1. Panorama Special Areas Internet Research 272.024Web Space Workshop Javier Moreno Molina Matrikelnummer 0627190

2. Introduction What is a panorama picture?  An image which covers wider angle than usual How can it be obtained?  By stitching several photos  By using special lenses

3. Stitching vs Special Lenses Stitching permits larger resolution: each photo can be taken with the largest resolution. There are special lenses who even take 360º images in one shot. This makes things easy when there is a lot of movement.

4. Special Applications Tourist information and advertisings (hotels, landscapes…) Underwater photography Outer space photography

5. Why those applications? Tourist information: eye-catching, marketing technique Underwater and outer space:  Reflect better the environment  Realistic when there is no clear surface.

6. Underwater Panorama Very difficult to gather  High diver skills  Large amount of photos (movement)  Special underwater equipment Example:  http://www.refocus.de/work/underwater/ http://www.refocus.de/work/underwater/

7. Underwater Panorama (2) What you need:  Camera prepared for underwater  Tripod  Underwater lighting  Diving buddy  Patience  You must be an experienced diver

8. Outer Space Panorama Photos are not taken manually Usually taken with special panorama cameras Example:  Panorama images from Mars, taken by the NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/3d/spir it/index.html http://marsrovers.nasa.gov/gallery/3d/spir it/index.html

9. Outer Space Panorama (2) Collecting photos for panorama takes a long time Resulting panorama pictures are large sized The highest fidelity image from Mars needed 1.449 Pancam images (500 MBytes in raw data)

10. Sources http://www.nasa.gov http://www.refocus.de http://vrphotography.com

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