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I just got an email notice from Bubbleshare that they will no longer be available. For those of you that don't know, Bubbleshare was a photosharing website with a lot of innovative features. Unfortunately they couldn't figure out a way to make money.
Back in 2000 a photo site (I believe was called photopoint) where I uploaded all my photos to also went bankrupt. Without warning all photos were no longer accessible, and the site was shut down. My photos were gone in cyberspace forever.
Don't let that happen to you. Make backups, upload to several photo sites, save on DVD, and store your most important photos/files on archival media, print them out and store them somewhere safe!
Bubbleshare had the decency to send out this email to warn all users to download all their photos:
"Dear Bubbleshare member –
As of November 15, 2009, Bubbleshare.com will no longer be available and all links to all albums and photos will cease to function (including existing links within emails, blogs, etc). To access your photos in the future you will need to download your photos prior to November 15, 2009.
To save your images to your desktop, simply click the "Download Album" link next to your albums and double click on original photos. Your photos will then be saved to your desktop.
Again, all photos and albums must be removed prior to November 15, 2009. Effective immediately, you will no longer be able to upload any new photos or albums.
We apologize for the inconvenience. It was our pleasure to assist you with your photo sharing needs.
Thank you.
Sincerely,
The Bubbleshare Team"
Most recently I've tried out:
Microsoft Pro Photo Tools for geotagging and ITPC tagging.
Microsoft Photosynth for a 3D experience. This is a very interesting proof of concept which I look forward to pulling out my old photographs for. Wow - just check it out.
Microsoft Image Composite Editor for Panos.
These tools are all FREE, and I'm definitely recommending any photographer to add these to their software arsenal.
If you have an iphone, the solution is simple and cheap. Buy Pano from the Apple store for $2.99. I've stitched some pretty good examples using it which I will post later.
There is also the gigapan robotic panoramic head which I used to create these gigapans. The robotic head with software will set you back $400.00 (you supply a compatible camera) so it's not for everyone.
There is another good option at a much more reasonable $49.95. i2align's Quickage software takes all your random handheld shots from your phone, cheap camera, or regular digital camera and automatically stitches them together, color corrects, exposure corrects, distortion corrects and presents you with one big high resolution image.
7 day free un-handicapped trial. Check it out!
When I get a chance, I'm going to have one of my computers process some shots I took from Tahoe over the weekend and compare them with Autopano, and gigapan's own software.
I will be sharing some pics and panoramics from Tahoe this year. I'm hoping to catch the last bit of snow before the season ends this weekend.
First some important IT visits this morning then off to Tahoe!
I'm still deciding on what equipment list to bring this time around. I will be focusing on scenic panoramics. Well off to finish packing now.