The World in 360 Degrees

So we all know about Imax theaters and panoramic cameras. (My mom just loves Imax theaters by the way.) I'm not too thrilled with either one. BUT! I've found something I really like that's kinda like the two of them. A huge collection of panoramic camera images mapped to a 3-D Quicktime grid. You visit the website and in a flash you are transported to the Great Mosque in Cordoba, Spain... standing in the great hall of arches. I'm not easily impressed, but this site is beautiful.

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Some favorites of mine:
The Bayezid Mosque in Istanbul
The Cordoba Mosque in Cordoba, Spain

Beauty and the Camera

Sometimes a twist of fate propels you into the spotlight. Sometimes that twist is dropping your mega-expensive Nikon digital camera into a pond. Then you rescue it, bake it in the sun, dry on your windshield and then... it works again. Kinda. This time it shoots everything in acid-wash. The drug, not the jeans.

Meet Farrell Eaves, student of famous Nat'l Geogrpahic photographer Bruce Dale. You can read the story of this miracle moment here. Check out a gallery of his work here.