I love pix from European church towers! The towns are often so beautifully situated, and so attractive from above, that they're a real treat photographically. Love the distortion in this one, too.
Just finished sorting my 28 rolls from June; gotta get some of them scanned and posted already! Rick --- Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 5-shot stitched pano taken from the top of the tower > in the crumbling > ruin of Montrichard Chateau on the river Cher. They > let you ascend the > tower only if you agree to do so at your own risk. > We all had a go :) > I did this shot hand-held, because I didn't have a > tripod with me > (traveling by bicycle, remember) and there wasn't > enough room up there > even if I had been able to bring one. As a result, > there's quite a bit > of distortion in the final image, though I kind of > like the effect > myself. This castle sits high up on a hillside > overlooking the river and > climbing the tower gives you quite a view, as you > can see: > http://www.robertstech.com/temp/montrichard.jpg > Warning: Even at low JPEG quality setting, I could > only get this one > down to about 180 meg. > > > -- > Mark Roberts > Photography and writing > www.robertstech.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
