Luca Vascon wrote:
>
> .....................
> All handheld, on the top of a mid-lenght pole not touching the ground.
> Fortunately I've a Canon 20D that holds well even 1600iso.
> :-)
>
>

Luca,

Is there a reason for not touching the ground in Venice? Is there a law
against tripods or something like that?

Carel

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Maybe it just wasn't long enough?

I get a lot of errors with those pages with Internet Explorer on XP-pro
(IE 6.0.2900.2180.xpsp-sp2). Had to kill it several times.
The VR's are great though!

Regards,

erik leeman

Three more sets of Speedtest results:
1 Mac Desktop
1 Windows Vista  Laptop
1 Windows XP Desktop

Le 31 juil. 07 à 03:31, Milko Amorth a écrit :

> The results should be posted in this thread.
>
> Run the project file "as is" twice if you can, best right after a
> reboot.
> Use Ptgui application or Ptgui batch application.

Michel Thoby (1):
OS Name: Mac OS X
Version:  10.4.10 (8R218)
Kernel Version: Darwin 8.10.0
System Manufacturer: Apple
System Model : ?
System Type: ?
Processors:   2 x 2GHz PowerPC G5
BIOS Version/Date: N/A
SMBIOS Version:  N/A
Total Physical Memory: 7 GB
Available Physical Memory:  5.99 GB
Total Virtual Memory: 7.92 GB
Available Virtual Memory: ?
Page File Space: ?

primary HDD: SATA ST3160023AS 149.05 GB Journaled HFS+
secondary HDD: SATA Maxtor 7Y250M0 rev YAR511W0 250MB Journaled HFS+

========================================================================
==========
PTgui Pro 7.2,  2 times   x  1 minute and 33 sec  (just after reboot)
speedtest.tif 68.1MB
========================================================================
==========

Michel Thoby (2)
OS Name:  Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Édition Familiale Premium
Version:  6.0.6000 Numéro 6000
System Manufacturer:  Notebook (!!!!)
Brand name: Medion 96144
System Type: X86-based PC
Processors:  Intel(R) Core(TM) 2 CPU  T7200  @ 2.00GHz, 1992 MHz, 2
core(s), 2 processor(s)
BIOS-Version/-Date:  INSYDE M1.00, 15/01/2007
Revision: N/A
SMBIOS-Version  2.3
Total Physical Memory:  2 045.45 MB
Available Physical Memory:  1.36 GB
Total Virtual Memory:  4.21 GB
Available Virtual Memory:  3.37 GB
Page File Space:  2.29 GB

primary HDD: ST9160821AS ATA Device 149,05 GB / 5400 rpm
secondary N/A

========================================================================
=====
PTGui Pro 7.2,   2 times  x  2 minutes and 38 sec   (just after
reboot) speedtest.tif 68.1MB

========================================================================
=====

Michel Thoby (3)
OS Name:  Microsoft® Windows XP Home Edition
Version: 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Nu 2600
System Manufacturer:  MEDIONPC
Model: MS-6747
System Type: X86-based PC
Processor:  x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 9 GenuineIntel ~2793 Mhz
BIOS-Version/-Date:  Phoenix Technologies, LTD 6.00 PG, 14/05/2003
SMBIOS-Version  2.3
Total Physical Memory:  4 224.00 MB
Available Physical Memory:  1.02 GB
Total Virtual Memory:  2.00 GB
Available Virtual Memory:  1.96 GB
Page File Space:  1.86 GB

primary HDD: ST3120022A 111.79 GB
secondary WDC WD2500JB-00GVC0 232,88 GB

========================================================================
=====
PTGui Pro 7.2,   1rst time  =  5 minutes and 54 sec   (just after
reboot) speedtest.tif 68.1MB
PTGui Pro 7.2,   2nd time  =  5 minutes and 38 sec   speedtest.tif
68.1MB

========================================================================
=====

Regards,

Michel

@Eric - Agreed, weird because I just ran into this script, had a
problem with it and, viola, this message is posted.

@Pablo - If I understand you correctly, I need to add the w and h
parameters to the input lines like so:

i n"stitch-blended-sm.jpg" w4000 h2000
(4000x2000 being the size of the input image).

This time I get no errors but the results aren't cube faces either.  I
get 6 750x750 images but they're all the same image -- each shows the
entire equirectangular image, slightly warped (approx 360x185)
centered  within each image.

-Chris

Thanks a lot, Keith, that helped me yet. And my apologies to Jook, by
the misspelling of his name on the subject.
Regards,
Rodolpho Pajuaba

Keith Martin escreveu:
> Sometime around 1/8/07 (at 14:17 -0300) Rodolpho Pajuaba said:
>
>
>> If any of you remember, please send me the
>> link for a pano by Jook Leung shot from above - and if I remember well,
>> there was even a photo of him doing this very same pano.
>>
>
> I remember reading about this on the QTVR mailing list. The links
> don't work any more I'm afraid, but here's the first post, written by
> Jook:
>
>
> k
>
>
>

Hi Ingemar,



I have a question... how did you manage to take this pano picture? I mean,
did you, somehow fix the pano head on the boat? How did you do that?



Nice pano!



Renato Bisacchi



De: PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com [mailto:PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com] Em nome
de Ingemar Bergmark
Enviada em: quarta-feira, 1 de agosto de 2007 07:30
Para: PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com
Assunto: [PanoToolsNG] Using Steganography to embed copyright info



I just tested a program that embeds a message or a file in another file.
http://www.securekit.com/

I wrote a small text-file with copyright info, and embedded it into one
of my panoramas.
http://link.bergmark.com/stegtest

It's embedded in all of the images used by the panorama-viewers (jpg-,
mov-, swf files), and it's totally tranparent. If somebody were to
steal any of the files it would be easy to prove that you are the owner
by getting the file and running the decryption on it.

Of course (as always) it isn't an iron-clad solution, since if they
would open the file in Photoshop and re-save it, the info is lost.
However it does provide some degree of protection, and might be worth
the extra step before publishing to the web....

- Ingemar
http://panoramas.bergmark.com



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I have opportunity to get a slightly used Zenitar 16mm fisheye with a
Nikon mount at a very attractive price.  I'm just not sure whether it
has a good spot to fill in my lineup.  I use a Fuji S2 and Nikon 10.5
mm, old manual Sigma 8mm/4 and a Tokina 12-24.  It falls right in the
middle of the Tokina's zoom range.

Is anyone using one of these?  How many shots for a spherical?  Is it
as sharp as I have heard some say?  Worth picking up for under $100?

John

The only law was to be over people's head!!
You can put whatever on the ground...
;-)

Carel ha scritto:
>
>
>
> Luca Vascon wrote:
> >
> > .....................
> > All handheld, on the top of a mid-lenght pole not touching the ground.
> > Fortunately I've a Canon 20D that holds well even 1600iso.
> > :-)
> >
> >
>
> Luca,
>
> Is there a reason for not touching the ground in Venice? Is there a law
> against tripods or something like that?
>
> Carel
>
> --
> View this message in context:
>
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a11951336
>
<http://www.nabble.com/Calatrava-Bridge-passing-by-Grand-Canal...-tf4200729.html\
#a11951336>
> Sent from the PanoToolsNG mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>

Thank you, Jook, those are the ones I was looking for.
Regards,
Rodolpho Pajuaba

Jook Leung wrote:
> Hello Rodolpho and Keith,
>
> I changed servers and now the urls are case sensitive (capital K in Kelly).
> Here are the working links:
>
> http://360vr.com/NYPD_Kelly/
> http://360vr.com/NYPD_Kelly/IMG_7938Jook_boom_pano800tn.jpg
>
> Best,
> Jook
>

Chris,

  > in"stitch-blended-
  > sm.jpg" w4000 h2000
  > (4000x2000 being the size of the input image).

  >This time I get no errors but the results aren't cube faces either. I
  >get 6 750x750 images but they're all the same image -- each shows the
  >entire equirectangular image, slightly warped (approx 360x185)
  >centered within each image.

You sound close!  Watching this thread with much anticipation.

Bruce

Sorry if this question is already discussed ...


I'm leaning towards buying a Sigma 8 F 3.5 lens , OTOH I see here some
very good  panoramas by great shooters like Ulf Bergmark  ( nice river boat
photo Ulf )
ae made using 10.5 .
So is there som hidden features there .

I want the 8 mm because I would skip the adapter, lens hood shaving,  get manual
F stop
and looks like maybe even better overlapping / fewer images per panorama .

There must be some advantage to 10.5 - is the sharpness so much better ?

jann lipka wrote:
>
>
> There must be some advantage to 10.5 - is the sharpness so much better ?
>
>
The new Sigma is an excellent lens, but on a 5D your resolution will be
lower than a 10.5mm. Yes, the Nikkor needs to be shaved and changing the
f-stops is a bit of a pain.
With the Tokina 10-17mm you will not have those problems and as added bonus
the option of making very high resolution spehicals with the zoom set to
15-17mm. The sun shield also needs to be shaved off the Tokina and this is
even harder to do than on the 10.5 nikkor. But a good camera repair facility
can do it for you and the combined cost of lens plus professional shave will
still be less than the Sigma or Nikkor.

Carel Struycken
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CAREL ,
Thanks for your suggestions,
Tokina looks certainly like an interesting option,
As a DX lens , can it be used on 5 D,
I remember some APS sized lenses will not work on 24x36 mm...
( my kit lens from 400 D will not work on 5 D )
Anyone with a sample of 5D/ tokina combo ?

Also I'm trying to get a grip of FOV on those fisheye lenses, will 8 mm Sigma
get me
more of the view ( fewer images  to take ) or is the difference to 10 / 10.5 mm
very small.

I own already a Sigma 12- 24 mm lens , and I think I get very nice detail from
it, but it is
jsut too many images to take, so the panoramas tend to be less dynamic .

Michel Thoby has done extensive testing on the Tokina and also shows how to
remove the metal sun shade. But I would have that done by a camera repair
person.
http://michel.thoby.free.fr/Tokina_10_17/Can_the_Zoom_Tokina_10-17mm_be_shaved.h\
tml

Carel Struycken

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Carel, Thanks for this interesting link ,
I'm bit worried about lens shade removal, I'm not sure if I would find someone
to do that for
me here in Stockholm .

Hi Chris,

pano.chris wrote:
> @Pablo - If I understand you correctly, I need to add the w and h
> parameters to the input lines like so:
>
> i n"stitch-blended-sm.jpg" w4000 h2000
> (4000x2000 being the size of the input image).
>
> This time I get no errors but the results aren't cube faces either.  I
> get 6 750x750 images but they're all the same image -- each shows the
> entire equirectangular image, slightly warped (approx 360x185)
> centered  within each image.

This is due to a bug in the nona parser, which doesn't handle some scripts
where the parameters are mixed between i and o lines.

For the time being try the attached script:

------------------------------
p w1280 h1280 f0 v90 u20 n"TIFF_m"

i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y0 r0 p0 v360
i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y-90 r0 p0 v360
i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y-180 r0 p0 v360
i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y90 r0 p0 v360
i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y0 r0 p-90 v360
i w4000 h2000 n"pano.tif" f4 y0 r0 p90 v360

This works with both PTmender and nona.

ciao
    Pablo

I have now finished all necessary descriptions and uploaded the sources
and binaries of my Lego NXT "Gigabot" project.
http://dativ.at/gigabot/

Any feedback is very welcome.
Those who will attend at the PT Luzern Meeting will have the chance to
see that weird thing in action  ;-)

Best regards
Bernhard

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On 8/1/2007 5:31 PM, John Riley rambled on about ...:
> I have opportunity to get a slightly used Zenitar 16mm fisheye with a
> Nikon mount at a very attractive price. I'm just not sure whether it
> has a good spot to fill in my lineup. I use a Fuji S2 and Nikon 10.5
> mm, old manual Sigma 8mm/4 and a Tokina 12-24. It falls right in the
> middle of the Tokina's zoom range.
>
> Is anyone using one of these? How many shots for a spherical?

8 at +_30° plus Z&N on an APS-C sensor (my 300D).

> Is it as sharp as I have heard some say?

It sure is. It's a *great* lens.

> Worth picking up for under $100?

Yes!  Go for it before he wises up and changes the price.

> John




Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large

> http://www.outerspace-software.com/bixorama.html
>

>I do not like that he actually starts by explaining how to >steel a QTVR
from a page which has
>disabled saving the movie.

Yes, this is awful.




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On Thursday, August 02, 2007 at 4:41, jann_lipka wrote:

> I want the 8 mm because I would skip the adapter, lens hood shaving,  get
> manual F stop and looks like maybe even better overlapping / fewer images per
> panorama .

...and much less resolution.

> There must be some advantage to 10.5 - is the sharpness so much better ?

The 10.5 acts as a portrait cropped circular on a 5D, whereas the 8mm
is a full circular, where you throw away nearly half of the sensors
pixels. You should know that the 5D has a lower absolute resolution
(pixels/mm) than f.e. a Nikon D70, which means that you get a higher
resolution panorama with the Nikon and the respective lens.

I'll prepare a table on the wiki as soon as I get time since this
questions arise over and over again...

best regards




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3 more speedtests on Mac and Windows XP  on Mac

1.
Model Name: MacBook Pro 17"
Model Identifier: MacBookPro1,2
Processor Name: Intel Core Duo
Processor Speed: 2.16 GHz
Number Of Processors: 1
Total Number Of Cores: 2
L2 Cache (per processor): 2 MB
Memory: 2 GB
Bus Speed: 667 MHz
Macintosh HD
Model: ST9120821AS 7200 RPM
Capacity: 111.47 GB
Available: 15.44 GB'
System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R2218)
Kernel Version: Darwin 8.10.1

Speedtest results PTGui 7.2

After reboot
1st run 1.08
2nd run 1.09

changed to Enblend 3 blending: 56 sec
=====================================
2.
Win XP run by Parallels on the same machine
Memory set to 1064 mb
PTGui 6.03

1st run 2.30
2nd run 2.20
3d run 2.24
====================================
3.
Machine Name: Power Mac G5
Machine Model: PowerMac11,2
CPU Type: PowerPC G5 (1.0)
Number Of CPUs: 2
CPU Speed: 2 GHz
L2 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
Memory: 4.5 GB
Bus Speed: 1 GHz
Boot ROM Version: 5.2.7f1
System Version: Mac OS X 10.4.10 (8R218)
Kernel Version: Darwin 8.10.0
Boot Volume: OSX
HD
Capacity: 149.05 GB
Model: WDC WD1600JS-41MVB1
7200 RPM
Revision: 10.02E01

PTGui 7.2

After reboot
1st run 1.11
2nd run 1.12

=======================================



Hans Nyberg
www.panoramas.dk



--- In PanoToolsNG@yahoogroups.com, "Milko Amorth" <panotools@...> wrote:
>
> Hi, all testers,
>
> Pat was quite right to say the files have to be identical. So, I did set
> up a project file with the sources.
> So far 3 people have expressed their partisipation.
>
> Pat Swovelin, Roger Barry and Jeffrey S. Martin
> I will send them the link to download the speedtest.zip (9,7MB)
> It contains 3 fisheye shots with a PTGui project file speedtest.pts and my
> initial time results on 2 processors.
>
> If more of you decide to partisipate just drop me a note off list for the
> link. The more the better.
>
> The results should be posted in this thread.
>
> Run the project file "as is" twice if you can, best right after a reboot.
> Use Ptgui application or Ptgui batch application.
> I have not noticed any diffrence in speed or file size. I did tests on
> both Ptgui Pro and PTGui 6.0.3 also with no diffrence.
> The project renders a speedtest.tif at 69.709KB
>
> Post your system information (simply copy from system info utility) and
> rendering times here:
>
> Milko Amorth:
> OS Name    Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Version    5.1.2600 Service Pack 2 Build 2600
> System Manufacturer    GBT___
> System Model    AWRDACPI GA-8IRXP Intel845 AGPset year2002
> System Type    X86-based PC
> Processor    x86 Family 15 Model 2 Stepping 4 GenuineIntel ~1817 Mhz
> BIOS Version/Date    Award Software International, Inc. 6.00 PG, 13.12.2001
> SMBIOS Version    2.3
> Total Physical Memory    2.048,00 MB
> Available Physical Memory    1,46 GB
> Total Virtual Memory    2,00 GB
> Available Virtual Memory    1,96 GB
> Page File Space    7,85 GB
>
> primary HDD seagate STA ATA100 80GB 7000rpm
> secondary, seagate STA ATA100 80GB 7000rpm scratch and temp files only
>
>
=======================================================
===========================
> PTgui Pro, PTGui 6.03 2 times each       5 minutes 10 sec   speedtest.tif
> 69.709KB
>
=======================================================
===========================
>
> Milko Amorth
> OS Name    Microsoft Windows XP Professional
> Version    5.1.2600 Service Pack 1 Build 2600
> System Manufacturer ASUS A8N-E  year 2005
> System Type    X86-based PC
> Prozessor    x86 Family 15 Model 47 Stepping 2 AuthenticAMD ~2010 Mhz
> BIOS-Version/-Datum    Phoenix Technologies, LTD ASUS A8N-E ACPI BIOS
> Revision 1008-001,
> SMBIOS-Version    2.3
> Total Physical Memory   3.072,00 MB
> Available Physical Memory    2,71 GB
> Total Virtual Memory    7,35 GB
> Available Virtual Memory    6,92 GB
> Page File Space   4,35 GB
>
> primary HDD seagate STA ATA100 80GB 7000rpm
> secondary, seagate STAS 80GB  scratch and temp only
> third, seagate STAS 80GB scratch and temp only
>
>
=======================================================
======================
> PTGui Pro , PTGui 6.03 2 times each   1 minute 55sec   speedtest.tif
> 69.709KB
>
=======================================================
======================
>
>
> Cheers, Milko
>
>
> --
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> 360° Immersive Imaging
> Photographic Virtual Reality
> VRCanada.ca
> 604.561.5101
>
> PhotoScrapbook at Flickr.com/photos/vrdundee
> Skype me @ vrdundee
> Member of IVRPA.org
> Contributor to the World Wide Panorama Project
>

I live in a small town and my camera repair shop is the size of a shoebox. He
took my 10.5mm lens apart to remove a chip that had somehow manifested
itself in between the elements.

In a city like Stockholm you should be able to find a repairshop that will
take this on. Hey, they build Hasselblads in Sweden :-)
Or you can do it yourself. Michel Thoby provides excellent step by step
instructions.

Carel

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http://lookineverydirection.com/projects/ptgui_speedtest  Scroll until
you're blue in the face.

Testers, please let me know if I've made any mistakes with your data and
if there's anything that needs to be changed/added/deleted.

Garret, please let me know how large your output files were.  Thanks.

If anyone else has submitted test results please resend them to me
directly because I missed your original message.




Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large

On 8/1/2007 9:33 AM, Keith Martin rambled on about ...:
> I live in London. On July 20th, when so much of the country was being
> washed away, my house didn't get flooded... but it did get struck by
> lightning!
>
> Today I went up the scaffolding rigged up so the builders cold make
> it safe, and I shot a few panoramas. Here's the first one, shot from
> right beside the remains of the chimney:
>
> http://www.thehelpful.com/photos/v/family/chimney+pano+small.mov.html

Cool!  Were you in the house at the time, if so, how loud was the
lightning strike?

> Keith




Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large

On Thursday, August 02, 2007 at 9:01, Jeffrey S. Martin wrote:

> >I do not like that he actually starts by explaining how to >steel a QTVR from
> >a page which has disabled saving the movie.
>
> Yes, this is awful.

I've mailed them yesterday - no answer so far...

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On 8/2/2007 1:33 AM, Erik Krause rambled on about ...:
> On Thursday, August 02, 2007 at 9:01, Jeffrey S. Martin wrote:
>
>>> I do not like that he actually starts by explaining how to >steel a
>>> QTVR from
>>> a page which has disabled saving the movie.
>> Yes, this is awful.
>
> I've mailed them yesterday - no answer so far...

You're not holding your breath, right?  (and there's NO smiley with this)

> best regards




Pat Swovelin
Cool Guy @ Large

The sample was moved under the microscope objective. For each move,
three photos were acquired (blue, red, and green color, corresponding
to three fluorescence filter sets). The image acquisition was a pain in
the ass, taking 3 days (with an average of ~5 hours daily). As you can
see, should be 231 images for each color (one image is missing, look in
the middle left part, of the section).
First I've tried with PTGui 6 and a lot of pictures were not correctly
positioned. PTGui 7 is better regarding the control points system.
The combined image was obtained by layering the images in PS. The upper
layers were set to difference, resulting in combination of colors (for
example, green + red makes yellow).
The sample was a section from a human mole. The medical diagnostic is
not relevant here. The coloring procedures done here are only
experimental.

Roxana

Here is what I sent to the Bixorama people. I hope that someone else agrees
:-O
They're basically giving instructions on how to scrape the web's QTVR's and
re-author them.
Punks.

--------------------------------------------


Hi,

As a member of the fairly close-knit VR community, I find your home page
AWFUL.
http://www.outerspace-software.com/bixorama.html

You are promoting as the number one thing on your website an action which,
if it is not illegal behavior, will surely result in illegal behavior.

It is my priority as a member of the VR community (we are the people who you
are teaching the world to steal images from) to point out that this strategy
appears to be the quickest route to failure.

After all, who will your customers be, if not the creators of VR content?

Why do you need to tell us how to steal QTVR's from a web cache? Do you also
want to give instructions on how to decompile a SWF file to show the cube
faces? If someone wants to crack open a panorama and  make something with
it, shouldn't they ask the author? (Can we crack open *your* program, and
change it into something we find more interesting? probably not....)

I sincerely hope that you will reconsider this very poor judgement. If you
do, I'm certain that instead of drawing the ire and wrath VR photographers,
you will instead have their excited support. Wouldn't that be a better
result?

Jeffrey Martin


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Here is another Mac.
My old 1ghz Powerbook17 from 2003.

Machine Model: PowerBook G4 17"
   CPU Type: PowerPC G4  (3.3)
   Number Of CPUs: 1
   CPU Speed: 1 GHz
   L2 Cache (per CPU): 256 KB
   L3 Cache (per CPU): 1 MB
   Memory: 1 GB
   Bus Speed: 167 MHz
   Boot ROM Version: 4.6.2f1

System Version: Mac OS X 10.3.9
Kernel Version: Darwin 7.9.0

Harddisc:
Capacity: 55.89 GB
Model: TOSHIBA MK6021GAS
4,200rpm
Protocol: ATA

PTGui 7.2
1 run without reboot. Machine had been running for about a week but only used
for
browsing the web.

Time 4 min 02 sec

after reboot

1st run  3.30
2nd run  3.32

speedtest.tif 68mb

Hans
www.panoramas.dk

Sometime around 2/8/07 (at 02:47 -0700) Pat Swovelin said:

>  > http://www.thehelpful.com/photos/v/family/chimney+pano+small.mov.html
>
>Cool!  Were you in the house at the time, if so, how loud was the
>lightning strike?

Me, no. I was actually taking panos at a festival at the time (well,
I was attempting to; the rain and mud was incredible) - but my wife
and younger son were in the house at the time.
She said it was ridiculously loud and that she felt it as much as
heard it. Her eyes were closed tight at the time (she was showering),
but she said she still saw an incredibly bright flash.
The house filled with soot (so much for the shower!), both our
fireplaces were pushed an inch from the wall, and a number of things
- mainly the wired networked stuff, but also my lovely amplifier
(sob) - were fried.

(But it isn't a total disaster - the insurance company says they'll
cover it all.)

I shot two more panos while I was on the scaffolding, and I've just
added them to that gallery: http://www.thehelpful.com/photos/v/family/

They aren't as dramatic as the one with the chimney close-up, but the
third was taken over the space where the ladder is. I think the nadir
patch worked fairly well.

k