Experimental Gigapan interactive photo of Downtown Boise, Idaho

I have created an experimental Gigapan photo comprised of approximately 200 telephoto images stitched together. This single photo allows you to zoom in to see magniified close up images that are not evident in the original view. The snapshot thumbnail images are examples of details that can be found.

The same image is also available on my gigapan site, where you can add thumbnails of your own, and also view the panorama in Google Earth.

 You can also view a  3D Photo Tour kmz file of several buildings I photogaphed in March 2009, in downtown Boise that can be viewed in Google Earth. 

Hint! Turn on the 3D buildings layer in Google Earth to see several downtown Boise 3D buildings while you view the photos.  These 3D buildings and the foothills skyline are also aligned almost perfectly with the Gigapan image when viewed in Google Earth.

HD Google Earth 3D Fly-in to Moapa Valley, Nevada

Note that the video above uses the "embed code" provided by YouTube. There is a little difference in quality between the normal and HD views. The HD view does not play as smoothly as the normal view.

The video below includes a third party code that provides the High Definition video in the provided window size. This video provides a much higher visual quality, but stutters more on older slower computers and slower download speeds.

YouTube High Definition Video

HD Google Earth Fly-in to Sal Creek Restoration, Tongass National Forest Alaska

On my You Tube page you can play this video in a much larger "High Definition" window. (You also want to select the High Quality option.) The video below will play in high quality in the window size you see.




This is another High Definition video I recently posted to You Tube. It is a
Google Earth Fly-in to Sal Creek, Tongass National Forest, Prince of Wales Island where river restoration work is being planned. Aaron Prussion narrates the video showing one location on Sal Creek.

You can find a Google Earth KMZ file showing several High definition 360 degree panorama views and videos from this same area on our Mountain Visions Google Earth Tour Gallery page.

Mule Deer Browsing / YouTube HiDefinition test

I just discovered that my YouTube videos can now be see in a much higher resolution when embedded on an external site or blog. This is a test to try this out. Note! the video looks very good, but a newer faster computer is useful to see the video play in near real time. (I will continue to test this out and report my findings as they become available.)

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All of my YouTube videos are also showing up on the Google Earth YouTube layer. Because of this and the new Hi Definition capability I plan to start uploading more videos in the future and will post embed them on this blog as well.

Killdeer - Broken-Wing Display

This is one of the most dramatic broken-wing displays I have seen exhibited by a Killdeer.

Click on the image to the right to see a HD QuickTime Video in a 720p format.

This video (and others) are hosted on my blip.tv space where you can see it also in a Flash format.

I was riding my bike in an industrial area on the outskirts of Boise when a family of Killdeer, including a few chicks ran out in the road. There was grass nearby and I tried to herd them that towards it to prevent the chicks from getting run over by trucks and cars passing by. I had my HDV camcorder available so I captured a little hand held footage of one of the adults displaying the "broken-wing" behavior and a chick running on the road. The chicks were eventually led to the grass where they were quite well hidden and safer unless they run out into the road again.

Birdwatching.com has a good description of Killdeer behavior and the ability of the chicks to start running as soon as their feathers dry after hatching.

HDVideo - Song Sparrow

Click on the Image to the right to hear and see a Song Sparrow in a High Definition 720p window using the QuickTime player.

The video is being hosted on my space on blip.tv and you can see both a flash and quicktime version.

I used a telephoto lens attachment and a shotgun mic to capture this bird near the Boise River.

At first I thought this mighe be a White Crowned Sparrow, but I posted a low resolution version on YouTube and someone identified it correctly.

Step It Up 2007 - Concert for Climate Change

Click on the image to view a 3 1/2 minute QuickTime video documenting just a few of the activities during the "Concert for Climate Action" in Boise, Idaho.

This video is being hosted on my Blip.tv page where you can also look at it in a "Flash" format that downloads faster but with a lower playback quality.

On March 14, 2007 communities across the U.S. held Climate Action demonstrations as a part of the Step It Up 2007 National Day of Climate Action project. Several Bands, including a good friend, Steve Eaton, played. Boise Mayor David Bieter talked and everyone had a good time.

The video was shot with a Sony HDV camcorder and shotgun microphone.

I used Final Cut Pro to create an original High Definition (1920x1080) movie sequence and also added a Google Earth Fly in movie in the same size. For this blog entry I compressed the movie with the .H264 video codec and the AAC audio codec and the QuickTime window size is 720x405.

Music for the video soundtrack is live from Steve Eaton during the concert. Thanks to Eric Sandmeyer for gratiously allowing me to use his music piece called Highways for the Google Earth Fly -in.