John Gore is based in Pretoria (Gauteng, South Africa) and has travelled South Africa creating high quality panoramic Virtual Tours for clients.
Since 2008 John and his wife have specialised in premium quality photo virtual tours using DSLR cameras and HDR post processing techniques.
Mobile: 0726677478 ( +27726677478)
Website: www.360sa.co.za
canyons, desert, geology, history, lakes, mountains, outdoor recreation, overlooks, public lands, rivers, rock arches, season
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Recent Activity on 360Cities
360Cities Neighbors: Florian, Calvin J, Calvin M
360Cities Stats
Number of 360s by Direction from Home:
Popularity of 360s by Direction and Distance:
Most hits:
High Dune
Currently popular:
High Dune
Angel's Window at Point Royal
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Three Roof Ruin
Natural Bridge
Google Earth Stats
Most hits:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Currently popular:
Mount Rushmore National Memorial
Above the Inversion
Three Roof Ruin
Below OohAah Point
Dinosaur Track
Hit ratios (GE/360Cities):
Mean 3, Median 2.5, Min 0, Max 18
Recently started measuring Google Maps Views. Estimated hit ratio (GMV/360Cities) at 16!
A friend introduced me to 360cities and I noticed there weren't many entries for my beautiful home state of Utah. Outside of foreign visitors, there are only a few full time residents here taking 360s. We've now had somejoint field trips and hope to have some more soon.
Setup
Gear
Nikon Coolpix A
Manfrotto 732CY Tripod
Nodal Ninja 3 panohead
Software
Nikon ViewNX2 / CaptureNX2, Adobe Photoshop CS5.1, GeoSetter
Process
- AF/AE (yes, I let them vary) aperture priority
- f8 to f11, 27mm, Nikon RAW format
- 4 rows of 10 photos plus nadir/zenith
- Conversion to 16-bit TIF with Capture NX2
- Pano generation in PTGui Pro.
- Adjust exposure variation with PTGui and/or Capture NX2
- Correct Zenith/Nadir images as necessary
- Final touch-up in Photoshop
- Geotag/position/heading in Capture NX2 and GeoSetter
Welcome and thanks for visiting my profile.
I'm John Watson of Accrue Performance Marketing in Calgary Alberta. I'm a sales and marketing coach, consultant and commercial photographer with nearly 25 years experience.
As a marketer, there is no better way to engage, inform and inspire people online than with photography, 360 videos and panoramic virtual tours. I help businesses tell their stories and generate new business online.
I hope you enjoy the panoramas and if you own a business, I'd be happy to learn more about what you do. You can reach me at 800.860.0026, 403.512.3183 or at www.AccrueMarketing.com
