Trippy 360-degree view from a mountain near us.

[Heidi]

You have to have QuickTime to enjoy this. Go to the link, let it load, and then you'll see a little circular cursor which you can left-mouse to navigate to get a 360-degree view. Trippy.

http://www.ti360.org/panorama/locarno/neggia/monte_gambarogno.html

*The panoramic photos on which this is based are not from today. It's snowing here today. x(

[dipsydoodle]

1. I was looking at it

and when I went back you'd disappeared off to the lounge..........lol. Yes - very beautiful and very clever.

[Heidi]

2. Hi, edwardlindy.

Sorry about that. I posted it first in GD by mistake, so I self-deleted instead of asking the Mods to fix my screw-up. :blush:

The whole website is very cool, but that 360° kinda makes me :puke:-ish.

[Callalily]

3. Just beautiful Heidi!

You definately live in a magnificent area!

Ummmm . . . yea, it is kinda easy to get dizzy viewing if one goes to fast. :)

[Heidi]

4. I had to stop looking at it.

:puke:

:rofl:

Mornin', sunshine! :pals:

[regnaD kciN]

5. Wow...

Although I lived in Switzerland (Geneva) for several years when I was a kid, I only made it to Ticino once, about a decade later. I wish I'd spent more time there.

[Heidi]

23. You gotta come back!!!!

You and CMW could do a dueling cameras thing! :hi:

[Sanity Claws]

6. The hills are alive with the sound of ...

It's so beautiful, it makes me want to sing.

[Heidi]

7. Hahahahahaha!

Stop it! :rofl:

It's cold here today (and snowy) that it makes me want to swear. :grr:

[CaliforniaPeggy]

8. My dear Heidi!

I'm so glad I ran across this!

What a wonderful view...

Thank you so much for sharing your beautiful part of the world with us!

:hug:

[Heidi]

15. The panoramic photo(s) were made from Monte di Gambarogno,

which is just up mountain from our house. Glad you enjoyed it, Peggy! :hug:

[bikebloke]

9. Neat-o

How many photos did it take to make that mosaic? I have a panorama maker at home, but it can't do the dome. Cool.

[Heidi]

24. I have no idea about the specifics, bikebloke.

What panorama maker do you use? And can digital SLR shots be converted to panoramic view somehow? :hi:

[bikebloke]

30. Panorama Maker from ArcSoft

It came with my scanner. I'm pretty sure it's called PanoramaMaker (I'm at work - and working damn hard, as you can see ;-)) and can't double check. It's nice to have for those old still attempts you used to spread out on a table. And I've converted digital shots, too. Even the 360 panoramas you can spin through.

You can even fine tune the image for curvature from the lens to match up bits that have appeared double.

[supernova]

10. That's lovely Heidi!

:D

Thanks. You're right, the fish eye lens is very trippy. :crazy:

[Heidi]

14. It really made me queasy this morning,

so I had to stop. :rofl:

[ZombieNixon]

11. Coool!

I kind of want to go back to Switzerland now. :P

[Heidi]

13. And next time you come here, young man,

you have to send us a PM a week or two in advance, so that we can show you the _best_ part of the country. :hug:

[ZombieNixon]

29. Oh, I will.

I basically have an open invitation now to base myself in Klosters Dorf (of all places) to explore Europe from. :P

[Whoa_Nelly]

12. Like being on top of the world!

Wonderful views! Thanks Heidi! :hi: :loveya:

[Heidi]

16. Did it make you queasy at all?

My touch-pad might be tracking too fast. When I panned around, I felt like I was on a roller coaster. :yoiks:

[Whoa_Nelly]

25. Naw

Took it slow.
Went up and down and all around.

Very nice reprieve from the gray skies here in CA. :hug:

PSS (Post Script Silly)
Go here to select your personal bag from a guy who actually COLLECTS barf bags :P

http://tns-www.lcs.mit.edu/~izzy/barfbag.html

[Heidi]

26. I lovelovelove that link!!!!

:rofl: :spray: Thank you, warrior woman! :hug:

[Inchworm]

17. Thats awesome

I looked for a big X saying "Heidi/CMW's Crib."

Had no luck.

I love the scenery though!

:hi:

[Heidi]

22. You can't see our crib from there.

Helpful hint: you have to be on the other side of the lake to see Heidi/CMW's crib. :rofl: :spray:

[Dangerously Amused]

18. OMG, that is WAaaaY cool!

It came in as B&W at first, it was kinda fun just watching the colors patch in. Then I realized the 360 view was up and down as well as just left and right (which they usually are; just left and right, I mean). OMG, too cool! I've been playing with this for far too long already, and I'm gonna go play with it some more now! Thank you for posting this! Wheeee!

:7

(runs off yodeling)

[Heidi]

20. Be careful with it, gf!

It triggered my "skiing too fast and gettin' ready to hurl" zone. :rofl:

[BarenakedLady]

19. How beautiful!

:D

[Heidi]

21. You can even see the places where I have to spend my weekly three hours in HELL

doing grocery shopping and errands. :rofl:

[Omphaloskepsis]

27. Now I feel sick.

And QTVR was awesome 10 years ago. And it is still awesome.

[Heidi]

28. And

it had the same effect on me. We're wusses, bud. :yoiks:

[Omphaloskepsis]

31. I don't do well with heights..

Ones from the ground don't bother me..
http://www.apple.com/quicktime/technologies/qtvr/gallery/times_square.html

An aside: have you seen the trailer for Wall•E?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/disney/walle/