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Re: Future of the WWP
G. Donald Bain 2004-Nov-27 18:23:00
Caroling (et al),
I am just polishing up my essay expanding on the theme "sanctuary". It
should be out this weekend, along with details of the next World Wide
Panorama. Landis and Markus have been doing some great behind the
scenes technical work to make it even better than the previous events.
Don
On Nov 27, 2004, at 8:32 AM, Caroling wrote:
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> Hello, I've been gone for months and suddenly wondered about a
> December solstice
> shoot. I'm overjoyed to hear of Sanctuary. I visited the Wiki at
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanctuary
> and added this line:
> "Sanctuary can be a personal term; an individual can find or create a
> personal
> sanctuary."
> In terms of my dictionary, a sanctuary is the most holy part of a
> sacred place, which
> could be called a "sanctum".
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> Does anyone remember Sacred Worlds? It is still on the web:
> http://www.vrview.com/sacredworlds/
> Read the About page. The theme could be close to Sanctuary in a wider
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> personal subjective context than that defined by a Church or official
> organization.
> You'll also see some marvelously creative QTVRs there. Not so
> technically advanced
> as today's big sharp images, but imaginatively still relevant.
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> On the QTVR list, there was extensive discussion of the meaning of
> Sacred World.
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> I've been working on a sanctuary pano for a year or more. I took
> images in the forest
> out back of my condo, fearing the impact of new building construction
> nearby. I
> wonder if the "before" pictures will be like a relic that I can embed
> in the "after"
> pictures, being my connection to the pristine state of nature I revere
> as holy.
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> Thanks for an inspiring and fascinating theme!
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> --- In #removed#, Landis <#removed#> wrote:
>> We also
>> announced the theme for the December solstice (Sanctuary)
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> We won't be holding you to *our*
>> definition of 'sanctuary'. Figure out your own (church, open field,
>> closet, beautiful landscape, whatever) and tell us about it in your
>> caption.
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