Panoramas
These presentations employ a technique developed by Fergus Reilly and rely on javascript which must be enabled on your browser if you want to view the pictures.
They present a highly-compressed wide-angle (up to 360o) view of a local scene in a new window. This window is intended solely for viewing the panorama on your computer and will not have the usual toolbar.
When you've seen enough, click the "close window" button on the panorama window which should return you to this window.
You will need to use the bottom scrollbar of the new window to pan the image. You can usually obtain a smooth "panning" effect by clicking and holding the mouse button down on the arrows at either end of the bottom scrollbar.
These images are made by "stitching" up to 20 individual photographs together. The camera is generally handheld and a significant time elapses between shots - sometimes this results in peculiar visual "artefacts" and curious shading effects.
I have grouped them into mainly natural scenes where the main element is a natural environment and mainly man-made where development is dominant.
..............enjoy!.
Mainly Natural
Panoramas |
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| Baroon pocket dam at the boat ramp A picturesque picnic ground on the shores of Lake Baroon |
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| Booloumba Falls A magnificent swimming hole deep in the bush |
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| Booloumba camping area 1 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites - this one taken when "full" |
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| Booloumba day-use area 2 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier picnic and swimming-hole sites - this one taken when the creek was "empty" |
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| Booloumba camping area 3 Another of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites, this one with all camping conveniences, creek and rainforest frontage - camping doesn't get much better than this! |
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| Booloumba camping area 3 One of the Kenilworth Forest premier camping sites - this one taken from the middle of the area. |
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| Booloumba creek crossing One of the many Booloumba Creek crossings in the camping area - taken when the creek was very low |
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| Borumba Dam camping area A look at this excellent, well-provisioned campsite when almost empty. |
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| Borumba Dam boat ramp and dam wall Taken from the upstream side, a lovely image of this water wonderland deep in the hinterland. |
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| Borumba Dam spillway Taken from the downstream side, a striking image of an angler's paradise. |
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| Borumba Dam wall A look along the dam wall. |
38 kb | 142 kb | |
| Bribie Island Beach Looking east towards Stradbroke Island and, in the far distance, Tahiti |
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| Caloundra - Kings Beach foreshore A natural beach with real surf only metres from the "man-made alternative" (see mainly man-made below) |
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| Green Park - "Conondale's Flemington" Looks Peaceful and yet its the home to the Conondale picnic races and several moments of motocross madness throughout the year. |
53 kb | 162 kb | |
| Cotton Tree Beachfront - the big leak It sure looks like the beach has sprung a leak - which I guess it had with a little help from a big pump! |
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| Cotton Tree Beachfront - the big picture Another of the Sunshine Coast's beautiful beaches. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - public carpark A place for the general public to park and walk to the dam shore. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - walkway to shore A lovley landscaped walkway - from the carpark to the shore. |
71 kb | 274 kb | |
| Ewen Maddock Dam - public access point and here's what awaits you when you arrive at the shore. |
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| Ewen Maddock Dam - the shore at Camp X Now here's the shore for those fortunate enough to stay at Camp X |
35 kb | 191 kb | |
| Imbil forest Hoop Pine plantation Taken inside the forest - a 360o look around these growing hoop pines (with generous lashings of lantant) |
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| Little Yabba creek meets the Mary River The confluence of two of the Mary Valley's delightful waterways. |
71 kb | 214 kb | |
| Mapleton - Lilyponds, 5/12/2001 A lovely, duck- and goose-sprinkled watery space in the heart of Mapleton. |
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| Mary Cairncross park - Rainforest Taken within the rainforest - a glimpse of nature as she was widespread thousands of years ago. |
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| Mary Cairncross Park - the Glasshouse Mtns opposite the park entrance - the endless vista stretching through the Glasshouse Mountains. |
41 kb | 174 kb | |
| Noosa Beach foreshore Another of the Sunshine Coast's beautiful beaches. |
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| Noosa River at sunset Perfect peace - a place where you can get your fish in the river or across the road in one of the many restaurants and take-aways. |
61 kb | 187 kb | |
| Obi Obi Gorge from lookout at Baroon Pocket Dam spillway One of the Sunshine Coast's most beautiful gorges, already impacted by a huge dam wall, now (May, 2002) under threat of "Skywalks" bridges. |
62 kb | 219 kb | |
| Pumicestone Passage - southern end The Southern end with Jetty and ever-present bird flocks is a wonderful venue for the alfresco breakfast. |
58 kb | 177 kb | |
| Pumicestone Passage at Pacific Harbour Even the imposition of a contemporary canal housing development does little to disturb the grandeur of this exquisite environment. |
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| Pumicestone Passage just north of the Bribie Bridge A 360o vista giving the sense of peace and pleasure this boating paradise offers. |
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| Witta: the SW edge of the Blackall Range The road from the coast to Conondale and Kenilworth drops over the edge of the Blackall Range at Witta.. | 72 kb | 222 kb | |
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Mostly man-made
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| Belli Park and playground a colourful oasis of fun in the bush |
125 kb | - | |
| Big Pineapple plantation Tropical treasures in an outdoor terrarium |
21 kb | 65 kb | |
| Bribie Island - downtown Lions Park, Surf Club, pub and shops - as close as I found to a CBD on Bribie |
92 kb | 300 kb | |
| Caboolture Markets (from the outside) One of Australia's most vibrant market places |
62 kb | 166 kb | |
| Caloundra - Bulcock St west end traffic solutions create an oasis in the "concrete desert" |
79 kb | 237 kb | |
| Caloundra - Bulcock St middle colourful chaos in the heart of Caloundra |
63 kb | 189 kb | |
| Caloundra - Kings Beach approach A once-serene scene, now fully "street-scaped" |
43 kb | 126 kb | |
| Caloundra - Kings Beach water park A man-made beach with "safe surf" only metres from the real thing |
48 kb | 171 kb | |
| Cooroy traffic options a "All roads lead to.....", in Cooroy its the roundabouts Some strange half-vehicles in this one! |
76 kb | 264 kb | |
| Cooroy traffic options b Another view of the world from the middle of a (lovely) traffic interchange |
64 kb | 242 kb | |
| Cotton Tree - Downtown - commercial centre This is home too the Cotton Tree markets - here you can see her in her every-day dress. |
69 kb | 232 kb | |
| Gympie: Normanby Park Remembrance Park A cheerful monument to those "Who Shall Not Grow Old". |
53 kb | 108 kb | |
| Ewen Maddock Dam - public carpark A place for the general public to park and walk to the dam shore. |
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| Imbil central business district A timeless township where the best of the past peeps shyly into the present. |
74 kb | 217 kb | |
| Imbil lookout A view over Imbil's valley and the mountains in the "distance". |
73 kb | 207 kb | |
| Imbil Sunday Markets A 360o look around these cheerful markets which greet passengers on the Mary Valley "Rattler". |
101 kb | 315 kb | |
| Imbil - where the Valley Rattler turns around A real-live honest to goodness steam-operated railway-engine truntable - well-maintained and in excellent working order. |
- | 217 kb | |
| Kenilworth Playground - free family fun park Surely one of Australia's lovliest playgrounds - for kids between 1 and 100 |
48 kb | 145 kb | |
| Maleny - Maple Street During the Scarecrow Carnivál - this scarecrow was protesting the erection of a mobile-phone antenna on the town's water tower. |
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| Maleny - Community Centre, 3/11/2001 Taken early in the morning - its the only time you'll see parking space in Maple street these days. |
82 kb | 240 kb | |
| Maleny - Festival of Colour, 10/11/2001 The scene inside the SES shed - it rained throughout the weekend that year! |
59 kb | 177 kb | |
| Maleny - Riverside Centre, 3/11/2001 Another early-morning view of parking places in Maleny |
108 kb | 246 kb | |
| Maleny - Riverside Centre, 3/11/2001 Another early-morning view of parking places in Maleny |
108 kb | 246 kb | |
| Maleny - Tesch Park in June A lovely autumn day show this welcoming park to its best advantage |
39 kb | 147 kb | |
| Maleny - Tesch Park in June Taking a few steps back, you can see the same park in it's urban surroundings. |
59 kb | 213 kb | |
| Maleny - Maple Street on Community Centre market day Exterior of the Community Centre with the market in full swing. |
45 kb | 163 kb | |
| Mooloolabah Harbour One of Mooloolah's many marinas - just behind the wharf. |
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| Pumicestone Passage Marina and Boat Ramp Although this facility has been carved out of the mainland - the tranquil waters of the passage carry their opwn sense of peace. |
37 kb | 122 kb | |
| The Mary Valley "Rattler" Every Sunday and Wednesday, the Mary Valley Heritage Railway's C17 locomotive hauls passengers from Gympie to Imbil. A view of the Imbil end. |
49 kb | 168 kb | |
| SCMBC display at FOC, 2001 The Sunshine Coast Model Boat Club's magnificent works at the Festival of Colour. |
41 kb | 174 kb | |
| Wastebusters - Corporate Headquarters Before there was a recycling station at Witta, there was wastebusters - here is the site in it's heyday! |
82 kb | 274 kb | |
| Witta: the centre This road junction could arguable be called the dead centre of Witta. It certainly depicts life, death and recycling in the rural community. |
85 kb | 309 kb | |
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