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prague 360

Posted on: 20 December 2009

We love a good panorama. And they don’t get much better than this. Currently, the world’s largest spherical panorama photo, 360cities have captured spectacular views of  the Prague skyline. Shot from the top of the Prague TV Tower, the 3d scene simultaneously achieves a high vantage point and also a convenient omission of the city’s controversial eyesore. Shot with a canon 5d mark 2, hundreds of photos were stitched together to produce a final 18 gigapixel image – enough to make any other camera bleed with inadequacy, and with a zoom level that even makes CSI believable. Screenshots of course do it no justice, just have a look for yourselves.

Prague panorama @ 360cities.net

sony party shot

Posted on: 8 August 2009

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Sony’s digital compact cameras are without a doubt some of the most stylish, and though we loathe to use the word, sexiest, around. The T series, in particular, is coolography’s favoured range, having gone through several lifetimes worth of use from the T1, the T9 and coolography’s current model du jour, the T700. When not used to help adorn the odd coolography article, the camera is an indispensable tool for social occasions, frequently documenting all minor and major events. For those who often find themselves as photographer, yet lack appearances of their own in photo albums, however, Sony’s new Party Shot may have a solution… continue reading »