The Magazine of Panoramic Imaging Volume 15, Number 3 Two

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Panorama is a publication of the International Presidents Message Attention: Association of Panoramic Photographers. Our offices are located at By Denis Tremblay IAPP members in the various addresses listed below: he Moab Convention was a big ever before. Other New York IAPP success. IAPP continues to IAPP members and By Fred Yake PO Box 2816 grow and move forward with myself are shooting Boca Raton, FL 33427-2816 T have arranged for IAPP to participate 561-393-7101/561-361-0494 fax the good work of our past president Fred images for QuickTime VR with Photo District News which holds http://www.panphoto.com Yake. With the help of my board of (virtual reality), and other Immersive I directors, we will work hard to insure Imaging applications for interactive a large photographic trade show in NY President: IAPP will continue on this route, going viewing online via the World Wide Web. City and LA. Dennis Trembley farther for you. New technologies including the Round The NY dates for this year are Oct. 600 Pierre-Caisse St. 29-31. I have arranged with Photo Jean-SR-Richelieu In the next few months and for years to Shot enlarger, and lower priced scanners, Quebec, Canada J3A 1M1 come, panoramic photography will make it easier to print and convert our District News to provide a meeting 514-359-9188/514-359-9372 (fax) continue to change and grow in demand. very long panoramic prints, negatives and room at the trade show where we could [email protected] In the past panoramic photography was transparencies into a digital format, hold an IAPP weekend Conference. We can display our panoramas we well as President Elect: primarily for large group shots and making it easier for publishers to use and Liz Hymans landscapes. publish panoramic books! give a special presentation on panoramic 40 Lagoon Road With the digital age upon us, there is Be ready for the new century 2000. photography. Belvedere, CA 94920 more demand for panoramic images than Should any of you members wish to 415-435-5842 host this conference or have a coopera- [email protected] tive effort you must contact Photos Exec. Secretary/Treasurer: District News in the next few days as Addie Lorber well as Addie Lorber so you know the 1385-87 Palmetto Park Rd West guide lines and we can start promoting Boca Raton, FL 33486 Secretary Says on the web and in the magazine. 561-361-0031/561-361-0494 (fax) [email protected] PDN Contact: Laura Windel at IAPP Looking Back and Forward! 212-536-6204. Panorama Publisher: By Addie Lorber Warren Wight http://www.wordsandpictures.com he splendor of the scenery sur- National Award of Merit award. Richard, to improve the look and content of [email protected] rounding Moab was a delight to all for 10 years, laid the foundation for the Panorama. Board Members: Tattending the International Conven- organization we are all building today. I now look forward to working with Will Landon, Bellevue, WA tion. The site was ideal, the, speakers Without his nurturing there may not have Denis. He has already begun working on 206-746-3143 / 206-746-6985 (fax) informative and the added planned been an IAPP. I know I speak for everyone the next International Convention to he Bob McIntyre, Colorado Springs, CO activities were a plus. Fred and the various when I say no one deserves this honor held in Quebec City in 1999. Denis has 719-633-3265 / 719-577-5779 (fax) Everen Brown,Salt Lake City, UT committee members worked diligently to more than Richard Fowler does. also laid the groundwork for a weekend 801-364-2642 / 801-364-2646 (fax) make sure a good time was had by all. We saw the passing of the gavel from meeting in the South of France next Richard Schneider, Bowie, MD It was wonderful to see the number of Fred Yake to Denis Tremblay. Working spring. He will keep us posted, as infor- 301-262-6719 / 301-713-6921 (fax) foreign members attending, coming from with Fred these past 18 months I know mation becomes available. Canada, Australia, Thailand, Japan and first hand the hard work and effort he put Congratulations to Liz Hymans, our All submissions become the property of England. The IAPP also gained new in to make IAPP an even stronger organi- new president-elect, Chairman of the IAPP & will not be returned. Submissions members just by members going out and zation. Under his guidance the IAPP Board Fred Yake and board members Bob may be edited & may or may not be shooting, piquing the interest of people gained its non-profit status, instituted the McIntyre, Will Landon, Everen Brown, published at the discretion of the editor. intrigued by the different cameras. Richard Fowler Education Foundation, and Richard Schneider. The IAPP has Congratulations to Richard Fowler for started the Boutique, which has been very strong leadership and a very active ISSN #1090-994X being the recipient of this year’s PPA successful, and worked along with Warren membership. I’m proud to be part of it. Three Rule Changes For The Print Competition By Bob McIntyre - Print Competition Chairman QPP Off To A Good Start he board has changed a few rules for the print competition. There will be a new Qualified Panoramic Photographer category for group photos and the digital category will be divided into enhance Tand altered. There are five categories now: straight back, swing lens, rotation, Program Summary group, and digital. By Jeff Weisenburger The maximum length of a print is 48 inches, including the matte. The maximum length for contact prints from a cirkut camera is 60 inches, including the matte. No ’m happy to report the QPP six panoramic prints for a yea/na framed pictures are permitted. No signatures on the prints. Prints with a signature will Program got off to a good start in judgement. Four of the six prints not be judged but put in the general display. Numbers will identify all prints. IMoab. Thanks to committee submitted must qualify. There will be four judges and a Print Chairman. Judges may not enter prints for member Denis Hill, who helped A minimum of ten service points will judging, but may put prints up for general display. The prints will be judged on the prepare the test, and provided the be needed as part of the certification. second day of the convention. reference books to verify correct These points can be accumulated in any All photographs must be taken within two years prior to the convention. You may test answers. of the following categories: enter one print in each of the categories you qualify for. One of the most recent changes to 2 points - Completion of a term as an the QPP Program is the way service officer or board member. points will be awarded. Originally, 1 point - Participation on an IAPP service points were awarded for the Committee. From the Board time period back to January 1997 only. 1 point - Publication of an article in Now those service points will be Panorama Magazine. Officers and Board of Directors retroactive to the beginning of IAPP. 1 point - Attendance at IAPP For those members who have passed International Convention or weekend ntroducing the the exam, service points in most cases conference. newly elected will have to be recalculated. It will be 1 point - Presentation at Interna- IIAPP Officers and the responsibility of the member to tional Convention or local Weekend Board of Directors. notify the committee of additional Conference. Seated from left to service points earned. 1 point - 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place photo right: Addie Lorber - A total of 22 members took the test. contest winners at International Secretary/Treasurer; All 22 members passed with scores Convention. Denis Tremblay - ranging from 75% to 98%. The test At present the Committee members President; Liz Hymans - consisted of multiple choice, fill-in, are Denis Hill, Charlie Ridgeway, President Elect. and camera identification. The test is Benjamin Porter, and Jeff Weisenburger. just the first step in obtaining the QPP Board member Will Landon will oversee Standing from left to designation. the QPP Committee. right: Fred Yake - Applicants, after We will make every Chairman of the Board; paying a $15.00 effort to administer Bob McIntyre, Everen registration fee to the test at the next T. Brown, Will Landon the IAPP Treasurer, scheduled regional and Richard Schneider will need to submit meeting. (not shown) - Board of Directors. Four Member Profile VR News Meet Your President... By Warren Wight Kaidan, Kodak and Live Picture Inc., these four new kits offer the first Denis Tremblay Announce the First Turnkey Immersive professional level turnkey solution in Imaging Solutions for Interactive this rapidly growing industry. By Jean Yake Photography. Four new immersive According to Jim Anders, President fter graduating from high school, balloons participating. In 1996 Denis was imaging kits offer custom solutions that of Kaidan, “These kits offer a compel- Denis went to the Conservatory of voted Man of the Year by the Chamber of include Kaidan hardware, a Kodak ling solution for professional photogra- AMusic to become a teacher of Commerce of Jean-SR-Richelieu and has camera, and Live Picture software. phers, multimedia and web designers, music but while doing amateur photogra- had Expositions of his work in 9 different FEASTERVILLE, PA, June 16, advertising firms, and anyone who phy changed his vocation to photographer. countries. His photo entry with a swing 1998 - The leading manufacturer of wants to utilize the technology that is Denis has been a professional photogra- lens camera during the ’96 convention got immersive imaging hardware, Kaidan revolutionizing e-commerce, photographer in Quebec, Canada for 27 years. first place and in ’98 he took home two Incorporated, announced new solutions phy and web design. Now virtually Along with his wife Micheline, daughter second place awards. for creating interactive panoramas and anyone has access to a full set of tools Any and son Paul he owned and operated Denis has produced panoramic calen- object movies. that make immersive imaging a a successful camera shop and photo lab dars, photo cards and did a book of Created through collaboration with reality!” for many years. Upon learning about panorama photos on his home town in Kaidan, Kodak Professional, a division panoramic photography in Shutterbug Quebec. Denis shot a panoramic photo for of Eastman Kodak, and Live Picture More VR News, page 5 Magazine 13 years ago, Denis decided this a client that was produced into a 100+ foot was a format he wanted to pursue. finished print. Currently he is involved in shooting for a book on Jerusalem, with members about the technical aspects of as Micheline and Any are also involved in shooting panoramas of cities for VR and others in the planning stages. well as the marketing of panoramic panoramic photography. Since joining his most exciting endeavor has been Denis enjoys talking with IAPP photographs. IAPP he has never missed an IAPP convention. Shooting with a Roundshot camera he specializes in interiors of buildings such as churches and photographs Hot Air Balloon Festivals. In 1989 Denis was the Official Photographer representing Canada and the U.S. during the 200-year celebration of the French revolution in Metz, France where there was 789 While in Tunisia, Denis photographed these "camel shadows" from atop his own camel.

Denis captured this panorama during his visit to Holland. Five VR News from page 4

The first two kits, Interactive Imaging turntable supports objects up to 75 lbs. in allows creation of larger panoramic images Panorama’s real-time front-end, making it Solution for the DC220 Pro Edition weight. The turntable offers three elastic and longer sequences. even easier to use and providing more Camera and Interactive Imaging Solution slip-on caps in three colors; blue, red, and For web and multimedia authoring, creative control options. for the DC260 Pro Edition Camera, green, that make it easy to “key” out the Panorama can now create and export VideoBrush Panorama software is still provide panoramic solutions that work background. QuickTime VR, as well as Infinite Pictures the only Windows 95 software on the with Kodak¹s newly announced DC220 Also included with all the kits is an SmoothMove (.pan) and Live Picture market that can transform moving video and 260 cameras. For their role in the instructional video that demonstrates how RealSpace (.ivr). VideoBrush Panorama sequences from camcorders, VCRs, avi collaboration, Kaidan engineered custom to get started and provides shooting tips now processes full 24-bit color and files, and digital video cameras) into wide molded panoramic tripod heads for both from professional photographers. provides outstanding color fidelity. of these cameras. The Kaidan KiWi+ 220 The Interactive Imaging kits from VideoBrush has also fine-tuned More VR News, page 6 and KiWi+ 260 positions the camera in Kodak, Live Picture and Kaidan will be portrait orientation (for a wider field of available this summer through authorized view) offers a set of click-stops (16 and 18 dealers of Kodak Professional products, New Art Gallery Features Panoramas positions, respectively), includes a twin- including Kaidan. axis bubble level to indicate that the unit For more information about the APP brother members Kevin and Neal Kapp have opened an art gallery specializ is level, and positions the camera so that it Interactive Imaging kits, please contact ing in panoramic photography, the 4th Street Gallery located at 486 W. 4th Street, is rotating around its optical center, or Krista DiGiacomo directly at Kaidan: IDubuque, Iowa 52001. Established in 1998 by Kevin and Neal in the 1867 John nodal point. Kaidan Inc., 703 East Pennsylvania Blvd., Stoddard House, their goal is to serve their customers with the finest local art and the The third kit, Interactive Imaging SLR Feasterville, PA 19053. 215-364-1778 or highest quality panoramic photography. The gallery is nestled next to the Fenelon Solution, will feature the Kaidan fax 215-322-4186. [email protected] - Place Elevator in the historic cathedral district of Dubuque, the oldest city in Iowa. QuickPan Magnum QPX-2B panoramic http://www.kaidan.com. The elevator is “The world’s steepest, shortest scenic funicular railway”, 296 feet in tripod head for Kodak single lens reflex length, elevates passengers 189 feet from 4th Street to Fenelon Place, with panoramic cameras, including the DCS 315, DCS views of the Mighty Mississippi River and three states. 4XX and 5XX series. The QPX-2B is a VideoBrush Panorama Software is Kevin and Neal hope that IAPP members take advantage of the Gallery’s location, custom tailored version of Kaidan’s top- Faster and Better than Ever location, location to sell there finest best selling panoramic images. The next step is of-the-line professional panoramic tripod Version 2.0 supports QuickTime VR, yours if you head. The QPX-2B offers a choice of increases color quality and resolution, as would like to click-stop positions, a low profile micro- well as adding support for USB and turn those tilt adjustment stage, twin-axis bubble panoramic image scaling. panos into level and many additional features. CARPINTERIA, CA - June 16, 1998 - dollars. All three kits include a kit-specific VideoBrush Corporation announces a Contact Kevin, version of Live Picture’s PhotoVista major upgrade to their popular Panorama 319-583-0900 software, and a trial version of Reality wide angle imaging and web authoring or e-mail him Studio. Like the KiWi 220 and 260 software product. at: cirkut10@ brackets, this software eliminates the The new Panorama version 2.0 soft- mwci.net. process of tailoring your camera to fit the ware adds full support for USB and M- application. You are ready to begin JPEG video cameras, better color repre- shooting as soon as you open the kit! sentation and higher resolution. Above: Kevin and Neals 4th Street Gallery The fourth kit, Interactive Imaging VideoBrush Panorama software’s in the 1867 John Stoddard House with the Studio, features a new Kaidan motorized professional features include image Fenelon Place Elevator on the right. turntable for single-row object movie scaling, tripod mounting and more Left: The Fenelon Place Elevator taking creation. Designed to be controlled via comprehensive image editing. In addition, passengers to Fenelon Place 189 feet your computer, the new 19-inch diameter improved memory handling algorithms above 4th Street. Six

VR Immersive Imaging Part Two- from page 5 Panoramic and Panospheric Image Capture angle, panoramic still images up By Chris Brosinsky to 360 degrees around. Panorama enables users to easily create high n the previous article, the concept of made. Those methods are: 1. Specialized glass elements and weighs about 13 resolution Immersive Imaging was introduced, rotational cameras or similar, 2. Special- pounds, and is certainly not something and wide angle panoramic mosaic Ibeing an extension to the panoramic ized lenses, and 3. Segmented methods or you would want to pack around for long. images that can be printed out, sent via format. Panospheric images were also using indexed/registered photographs. In The resulting polar image is then con- email, or posted on a web site for introduced as being an extension to the present commercial practice, Panospheric verted into a rectilinear or “panoramic online virtual exploration. No tripods, panoramic format, offering a substan- images can only be created using these strip”. It is not practical to capture rigging or special lenses are required. tially spherical field of view of 360º in segmented methodologies. panospheric imagery with these large Panorama software provides the unique pan by 180º vertical field of view. 1. Rotational cameras are very familiar refractive optical trains or to extend the capability to automatically capture, An Immersive Image is one in which to readers of this forum and produce field of view beyond what this lens process and create images of all sizes the viewer using a computer coupled to exceptional quality images of panoramic achieved. and dimensions. a monitor or headset has the sense of dimensions up to 360º by up to 90º. Based on VideoBrush Corporation’s being “immersed “ or surrounded by These images convert quite nicely into patented digital mosaic, alignment and the image and can look up and down, all digital format for display on computer real-time computer vision technologies, around. All forms of immersive imaging screens, full panoramic dimensions being Panorama software creates the mosaic are finding prolific use on the Internet, the best fit here. Typical systems include images from a series of overlapping marketing and on CD ROM projects the Globuscope, the Roundshot, the frames that are digitally combined into such as the electronic versions of Hulcherama and many custom built a seamless final image. encyclopedias. systems. These images have found Most other wide-angle imaging In all cases of Immersive Imaging, as extensive use and are the foundation for products require complicated set-up with any other type, the art of image the proliferation of today’s electronic and extensive image manipulation capture remains the most critical aspect panoramic images. In general, these Figure 1 (above) The Nikkor 6-mm lens within the applications. VideoBrush of the imaging process. Specialized systems are not capable of capturing on a Nikon F90 body. Photo PIER Panorama software, on the other hand, cameras, techniques, lenses and digital panospheric imagery at this point, due to Corporation. automatically assembles the image conversion have all improved the limitations in either vertical field of view 3.0 Segmented - The segmented from a series of video images created efficiency with which images can be lenses (max vertical field of view is that methodology is by far the simplest way of by moving the camera back and forth, captured. In the past year many compa- derived from a 25mm lens) and/or capturing the full field of view; the trick is up and down, across a subject. Image nies have stepped into the immersive limitations in full rotational freedom (up to simplify the methods of capturing the quality is not limited by field of view or imaging market with product offerings to but not a complete 360º image). images. The balance of registering the aspect ratios. for building and displaying these special Extending these cameras to capture the photographs between shots, the changing In late July 1998, the Panorama 2.0 images. It is now common to expect that full field of view for panospheric would of lighting conditions during the shoot, the product will be available for sale via a personal digital camera should be be a welcome addition to the capabilities. movement of the subject in question, and download from www.videobrush.com bundled with software for creating 2. Specialized lenses such as the rare the manipulation complexity are all and by calling 1-888 PIX-FORU (1- panoramas from segmented images. Nikkor 6mm f 2.8 can capture a largely factors that must be accounted for. In the 888-749-3678). MSRP is $59.99 for Once the imagery is captured the art of spherical field of view in one skyward most practical form, the faster that you each of the VideoBrush products. processing or building final images and pointing image with its field of view can take the images (in terms of elapsed Existing users of the VideoBrush displaying the end results are considered being 220º. (It’s hard to get out of the time not exposure time) the better as it Panorama retail product can upgrade to be solved and repeatable processes. field of view here!) allows the issues of changing environ- As previously discussed there are three In Figure 1 we show the way this ments to be a non-issue. More VR News, page 11 methods of capturing source imagery impressive lens can be use for panoramic 3.1 Segmented - Panoramic. Using a from which panoramic images can be imaging. This amazing lens has sixteen series of images taken from a rotationally Seven

“In all cases of Immersive Imaging, as with any other type, the art of image capture remains the most critical aspect of the imaging process.” indexed tripod head, a photographer can seamed and distortion corrected; the more barriers to creating software tools of this photographer to stitch together a pair of create source imagery using conventional overlap the better. The lens chosen sets the nature. As consumers we are able to get diametrically opposed wide field of view lenses. The resulting images must then be vertical field of view. this amazing capability very easily and (180º) images taken with an 8-mm f 2.8 scanned into digital format in preparation The good news is that there are a host inexpensively. Using these types of tools lens. There are several lenses that will for image processing. Figure 2 (below) of software tools to stitch these images images from the recent Mars Pathfinder/ suffice here. The best of the bunch is the indicates how a series of images (gener- together, many of which do color blending Sojourner mission have been created fisheye Nikkor 8-mm, as it doesn’t ally accepted as 5-32 images with conven- and automatic seaming to create the using a mosaic of many images to create suffer from aberrations and light fall-off tional lenses) are captured to form the finished panoramic image. The product a sense of being. near the edge of the imaging field. source imagery from which the panorama offerings in this arena are abundant, as 3.2 Segmented - Panospheric - Figure 4 shows the typical way of using is made. The images must overlap to be there appear to be no proprietary entry Segmented methods are currently the the 8mm lens on an indexing head. Note only practical way of capturing the full that the area eclipsed by the indexing spherical field of regard. The “sphere” is head and the tripod is digitally filled in captured in a segmented way with as few during the image as two images. The resulting spherical building process image is then created by stitching the to create a fully two source images together complete immersive image. with seam blending and distortion In practice the size removal to effect the final product. of the “spot” on Although not typical for this imagery, the ground is when viewed in a panoramic strip this about four feet in Figure 2 - Registered source images for building panoramas (shown capturing eight full vertical field of view image exhibits diameter. images). Image PIER Corporation. the expected distortion (Figure 3) Figure 4 (right) creating an interesting effect. In this Nikkor 8-mm with image notice the building’s beams at the 180º field of view. Shown on indexing top of the image and their shape; these head with F70 body. Photo PIER really are straight, the effect is caused by Corporation. the distortion of displaying a spherical Figure 5 (next page) is an image taken image in rectilinear form. The best way from the inside of the Stonehenge to view such a spherical field of view is monument with such a set up. You can to do it immersively, such that the beams compare it with the immersive format appear straight as there really are. version on our website at http://www. Typical panoramic images do not piercorp/com/ipix1.htm to see for account for such a large vertical field of yourself the difference in viewing an regard; notice that the “typical” pan- image immersively makes. To view the oramic image is a subset of this one i.e. a image you may need the browser plug-in cropped version of this image. from IPIX (IPIX is Active-X enabled) Currently there is only one fully that is available by linking to Interactive Figure 3 - Distortion created when displaying a spherical or panospheric field of view panospheric imaging creation product on Pictures Corporation from our site. in panoramic format. 360º x 180º field of view of Military vehicle inside building (taken the market, the Interactive Pictures, from on top of vehicle) Photo PIER Corporation. IPIX. This software package allows the More Immersive Imaging, page 8 Eight Immersive Imaging from page 7 Product Update While you are at our website, we invite to check out our example images, and to Fujifilm Announces Fujichrome MS Photo Film U.S.A., Inc. “This is a you to check out some of our other ask us questions about the technology. 100/1000 Professional Color Film breakthrough product for photographers immersive images, which are presented Panospheric(tm) Imaging Engineer- New multi-speed color reversal film offers looking for outstanding-image quality and in both panoramic and panospheric ing Research (PIER) Corporation is El 100-1000 speed range for unprece- unprecedented versatility from a color varieties. neither a Website developer, a reseller dented versatility and image quality. reversal film.” In this format the extreme range of for, nor affiliated with any of the PMA 698, NEW ORLEANS, LA, New Fujichrome MS 100/1000 utilizes contrast - shadows and the sun almost products mentioned. We do however February 12, 1998 — Fuji Photo Film a variety of new technologies from always being within the image - is a extensively use Immersive Imaging U.S.A., Inc. is debuting its new Fujifilm, including: technical concern. The panoramic products to provide the best imagery Fujichrome MS 100/1000 Professional • New DDG (Distinctively Developing version of the image shows a lot of solutions for our clients. If you feel your multi-speed daylight-type color reversal Grain) Technology — The next generation shadowing and most of the rocks in the projects, ideas or products can benefit film. With a basic speed of ISO 100, the of the DDG technology used in shade. The panospheric version on-line from immersive imagery please contact new film employs Fujifilm’s latest Fujichrome films, new DDG technology is the identical image. The bottom line is us. 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Even over this wide speed range, tonal balance color balance and color Fujichrome MS 100/1000 still produces accuracy that result from changes in excellent grain, sharpness, color balance processing time. and color reproduction. • AGC (Accurate Gradation Control) Professional photographers now have a Technology — AGC technology uses color reversal film that provides outstand- triple sub-layers in each light sensitive ing flexibility while delivering consistent emulsion layer together with the precise results and exceptional image quality in placement of extremely fine, uniform changeable lighting conditions. grain. 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Software DOS, Windows 3.1, or Windows 95. His zephyrs.com/ generates sunrise and and for every half-hour between. For offers more selective data than books, and product, which is priced at $49, is the sunset tables for any year and for any those who plan their photos in excruciat- better graphical representation than most source of information published in location on Earth. Get monthly reference ing detail, it’s possible to add the web sites. Some software offers represen- Outdoor Photographer. tables as output to the screen, printer, or to features of the local horizon like tations of data that are elsewhere unavail- The Naval Observatory Multiyear ASCII text files. There is a built-in mountains, buildings, etc., by specifying able. And your laptop computer brings Interactive Computer Almanac, (MICA) database of thousands of cities worldwide. the altitude and azimuth points. This Thirteen

IAPP International Convention 1998! program also calculates times of twilight www.suncreations.com/sun.html is a bodies in your and the maximum altitude of the sun, shareware program that calculates next photo- time of maximum altitude sunrise, sunset and twilight times for graphic itinerary. (local Noon) and hours of sunshine for locations worldwide. Results are said to When the question each day. Besides rise and set times, get be accurate to within five minutes in is, “Where will the sun the horizon location, or azimuth, for Alaska, and more so elsewhere. and moon be,” the answer where the sun rises and sets. The effects EarthWatch at http://www3. is as close as the Internet, of refraction are even included for stratos.net/lnagy/ graphically presents a book, or your com- precise sunrise/sunset times. For high in real-time a dynamic Mercator puter. In fact, who latitude locations, program indicates if projection map of the world. Features among us is the sun never rises or sets (midnight sun include: day and night areas of the earth, satisfied with a effect). This program for Windows 3.1 sunrise and sunset times for a specified single camera? or 95 is priced at $59.95. location and date, comparison of sunrise I say, we all Moonrise version 3.2 at http://www. and sunset times with those of the need several of iserv.net/~bsidell/moonrise.htm previous day, tracking and display of these sources. advertised as a simple-to-use, yet latitude/longitude coordinates and major One caveat: remember that your accurate program designed to run on cities as you move the cursor over the compass does not point to true north. To Windows 95 or Windows NT 3.51 or map, position, age, and phase of the make your readings match the tables later. Moonrise for Windows 3.1 is moon. Three map types are offered: you’ll have to adjust your directions to available to download. Moonrise is a elevation, natural features, or national true (map) bearings using the magnetic hat will go down as one of shareware program offered for free trial boundaries. declination (variation) for each area you the most successful usage. If you keep it, you are expected to Conclusion visit. You’ll find this information in WInternational Conventions register it for $20.00 U.S. As you can now see, there is no USGS topographic maps or other ever, the IAPP International Conven- Sunrise Sunset Calculator at http:// excuse for failing to consider celestial sources. tion at Moab was great. There was no way not to enjoy the Moab area and the Convention. The weather was kind to us. Lots of blues skies with a touch of cloudy (and a little rainy) weather for those dramatic weather panoramas. The schedule was set up to allow plenty of time for shooting panoramas of the incredibly picturesque area. There was something for everyone at the Convention this year, with organized outings and field trips with local members or those familiar with the area. Camera manufacturers also

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Above: IAPP group shot at Monitor & Merrimak Overlook, photographed by Peter Lorber and Thomas Bleich.

Left: Charter IAPP member Richard Fowler receives the PPA National Award of Merit, for his years of dedicated service to IAPP. Presented by John McCarthy. The passing of the gavel. Joe Strassbaugh won the Noblex. Don Forthuber won the Roundshot. Congratulations Dick! Moab International Convention Outstanding Text and photograph by Seth Arlow In addition to the great scenery, good weather and camaradie, a high point for me was the talk given by Joe DeRenzo on digital printing of panoramic images, including the creation of 360º images from three seperate but stitched together photos taken with a swing lens camera. The quality of the ink jet prints was inspiring! The photo to the left shows a crowd of IAPP members at Dead Horse Point at 6:30am---reached by our convoy after dodging cattle on the roadway in the pre- dawn light. Fifteen IAPP Convention from page 13 took members on photography safaris (bringing along cameras for the members to try out). Two river trips on the Colorado River were offered, a river rafting trip and a night cruise as well. Both got rave reviews from the participants when they got back to the hotel. As with past Conventions, there were lot’s of Cirkuts and older panoramic cameras represented, but the real buzz around the convention was “digital imaging” and “virtual reality”. IAPP members who have been working with this exciting new arena of panoramic photography, put on demonstrations, workshops and open forum discussions about panoramic imaging and its use in digital and virtual reality applications. This year there were a number of special interest workshops presented with subjects from Antique and Cirkut cameras to Stock Photography to Digital Imaging to Hand Built cameras. Will Landon’s famous panoramic slide show opened the Convention and the images from Arches and Canyonlands were spectacular. This years print competition was better than ever, with a record number of prints being entered for judging. This issues cover photograph by Tom Bleich was the first place winner in the Rotational category and also won the Fuji Award. There are more winners printed in the center spread of the magazine. More winners will be published in future issues and will be displayed on the IAPP website as well. The first qualifying test for the QPP was given this year. Jeff Weisenburger and Dennis Hill worked hard on the test, and hope to give the test at all local meetings More IAPP Convention, page 31 Sixteen The Winners By Bob McIntyre Print Competition Chairman The photo competition was a great success with 135 prints entered. The judges did a fine job to get the following winners. Straight back cameras: 1. Tom Salyer 2. Denis Tremblay 3. Joseph De Renzo Swing lens cameras: 1. Fred Yake 2. Denis Tremblay (top) 3. Peter Burg (middle) Rotation cameras: 1. Thomas Bleich (cover) 2. George Pearl (bottom) 3. Brad Le Payne Digital: 1. Michael Westmoreland Kodak award: 1. George Pearl (bottom) Fuji Award Digital 1. Michael Westmoreland Fuji award general 1. Thomas Bleich (cover) The Fuji general award was also the best of show because the winner could use any film or paper. The Kodak award winner had to be on Kodak film and paper.