This photograph is a composite of at least five separate images taken with my iPhone and automatically stitched together with the application “autostitch”. It’s a view from the bridge over the pond in Centennial Park, looking west towards Northumberland street.
I am amazed at the job this application did. I literally just cranked off five photographs, then downloaded the app, put them in its little buffer and clicked one button. It whirred and gurgled away for a few minutes (actually, it just sat there silently cogitating, but the whirring and gurgling is much more exciting) and bingo bango bongo, you’ve got yourself a beautiful panorama. Amazing. The little iPhone is consistently making me want to take a time machine back to 1984 and trash talk my Commodore 64 big time as a worthless underachieving pile of silicon claptrap. Come to think of it, I wouldn’t be surprised if there’s a “time travel” app available from iTunes…
Here’s the satellite photo of the area depicted in the above photo.:
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For more iPhone photographic geekery, consider:
Darkslide (available as a ‘lite’ version, ad-supported — better flickr viewer than Safari)
FlickIt (free, easier uploading application than syncing to computer/Safari)
Camera Bag ($3 US, filters for arty shots, including Polaroid-ish colors and Tri-X grain)
ShakeIt Photo ($1 US, fauxlaroid app)
I’ve been meaning to try out autostitch as well — results are amazingly easy (and detailed!).
Well, I guess we all know what toys I’m playing with this weekend!