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welcome to tiny planet photography!
Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 10:53 AM
Welcome to Tiny Planet Photography! Click the Gallery link on the right to browse all of the Tiny Planets and find out what TinyPlanetPhotography is all about.
Information about what a Tiny Planet is and how it is made can be found by following the Questions link to your right. Prints are available of all Tiny Planets seen on this site. Custom Tiny Planets are available for both personal and commercial use.
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clean energy
Monday, March 16th, 2009 at 02:29 AM
This planet is entirely powered by clean energy! If you’re into living green, and we all should be, this is the place for you. Not only do you get clean energy, but you also get plenty of land to grow your own food. Should be enough room for a nice house, too. Just watch out when the wind starts to blow, you can imagine that things might get a little crazy! This Tiny Planet was taken in the fields near a very small place called New Falkenrehde, which is about half an hours drive northwest of Potsdam, Germany. I’ll always remember this planet, becuase I managed to get lost on the way out, (how do you get lost in a field???) almost getting stranded in the dark. But everything worked out.
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christmas in oelsa
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008 at 02:46 AM
Celebrate Christmas year-round with this Tiny Planet, taken in Oelsa, Germany. Never heard of a place called Oelsa? Check out the google map below to see exactly where Oelsa is, which is about 20km south of Dresden. Anyway, with a pyramid larger than you ever hoped to own, and an even bigger Christmas tree, what’s not to like on this Tiny Planet? The Pyramid is powered by an electric motor, rather than the traditional candle power, and with a small donation you can have Christmas tunes to help set the mood. There are a couple of options as far as housing is concerned, but whichever you choose you’ll sleep soundly knowing that the fire department is right next door. If you’ve got a car, there’s plenty of parking, and if you don’t the bus stop is right here too.
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sanssouci
Monday, February 11th, 2008 at 01:29 AM
Troubled with life? Too much stress? Forget your worries with this Tiny Planet of Schloss Sanssouci in Potsdam, Germany. The castle was Built around 1750 for Frederick the Great, and was designed by Georg Wenzeslaus von Knobelsdorff. This is the main attraction of the larger Sanssouci Park, from which you’ll find many other planets on this site. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of space between these planets, and you’ll probably enjoy the company from time to time. Tours are offered periodically throughout the day in both German and English. This is really a great selling point for this Tiny Planet as any visitors you might receive will be able to get a professionally guided tour of your planet. There’s a small gift shop within the Palace that will help to generate a bit of income to help keep you worry free. By the way, “Sans souci” is French and translates to something like “without worries”. To see exactly where this planet is located, take a look at the google map below.
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volcanos and mountains
Friday, February 08th, 2008 at 01:23 AM
Like to hike and don’t mind the summer heat? This might just be the planet for you. There are nice views from the minor summit from which this planet was taken. El Teide, the volcano which is both the highpoint and foundation of Tenerife in the Canary Islands is visible on the left side, just above the red pole, and Alto de Guajara is prominent on the upper right hand side. Not interested in a wilderness experience? Don’t worry, your not far from your car, you might notice some roads on the Northern side of this planet, leading to a visitor center where you can grab a bite to eat. If you can’t manage the hike to the top of El Teide, then you can take the cable car!
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life on the sea - without a boat
Thursday, February 07th, 2008 at 01:18 AM
Like the water? Like to fish? Then maybe you’d be interested in purchasing this planet for yourself. Located in sunny southern California, just south of the University of California Santa Barbara Campus at Goleta Beach Park, you can’t go wrong with this little patch of real estate. While there isn’t so much room to move around, you’re never more than seconds away from the next big catch. And if you like to swim you can definitely get your laps in here, around and around and around. Don’t let the cloudy grey skies fool you, most of the time it’s nothing short of paradise on a dock. Or at least as close to paradise on a dock as can be. To see exactly where this planet is located, take a look at the google map below.
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how to order prints of tiny planets
Wednesday, January 23rd, 2008 at 08:23 AM
At the moment the ordering process is pretty basic. But it’s just me, here, and it works. Simply send me an e-mail (follow the Contact link to find my address) and tell me what you’d like. Print charges are as follows (shipping is not included):
20 X 30 cm - 25 euro
30 X 45 cm - 50 euro
40 X 60 cm - 100 euro
60 X 90 cm - 200 euro
These prices are really only a guide. Any particular size is possible. I suggest you see what standard size frames are available in your area and order the print to fit one of these standard sizes. If your not totally happy with the print you receive I’ll be happy to refund your purchase, including shipping, upon return of the print to me.
How do you pay? PayPal is easiest. You only need to have a credit card. You don’t need a PayPal account. Bank transfer within the USA is possible, as is bank transfer within Germany. You can also drop the cash off at my apartment in Potsdam. Seriously, I’m flexible and I’m sure we can work it out one way or another.
custom tiny planets
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008 at 09:37 AM
Want to use a stock planet that you’ve already seen on this site for an advertising campaign? How about a custom planet of your high rise bank building to advertise with? The coolness of Tiny Planets can make money for your company. Seriously, by catching the attention of your target audience like no normal image can, a Tiny Planet can increase the effectiveness of your marketing strategy. Contact me for a quote.
Have an idea for a Tiny Planet you’d like to see on your wall, or maybe give as a gift? I’d be more than happy to help. The primary factor in the cost of a custom planet for personal use depends mostly on your location, and what it costs for me to get there from Berlin, Germany. Contact me for more information.
questions & answers
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 at 01:12 AM
What is a Tiny Planet?
A Tiny Planet is a special way of viewing or ‘projecting’ a panoramic image. What you see in each image is the entire scence as I saw it, as I was standing in the middle of the planet. Forwards, backwards, left, right, and down. Almost everything I could see from each location is recorded in every image. The only thing you miss is a small part of what was directly overhead.
I don’t get it?
Here’s how it works… I stand at some location with my camera. I take a picture. I then turn a little bit and take another picture. I do this a few more times until I’ve turned all the way around back to my staring location. Then, using some special computer software, I combine these images into a normal panoramic image in which you can view the entire scene as a single image, which can then be projected into a Tiny Planet. So, like I said, a Tiny Planet is just a special way of viewing a panorama.
What software do you use?
I use a stitching program (which assembles the individual images into a single image) called hugin. Here is the web address:
http://hugin.sourceforge.net
It works well and it’s free. Actually, while there are many programs out there that will stitch your panorama, the last time I checked only a couple of them could do the special kind of projection which is used for Tiny Planets. Hugin is one of them.
What else can you tell me?
Well, not too much! The images are very high resolution, most start out at around 50 megapixels, and are cropped to approximately 30 megapixels. The sample images you can view on this site are less than 2 megapixels, so they contain only a small fraction of the detail which is in the full image. Typical cameras today are around 5-10 megapixels, and make pretty nice enlagements. This means each Tiny Planet, at 30 megapixels, will make a really great large sized print.
I have another quesiton! How do I get an answer?
Please send an e-mail and ask me! My e-mail address is: [email protected]
contact information
Tuesday, January 15th, 2008 at 01:05 AM
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Robert Piontek Geschwister Scholl Str 20 14471 Potsdam Germany +49-331-581-8834 [email protected] |
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