I am back, and got so busy with day-to-day affairs, year-end work for the auditor and home. When that was in order, I dove into my Virtual Tour project. The picture taking was not bad. What takes a lot of time is putting them all together. In Norway, I took advantage of uninterrupted time to learn how to use the software - and there were 4 of them new to me. I am getting too old to learn new software, but I had no choice. Slowly, by trial and error, and a lot of reading, I got by with the most important basics.

I could have used a video camera, but in order to get better quality images, it is best to use a good fisheye lens. With the fisheye lens, you can take pictures of very small rooms, even as small as the interior of a car. For each scene, I took a total of 9 pictures - 6 all around every 60 degrees, 1 top and 2 bottom. If it is a very big room, I take 6 more pictures at 45 degree angle all around, every 60 degrees. I don't need to, but it does make my life easier to connect the common points. For those who are interested, I am using a Nikon D50 camera (not the best but good enough for this project) + a Nikkor 10.5mm F2.8 fisheye lens, Manfrotto panohead bubble leveller and tripod.

I am getting better at this. Hopefully, when time permits, I can learn how to build or create my own frame designs. The Linmarr Apartelle Virtual Tour is now done and you can view it HERE.  To view it properly, you must have the latest version of Flash Player which you can download for free. Note that if you are using wireless connection, it will take time to download the whole tour, so just be patient.

I am actually enjoying this, but I must learn to take breaks from hunching over my computer all day.

Check out my other Virtual Tours:

Linmarr Towers 3 Bedroom Model Unit

Linmarr Towers 2 Bedroom Model Unit

Linmarr Towers Studio Model Unit