A while back, my dear wife had shown me some article about some photo software that stuck in my head. It basically allows you to take a bunch of digital pictures of the same scene and "stitch" them together into one giant picture. In Rome, I recalled this and took several series of 'panoramic' pictures: I basically stood in one spot and slowly rotated as I took pictures. Once home, after some digging, I found many of these stitching programs available, often with free limited or trial versions, that will do just what I wanted. My favorite so far is AutoPano Pro (trial version): it has a slick interface, supports a 64-bit system, and has no issues figuring out what photos go where. For a complete list, check out my favorite freeware site: Gizmo's Tech Support.
These pictures end up being so big, I haven't found a good way to fit them in the blog. The best bet is to click on them as they play below; this will transfer you right to my Google Web Album for better viewing.
In this batch:
- The Colosseum, where gladiators fought to the death against man and animal alike. They had fighting fests here where 1000's of animals were slaughtered. Pictures of both the inside and the outside are shown. This thing would have collapsed if one of the popes hadn't invested in the engineering of new support walls around 1807 to maintain it.
- Piazza del Popolo: A newer public square in Rome, its current version is only a couple of hundred years old. The obelisk in the middle of the square is from Egypt and is around 2000 years old.
- The Roman Forum: This was the town center of ancient Rome. It was a religous, political, and commercial center. Like a giant mall with temples and courthouses.
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