Panoramic Photos!

So, yesterday we did an all day tour of the city, the Cape, and the Ocean's View township. I don't have time to post a lot of photos yet, but I did want to share something that I worked on last night. When I went on Western Field Studies, I was always frustrated by how the photos that you take on top of a lookout do no justice to what you're actually seeing.

Yesterday, I got to the top of the lighthouse lookout at Cape Point, and wondered if I could do a panorama. I took the necessary photos, and came home to do some research and make it happen. Well, I did. Here are some panoramas from yesterday.

First, this is the 360 degree view from the top of the old lighthouse at Cape Point. It was absolutely beautiful. If you click on it, you should get a bigger version in another window that you can scroll on. It consists of 9 different photos.



Next, this is the view from the actual Cape of Good Hope, or at least as I was a few hundred feet from the top. It is the southwestern most point of the African continent, and the view is also stunning. Another 9 photos.



Lastly, I already posted photos of my bedroom, but used it as a testing ground for the panorama work. Keep in mind that each of these are 360 degree photos... my room isn't actually this big. :-)



Most of the photos are over 20 megapixel all stitched together, which is just mind boggling. Good news though, I'm starting to get back on a normal sleeping schedule, which I am pleased about. I'll try to get some photos of my adventures yesterday up... I saw the penguins on Boulder's Beach, and also saw baboons! I'm now off for a full day of orientations, but the less exciting type. Today will see speeches, a placement test, and other great things I'm sure.

Edit: The panoramics should be working now. Also, I realize that the lighthouse one could have been stitched a bit better... I was in a hurry the other night. Hopefully I'll go back at some point and reconstruct it. You get the idea though.