Two negatives stitched together; they had quite different lighting, but with some yanking and prodding in the GIMP, old Pa Pitt was able to make the seam nearly invisible. At the far left, we can see a big plot of cleared ground where PNC Park is about to be built.
Above, a fairly large panorama made from five individual pictures. Below, a “high-dynamic-range” picture made from three separate exposures.
It was a perfect day for skyline pictures, with puffy white clouds filling the sky. This is how it looked in black and white.
The South Side Slopes give us excellent views of the Oakland skyline. We’ve already seen the point of view from St. Michael’s Cemetery; now here is the view from Mission Street a little to the east and halfway down the hill. Click on the picture to see a good bit of detail.
Two panoramas of the Oakland medical-intellectual district. Above, from Panther Hollow Bridge; below, from Schenley Park near the Oval. They are very large if you click on them.
