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4-28-20 Clinton Reservoir in Panorama, 154 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. This is a massively detailed shot of Clinton Reservoir frozen over and covered in Spring snow. Each of the 11 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at 99 pictures. This Panorama is 11 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 21,630px x 7,140px this photos native print size is around 6.5ft x 2.5ft before any enlarging is needed.
This was shot from Sapphire Point the day of the very frighting Peak 2 fire that threatened both Frisco and Breckenridge during an exceptionally dry summer. Very proud to say my Dad, who was the Fire Chief for Summit Fire, ran Incident Command for this one and had the monster controlled in exceptional and lifesaving time. You can see the plumes of the dwindling fire in the far left. the smoke made for some frighteningly pretty skies.
5-15-17 Canyonlands in Panorama, 132 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. One of my biggest and favorite panoramas. The detail in this beast is unparalleled. Taken from the south end of Canyonlands. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 26,930px x 4,896px this photos native print size is around 7.5ft x 1.5ft before any enlarging is needed.
5-4-17 The Dunes in Panorama, 195 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken deep from within the dune field on a very special solo backpacking trip at the Great Sand Dunes National Park. One of my favorite panoramas, this photo is massive. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures per frame. This photo is made up essentially from over 100 photos. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 29,429px x 6,637px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
4-22-17 Grays & Torreys Starey Panorama, 127 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken around 12,000 ft on the slopes of Glacier Mountain. Snow conditions were safe enough for a solo skinning and skiing trip up Glacier. One of the wildest backcountry experiences I've ever had. I lit up this old mine shaft top cabin with a headlamp. Taken facing northeast, Torreys is on the left and Grays is on the right. The lights you see in the mountains to the left are from Snowcats in Arapahoe Basins Montezuma Bowl, the light on the horizon to the right is from Denver and the Front Range. This Panorama is 10 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 19,079px x 6,654px this photos native print size is around 5.5ft x 2 ft before any enlarging is needed.
4-18-17 Loveland Pass Starey Panorama, 202 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Shot from the top of Loveland Pass facing southeast. The lights you see in the mountains to the right are from Snowcats in Arapahoe Basin. The light on the horizon on the left is light from Denver and the Front Range. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 29,854px x 6,778px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
2-16-17 Gore Range Starey Panorama
This was taken from Ute Pass looking west over the Gore Range. This Panorama is 3 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 20mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 20mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
2-9-17 Sapphire Point in Panorama
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. This was shot from Sapphire Point overlooking Frisco and the Ten mile Range. Each of the 6 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is 6 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 20mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 20mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
10-1-16 Gore Range Autumn in panorama, 104 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Shot from the Ute Pass overlooking the Gore Range. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 6 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is 6 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
8-21-16 Independence Pass in Panorama
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the slopes of Independence pass facing east. Each of the almost 10 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is nearly 10 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 20mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 20mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
8-4-16 Frisco in Panorama, 147 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the Frisco Peninsula on a cloudy summer afternoon. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 28,967px x 5,061px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
6-21-16 Red Mtn. Sunset in Panorama
Shot from my old Roof in Dillon with Red Mtn. on the left. This Panorama is 5 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
6-21-16 High country morning moon in panorama, 117 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. This is Mt Powell north of Silverthrone, with the Moon settling nicely into its ridges . Each of the 7 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing.
6-17-16 The top of Keystone in Panorama, 122 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Shot from the Summit House's top deck atop Keystones Dercum mountain. In the distance you can see Breckenridge to the left and Lake Dillon to the center right. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 25334px x 4800px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
6-8-16 Snow, Lightning, & a sunset kiss
Taken from the top of Sapphire Point overlooking Lake Dillon and Silverthorne. Caught a far off strike in a dash of color from the sunset. The snow capped mountains add a nice touch of magic.
5.28.16 Rocky Mountain National Park in Panorama, 130 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the Many Parks Curve Overlook looking northeast. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the nearly 10 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is almost 10 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 19,919px x 6,521px this photos native print size is around 6ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
5-28-16 Rocky Mountain National Park in Panorama
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. This was shot from the Forest Canyon overlook looking west. Each of the 6 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is 6 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 20mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 20mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
5-28-16 Rocky Mountain national Park in Panorama, 159 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the curve just above the Alpine visitor center looking from north west to the right to southwest to the left. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 29,877px x 5,313px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
5.28.16 Rocky Mountain National Park in Panorama, 133 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the Farview Curve Viewpoint looking west. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the nearly 10 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is almost 10 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 21,494px x 6,171px this photos native print size is around 7ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken on the slopes over Dillon looking west. Each of the almost 10 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. This Panorama is nearly 10 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 20mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 20mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated.
5-6-16 Mt Elbert in Panorama, 178 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Taken from the slopes of Mt Elbert which is predominant to the center right. Twin Lakes is off to the left. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 26,322px x 6711px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.
5-2-16 Breckenridge in Panorama, 166 Megapixels
View this one as large as you can. If you're on a phone flip your phone sideways and pinch and zoom. Shot overlooking Breckenridge from Boreas Pass road just above the Ice rink facilities in the bottom center of the shot. This is a massive panorama and the detail is unparalleled. Each of the near 15 frames were shot using HDR using 9 exposures in bracketing. essentially you are looking at over 100 pictures. This Panorama is almost 15 frames wide, and was shot using a nodal point tripod head, with a 50mm lens in vertical "portrait" orientation. All of which makes for a panorama that has as little distortion as possible for such a shot, and is very native to how our eyes view the world. 50mm lens's are know for their very natural field of view, as well as their lack of almost any lens distortion as such. The nodal point tripod head scoots the whole camera back from the center rotation point of the tripod; so that the camera sensor no longer rotates directly over the center rotation point; instead the nodal point of the lens rotates over the center point (Nodal point: the point at the front of the lens where the image is flipped upside-down, just like our own eyes. The ring you see at the front of nice lens's isn't for aesthetics, that is the nodal point of the lens.). With the nodal point rotating over the center of the tripod, and the camera sensor essentially arcing behind it, almost all panoramic distortion is eliminated. Due to the immense scale of this shot, at 300 DPI at 24,669px x 6,726px this photos native print size is around 8ft x 2ft before any enlarging is needed.