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Hey there followers of my blog here, I haven’t written in a while. Sorry, but I got busy undergoing the certification process for being a Google Trusted Photographer.  As a trusted photographer, I’m certified to photograph Virtual Tours of businesses that have a Google places listing.  I’ll be sure to post a few here on this blog as I do them.  In the meanwhile, I’ve created a web page to showcase this new service I’m offering, http://www.panospin.com/businessphotosgoogle.html.

My area of coverage is the Greater Boston area and beyond. I love going to Southern Maine and Coastal New Hampshire. Vermont is a bit far for me, but I can go to Rhode Island and the Greater Hartford, Connecticut area. If you’re on Cape Cod, that’s great as I love traveling there also.

The Royal Gorge Bridge is in Cañon City, Colorado, and I knew I had to visit to because I’m deathly afraid of heights. I wanted to challenge myself and face my fear, hopefully without passing out on the bridge.  As I walked across, it really wasn’t that bad as I stayed focused on the middle of the bridge and didn’t look out over the edge too much.  The spacing between the planks was at times, quite wide, and I could see to the river below.

In the virtual tour image taken, there is a guy lying face down as he shoots photos through the plank spaces. I tried to do the same, but just writing about my failed attempt is enough to make me sweat, lol.  I was surprised to see that cars are able to drive across the bridge, and of course, no one heeds the 10 m.p.h speed limit so as they drove by, the planks shook, as did my courage.

I also took the tram ride across and that was not bad at I was stuffed in a tram car not looking out over the edge. Same thing with the railcar I took to the bottom of the gorge.

Cheyenne Mountain is in Colorado Springs, CO and is known for NORAD. Every year on December 24, NORAD will track Santa Claus. At the base of this mountain, inside the State Park, is a small amphitheater where this virtual tour image was taken.

European Manor is a beautiful store in Wellesley that offers European style gifts and fine home furnishings. They  specialize in exquisite reproduction furniture, mirrors, table lamps, wall sconces and chandeliers, sofa pillows, jewelry,  and other accessories.  Please enjoy the view from inside their store. I sure did! Ask for Pat when you stop by, she’ll take care of you.

 

 Tess Gerritsen is a medical doctor turned thriller author whose books frequently get on the New York Times bestsellers lists. She created the characters Boston Police Detective Jane Rizzoli and Medical Examiner Maura Isles, and a TNT television series, Rizzoli & Isles, is based on these characters.

Since Tess’ books contain much mystery around homicides and police work, I thought it would be a fun photo shoot to do if Tess played the role of a femme fatale who is about to shoot a hapless detective. Our little twist on this theme though, was to have the detective be reading Tess’ newest novel “The Silent Girl”, which is, of course, on the NY Times Bestseller List for hardcover fiction.

Our hapless detective was gladly portrayed by Leo Anthony, publishing MAN of the Asian Boston Media Group empire.  Some still images can be seen at my flickr set.

The Sons of Liberty was a grassroots organization of patriots, led by Samuel Adams, who opposed the taxation and other acts declared  by King George. Other famous members included Paul Revere, Patrick Henry, and John Hancock.  This monument in Boston, at the outskirts of Chinatown, is placed at this location because the “Liberty Tree” where the group held their meetings was originally at the junction of Washington and Essex Street in Boston.

If you look at the wall of the building where the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles is, you can see another memorial plaque with a tree. Further information about the original elm tree is available at Wikipedia.

Captain John Parker (July 13, 1729– September 17, 1775) was an American farmer and soldier who commanded the Massachusetts militia at Lexington during the Battles of Lexington and Concord on April 19, 1775.

He had instructed his men, “Stand your ground. Don’t fire unless fired upon, but if they mean to have a war, let it begin here.” In that battle, a British bayonet killed his cousin Jonas Parker. After his men dispersed from the Lexington green, Parker re-organized his men to attack the British regulars from a hill that ran perpendicular to the road that the Regulars were retreating on. He, along with Lincoln militia, fired upon the British column, killing Colonel Smith, and the last uninjured officer of the British 10th light foot, Captain Parsons. This location is now called “Parker’s Revenge.”

John Parker was already sick with tuberculosis on April 19, and died a few months after. Parker’s grandson donated his musket to the state of Massachusetts and it hangs today in the Massachusetts State House Senate Chamber. Behind the statue is the Lexington Battle Green, and off to the right, the yellow building is Buckman Tavern.

I love it when my clients post the virtual tours I create for them onto their websites because very often, their own web designers put in additional design elements that I have not seen. This is because I hand over the virtual tour which consists of just the rotating 360 degree image, and they still have to place it into their website in an interesting way. The flattened 360 degree image is shown above but to see it rotate at the Meat House website, just click on the photo. Their great website was designed by my friends over at 451 Marketing.

Here is a link to my Meat House Virtual Tour.  This tour was taken at their Brookline, Massachusetts location which was selected for its beauty and grandeur.  We started shooting after they closed at 9 PM.  Even though it looks like the butcher shop is devoid of people, there were probably a dozen helpers to move racks and food around for overall general staging activities.

Although the interior photograph is nice, I thought you might want to see THE MEAT, so here it is: