old cemetary

This old cemetary is just behind our house in the city center of Bonn, Germany. In the early summer mornings the birds in these old trees sing so loud, they will wake us at 5 a.m..

Beethoven's mother is buried here as well as Robert and Clara Schumann, the famous composers. Its an honor to be buried here.

For me the park aspect is the most important. The place is like a green lung in the city center. I love these huge and old trees.

This image is stitched from more that 100 single shots to give the viewer an impression of the place to transport the feeling of actually being there. It is also possible but not necessary to view this in a virtual reality viewer like PTviewer or Quicktime. I love to look all around in a glimpse and I love to discover all these little details in the 200-Megapixels-original file.

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LA Lassie says:

Rating #1:

What an interesting story and it completes the photo. "Viewed on Large" is such a great way to see all of the details. I think you did exceptionally well putting this one together; and as you mentioned above, it truly gives the viewer a "feel" for being there. (Must be a very quiet neighborhood......LOL) Being involved in the ARTS here on the gulf coast, I find it exciting to view where Beethoven's mother is buried along with some of the other composers and their families (the Schumann's? WOW.......neat.)

Now, the photo itself. I love the hues of green along with all the many different colors of Mother Nature, herself. You really spent a lot of time putting this one together. The details are great and I love all the many textures all throughout the panaroma. Great that you kept the hint of blue skies seen through the limbs of the trees. I can't find anything that I dislike about the shot. Thanks for sharing it with all of us here at flickr.com.

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Robert Larson says:

I absolutely love this, you are very lucky to live near such a beautiful cemetery. I would spend my nights there more often than not if I were close by. I was looking at the large size and you did a very good job of conveying that feeling of actually being there inside the graveyard.

Rating #2:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Kman999 says:

Absolutely fantastic photo - and holds up brilliantly when viewed at full size. The distortion and wintery feel help with the atmosphere. What makes it for me is the photographer's eye: the placement of the tree and the use of the bare branches as a canopy to the whole scene. As they say: an instant fave!

Rating #3:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sergio Lubezky says:

Well my friend, this is not good... this is absolutely fantastic! What an incredible capture! AMAZING is the word that can closely describe it! KUDOS!

Rating #4:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Gaurav-P says:

I love this one. The tone, exposure and detail are wonderful. And the fact that you stitched 100 images together for this is a great great effort.

Rating #5:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

josiahgordon says:

This is an outstanding image. I'd love to see a 1:1 photo-quality print of the full image! You've picked an exceptional subject to use an amazing technique with, and then you've achieved close to technical perfection. Outstanding; an easy 10.

Rating #6:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

Edit: on top of that.. .how did you get such amazing lighting in 360 degrees? I can't even imagine...
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

I Nancy says:

It is all said above. Very capturing image.

Rating #7:

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.

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Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

silentshutter says:

Rating #8:

oh, what good execution!!! there's no weakness to it at all. perfect. i can't imagine it to be any better

Rated 10 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Shrimaitreya says:

Great shot and lots of work behind this shot. The light is amazing for all the shots you did. You can really see all the details.
I personally don't like the roundness of it. It specially disturbs me in the top and in the left of the picture. I think that a panoramic view without this effect (or less) would give the same feeling of being there in the graveyard. So for the small detail of the distortion I rate you.

Rating #9:

Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Sugar Cain says:

Rating #10:

Rated 9 out of 10 in the 100 Points group.
very well done, gothic ambience, wonderful composition
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Indyblue says:

Wow! This is beautiful and it seems everyone else also agrees with me. :)
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

paranoidandroid_ says:

WOW!
Could not rate on 100 Points!
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

Amsterdamned [deleted] says:

Nobody is going to get a higher score in the 100 Points group ...I hope so...:)
Its a fantastic photo..I love it !
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

michmahool says:

yep indeed, it will be hard to get over such a picture ! well done ngudu !

EDIT I just read that you've been expulsed from the group... what a pitty !

good luck with your other pictures and keep astonishing us !
Posted 41 months ago. ( permalink )

LA Lassie says:

You are one of my favorite photographers on Flickr and I would be honoured if you join Flickr Favorite Photographers
Posted 40 months ago. ( permalink )

Amaresh S K says:

a different capture
interesting

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

preluding_ivylane says:

i like how the warping adds to the creapy feel of the cemetary-voted as "saveme" (from Deleteme! group
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gdiazdeleon says:

One is enough...

-voted as "deleteme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

one what?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

one photo?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

and the second taken with the same lens can never be saved?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

delete all 50mm-shots?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

interesting aesthetic principles you have.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gdiazdeleon says:

Nice red buddy icon stammering...
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

gdiazdeleon says:

... btw, I didn't saved the first, why should I save this one: one is enough! ;-)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

the first what?
pano?
cemetary?
nature shot?
what is your point of reference?
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

pizzo says:

"..Its an honor to be buried here."

Will they let you dig a 200 megapixel hole?

-Voted "deleteme2" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Jobbys says:

This projection doesn't do anything for me.

-voted as "deleteme3" (from Deleteme! group)

I intend to experiment with equirectangular stuff using Panotools, which I downloaded recently but haven't played with yet. But I haven't got a fancy head to rotate round the nodal point ,so not sure how good the results will be. (I'm saying this like I know what I'm talking about, but I don't know jack).
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

its as easy to delete 200 Megapixels here as it is to delete two pixels.

The question raised earlier in this thread is whether to save or delete by criteria like "Taken witth a Nikon" or "Taken at 1/400 s" or "taken with a Zoom-lens" are satisfactory argumentation.

Its of course easy to delete without any argument like pizzo did.

I think a valid aesthetic question is:

Is the use of technology in any way justified to achieve the effect desired?

Was is necessary to use an expensive camera if a cheap camera was at hand?

Was is necessary to use a wide angle if a normal lens would have done the job as well.

I am already wanted here for teaching phiotography, so print a new wanted poster for teching a beginner course in aesthetics.

delete or save as you please but learn.
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

@Jobbys: I have the "Nodal Ninja 3" but I am not satisfied with it (wobbely), but I see the panoshooter most technologically advanced here and he can cope with his D200 and the Nodal Ninja: www.flickr.com/photos/sbprzd/

What is nice is that the "Nodal Ninja 3" is a bargain, but I prefer to shoot with my homebuild panomachine.

If I had enough money left I would buy the spherocam. When I saw that I immediately stopped development on my machine because they were lightyears ahead. The spherocam is probably the best package of hardware and software you can get for the purpose but it is clearly aimed at the upper professional market.

says Frank, who constructed this: panokardan.de which is also sold here under a different name: pano-fix.de which is kind of illegal because the guy does not only give no credits to me but also give no money to me and stopped delivering to me also.

Cheers

Frank
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Lumberg the Lactating Llama says:

I'll probably tire of this effect, but right now I like it. Of course, I like the image, not just the effect. If you submit another one, I will need clowns and flashy things to keep my interest though.

-Voted "saveme" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

pizzo says:

Its of course easy to delete without any argument like pizzo did.

I don't feel the need to make an argument when I flush the toilette.

Nope... no arguments. Just a quick flush is all that's really needed. :)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

vangruvie says:

interesting effect...but not really holding my attention.

deleteme4
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

@pizzo: Noone needs an argument to delete in deleteme, that is true
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Jekkyl says:

Pizzo style :

-Voted "saveme3" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

yony_ro says:

-voted as "saveme" (from Deleteme! group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Robin Thom says:

I'm not in love with the view point in this shot.

-Voted "deleteme5" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

_barb_ says:

I realize that the distortion is the point of this image but I'm not convinced that a regular panorama wouldn't have been as good if not better. It's like the distortion is there for its own sake and it takes away from the feeling of "actually being there" since I don't perceive sceneries in crazy bends and curves.
the branch details are very nice.

-Voted "deleteme6" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Luis de la Orden Morais says:

太阳像一个巨大的火球，逼射着大地，台湾的仲夏，酷热得让人晕眩。柏霈文
把车子停在工厂门口，钻出车子，一股热浪扑面而来，烈日闪烁得他睁不开眼睛。
走进工厂，茶叶的清香就弥漫在空气中，再夹杂着茉莉花的香味，又甜净，又清新，
这味道是柏霈文永远闻不厌的。深呼吸了一下，柏霈文觉得精神一振，好像那炙人
的暑气都被这茶叶香驱散了不少。经过了机器房，那烤炉的声音和搓茶机的声音轧
轧的响着，好单调，好倦怠。炉边的烤茶师傅抬起头来，对柏霈文点首为礼。火在
机器下燃着，整个机器房都变成了烤箱，那些师傅和女工都汗流不已。柏霈文在机
器房门口站了片刻，再继续往前走。晒茶场上正在晒着茶青，有三四个女工，戴着
斗笠，用布包着手脚，站在烈日之下，拿着竹耙，不住的翻动那些茶青。看到了柏
霈文，她们并没有停止工作，也没有加以注视，老板跟她们的距离很远，她们是由
领班管理的。

-Voted "deleteme7" (by the Delete me! Group)
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

venetia b says:

I like it. I think the effect works for me - I saved the first one and I'm about to save this one. The details are lovely and the composition is nice. i think what both have in common is great mood and lots of places for the eyes to linger.

saveme5
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

tigerebel3 says:

Ok i really like this shot. I like the feeling of movement along with the subject's obvious relation to death plus it's the best photo in the group right now

-saveme6
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

SF Lights [deleted] says:

This effect has already been used countless times on deleteme, so sorry but I can't let this one slide through the crack because of the cool and overused effect that you're using.

deleteme8
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

MisterAlpenglow says:

If I say the right thing as I delete this, will you write 5 comments on your own picture in 5 minutes like you did earlier?

deleteme9
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

PAИ says:

an effect doesn't make a good image

deleteme10
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

@Mister Alpenglow: I know many people disaprove of "commenting on your own pictures", but that is not my way to see it.

I see a discussion going on below my picture and I see it as my right to moderate this discussion. I can decide not to discuss of course.

Now: "5 comments" is a very stupid notion. This is pure Layout-style.

Cheers

Frank
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

PS: The "effect" is not interesting, you are completly on the wrong track here. The use of technology is part of photography,

a 50-mm-lens-shot is an alienation of the subject,

rectangular projection is a mere cultural practice, where spherical projection is much nearer to the natural way of grasping a scene (looking around, moving your hear)

sharpness from corner to corner is not the way we naturally see things.

Every photo is a technical abstraction, equirectangular not more or less than any other.

Cheers

Frank
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Christos The Greek says:

i like it. its an interesting scene - but too late to add my save vote
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

Thank you anyway, Christos!
Posted 32 months ago. ( permalink )

MarkJohnston92 says:

very nice shooting
love the way you have done this
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Gespür für Licht says:

THX, Marc. Wait until I do this with my D3 instead of my D70 *g*
Posted 16 months ago. ( permalink )

Ugly_Artwork says:

Cemetaries don't get the credit they deserve for their beauty.
Posted 15 months ago. ( permalink )

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