PMMP @ M/S Baltic Sea backstage (360x180 spherical panorama)

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Something a bit different, perhaps...

Click here (http://www.jkl360.net/panoramas/pmmp/tallink-backstage/panorama.html) to open the panorama viewer (flash). Please allow some time for the panorama to load (it is about 3 megabytes in size)

The band is PMMP, one of the most popular bands inside the Finnish borders. I'm currently photographing a tour book of them - closed the publication deal a week ago. I'm writing regularly about the book project in my blog (http://www.bjorklid.net/blog/) and Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/K-Bjorklid-Photography/196692318574). Some more spherical panoramas to come...'

The photograph was made after the gig.

[René Damkot]

... And slowly the Powerbook came to a grinding halt ...

Good to hear about the book.

Hardly possible to view the pano on my laptop, so I'll have to reserve comment, but I am curious how you did the pano of moving subjects.

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... And slowly the Powerbook came to a grinding halt ...

Hmm, I think I can view these on my Asus EEEPC 901. Somewhat jerky but no grinding halts. Maybe the implementation of Flash for Apple has some wrinkles then...

Hardly possible to view the pano on my laptop, so I'll have to reserve comment, but I am curious how you did the pano of moving subjects.

Well, it was photographed with a 8mm fisheye, so each part of the pano encompasses a lot of things, and there are only four seams to worry about (three would be the minimum, but I've found that the extra overlap four shots provide makes things easier). I can then open the panorama in photoshop as layers and mask the seams appropriately if necessary.

[narlus]

looks cool. how'd you manage to not get yourself or any tripod legs in the frames?

[blackshadow]

Excellent stuff Kalle - a really unique way to present the situation.

[skifurthur]

Excellent, and rather unique, presentation, Kalle. I'm always impressed on how you think outside of everyone else's box.

[Swaffs]

Nice presentation...

Who's the ghost in the mirror stood next to the guuy with the hat.? ;-)

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Who's the ghost in the mirror stood next to the guuy with the hat.? ;-)

The bass player, of course ;)

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looks cool. how'd you manage to not get yourself or any tripod legs in the frames?

I used a monopod + panorama head with a bubble leverel, tripod would have been too awkward in the small spaces.

I used photoshop to patch the monopod/panorama head. The tricky part was to not be seen in the mirrors - there was exactly one spot in the room where I could do that with certainty (and I wasn't on that spot, but luckily the guitar player was between me and the mirror).