Your random panorama: Lake Windermere Ferry at Ferry Nab, near Bowness
Panography is photography which gives the viewer a choice of angles.
To view panoramic images, you need either QuickTime or Java on your computer. Most computers have one or other of these installed. If not, they are both available to download free of charge. We recommend QuickTime because it has several other uses beside being capable of displaying panoramas, and seems more stable in use.
Broadband users should have no problem loading the panoramas. However, on a modem connection, you will find loading slow as the files are bigger than still web images. Our panoramas are at high resolution and typically between 500 and 700k. We usually publish still photos of the same subjects. Use the search box at the top of the page to find these.
These panoramas are created using a parabolic mirror, which enables creation of a panorama from a single shot. Other ways of creating panoramas are to use an ultra fish-eye lens, or to take multiple still images around a fixed point [eg camera on tripod] and merge them together afterwards. To find out more about the tools and techniques involved in panoramic photography, visit Pano Guide.
Pictured right is the equipment we use: a Kaidan 360-VR mirror, attached using their SLR bracket to the Canon EOS 350D, which is particularly good for this job as it has a high resolution 8.3mp sensor. The angle viewer is essential as the auto-focus can't cope with a curving subject this close.
These panoramas are created using a parabolic mirror, which enables creation of a panorama from a single shot. Other ways of creating panoramas are to use an ultra fish-eye lens, or to take multiple still images around a fixed point [eg camera on tripod] and merge them together afterwards. To find out more about the tools and techniques involved in panoramic photography, visit