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Pigeon’s Rock Immersive 360° GigaPan | Raouché

Posted by Karim Saad
Pigeon’s Rock GigaPan | 2.8 Gigapixels, December 27, 2011

Raouché (arabic: الروشة، ar-rawʂe) is a residential and commercial neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon. It is known for its upscale apartment buildings, numerous restaurants, and cliff-side cafés that line Avenue de Paris, which forms part of the Corniche Beirut. The corniche or the wide, seaside sidewalk of Avenue de Paris is popular on weekends and evenings where strollers and joggers crowd the pavements.
Off the coast of Raouché, there is a natural landmark called the Pigeons’ Rock (also known as the Rock of Raouché). Located at Beirut’s western-most tip, the two huge rock formations, which stand like gigantic sentinels, are a popular destination for locals and visitors alike.
Raouche’s Pigeons’ Rock has recently been featured on the front page of Microsoft’s Bing. Source: wikipedia.org

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Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2011 GigaPan | UAE

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Rugby Sevens
Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens GigaPan | 3 Gigapixels, December 3, 2011

The Emirates Airline Dubai Rugby Sevens 2011 GigaPan was shot during the last day of Dubai Rugby Sevens 2011.
It is a spherical image.

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Stitch notes:
Panorama size: 2848 megapixels (75480 x 37740 pixels)
Input images: 456 (24 columns by 19 rows)
Field of view: 360.0 degrees wide by 180.0 degrees high (top=90.0, bottom=-90.0)

The UAE official Apple Store is now available

Posted by Karim Saad

The UAE official Apple Store is now available. Looks like that the prices are more competitive than the local distributors.
I have already placed one order and saved a couple of thousands Dirhams. I can say that at least you will save between 10 to 20 percent on the local prices. The best thing of all is that you can have all the options and accessories that are available in the US because all orders are coming from there. You will no longer be at the mercy of the distributors and what is locally available.

UAE Apple Store

Burj Khalifa HDR GigaPan | Dubai

Posted by Karim Saad

 

HDR GigaPan
Burj Khalifa HDR GigaPan | 3 Gigapixels, August 1, 2011
Ratio: 1:1 Polaroid format
Briefly:
375 images (15 columns by 25 rows)
Field of view: 68.5 degrees wide by 73.1 degrees high
Capture time: 2:30 mon
Aperture: f/11
Exposure time: 2.5, 5 & 10 sec
ISO: 400
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 314.6 mm
 

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Dubai Downtown at dusk | UAE

Posted by Karim Saad
DubaiDubai Downtown Gigapan at dusk | 320 megapixels, August 1, 2011

Dubai Downtown GigaPan was shot on August 1, 2011 at around 19:35. It was stitched from 45 images taken with the Canon 550D (t2i) and the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM Telephoto Zoom Lens at 200mm. I also used the Manfrotto Tripod 055CXPRO3 Carbon Fiber + Manfrotto 468MGRC4 Magnesium Hydrostatic Ballhead. As for the pano head, I used the GigaPan Epic Pro robot.
The shoot took 5 minutes and the resulting GigaPan is equivalent of a 320 Megapixels image.
Regarding the aspect ration, I have decided to go for a 1:1 ratio for a change. So far i like it so much. What to you think?

Please let me know by leaving your comments
A big thank you to Charbel for offering his place for the shooting.

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Bruj Al Arab | Dubai

Posted by Karim Saad
Hotel Burj el Arab
Burj Al Arab Hotel, Dubai | 650 Megapixels, July 11, 2010

The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب‎,Tower of the Arabs) is a 5-star rated luxury hotel located in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. At 321 m (1,053 ft), it is the fourth tallest hotel in the world. The Burj Al Arab stands on an artificial island 280 m (920 ft) out from Jumeirah beach, and is connected to the mainland bya private curving bridge. It is an iconic structure whose shape mimics the sail of a ship. Source Wikipedia.

This image was taken from the entrance of Souk Madinat Jumeirah.

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