PanoTools NG:
Re: Panoramic Mural at Grand Canyon N.P. Visitors Center
AYRTON 2012-Mar-23 21:47:06
On Fri, Mar 23, 2012 at 9:41 AM, A Kielcz <#removed#> wrote:
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> Nice job! May I ask why you chose this combination of lens and camera,
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HE TELLS this in the message !!!!!!!!!
> and which rotator have you used?
> Thank you!
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> A Kielcz
> Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.A.
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> *From:* Paul Fretheim <#removed#>
> *To:* #removed#
> *Sent:* Friday, March 23, 2012 4:36 AM
> *Subject:* [PanoToolsNG] Panoramic Mural at Grand Canyon N.P. Visitors
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> Last summer Grand Canyon National Park commissioned a panoramic image of
> the Canyon for a mural in the newly redecorated main visitors center
> which I shot last September on Labor Day Weekend. It involved hiking
> most of the way down into the Canyon from the South Rim to Indian Garden
> Camp where I spent two nights, with the day in between used to get the
> image. Temperatures in the Canyon were up to 120 F during the day, so
> the hiking was pretty challenging, but I live near Death Valley so I am
> familiar with the tricks like pouring water over your head so you can
> make it OK.
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> The installation is nearly complete and looks pretty good. The mural is
> 18' x 6' and is printed on cloth.
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> http://inyopro.com/images/visitor_center_1.JPG
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> The cutouts and the space along the bottom will be filled with
> interpretive signs and touch screen interactive displays. Immediately to
> the right will be the entrance to the theater where the new Ken Burns
> film on the Grand Canyon will be playing on a continuous loop.
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> I shot this with a Nikon D200 and an f1.8 50 mm lens with 5 rows of images.
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> Paul Fretheim
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