Quicktime VR at the Chichen Itza Ruins in Mexico (Part 1)
by Pete on Feb.17, 2009, under Quicktime VR
We arrived at our hotel the Hacienda Chichen the night before, and woke up early to avoid the masses that arrive by tour bus later in the morning. This panoramic was taken next to the pyramid El Castillo near the center of the Chichen Itza site. The image has some serious parallax problems (notice the disappearing rope lines). I had to shoot the panoramic freehand when my tripod was confiscated at the ticket booth. I was able to pick up later, but you do need a special permit to use a tripod within the ruin site. Unfortunately you’re no longer able to climb the stairs of the pyramid. El Castillo was closed to the public after a San Diego woman fell to her death in 2006. In the distance of this panorama, you can see Tasha walking towards the Temple of Jaguars.
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May 15th, 2009 on 1:02 pm
[...] is another Chichen Itza free-hand panoramic that was taken in the the Great Ball Court about 300 feet to the north-west of the pyramid El [...]