We recently visited the Addo Elephant Park in Port Elizabeth, home to hundreds of African Elephant. We parked the car at Hapoor Dam for about 2 hours, and sat watching these magnificent animals coming down to the dam to drink, cool down, and play!
In this 360 degree panoramic photo you can get an idea of how close these elephants were to us, and how big they are. Enjoy!
The great grey colossus of the massive Voortrekker Monument can be seen from all directions as you approach Pretoria. Built in honor of the Voortrekkers (Pioneers), who left the Cape Colony in their thousands between 1835 and 1854.
This 360 degree photo (Roof of Voortrekker Monument) was taken on the north east side of the roof, 60 meters above the ground. The photographic equipment used to capture the 360 degree image was mounted on our new 4.5 meter high pole (more on this new elevated pole in a future article).
Margate beach is already a hub of excitement for holiday makers arriving “early” to beat the December peak season madness. The sun came out (after a few weeks of rainy weather) in all its summer glory. Lifeguards where on duty, as unsual, and the beach was teaming with activity. Enjoy the Virtual Tour below (see if you can find the lifeguard…)
The world is panoramic. We are able to turn our heads and look in all directions and get a feel for where we are, but the typical photograph can not capture that experience completely. But there is an answer, a technology, a methodology, that makes it possible to share the world around us in a 360 degree panoramic way, that really makes the viewer feel as though he is really there!
Many moons ago I was introduced to this technology (then only available on QuicktimeVR) and was immediately fascinated by the possibilities. Although back then the quality was very low, the concept was very real. Since that day I have always wanted to produce 360 degree high quality panoramic virtual tours, and make them available to the world. Just think, a person sitting in Germany can “virtually” see the view from the beach down the road from my home, without leaving his chair. World travel just stepped up to the next level!
Now, this dream of many years has finally been realized, and I now have all the equipment and experience (learning and improving techniques never stops) to offer some of the highest quality virtual tour photography available in South Africa!
This blog is where I will be sharing my experiences with you, and of course the final product!
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