developing a wearable display that incorporates a motion sensor to track head position. When used for viewing spherical video it will be transcendent. Imagine being able to look around inside of a virtual, recorded, or live streaming world?! Snowcrash, here we come.

ps. The company linked to above was contracted by Google to take the Streetview photos. They shot spherical video and pulled stills to license to Google. I don’t work for them. Just happened to meet one of their videographers when they were setting up a camera at my work.

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