Category: Guest Contribution

Photographing the world at Milan Expo 2015

We would like to thank Johan Offermans & Karl Overholt for writing this blog post and for these amazing panoramas created at the Milan Expo 2015.  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- World's fairs go as far back as 1851. They are global events with an objective to allow countries to share innovation, foster co-operation and educate the public. Large world expos … Continue reading Photographing the world at Milan Expo 2015 →

Fire Lookouts in Washington State

Our thanks to Maestro photographer Bill Edwards for his collaboration on writing this blog post. ----------------------- This gallery is a reverential visit to a handful of the remaining fire lookouts in Washington State. For me, there is something completely magical about visiting a historic fire lookout. Although some are not too difficult to hike to, most … Continue reading Fire Lookouts in Washington State →

Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 5 – Using The Robot and Post Processing

This is last fifth part of the 360° underwater panorama tutorial series by Richard Chesher. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3 and Part 4. Here is an image of a school of reef fish taken with the robot I mentioned in part 4: And here is one taken very close to a school small tropical … Continue reading Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 5 – Using The Robot and Post Processing →

Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 4 – Keeping the camera stable relative to the sphere center

This is Part 4 of the 360° underwater panorama tutorial series by Richard Chesher. Read Part 1, Part 2 and Part 3. The last installment will be published next Friday, so watch this blog! Keeping the camera stable relative to the sphere center Just as on land you need to rotate the camera around the … Continue reading Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 4 – Keeping the camera stable relative to the sphere center →

Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 3 – Issues Related to Being Underwater

This is Part 3 of the 360° underwater panorama tutorial series by Richard Chesher. Read Part 1 and Part 2. A new installment will be published every Friday, so watch this blog! Issues related to being underwater The first and foremost problem of taking sphere images underwater is finding the correct location to center the … Continue reading Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 3 – Issues Related to Being Underwater →

Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 2 – Color bias, limited visibility, and low ambient light

This is Part 2 of the 360° underwater panorama tutorial series by Richard Chesher. Read Part 1. A new installment will be published every Friday, so watch this blog! Color bias, limited visibility, and low ambient light Sea water, even when it is tropical clear, is an unforgiving light filter. By the time you are 4 meters deep … Continue reading Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 2 – Color bias, limited visibility, and low ambient light →

Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 1 – Selecting and Protecting The Camera

This is a guest blog post by Richard Chesher, one of the most interesting 360Cities photographers, and a friend of the 360Cities team. Richard has been an active professional photographer for more than 50 years and has been published in National Geographic Magazine, Sports Illustrated, the Encyclopedia Britannica and hundreds of books and magazines, and is an … Continue reading Underwater 360° Panorama Photography Tutorial: Part 1 – Selecting and Protecting The Camera →