I’ve discovered panoramic 360 (spherical) photography during the fall of 2008 using the great Czech servers Virtual Travel and Hundred-Spired Prague created by inspiring guys Jaroslav and Tomas from Panoramas.cz.
Since then I’ve been having fun with unusual places and locations where a spherical panorama can be taken. I went to a trip to Mexico, Belize and Guatemala which was a great opportunity for me to find such places. Thanks again Jaroslav to lending me your fisheye lens!
I took a lot of spherical panoramas during the trip, all of them handheld, without using a special equipment like a tripod or panohead. If you are a beginner and want to know how to take a handheld spherical panorama without a tripod, check out my 7 Steps to Creating Your First Handheld Spherical Panorama In a Moving Vehicle. The short article contains some useful links too. I also recommend you to read panoguide.com for some interesting info on panoramic photography.
Now I have my own fisheye lens: Sigma 3.5 8mm, so I can experiment even more. Check out some of the panos I’ve taken so far on not so usual locations and at not so usual speeds:
#1 Top of the Torre Latinoamericana, Mexico City (0 mph)
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#2 In a mototaxi in Guatemala (10 mph)
#3 Enjoying New River Lagoon in a boat, Belize (30 mph)
#4 Driving a car on a highway (80 mph)
Click each image to explore the interactive panoramas and nearby locations.
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