Tikiorama - The Virtual Tiki Experience - General Tiki

O Okolehao Tiki Socialite Monterey, CA Joined: May 03, 2006 Posts: 248	O Okolehao Posted posted on Sat, Apr 24, 2010 9:18 PM Just when you thought you didn't’t have enough Tiki in your life . . . . . Tikiorama – The Virtual Tiki Experience There is a free website called virtual3D.com that hosts panoramic photos from all over the world. It’s extremely cool to see what people have photographed. I’ve created my own web site group there called ‘Tikiorama’ where I’ve put several panoramas I’ve done of Tiki establishments. Anyone can join the group and add their own panoramas. I’m hoping it’ll start something that will get contributions from T.C. people. Most of us can’t get to the gazillion Tiki places that are out there but I think this is something that could give a lot of us the next best thing to being there. These first panoramas of mine are very amateur early tries, but they underscore the point that anyone can do this. I did them with no special equipment (even though there is a lot of expensive panorama paraphernalia out there for pro photographers). A hand held digital camera and some free software were all I used. I’m learning as I go about what it takes for getting good panoramas. If I could do just one thing over to make the photos I’ve done better it would be to have used a tripod. Steady, focused, nice stitching. But I didn’t want to be a total geek when I took the photos. You'll already look like a light house standing there slowly taking pictures around the room. Group home page: http://www.you3dview.com/group/Tikiorama It isn’t necessary to join the ‘Tikiorama’ group to upload panoramas. My intent is for the group to be a central location for people searching for decent panoramas if they are specifically looking to see Tiki establishments. I want to limit photos to sincere attempts to showcase places – not people or events. Panoramas of your Uncle George’s birthday party at Forbidden Island with half the people in the photos mugging for the camera like they’re at Cabo Wabo shouldn’t make the cut. There can be home bar panoramas if they’re well photographed to show off the room, but keep your ugly mugs (and your ugly mugs) out of the way. Give it a spin, literally, and you’ll see how fun it is. I challenge you to get your camera out there and let the rest of us on the other side of the country experience your favorite haunt. Classic Velvets by Song Shen [ Edited by: Okolehao 2011-08-21 15:51 ]

Just when you thought you didn't’t have enough Tiki in your life . . . . .

Tikiorama – The Virtual Tiki Experience

There is a free website called virtual3D.com that hosts panoramic photos from all over the world. It’s extremely cool to see what people have photographed. I’ve created my own web site group there called ‘Tikiorama’ where I’ve put several panoramas I’ve done of Tiki establishments. Anyone can join the group and add their own panoramas. I’m hoping it’ll start something that will get contributions from T.C. people. Most of us can’t get to the gazillion Tiki places that are out there but I think this is something that could give a lot of us the next best thing to being there.

These first panoramas of mine are very amateur early tries, but they underscore the point that anyone can do this. I did them with no special equipment (even though there is a lot of expensive panorama paraphernalia out there for pro photographers). A hand held digital camera and some free software were all I used. I’m learning as I go about what it takes for getting good panoramas. If I could do just one thing over to make the photos I’ve done better it would be to have used a tripod. Steady, focused, nice stitching. But I didn’t want to be a total geek when I took the photos. You'll already look like a light house standing there slowly taking pictures around the room.

Group home page:
http://www.you3dview.com/group/Tikiorama

It isn’t necessary to join the ‘Tikiorama’ group to upload panoramas. My intent is for the group to be a central location for people searching for decent panoramas if they are specifically looking to see Tiki establishments. I want to limit photos to sincere attempts to showcase places – not people or events. Panoramas of your Uncle George’s birthday party at Forbidden Island with half the people in the photos mugging for the camera like they’re at Cabo Wabo shouldn’t make the cut. There can be home bar panoramas if they’re well photographed to show off the room, but keep your ugly mugs (and your ugly mugs) out of the way.

Give it a spin, literally, and you’ll see how fun it is. I challenge you to get your camera out there and let the rest of us on the other side of the country experience your favorite haunt.

Classic Velvets
by Song Shen

[ Edited by: Okolehao 2011-08-21 15:51 ]

Post #525980 by Okolehao on Sat, Apr 24, 2010 9:18 PM