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Pittsburgh southwest from top of US Steel Tower by Paul Heckbert

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Paul Heckbert Paul Heckbert
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1.81 Gigapixels
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Date added
October 05, 2009
Date taken
October 05, 2009
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This image was a preliminary study for the creation of a detailed, 360-degree panorama of the Pittsburgh area from the top of the US Steel Tower and produced in conjunction with an investigation being conducted by David Bear at Carnegie Mellon University's Studio for Creative Inquiry. For information: highpointpark@cmu.edu.

View to the north: gigapan.org/gigapans/34128/
Snapshots from there:
www.flickr.com/photos/createlab/sets/72157622524078872 Will open in a new tab or window/ and
www.flickr.com/photos/createlab/sets/72157622524078872 Will open in a new tab or window/
A video we shot that day:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjuwWYqczq8 Will open in a new tab or window
Info on the building:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Us_steel_tower Will open in a new tab or window
A 360 degree panorama: gigapan.org/gigapans/47373/
Click 'view in Google Earth' for a good time.

GigaPan Comments (4)

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  1. Tim Zukas

    Tim Zukas (January 25, 2013, 01:46PM )

    Camera position looks to be 40.441438N 79.99523W, hopefully correct within a few meters.

  2. Keith Rodgerson

    Keith Rodgerson (October 06, 2009, 12:49AM )

    I had the same problem but instead of building an overhanging rig, I used a tall film lighting stand with extention up to 20 feet in order to get over the boundary wall on this tower in Bristol www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33892/ and www.gigapan.org/gigapans/33824/ Keith

  3. Stoney Vintson

    Stoney Vintson (October 05, 2009, 11:51PM )

    Paul, this is an awesome place to take a panorama from. I am sure that you rcvd your daily dose of RF and then some.

  4. Keith Rodgerson

    Keith Rodgerson (October 05, 2009, 02:47PM )

    Great resolution and bridges!!!

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Stitcher Notes

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GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.3865 (Macintosh)
Panorama size: 1810 megapixels (85950 x 21065 pixels)
Input images: 385 (35 columns by 11 rows)
Field of view: 220.2 degrees wide by 54.0 degrees high (top=13.3, bottom=-40.6)
Settings:
All default settings
Original image properties:
Camera make: Canon
Camera model: Canon PowerShot SX110 IS
Image size: 3456x2592 (9.0 megapixels)
Capture time: 2009-10-05 09:27:12 - 2009-10-05 09:56:51
Aperture: f/8
Exposure time: 0.005
ISO: 80
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 231.8 mm
Digital zoom: off
White balance: Fixed
Exposure mode: Manual
Horizontal overlap: 29.9 to 46.5 percent
Vertical overlap: 26.3 to 32.9 percent
Computer stats: 12288 MB RAM, 8 CPUs
Total time 3:07:45 (0:29 per picture)
Alignment: 16:08, Projection: 18:05, Blending: 2:33:30