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  1. Splendid painted glass peacocks

    Splendid painted glass peacocks by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Wedding hall, Mysore Palace (dusky image) by Tom Stepleton

    More fantastic painted glass peacocks, produced in Scotland, at Mysore Palace.

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  2. Painted glass peacock detail

    Painted glass peacock detail by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Private audience hall, Mysore Palace (dusky image) by Tom Stepleton

    These panes of painted glass were made in Scotland and show amazing amounts of detail.

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  3. Brigade Road

    Brigade Road by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan M.G. Road and Brigade Road at night, Bangalore by Tom Stepleton

    A view down Brigade Road, part of a central shopping district in Bangalore.

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  4. Ceiling detail, Mysore Palace public audience hall

    Ceiling detail, Mysore Palace public audience hall by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Public audience hall, Mysore Palace (with stitcher hiccup) by Tom Stepleton

    This painting on the ceiling shows an elaborate reception scene including several Hindu deities---does anyone know if this references a story?

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  5. Twisted ox

    Twisted ox by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Old Madras Road and C.M.H. Road, Bangalore by Tom Stepleton

    An ox on a break from revenue duty (i.e. not pulling a cart at the moment).

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  6. Hand carved teak lion

    Hand carved teak lion by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Dressing room, Mysore Palace by Tom Stepleton

    Ceiling detail, dressing room, Mysore Palace.

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  7. Top of the cupola

    Top of the cupola by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Mysore Palace on a rainy day by Tom Stepleton

    The very top of the highest cupola at Mysore Palace.

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  8. Christmas BMW

    Christmas BMW by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Christmas at Dubai International Airport by Tom Stepleton

    You could win this car! Not so useful for the international traveler.

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  9. Visual texture

    Visual texture by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Eads Bridge, western span by Tom Stepleton

    Thin ones are under tension, thick ones are under compression?

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  10. Moleskine notebook

    Moleskine notebook by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Rooftop, Mathru Educational Trust for the Blind, Bangalore (1 of 2) by Tom Stepleton

    I forgot to take this out of the shot. Oh well.

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  11. Solar water heater

    Solar water heater by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Rooftop, Mathru Educational Trust for the Blind, Bangalore (1 of 2) by Tom Stepleton

    Energy efficient rooftop water heater.

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  12. Indian apartment building

    Indian apartment building by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Rooftop, Mathru Educational Trust for the Blind, Bangalore (1 of 2) by Tom Stepleton

    Middle class housing in Bangalore.

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  13. Obama's St. Louis HQ?

    Obama's St. Louis HQ? by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Washington Avenue and Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, MO by Tom Stepleton

    Either that or someone's really excited about Barack Obama.

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  14. Zenith 3

    Zenith 3 by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 1, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    Passenger air travel from before the time it was considered appropriate for the pilot to be inside the airplane.

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  15. St. Louis Cardinal

    St. Louis Cardinal by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 1, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    In 1929 it was also an airplane. Built by the St. Louis Car Company, which usually made railroad rolling stock.

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  16. Flagg F-13

    Flagg F-13 by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 1, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    Sporty biplane at the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum at Creve Coeur Airport in St. Louis, MO.

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  17. Timm Collegiate

    Timm Collegiate by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 2, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    Barely visible in the background: a Timm Collegiate, flown by Charles Lindbergh and made by his flight instructor. Apparently Lindbergh was supposed to be a spokesman for this aircraft, but after experience flying it he determined that he could not in good conscience recommend it...

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  18. Driggs Dart II

    Driggs Dart II by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 2, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    IIRC from the tour, this aircraft was particularly unstable. Note the counterclockwise (from the pilot's view) turning engine, which I think is from France.

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  19. Rescued TravelAir

    Rescued TravelAir by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 2, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    IIRC this TravelAir used to hang from the ceiling at the St. Louis Science Center (www.slsc.org Will open in a new tab or window), but wound up here where people could take better care of it.

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  20. Jenny cockpit

    Jenny cockpit by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 2, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    The cockpit of the Curtiss Jenny (or is it a Canuck?) is a long way from the front of the plane!

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  21. The photographer

    The photographer by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 3, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    Your photographer, with tripod, Gigapan, and yellow Gigapan case.

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  22. Antonov An-2 left control column

    Antonov An-2 left control column by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Antonov An-2 cockpit, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    Control yoke and instruments for the left seat (pilot's seat) in one of the Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum's Antonov An-2s.

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  23. DH.89 Dragon Rapide airliner

    DH.89 Dragon Rapide airliner by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Hangar 3, Historic Aircraft Restoration Museum by Tom Stepleton

    1930s British twin-engine airliner---an elegant aircraft! In flying condition.

    en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Havilland_Dragon_Rapide Will open in a new tab or window

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  24. Makeshift tent house, central Bangalore

    Makeshift tent house, central Bangalore by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Makeshift tent housing in Bangalore by Tom Stepleton

    Improvised housing in Bangalore, India.

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  25. Illuminated gopuram and south gate, Mysore Palace

    Illuminated gopuram and south gate, Mysore Palace by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Mysore Palace featuring Sunday/Dasara lighting by Tom Stepleton

    Left: profile view of the gopuram (entrance tower) of the front of the southern Hindu temple on the Mysore Palace grounds. Center: the southern entrance to the Mysore Palace grounds; this is the main entrance open to visitors. Both are illuminated by hundreds of tiny light bulbs.

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  26. Illuminated main gate, Mysore Palace

    Illuminated main gate, Mysore Palace by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Mysore Palace featuring Sunday/Dasara lighting by Tom Stepleton

    Main (east) gate of the Mysore Palace grounds, illuminated by hundreds of individual light bulbs.

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  27. Mysore Palace detail

    Mysore Palace detail by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Mysore Palace featuring Sunday/Dasara lighting by Tom Stepleton

    Detail from a nighttime shot of Mysore Palace, which was lit up for an hour on the 21st with the same lighting used on Sundays and during Dasara.

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  28. Bigger recycling bin needed

    Bigger recycling bin needed by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Wean Hall in the late afternoon by Tom Stepleton

    Wean Hall office with lots and lots of books and papers.

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  29. Wean Hall sculpture

    Wean Hall sculpture by Tom Stepleton from the GigaPan Wean Hall in the late afternoon by Tom Stepleton

    That odd Modernist painted steel structure underneath the cantilevered auditorium of Wean Hall. Carnegie Mellon University, 11 December 2007.

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