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Crossroads - A World Wide Panorama


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decoA VR panorama (VR for virtual reality) is a specially created computer image that goes all the way around the viewer. It is a revolutionary way to document a particular place and time - the next best thing to being there.

VR panoramas are interactive. Use the mouse to rotate the panorama, use Shift and Control to zoom in and out.
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The September 2010 WWP event ...


... theme is "Crossroads". The open shooting period begins at 00:01 on Saturday September 18th and ends at 24:00 on Sunday September 26th. Those times are relative to the time zone the panorama is shot in. This gives you 9 full days to shoot your interpretation of "crossroads".

According to Dictionary.com crossroads are:

cross·road [kraws-rohd, kros-]
–noun
  1. a road that crosses another road, or one that runs transversely to main roads.
  2. a by-road.
  3. Often, crossroads. ( used with a singular or plural verb )
    1. the place where roads intersect.
    2. a point at which a vital decision must be made.
    3. a main center of activity.
Origin: 1710–20; cross- + road

I'm sure you get the idea, it's a place where roads, well, cross. Crossroads have existed for as long as there have been creatures anywhere in the Universe. So I'm sure you'll find something that's both representative of where you are at the time and your personal experiences with roads that cross.

There are *serious* bonus points for a pano that has Robert Johnson, Eric Clapton, Tommy Johnson and a chicken all on different corners from one another at the aforementioned crossroads.

Pat Swovelin
World Wide Panorama Event Coordinator
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The World Wide Panorama events were originally sponsored by the Geography Computing Facility at the University of California Berkeley, and hosted by The Geo-Images Project. The WWP is now run by the World Wide Panorama Foundation, a California Public Benefit Corporation.
This is a non-commercial project, done simply to create enthusiasm for VR photography, and provide an outlet for our collective creativity.

The World Wide Panorama was founded by Don Bain and Landis Bennett. Interactive maps and database programming by Markus Altendorff. Logo and region graphics by Kat Bennett. Google Earth management by Thomas Rauscher.
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