James Baloun's Snapshots

Out there by James Baloun from the GigaPan San Francisco Bay from the roof of the Exploratorium by Ron Hipschman

A bug flying near or a bird flying farther away. Whatever it was it moved and is out of focus.

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Dogs are disconnected. by James Baloun from the GigaPan Train Repair Depot by Hans Janowitz

Not ready for steam.

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Viking Ship by James Baloun from the GigaPan Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California by Joel Henner

www.sjolander.com/viking/plans /

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. by James Baloun from the GigaPan The Palace of Fine Arts at San Francisco by Rohit Mordani

upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/Palace-of-fine-arts-1919.jpg 

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Blue / Blue by James Baloun from the GigaPan Frank Lloyd Wright Marin Civic Center by Andreas Goedde

One bright sunny day I was driving by Marin Civic Center after seeing it from the highway since I was a kid and it hit me. The blue dome roof is a mirror of the blue sky nestled between the rolling green hills.

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NASA YO-3A by James Baloun from the GigaPan Interior of Hangar 211 at NASA Ames Research Center by Leila Madrone

A rare aircraft with a very interesting history.

www.yo-3a.com /

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Interesting, continued by James Baloun from the GigaPan Roadcut Near Wilson Lake by Ron Schott

Could it be part of the K-T boundary?
;
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cretaceous–Tertiary_extinction_event 

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Antenna Farm by James Baloun from the GigaPan North and East from Prudential Center by Randy Sargent

Transmitting in megaHertz but the camera is receiving above teraHertz.

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Shave and a haircut by James Baloun from the GigaPan North and East from Prudential Center by Randy Sargent

Gillette Factory
(now you have that song stuck in your head)
..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shave_and_a_Haircut 

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Bay Windows by James Baloun from the GigaPan Sunset District, San Francisco by David szeto

Bay windows are a traditional architecture in San Francisco. Imagine how many?

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Filoli Home and Gardens by James Baloun from the GigaPan I-280 in California by Tom Lauwers

I would like to visit sometime.

www.filoli.org /

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Costal rainforest. by James Baloun from the GigaPan View Point Tree v1 by Jeromy Henry

The fog from the ocean just over the hills drips from the branches of the redwood trees and helps the trees get enough water.

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Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. by James Baloun from the GigaPan South Bay Wetlands by Vytas SunSpiral

It doesn't take a rocket scientist to launch a missile from a submarine.... oh wait, it does.

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The famous Blue Cube by James Baloun from the GigaPan South Bay Wetlands by Vytas SunSpiral

Onizuka Air Force Station.
www.onizuka.af.mil /Ask not what your country does for you,
just sleep soundly knowing that they do it.

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Nixon for President by James Baloun from the GigaPan Joseph Selle - circa November 1960 Roll A by Andrew Eskind

Sign says "A Man for a Man's Job"

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The stick by James Baloun from the GigaPan San Francisco from Twin Peaks by Randy Sargent

aka Monster Park

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A row of dogs by James Baloun from the GigaPan Mandelbrot by Ted Morse

Sitting on the right, looking at the blue field.

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Grouse Mountain by James Baloun from the GigaPan Burrard Inlet, Vancouver by Hans Utz

Ski Resort and trail-head.

www.grousemountain.com/Winter /

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Hoover Tower by James Baloun from the GigaPan South Bay Wetlands by Vytas SunSpiral

At Stanford University.

www.stanford.edu/home/welcome/campus/hoover.html en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Tower 

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Mt. Tamalpais by James Baloun from the GigaPan South Bay Wetlands by Vytas SunSpiral

In Marin on the other side of the Golden Gate Bridge.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Tamalpais 

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Lick Observatory by James Baloun from the GigaPan South Bay Wetlands by Vytas SunSpiral

mthamilton.ucolick.org /

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NASA QSRA research aircraft. by James Baloun from the GigaPan Hangar 2 by Leila Madrone

A document that reviews some of the history of powered lift aircraft.
Page 14 shows the QSRA aircraft:
www.aoe.vt.edu/~mason/Mason_f/HiLiftPresPt2.pdf Boeing modified the Caribou for a NASA study. The Caribou received a new wing, tail, and landing gear.
www.c-7acaribou.com/c7a_aircraft.htm The result was outstanding STOL performance
video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1056359498422451771&hl=en 

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Spares by James Baloun from the GigaPan Interior of Hangar 211 at NASA Ames Research Center by Leila Madrone

A couple of spare 747SP engines.
www.sofia.usra.edu /

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JFK Library by James Baloun from the GigaPan North and East from Prudential Center by Randy Sargent

www.jfklibrary.org /

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USS Constitution by James Baloun from the GigaPan North and East from Prudential Center by Randy Sargent

The bow and main mast are visible, painted white.
www.ussconstitution.navy.mil /

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Here comes the sun... by James Baloun from the GigaPan The view from my roof 241 Florence Ave, Sebastopol, CA (l19) by Rich Gibson

There goes the sun...

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Original Table by James Baloun from the GigaPan Ives Pool, Ives Park, Sebastopol, CA by Rich Gibson

The tables with the awnings were at Ives Pool since at least the late 1960s.

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Parkside Elementary School by James Baloun from the GigaPan 241 Florence, Sebastopol, CA from my roof (l26) by Rich Gibson

I Started Kindergarten there in Jan 1968. Across the street was a candy store where the fire station is now.

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Mt. Saint Helena by James Baloun from the GigaPan 241 Florence, Sebastopol, CA from my roof (l26) by Rich Gibson

The United Methodist Church (.25 mi.) with Santa Rosa (8 mi.) and Mt. Saint Helena (20 mi.) in the background. Great detail!

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Das Boat by James Baloun from the GigaPan Golden Gate Bridge by Randy Sargent

The Tug Boats appear to be escorting a submarine out the gate.

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