So, for Christmas, we decided to purchase a new camera -- we'd taken over 8 thousand pics with our old camera last year and it was hurting. So we picked up a Kodak EasyShare Z915 for under $200 and so far we're real happy with it. Very light and easy to use -- and the resolution is nice. The one feature we were dying to play with is the panorama setting -- basically, you "stitch" together three pictures. And, clearly, it works better if you're on a tripod.
So, on the last day of 2009, when we woke up and saw a lot of snow on the ground, we jumped up and got out the door right away. In other words, we went out to play :-) Most of the panoramas were taken in the park -- it's hard to take them in spots where there is a lot of movement. Here's our first effort -- taken from some steps, looking across Forest Park Drive at the Golf Course. Click HERE to see this picture giant-sized.
If was still early in the morning and not too many folks were in the park. It was real quiet. All you could hear, really, was the wind. Below is a shot we took at the steps that lead to Forest Parkway (seen previously here and here). Click HERE to see this picture giant-sized.
We hung about those steps for a few moments. There's something real nice about being in the park, after the snow has fallen, and before people's footprints mar the snowfall. Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of the picture below.
The roads were real slick and we saw a few cars slipping and sliding. You have to be a little crazy to drive in the park during a snow storm -- unless, ahem, you need to test out a feature on your new camera! Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of the road below. The reverse view of the road above. See that car in the distance? It was driven by an elderly chap and he stopped to wish us a Happy New Year! Another nice "small town moment" right here in Woodhaven. Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of the road below. These panoramas are fun -- but you need to be patient. First you take one picture -- and then the edge of the picture you took shows up in your viewfinder -- and you need to visually match up the edges. The smaller images above are 1000 pixels wide -- and the giant ones are 2000 pixels wide. But when I download it from the camera they are over 6000 pixels wide. Huge files -- but a lot of fun to look at! Below is the parking lot at the Seuffert Bandshell. There were a few folks driving around the park by this time -- and a few of them were in the parking lot just so they could skid their cars around on the slippery snow. You can see some of the skid marks below. Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of the parking lot -- see the bandshell area under construction. My Dad used to paint -- and these are the kinds of pictures he'd love to use for inspiration. That tree on the left is lovely -- the way the bark is two tones and the snow rests atop the limbs. You can see the Forest Park Carousel in the background. Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of this picture below. The entrance to Strack Pond. We really, really wanted to walk down there and get a panorama shot of the pond -- but that hill looked real slippery -- and we decided we didn't want that picture bad enough :-) Click HERE to see a giant-sized version of this picture below. And finally, our last shot of the day -- click HERE to see the giant sized version. By this time we were cold and tired and in need of some hot beverages. So we headed down to Dunkin' Donuts. We took a few pics of Jamaica Avenue with the panorama, but they came out lousy -- but we'll figure it out and bring you the results as soon as they are presentable. Happy New Year From Woodhaven! If you have any comments, or would like to suggest other projects, drop us a line at info@projectwoodhaven.com or projectwoodhaven@aol.com Return to Project Woodhaven's Home Page 
