Panoramic Photo: Casa de la Cultura, Quito, Ecuador

“This large and modern building is located in the north-central part of the city. It gathers together the best of Ecuadorian art. Each room or space reflects a different theme, such as ethnography, sculpture, music or painting. From time to time there are shows and exhibitions featuring local and foreign artists. This museum has facilities for artistic performances, exhibitions, film screenings, dance shows and other types of events. It is permanently open to the public and allows the visitor to enjoy a wide range of shows in one place.” ~ Yahoo

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This was taken on 23Jan10 while hiking North Illiniza Mountain, located south of Quito by one hour, with some friends.  I made this pano while hiking back down and wanted to see if I could capture exactly what I saw.  The views were awesome and I got lucky that day and was able to see all 5 mountain peaks:

1. South Iliniza Mountain ….. (5,263 meters):  Also called Illiniza Sur.  Must have a guide for this mountain as it’s very difficult.
2. North Iliniza Mountain …… (5,116 meters):  Also called Illiniza Norte. No guide required.
3. Corazon Mountain ……….. (4,782 meters):  No guide required and is a easy hike.
4. Ruminahui Mountain ……. (4,722 meters):  No guide required and is a easy hike.
5. Cotopaxi Mountain ………. (5,897 meters):  Guide required and some experience necessary.  Note: Highest active volcano in the world.

These mountains are located in the Cordillera Occidental, Cordillera Oriental and Interandino Mountain ranges, which are just South of Quito, Ecuador.  All are easy to get to by bus from Quito, $1.50 for the bus ticket and all can be reached under an hour.

If you would like to see a larger photo of this picture, click here.  I’m still working on a way to embed a flash video so these pano’s can be viewed in a 360 aspect… any hints on how I can do this with a SWF file or .MOV file would be most helpful.

Comprised of 4 horizontal photos

I started playing with another new technique that I have been neglecting for a long time.  Making panoramic isn’t that hard but does take a conscious thought when out shooting.  I mean your not going to be able to get back to your house and when post-editing you find a great picture thinking “wow that would make a great panoramic photo!”  Won’t work like that and you have to have the idea in your head before starting to shoot if you want good pano-shots.

So to mix things up, I’m going to try and post one panoramic shot per week now.  We’ll see if I can stick with it but a friend turned me onto a good program for stitching photos together, called ArcSoft Panorama Maker 5 Pro.  I don’t like all the features of it but it is easy to use and has a free striped down trail version (and free is always good!).

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