Stairway Photos

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.

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.

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.