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20100516 Claude Bell's Dinosaurs by Brian Lockett

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Brian Lockett Brian Lockett
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May 17, 2010
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May 16, 2010
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When I was young, observing the progress of the construction of Claude Bell's dinosaurs at Cabazon was a highlight of family trips between Phoenix and southern California. Claude Bell began cosntruction of his giant Brontosaurus, Dinny (It's pronounced Diney), in 1964 to attract travelers to the Wheel Inn Restaurant. It's a classic diner, the sort of place that Large Marge would drop you off at. It took eleven years and $250,000 to complete his 150-foot long concrete behemouth. In 1981, Claude began construction of a 49-foot tall Tyranosaurus named Rex. He was still working on Rex when he passed away in 1989. Claude's dinosaurs will be familiar to viewers of the movie Pee Wee's Big Adventure.

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GigaPan Stitcher version 0.4.3510 (Windows)
Panorama size: 378 megapixels (21409 x 17680 pixels)
Input images: 120 (10 columns by 12 rows)
Field of view: 107.8 degrees wide by 89.1 degrees high (top=67.3, bottom=-21.7)
Settings:
All default settings
Original image properties:
Camera make: PENTAX Corporation
Camera model: PENTAX Optio A30
Image size: 3648x2736 (10.0 megapixels)
Capture time: 2010-05-16 08:02:51 - 2010-05-16 08:21:18
Aperture: f/15.4
Exposure time: 0.0125
ISO: 64
Focal length (35mm equiv.): 113.0 mm
Digital zoom: off
White balance: Fixed
Exposure mode: Manual
Horizontal overlap: 50.1 to 75.8 percent
Vertical overlap: 48.9 to 52.2 percent
Computer stats: 3838.49 MB RAM, 2 CPUs
Total time 13:07:53 (6:33 per picture)
Alignment: 11:58, Projection: 16:06, Blending: 12:39:48