360 Panoramic of London

thechumpen · 02-28-2013, 05:50 AM - **1 Like**

Thought some of you might like these.

This one is from the top of the BT Tower:
BT Tower 360 Panorama of London

And here are lots of interesting comments from the site I found it on about things to find: This 320-gigapixel snap of London is size of Buckingham Palace ? The Register Forums

And this one is from the top of the new Shard building (tallest in Europe) and in my opinion a bit better. Plus it has all the landmark info:
The view from the top of the Shard: London panorama of sights and sounds ? interactive

**Kerrowdown** · 02-28-2013, 06:09 AM

Thanks for posting the links, truly amazing view of London, I've spent a good while trying work what and where the landmarks are.

Tom S. · 02-28-2013, 06:21 AM

Very cool!

panoguy · 02-28-2013, 07:20 AM

Interesting stuff. Never found the "Buzby" characters in the first one, and the sound in the second one was a bit over the top (but the video intro really made a difference in presentation).

I agree that the one shot from the Shard is a bit better as a pano, perhaps because that one isn't multi-resolution. Yes, it takes longer to load and is slower to zoom, but at least there isn't that jarring difference in contrast (due to oversharpening) between resolution layers like in the BT one. I know the folks at 360 cities, so I'll see if there is a reason for that...

**LaurenOE** · 02-28-2013, 07:32 AM

Nice! I'm so pleased with myself that I can find so many things in that image!
I wish I was back there right NOW!

02-28-2013, 05:50 AM - 1 Like	#1
thechumpen Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Middle of England Photos: Albums Posts: 296	360 Panoramic of London Thought some of you might like these. This one is from the top of the BT Tower: BT Tower 360 Panorama of London And here are lots of interesting comments from the site I found it on about things to find: This 320-gigapixel snap of London is size of Buckingham Palace ? The Register Forums And this one is from the top of the new Shard building (tallest in Europe) and in my opinion a bit better. Plus it has all the landmark info: The view from the top of the Shard: London panorama of sights and sounds ? interactive

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02-28-2013, 06:09 AM	#2
Kerrowdown PEG Moderator Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Highlands of Scotland... "Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand" - William Blake Photos: Gallery Posts: 57,819	Thanks for posting the links, truly amazing view of London, I've spent a good while trying work what and where the landmarks are.

02-28-2013, 06:21 AM	#3
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	Very cool!

02-28-2013, 07:20 AM	#4
panoguy Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Washington, D.C. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,327	Interesting stuff. Never found the "Buzby" characters in the first one, and the sound in the second one was a bit over the top (but the video intro really made a difference in presentation). I agree that the one shot from the Shard is a bit better as a pano, perhaps because that one isn't multi-resolution. Yes, it takes longer to load and is slower to zoom, but at least there isn't that jarring difference in contrast (due to oversharpening) between resolution layers like in the BT one. I know the folks at 360 cities, so I'll see if there is a reason for that...

02-28-2013, 07:32 AM	#5
LaurenOE Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Back in Florida, but worldwide gigs! Photos: Albums Posts: 3,690	Nice! I'm so pleased with myself that I can find so many things in that image! I wish I was back there right NOW!