Quicktime VR
Quicktime VR at a Grant County Ranch House
by Pete on Aug.13, 2009, under Quicktime VR
We got the opportunity to stay at a fantastic ranch in Grant County, Washington just outside the town of Moses Lake. It’s a sprawling property with acres of both irrigated land, and natural eastern Washington landscape. In the foreground of this image is one of several irrigation circles on this property. This circle is irrigating an approximate 2000 foot diameter cattle grazing area, but is limited to a range of about 135 degrees due to the topography.
In this panoramic it is possible to make out some of the basalt bluffs and outcroppings on the property. Following the road into the distance, you can make out an outcropping where the basalt has form into pillar or column formations. Several basalt column pillars, which were quarried from another location on the property, were used in the construction of the house in this image. Each corner of this incredible house has a large basalt column. These pillars, along with the massive column in the center, carry the weight of the roof and allow the house to have a large amount of open space.
Be sure to look down in this panoramic to experience more of this property.
Quicktime VR at the Chichen Itza Ruins in Mexico (Part 2)
by Pete on Feb.18, 2009, under Quicktime VR
This 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 Castillo. It is by far the the largest ball court in ancient Mesoamerica measuring 545 feet by 232 feet. The imposing walls are 36 feet high, and in the center, high up on each of the long walls, are rings carved with intertwining serpents. At the far end is the North Temple where you can just barely make out Tasha checking out the ruined building. Check out the hi rez version of the panorama and see if you could make the “Apocalypto” dash….
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.
