Getting more advanced –
my continued journey
Eager to try my corrections and the new techniques I was aware of after speaking with Bill, I was back into Munich later that evening for a quick test. The results of the shoot are what I consider to be my first full spherical panoramic photo of acceptable quality. Start to finish the shoot took under 3 minutes and the final result is made up from 38 individual images (3 full 360 degree passes of 12 shots each, one down shot (nadir) and one up shot (zenith) ). By this point the NN3 felt like an extension to my camera and not some ‘add on’ device to enable me to perform a task. Considering it was only my third trip out with the NN3 I really was amazed at how quickly I was getting use to it.
Below each flat image is the same shot as an interactive Quicktime Video. To use just hover your mouse over the screen and whilst pressing your left mouse button you can move it in any direction to navigate around the scene (including up and down). Also under each interactive video you should be able to see the + and - signs that allow you to zoom in and out.
Internet Explorer users may have to click in the empty space to activate the Quicktime plugin and then allow the script to run, unfortunately that’s just the way it is for you guys as its how Microsoft decided it should work. You could always change to a better browser like Firefox or Opera if it bugs you 
Munich Museums
Full 360x180 spherical panorama (38 images stitched together)
Lastly, as far as examples here go, here are two more panoramas, the first I photographed while hiking in The Alps recently and the second is another inside church shoot. I really couldn’t resist seeing if I could pull everything together and produce a top quality panorama. Again whist viewing these you will hopefully remember that in total I have probably only shot 15 different panoramas using the NN3 and for the first two days I had it set up incorrectly. Can you spot the joins?
The German Alps
Full 360x180 spherical panorama (38 images stitched together)
St Pauls Church - Munich
Full 360x180 spherical panorama (38 images stitched together)