What is a Gigapixel 360 photo? It is a 360 degree photo made up of over 1 billion pixels (that is 1 000 000 000 pixels! ). A standard SLR camera take 10 megapixels or 20 megapixels (20 million pixels), but by taking a lot of photos and stitching them together in a mosaic, it [...]
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June 20th, 2011
Photo of the Lunar Eclipse on 15 June 2011
Photo of the Lunar Eclipse on 15 June 2011.
The moon is not the easiest thing to photograph, as anyone who has tried well knows. It is very far away, and moves very quickly. We took up the challenge to try to photograph the moon during the lunar eclipse on 15 June. As the shadow [...]
January 16th, 2011
Greenways Hotel in Cape Town
Greenways Hotel offers exceptional service at an exceptional property, in Upper Constantia, Cape Town.
Greenways Hotel Virtual Tour created by 360 South Africa
June 28th, 2010
Video of our trip to Kruger National Park in January 2010
Here is a short video I made with pictures from our trip to Kruger National Park in January 2010. Enjoy.
View the HD video in YouTube.
We took thousands of pics on the trip, and I will be making a few more videos and picture galleries in the next few weeks, so watch this space. [...]
June 13th, 2010
Moses Mabhida Stadium 360 degree Virtual Tour
The newly built Moses Mabhida Stadium in Durban will seat 70 000 soccer fans during the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Its most unique and outstanding feature is the Arch of Triumph. The peak of the Arch stands 106 meters above the soccer pitch below, and is built in the shape of the letter Y, inspired [...]
Posted in 360 degree photo, John Gore, stadium, virtual tour 
Tags: 2010 stadium, 360 degree photo, kwazulu natal, virtual tour 
2 Comments »June 8th, 2010
Google Street View South Africa is LIVE
It’s finally here, Google Street View South Africa is LIVE ! Little over 9 months ago, on 1 September 2009, Google announced it was collecting data to launch Street View in South Africa, using specialized cameras mounted on top of a fleet of Toyota Prius cars. As the cars drive down the street, the camera [...]
May 13th, 2010
Tourism Indaba 2010 – Take a 360 tour
Last weekend the annual Tourism Indaba, Africa’s top travel show, was again hosted at the ICC in Durban, from 8 to 11 May 2010, attracting the who’s who of the global travel industry, as well as local product owners. Products from all over Africa were showcased.
We spent all 4 days at the Tourism Indaba, meeting [...]
Posted in 360 degree photo, John Gore, South Africa Travel, stadium, virtual tour Tags: 2010 stadium, kwazulu natal, stadium, tourism, virtual tour 4 Comments »April 22nd, 2010
Penguins on Boulders Beach in Cape Town
We recently visited these little penguins on Boulders Beach in Cape Town. These are the vulnerable African Penguin, a type of Jackass Penguin. The Jackass Penguin gets its name from the sound it makes, which is similar to a donkey. So funny to hear such a tiny animal that sounds like a donkey! Enjoy the [...]
Posted in 360 degree photo, John Gore, South Africa Travel Tags: 360 degree photo, national park, western cape 4 Comments »April 12th, 2010
Cape Point Lighthouse view
We took a drive down to Cape Point, where the 2 oceans meet. The warm Indian ocean current which flows down from the equator, down the east coast, and the cold Atlantic current which flows up the west coast of South Africa.
This spot is near the top of the walk up to the Cape Point [...]
April 3rd, 2010
360 Degree View from Roof of Protea Hotel North Wharf
We recently did a 360 degree Virtual Tour shoot for Protea Hotel North Wharf in Cape Town, and used the opportunity to do some 360 photos on the roof of the Hotel. Enjoy.
Roof of Protea Hotel North Wharf – 360 degree Virtual Tour Photography by John Gore
More roof top 360 photos to come. [...]
