Panoramas
I've been going through my Great Salt Lake archive, looking at old folders and discovering images that I had forgotten about or thought I'd lost in the 'Great Hard Drive Disaster of 2006'. I thought I'd lost this panorama of the fire north of Snowville, Utah, from fall of '06. Processing it reminded me of why I shot it in the first place.
It is very interesting looking at other panoramic photography and finding out how my work fits in within the larger genre. Specifically I've been looking at panoramas from Utah, and did find one in the Library of Congress that shows a view of the old Boston Consolidated Mill which stood on what is now the main smelter at Kennecott. It shows a view of the south end of Great Salt Lake looking east toward the Wasatch. I am going to try to order a high-resolution copy of this for display in my thesis show this spring. I am also going to contact Kennecott to see if I can re-photograph a panorama from this same vantage point.
I got onto Google Earth and found what I believe to be the approximate location of the above photograph.
I have also been following the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Rover missions since the beginning. I am amazed that their expedition, which was supposed to only be a few months long, continue even until today. Ironically the two Mars Rovers are using the idea of stitching smaller photographs into larger ones, in the same way the photographers were at the turn of the last century. I have contacted JPL for a printed copy of this image.
It is very interesting looking at other panoramic photography and finding out how my work fits in within the larger genre. Specifically I've been looking at panoramas from Utah, and did find one in the Library of Congress that shows a view of the old Boston Consolidated Mill which stood on what is now the main smelter at Kennecott. It shows a view of the south end of Great Salt Lake looking east toward the Wasatch. I am going to try to order a high-resolution copy of this for display in my thesis show this spring. I am also going to contact Kennecott to see if I can re-photograph a panorama from this same vantage point.
I got onto Google Earth and found what I believe to be the approximate location of the above photograph.
I have also been following the Spirit and Opportunity Mars Rover missions since the beginning. I am amazed that their expedition, which was supposed to only be a few months long, continue even until today. Ironically the two Mars Rovers are using the idea of stitching smaller photographs into larger ones, in the same way the photographers were at the turn of the last century. I have contacted JPL for a printed copy of this image.
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