Big Otter Mill, Bedford, VA

Posted in Bedford, panorama, VA on November 13th, 2012 by Mo

Here’s a pano of the Big Otter Mill, an old saw and grist mill, shot in late March of 2012.

This mill was first built and operated by Joseph Hardy, Sr., a veteran of the Revolutionary War who settled here in the late 1700s. In 1785 the county granted him permission to erect a mill at this site which became operational in the 18th century.

A fire destroyed this mill building around 1916, in 1917 a flood washed away the mill which was replaced 1920.

The mill produced its brand names of Golden Eagle Flour and Pioneer Corn Meal but ceased commercial operation about 1950.

Big Otter Mill is situated on the bank of the Big Otter River, a few miles north of the City of Bedford, VA on Route 122 North. A “Big Otter Mill Foundation” is active and it’s mission is to restore the mill for the purpose of historical preservation as a working mill. Tours of the mill are available at special events and by appointment.  Please call 1-540-537-4363 for more information.

Enjoy.

TO “START” the PANO, CLICK IN THE RECTANGLE. AFTER PIC  HAS LOADED, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON & “DRAG” the CURSOR AROUND (before or after the “auto pan” kicks in).

Percivals Island, Lynchburg, VA Pano

Posted in Lynchburg, panorama, VA on October 28th, 2012 by Mo

This is a link to a panorama from the bridge from downtown Lynchburg, VA to Percival’s Island.

 

TO “START” the PANO, CLICK “ARROW”. AFTER PIC  HAS LOADED, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON & “DRAG” the CURSOR AROUND (before or after the “auto pan” kicks in).

Big Lick, VA

Posted in panorama, Photography, VA on March 6th, 2012 by Mo

I found myself on Mill Mountain this past Saturday (3-Mar-12), thought it to be a good candidate for a pano, so I set forth to produce one. I hadn’t made one in a long time so I was slow and methodical in my preparations. My new camera (Canon 5D Mark II), has a “Live Preview” feature, so being lazy, I simply glanced at the back viewer before I shot the sequence. I shot 3 or 4 pano sequences from different places on the overlook. My audience was very intrigued with my apparatus and methods. I wanted to appear to be the professional that all my equipment begged for, therefore I didn’t check my work on-site.

 I got home, downloaded the pics and …. WTH?????? I didn’t have full frame shots, I had circular shots!!!!! Dummy me took the lens cap off the 15º fish eye, BUT forgot to take off the conical sleeve that it fit onto … The shots I took looked like I was shooting down the barrel of a gun!.

I did throw together a few of the images and “worked” on them to come up with a static “flat” pano of downtown Big Lick.

Christmas snowfall of 2010

Posted in panorama, VA on December 30th, 2010 by Mo

This is a link to a panorama of the “homestead” after the Christmas snowfall of 2010 (I put a little bit of myself into this one … hehehe).

For some unexplainable reason, I still feel the need to clean off the driveway after every snow event. I suppose it’s the “work ethic” lingering in the back of my head. This snow event was much “better” than the late snows/ice storms we encountered just before Spring of 2010, in that it was only ~3″-5″ deep. I worry though, since this is the second snow of the year, that the ground will remain white & frozen until next Spring when we immediately begin the 80° days…

Alas, there’s only a couple of things I can do about it. 1. Become a racing “Snowbird” and go to Florida. 2. Clean off the driveway each time it snows this year … Hummm, I’ll get back to me on which I decided on.

TO “START” the PANO, CLICK IN THE RECTANGLE. AFTER PIC  HAS LOADED, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON & “DRAG” the CURSOR AROUND (before or after the “auto pan” kicks in).

Poplar Forest Golf Course 2010 snow

Posted in Bedford, panorama, Photography, VA on February 19th, 2010 by Mo

Here is a panorama of Poplar Forest Golf Course in Forest, VA.

TO “START” the PANO, CLICK IN THE RECTANGLE BELOW. AFTER PIC  HAS LOADED, HOLD DOWN LEFT MOUSE BUTTON & “DRAG” the CURSOR AROUND.

The course is in the front yard of Thomas Jefferson’s “country home“. It was taken 7-Feb-2010. The practice green had ~ 8″ of snowy ice on it. This past week (17-Feb), the practice green still had 7” on it and the “guys” were shagging balls off a mat “herding” the ice skating geese!

This pano is not too well made, it was shot off one foot and didn’t mesh well. It did give me the opportunity to manually “touch up” a couple of mismatches (now I no longer see them).

Weird Peaks/FlatTop

Posted in Bedford, panorama, Photo-Paint, VA on January 1st, 2010 by Mo

Weird PeaksThis is a “distortion” of a small panorama of the Blue Ridge Mountains Peaks and FlatTop Mountains. The original shots were taken a couple of days after the “big” 15″ – 18″ snow just before Christmas ’09. Was just playing with the pano and stretched it a bit and kinda liked it! I don’t normally like stuff like this but since I know what the source looked like I deem it “acceptable” (for me anyway).

Nightfall at VIR’s Grid Barn

Posted in Flagging, Racin, SCCA, VA, VIR on July 20th, 2009 by Mo

Nightfall at the Grid barn

This was shot in the dark, from the rear of my camper. The “Covered Grid” is on the right. Drivers waiting to be released to the track are gridded beneath the “roof” (good in the sun or rain!).

The “Grid Barn” is the structure on the left. This building is a restroom with showers attached to the outside wall. This was the first “Flag Shack” the SCCA and the track workers used to store and dispense equipment from (radios and flags) to the Flaggers. As all the other structures at VIR, the Grid Barn is built in a rustic style with exposed beams and naturally finished lumber and timbers. The upper floor is now “living quarters” for VIPs … sweet …

Drivers paddock (park their cars & “rigs”) in the area this is shot from and to the right.  Turn 17 (the final Turn) is just over the hill and the front straight is to the far right.

VIR South Paddock Pano

Posted in panorama, VA, VIR on February 13th, 2009 by Mo

VIR South Paddock PanoVIR South Paddock Pano. Here’s what the South Paddock looks like on a lonely night.

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Swannanoa Terrace Pano

Posted in panorama, Swannanoa, VA on February 11th, 2009 by Mo

Swannanoa Terrase PanoSwannanoa is a huge mansion located on Afton Mountain. I “stumbled” upon it after finding a dirt road that went up (dirt roads are somewhat hard to find these days), it turned out to be the back door into Swannanoa. A beatiful place. I hope to return to spend more time taking additional photos.

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The Inn at Afton Pano

Posted in panorama, VA on February 10th, 2009 by Mo

Afton Mnt PanoThe Inn at Afton on Afton Mountain is located at the cross roads of Route 250 and I 64. It is the northern end of the Blue Ridge Parkway and the southern end of the Skyline Drive. Waynesboro, VA is to the left (west).

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South Lynchburg from Candlers Mountain

Posted in Lynchburg, panorama, VA on February 10th, 2009 by Mo

South Lynchburg Jan 21 2009 PanoSouth Lynchburg from Candlers Mountain range at mid afternoon on Jan 21 2009 . COLD …! The airport is on the left and downtown is around the corner on the right. The Peaks of Otter and Flat Top Mountains of the Blue Ridge Mountain range can be seen to the west

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