Panorama of the Week: Blue Sky Quito, Ecuador
Filed Under: Quito, Ecuador — at 2,800 meters (9,200 feet) in elevation, it’s just a bit closer to the sky than most capital cities. Walk around Quito’s old town and you’ll feel it — not only because of the slight shortness of breath you might experience, but also because of the inimitable cloud-popping blue sky overhead. It’s so surreal that you sometimes feel you can reach up and touch it — if only you could stretch just a little bit more.
Throw in a few parks, dramatic staircases, and a few of Quito’s impressive colonial churches like San Francisco Church below, and you’ve got yourself a visual that you just might never forget.
And no, that sky is not photoshopped.
Panorama: San Francisco Church in Quito, Ecuador
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August 17th, 2011 at 6:39 pm
Wow, beautiful sky…and church!
August 17th, 2011 at 6:49 pm
@Laura: Yes, it is beautiful, isn’t it? Quito’s old town is a special place.
August 17th, 2011 at 8:42 pm
Have been to this square
Very nice!
August 18th, 2011 at 2:43 am
@Claire: Hope this pano brought back some good memories. It is a lovely place. And still can’t get over the clouds!
August 18th, 2011 at 12:22 pm
nice shot of the sky and i love those buildings
August 18th, 2011 at 4:56 pm
Audrey, that is a lovely pano photo! Our family was in Quito this past spring during Semana Santa, and the plaza shown in your photo was packed with people. We didn’t have the spectacular sky that you enjoyed. However, the Semana Santa procession was incredible, with thousands of robed cucuruchos and other participants–an experience that we will never forget!
August 18th, 2011 at 4:57 pm
These are so cool! How do you make these panoramas?
August 18th, 2011 at 5:12 pm
@Henry: The colonial buildings in Quito’s old town are impressive. This is just one of many beautiful churches in the area.
@Kathy: Glad you enjoyed this! Must have been such fun to see Quito during Semana Santa – I can only imagine the colors and festivities.
@Jordan: It’s a secret
Actually, it’s a combination of using an 8mm fisheye lens (4-5 shots) and stitching the images together with some software (AutoPano Giga) and then creating a flash tour from the panoramic image using AutoPano Tour. It takes some practice to get the initial shots right, but over time it gets a bit better.
August 19th, 2011 at 11:38 am
when were these shots taken
August 19th, 2011 at 12:02 pm
@Henry: Our Quito panoramas were taken in July/August 2009.
June 3rd, 2012 at 5:34 am
Awesome Panorama and minus the tourists is always a better experience, we loved Quito too.
June 10th, 2012 at 12:33 am
@Jo: Glad you enjoyed this pano! And yes, minus lots of tourists is always nice
June 10th, 2012 at 1:39 am
Just checked in and listened to you guys on You Tube this arvo, love your mission and hope we meet someday, somewhere!
June 10th, 2012 at 12:10 pm
@Jo: Thanks for responding and your support for our mission. Hope our paths cross somewhere…the world is big & small all at the same time
Now I’m intrigued – which video were you watching on YouTube?
June 12th, 2012 at 7:47 pm
@audrey this is the video where I met you!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eMpt3BmOREE
July 3rd, 2012 at 2:08 pm
@Jo: Thanks for sharing! Heather & Adam are great – had a good time with them in Berlin last summer.