Houghton Creek Cove - Houghton Falls SNA

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:52:52 Z

by aarongunnar "Houghton Falls protects a picturesque pre-Cambrian sandstone gorge along the Lake Superior shore. The dramatic sandstone cliffs extend into the clear waters of Lake Superior, affording views of the Apostle Islands. The gorge is shaded by second-growth hemlock, yellow birch, white cedar, along with a few, large white pine. Along the upper canyon are cliff shelves that have protected, and still support Canada yew, a favored shrub of deer. At the north end of the ravine, overlooking Lake Superior, a series of sandstone points dominated by white and red pine, drop dramatically 15 feet to the water. A stream meanders through the site cascading over the exposed sandstone before descending over 60 feet into a rippled sandy cove at Lake Superior. Upstream is Echo Dells, a series of water-carved rock cliffs and caves interspersed with small waterfalls and a forested footpath. Echo Dells supports dense stands of hemlock to the south with yellow birch and mountain maple common. The understory includes intermediate wood fern, common polypody fern, long beech fern, thimbleberry, wood sorrel, and small enchanter’s nightshade. Houghton Falls is also critical to numerous wildlife species. The waters off Houghton Point serve as a fish nursery and habitat area that contributes to the importance of the Chequamegon Bay as a fishing destination. The site is also important in maintaining unfragmented, undeveloped Lake Superior shoreline that supports many resident and migratory birds including bald eagle, marlin, least flycatcher, veery, wood thrush, and Canada warbler. Houghton Falls is owned by the Town of Bayview and was designated a State Natural Area in 2010."

aarongunnar Over 1 year ago

I did geotag it, so it should be there. I think you must've viewed it shortly after I uploaded. Thanks for the comment!

Bodø panorama test

Thu, 26 May 2011 17:04:11 Z

by microwar "My first big photosynth panorama. Using a canon eos 400D and a sigma 70-300 lense. Gonna retry this one next time the wether is ok."

HDView Over 1 year ago

Nice work.

Two tips:

1) get the latest version of ICE, the blending is better, details here: http://hdview.wordpress.com/2011/04/05/microsoft-ice-updatevideo-to-panorama-lens-vignette-improved-blending/

2) When shooting this, use a tripod and shoot on a grid. Then you can use the File:New Structured Panorama ... menu to give hints about the arrangement of the images.

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Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:35:32 Z

by maxrottersman "Auto exposures. Waldo and Beacon. G10 and Arduino controlled robotic pano head"

Setae Over 1 year ago

I love the half cyclist to the left :-)

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