Landscape Photographs

To me one interesting and important aspect of Geography is capturing the human and physical aspects of different locales on film, or digitally, in order to give students an impression of what other places in the world are like. I have had the opportunity to visit many interesting places and hope that by bringing visual images of other places into the classroom will encourage my students to explore the world for themselves.

Recently, I have been exploring using a digital camera and software to create panoramics of landscapes to large to capture in a single photograph. As you can see below, I have created simple panoramics as well as interactive panoramics that use Apple's Quicktime software to enable the viewer to pan and zoom 360 degree views. While I am just beginning to use this technology, I see vast potential in its educational use.

Here are a few panoramic scenes from Antarctica.

Observation Hill and McMurdo Station during a snowstorm

The terminus of the William Piedmont Glacier at Marble Point, Antarctica

Robert Falcon Scott's Historic Cape Evans Hut and Mt. Erebus

To view the following three panoramics you will need to have Apples Quicktime software installed.