Zauchensee Panorama

Zauchensee Panorama

Inspired by the documentation for Wee Planets, I created this panorama with Hugin, an outstanding tool for aligning, joining, blending and correcting images. I simply followed the installation instructions and threw six relatively carelessly-taken photos at it to obtain this result. It was reported as a “very bad fit” by Hugin, which may indicate the quality that can be achieved with care. The original size is available here.

Hugin includes everything needed to quickly create panoramas: I did not have to use separately autopano-sift or Enblend.

Great fun and highly recommended.

This morning: a 10k walk on Rossbrand’s loipe

Rossbrand 19, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Excellent views: poor visibility. Few good photos.

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Feasible Easter skiing?



Wanderung 37, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

The runs in this shot are presently closed, but covered in snow, horrible melting snow. If the temperature drops and a little snow falls, an Easter ski here may yet be feasible.

Altenmarkt to Radstadt, the long way

A worthwhile drive:


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Dachstein cornice



Dachstein cornice, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

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Zauchensee today

Zauchensee 4, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Great weather and skiing above the clouds, though we were on foot today, expecting the warm weather to have reached this high.

Dachstein skywalk: No fear – the cracks are harmless!

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Kite skiing

Kite skiing, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Good practice for the water?

Saab in Austrian Alps

Saab in Austrian Alps 3, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Despite recent heavy snow, roads were clear at all altitudes. Click on the photo for more shots from today.

Alpine road

IMG_3464, originally uploaded by stevenjbaker.

Reasonably pleased with this gently modified shot.