Tag Archives: Polynesia

Remembering Our First Atoll

Posted on May 10, 2012 by Frank Taylor

For many years I had been reading about sailors crossing the Pacific Ocean. One of the my favorite topics was about the experiences of visiting the Tuamotus atolls in French Polynesia. Atolls are actually ancient volcanic islands which over the … Continue reading →

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A Nice Warm Winter Thought

Posted on December 6, 2010 by Frank Taylor

It has been REALLY COLD since we got back to the states. I’ve been in North Carolina, and it even SNOWED this weekend. After a year sailing in the tropics, my poor body isn’t used to this! For some reason, … Continue reading →

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360 Panorama of Manihi Pass

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Frank Taylor

One reason some of the older 360 panoramas taken during our expedition were not done sooner were anomalies that would appear in the stitching process. With the improvements in recent beta versions of PTGui, the processing is producing much better … Continue reading →

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Bloody Mary’s 360 Panorama

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Frank Taylor

In honor of the news that Google has now incorporated 360 panoramas as part of the Photos layer in Google Earth, I’ve finally processed a long-overdue 360 photo. Back in August, Karen and I had left to do a bike … Continue reading →

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Photos, Photos, and more Photos

Posted on September 13, 2010 by Frank Taylor

With the inexpensive and fast Internet here in Pago Pago (pronounced “pango pango”), combined with lots and lots of rain, I have been able to spend time processing and uploading lots of photos and even video. Look through the recent … Continue reading →

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New 360 Panorama of Bora Bora

Posted on August 20, 2010 by Frank Taylor

It’s about time I finally got another 360 Panorama processed and uploaded. These photos are really special because they give you an immersive experience from all directions: up, down, and all around at very high resolution. One of these days, … Continue reading →

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Latest Panoramas

Posted on July 28, 2010 by Frank Taylor

I’ve managed to process two more panoramas over the last couple of days. The amazing lagoon shot above was taken in Huahine, a beautiful leeward island in French Polynesia. We were doing a tour of the island and they stopped … Continue reading →

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360 Panorama from Moorea

Posted on July 26, 2010 by Frank Taylor

I have been trying to get a huge backlog of 360 panoramas I’ve been taking in French Polynesia processed. I finally got one to process smoothly and, even harder, to get it to upload off the horribly slow Internet connections … Continue reading →

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More 360 Panoramas of the Marquesas

Posted on May 30, 2010 by Frank Taylor

Now that we have slightly more reliable Internet in Rangiroa, I have uploaded more of the 360 panoramas I shot in the Marquesas. These 360 views really give you an immersive experience of what each location looks like. You can … Continue reading →

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Nuku Hiva and the Hike to Vaipo Waterfall

Posted on May 21, 2010 by Frank Taylor

One of the main reasons we went to Nuku Hiva instead of another island before departing Ua Pua was to get an Internet connection. We almost wish we didn’t because the connection was so unreliable, so slow, and so expensive, … Continue reading →

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