All the colors
Peak autumn in New England, by Rte 11, Alton Bay, NH.
Panorama put together using Luminar.
Nelson's Trafalgar Coat .. [3 / 3]
Exhibit at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, England.
This is the uniform coat Horatio Nelson was wearing on board his flagship, Victory, when he was shot at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805. The hole in the left shoulder was made by a musket ball fired from the French ship Redoutable. Nelson died about three hours after being hit. In accordance with his wishes, Captain Hardy later returned the coat to Nelson's lover Emma Hamilton. In 1845, Prince Albert, Queen Victoria's husband, bought the coat for Greenwich Hospital. It was displayed there until 1936.
Panorama of two separate non-HDR high-ISO shots made by Photomatix, combined using Luminar.
Asaphellus fezouataensis
Fossils of arthropod trilobite, from Jebel el Kissan, Zagora, Drâa-Tafilalet, Morocco. Ordovician, 477 million years old. On exhibit at the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, ON.
Not quite a panorama, but field of view slightly expanded by mosaicing multiple photographs using Luminar.
The Pillar of Prusias II, at Delphi, Phocis.
This is one of the few pillars still standing at Delphi, and I was curious why this was spared when so many others of more import (like, say, the column of the Three Dancers on which the ΟΜΦΑΛΌΣ sat) have vanished. Was Prusias (nothing to do with Prussia) a particularly great person? Nah. He was a pretty much middling King of Bithynia, who stirred up a war against his neighbors and lost badly, so much that he had to beg Rome for help with reparations, and sent his son Nicomedes as chief diplomat, and like a comic book villain had set up a plot to kill him if his mission failed. And the mission failed, but the order 66 backfired, and Nicomedes overthrew Prusias instead. So why the pillar? It seems because he was a patron of the Aetolian League, which at that time was a counterweight to the Achaeans and the Macedonians, and more importantly, controlled Delphi 🤷♂️. The Aetolians aligned with the Romans and helped them fully conquer Greece, though right at the end switched sides and lost -- talk about bad timing. But they survived as a subject state, and that may have helped this pillar to survive long enough to stick around. There was supposed to be a statue of Prusias on horseback top of the pillar -- I am not sure how there is enough room -- but it is now gone.
Vertical panorama put together with Luminar.
The Old Council Chamber .. [1 / 2]
The decorations are appropriately dark and gothic for a room that regularly hosts meetings dealing with the worst impulses of humanity. The Francisco de Vitoria room at United Nations building, Geneva.
A 270º panorama of the murals on the back from the gallery, multiple panoramas stitched together into a wider one with Luminar.
The Eismeer Panorama
The view on the other side of the Eiger from the Eismeer station on the Jungfrau railway line. Jungfraujoch, Bernese Oberland.
Two swept panoramas put together with Luminar.
The Maltese Cannon
On the premises of the Tower of London, London, UK.
Cast Iron 12-pounder Gun This gun, which weighs 5¾ tons (5842 kg), was commissioned by the Knights of Malta. It is richly decorated with a variety of images representing the Order's religious and humanitarian role. It was brought to England around 1800 and transferred from the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich to the Tower in 1962. John Hall of Dartford, Kent, made the gun carriage in 1827 on the orders of the Duke of Wellington, Master General of the Ordnance. It shows the arms of Malta and scenes from the island's history. An iron quoin in the shape of a Maltese dog supports the gun's breech. The gun and carriage were conserved at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson in 2003-4. Probably Flemish, dated 1607. Carriage, British 1827
Panorama put together with Luminar. Prominent foreground signage removed with Pixelmator.
Saint Peter's Square
Vatican City.
360° panorama created from a video using Luminar.
Panoramic view of the interior rooms on the 3rd (top) floor. Ellora, MH.
Cave 11 is usually overlooked after the splendor of Cave 10, and because it looks just like any of your modern day brutalist dormitories. It is called Do Taal (two floors) because the ground floor had been buried and was only excavated in 1876.
Panorama put together with Luminar.
A view of the excavated yard outside the ground floor. Ellora, MH.
Cave 11 is usually overlooked after the splendor of Cave 10, and because it looks just like any of your modern day brutalist dormitories. It is called Do Taal (two floors) because the ground floor had been buried and was only excavated in 1876.
Panorama put together with Luminar. A bit colorful trashy hoarding removed with Pixelmator.
Aurangabad, MH.
Panorama put together with Luminar, a photobombing exhortatory sign in the foreground removed using Pixelmator.
DAULATABAD FORT Daulatabad Fort (19°57' N: 75° 15'E) built on a 200 meter high conical hill, was one of the most powerful forts of the medieval Deccan. The entire ort compex consists of an area measuring approximately 94. 83 hectares, and represents a unique combination of military engineering, amazing town planning with unique water management system and architectural marvels with strong political and religious hold. It was founded by The Yadavas of Deogiri ("The hill of Gods") in 11th Century A.D. After Various attacks, the Khilji Dynasty annexed Daulatabad in 12th Century A.D. Sultan Muhammad-bin Tughluq, renamed Deogiri as Daulatabad ("Abode of Wealth") and got the capital shifted from Delhi to Daulatabad in 1328 A.D. But for various reasons he re-transferred his capital back to Delhi. In a quick succession of political events the area was wrested from the imperial authority and the Bahamani rulers under Hasan Gangu extended their control over Daulatabad as well. By 1499 the Nizam Shahis of Ahmednagar not only captured but also made Daulatabad as their capital in 1607 A.D. Daulatabad was finally captured by Mughals under Akbar and Shah Jahan, after a prolonged siege in 1633 A.D. For a short period Daulatabad was under the control of the Marathas before the Nizams of Hydrabad took control of it in 1724 A.D. The fort is one of the most complex and intricate forts of Deccan, having the honor of the capital of Yadavas for over a Century (1187-1294), capital of India during Tughlaq period (1328), and Capital of Njzamshahis of Ahmednagar (1607 A.D.) Daulatabad is also important in religious point of view, that from here the Sufism spread in Deccan. It is here that the famous medieval saint Janardhana Swami, the Guru of Ekanath attained Samadhi on the top of the hill. The defense system consists of two moats (Dry and Wet Moat) and a glacis, three encircling fortification walls with wall walks, Machicolations Bastions at regular intervals, Zigzag and lofty gates with iron Spinks, Strategic position of gun-turrets and Andheri. The combination of Hill and Land Fort, is divided into small sectors encircled by fortification walls. The fortified Ambarkot is planned for common people. Mahakot area having four distant lines of enclosure walls served the residential area for higher class of the society. The kalakot is the royal residential area with double line of fortifications. The balakot is the pinnacle portion where the pride of honor, the flag flutters. The fort consists of structures like Stepped wells, Reservoirs, Minar, Hammam, Baradari, Various Palaces, Andheri, Temples, Mosques, beside 10 unfinished rock cut caves. The water management system is unique with a network of terracotta pipe lines, drains etc. Because of its strategic location and its strong protective defenses it is aptly called as an impregnable fort and its possession was craved by most powerful dynasties ruling between 12th - 17th Century A.D. Its ownership became a matter of pride and prestige and haughty arrogance.
Pools of the Karakal .. [2 / 2]
North of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, the Karakal desert turns into a spotted landscape with what appear to be hundreds of frozen ponds or, who knows, salt pits left over from the Paratethys Ocean.
I have not been able to figure out what these are really. It hasn't helped that the area is invariably clouded over every time I fly over. Even in this case, but Luminar dehazed it and brought out much of the detail.
Pools of the Karakal .. [1 / 2]
North of Ashgabat in Turkmenistan, the Karakal desert turns into a spotted landscape with what appear to be hundreds of frozen ponds or, who knows, salt pits left over from the Paratethys Ocean.
I have not been able to figure out what these are really. It hasn't helped that the area is invariably clouded over every time I fly over. Even in this case, but Luminar dehazed it and brought out much of the detail.