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Wee Planet Gallery
Curiouser and curiouser...Check out my "Wee Planets" created using a technique I learned for converting flat 360 degree panoramas into works of art. (See my Wee Planet tutorial here.)
Click on a photo below for a closer look...
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A giraffazelle roams the meadow near the ruins of the Chapel of Saint Birgitta on this peaceful morning... <a href='http://fineartamerica.com/profiles/nikkimarie-smith.html'>Purchase</a>
Calling all sports fans! This football-shaped planet is based on the local Bryan High School stadium in Bryan, Texas. Go Vikings!
<p>Finalist in Cloth Paper Scissors 2012 Calendar Contest, "On the Street Where You Live"!</p><p>This Wee Planet was published in the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of Cloth Paper Scissors magazine!</p><a href='http://www.booksmithstudio.com/artistic-creations/artwork-published-cloth-paper-scissors-septoct-2011-magazine/'><img src='http://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ClothPaperScissors_Cover_SeptOct2011_web.jpg' alt='My art is published in Cloth Paper Scissors Sept/Oct 2011 issue'><br><span style='font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;'>My art is published in Cloth Paper Scissors Sept/Oct 2011 issue!</span></a>
<p>Love this close-up!</p><a href='http://www.booksmithstudio.com/artistic-creations/artwork-published-cloth-paper-scissors-septoct-2011-magazine/'><img src='http://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/ClothPaperScissors_Cover_SeptOct2011_web.jpg' alt='My art is published in Cloth Paper Scissors Sept/Oct 2011 issue'><br><span style='font-size: 10px; font-style: italic;'>This Wee Planet is published in Cloth Paper Scissors Sept/Oct 2011 issue!</span></a>
Based on a 360 degree panorama photograph of a rural Bryan, Texas scene taken in 2007. This 'Wee Planet' was donated to a silent auction for a dear friend, <a href='http://tina-wright.blogspot.com'>Tina Wright</a>, who was diagnosed with stage four cancer.
This is based upon a panorama photograph of the Tongariro Volcanoes by Ralph and Susan Bussard. I have transformed it to a lovely little world with via polar coordinates.
In front of our friends' house in Austin, Texas.
This composite shows my mini-world along with the <a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/steffe/176605134/' target='_blank'>original 360 panorama</a>.<br><br> <i>Original photo by Flickr user 'Steffe.'</i>
This is based upon a hilly panorama of a local golf course. The hills contribute to the lumpy planet shape. =)
Another version of Planet Golf, this time with the original panorama included.
Created by Nikki Smith. <br /><br /> <i>Original panorama taken on the South West Coast Path at SZ 037 785 by <a href='http://www.flickr.com/people/19237450@N00' target='_blank' rel='nofollow'>John from Wareham, Dorset, England</a>.</i>
Zwinger in Dresden<br /><br /> <i>Source panorama by <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:Dresden-Zwinger-pano.jpg' target='_blank'>Kolossos</a></i>
One of my favorites!
This planet looks so serene on this crisp winter's day... <br /><br /> <i>Source panarama by <a href='http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Image:2007-01-28_14-15_savognin_panorama_360.jpg' target='_blank'>Lionel Rich</a> is displayed below the planet.</i>
George Washington Bridge. <br /><br /><i>This one was just for fun. Credits and copyright for original panorama go to andrew prokos.</i>