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Knapp's Castle 360 VR
Friday, August 14, 2009
Knapp's Castle 360 VR

This is one of the most beautiful spots I can think of in the Santa Barbara area. Knapp's Castle was a beautiful mansion in the early 1900's. But even the impressive construction from those days could not stand up to the wild fires we have in the mountains here. A few arches and stone walls are all that remains of the mansion. Fortunately the panoramic view of the Santa Ynez Valley is as breathtaking as ever.

Part of this image was on the photo of the day before, Storybook Castle Sunset. But I recently had a chance to work on the high resolution image again when I was working on my 2010 Santa Barbara Calendar. This is the September image. In the process I was also able to finish the whole 360° view.

golden 8 | golden hour 27 | golden light 7 | High Dynamic Range Image 81 | mountain 78 | panorama 106 | panoramic 56 | ruin 7 | Santa Ynez Valley 16 | stairway 3 | stone 22 | sunset 317 | trail 10 | virtual reality 54 | wall 16

Storybook Castle Sunset
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Storybook Castle Sunset

Click on the main image for a larger view.

One more shot from the mountains. And, if I had to choose, I think this would be my favorite. I really like the way the wall frames the stairway.

Update: If you have Flash installed, the full 360° view virtual reality image of Knapp's Castle is now available online, here.

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State Street Spiral Stairway 360° VR
Monday, December 15, 2008
State Street Spiral Stairway 360° VR

Well it's been a busy holiday season. The photo of the day has been the photo of the month lately. That's not to say I have not been working on the site at all. There has been a lot of behind the scenes work one of the results of which is the new "browse" link at the upper right. And, at least I have been pretty happy with the few images that I have been working on. Most of them have been massive 100+ image panoramas like this one. It takes my computer more than a day to stitch them together after I do my work. But no more excuses!

This is a shot that I got one night when I was taking a break from the Joe's Cafe shoot. My wife and I were wandering on State Street a few blocks up from Joe's when we passed this cool entryway.

architecture 223 | building 16 | California 495 | crosswalk 1 | evening 287 | High Dynamic Range Image 81 | lamp 29 | light 270 | palm tree 133 | panorama 106 | panoramic 56 | portfolio architecture details 35 | quatrefoil 12 | Santa Barbara 539 | spiral staircase 1 | stairway 3 | State Street 37 | sunset 317 | virtual reality 54

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