Gigapixel Infrared Photos of Mills College in Oakland

For the last four years or so, I've been working in the Photo/Art department at Mills College in Oakland, California. Mills has been in the news due to financial problems and ultimately due to being purchased by Northeastern University. I have no idea how much longer I have a job there. So I thought it might be good to start documenting the beautiful campus while I am there.

So sometimes on breaks or my days off, I'll photograph around campus. Also, it's a good place to test certain gear.

Prior to taking the job, I'd done a lot of stitched panoramas. I stopped, in part just because I ran out of bandwith. My job was supposed to be half time, but in reality it took more, which left little time for my other endeavors.

At some point in a discussion I ended up suggesting somebody try stitched panos to increase resolution. And I figured it was time to pull out my trusty old Gigapan. But not to make things too mundane, I thought why not try and combine stitched panos and my IR camera?!

Well, here are the results. Without interpolation these files can be printed floor to ceiling across a wall at reasonable resolution.

And here's the usual reminder - all images are copyright Michael Halberstadt, no use without written permission. Don't copy that floppy!

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