Mirror Lake is probably my favorite place on campus. I figured it would be the perfect thing to capture as a panorama because you can’t capture the whole thing in just one normal picture. I enjoy the fact that panoramas give you the ability to capture a full scene instead of just part of one. Panoramic and 360 degree photos may distort images a bit, but you cannot expect a digital version of a vision to be able to exactly replicate the vision of the human eye. Photos are a moment captured in time, while in real life we are able to move around and look around and experience things in live action. This being said, I really enjoy the wide angle that panoramas provide. As long as you don’t try to capture too much more than 180 degrees, the photo doesn’t become too distorted. I think that the wide angle adds to the subject matter and aesthetic value of the photo, because you can capture the trees, water, fountain, buildings, and the sun all in one photo.
(my photo did not show the full 360 degrees so I was unable to use the website to create a 360 photo)
Also, please enjoy this halloween themed version of my photo. I was playing around with the colors and this edit felt festive. Happy October 🙂