Take a look inside the workshop at Big M Automotive in this 360 panorama featuring the owner’s beautifully restored 1957 Plymouth Fury. More night panoramas of the big fins at the Big M coming soon!
New: This 360 panorama uses Flash in a regular web browser, but will also work on your iPad or iPhone using HTML5. The multi-resolution files were created in Pano2VR. And many thanks to the nice folks at PanoPress for developing a free WordPress plugin for 360 panoramas.
Under the moon between a Buick and a Ford -- by Joe Reifer
This 360 degree night panorama was shot during the December full moon at Big M Automotive. Thanks to John for the hospitality. Use your mouse to spin around and see the Ford. Zoom in on the reflection of the full moon in the bumper of the Buick.
Technical details:
6 shots around at -10 degrees and one zenith +60 degrees
Tokina 10-17mm fisheye set at 15mm on a Canon 5D Mark II
Really Right Stuff (RRS) PG-02 panohead with Nodal Ninja lens ring
Stand at the end of the line in this 360 degree night panorama of the abandoned Dumbarton railroad bridge. Use your mouse to move around in the interactive version. Go full screen with the button on the bottom right.
Dumbarton railroad bridge 360 night panorama -- by Joe Reifer
The Dumbarton swing bridge is an abandoned railroad bridge that runs across the San Francisco Bay just south of the Dumbarton Bridge (Highway 84). Built in 1910 and abandoned in 1982, the bridge carried freight over the south end of the bay. A bridge operator would sit in the house on top and swing the bridge open if a tall boat needed to pass through. This 10 minute exposure with the moon 64% full shows star trails and planes taking off and landing at SFO airport.
Dumbarton swing bridge with star trails and airplane trails -- by Joe Reifer
The hike down the abandoned railroad tracks is just under 2 miles. The bridge is bordered by a water treatment plant and wildlife refuge. We saw people working at the plant during our hike, a lot of birds, and almost got sprayed by a skunk. This view from the marsh area next to the bridge is a 15 minute exposure. The airplane flight path was pretty consistent over this time, and the plane trail reflections are also visible in the water.
Dumbarton swing bridge with overgrown tracks -- by Sean Goebel
Photographer Sean Goebel visited the bridge back in 2009 and made this photo of the overgrown end of the line. Thanks to Sean for inviting me on this return visit to photograph the bridge. More of his photos can be seen here.
This Mojave Desert roadside film set is in the Rosamond mining district. The big hill in the background is Soledad Mountain, which is just off highway 14 as you head south from the town of Mojave. These images were taken during the November full moon. The first image uses only moonlight, the other two were light painted with a flashlight.
