Any ideas on this technique?

[Tony Green]

Any ideas on how to pull off this shot? I'm guessing some sort of panoramic blending but the circle seems really smooth.

[Alecio]

OK, I researched on www.google.com for you
http://dirksphotoblog.wordpress.com/2006/09/06/tutorial-create-your-own-planets/

[Tony Green]

@alecio Thanks a lot

[Kylie Martin]

application called mini planet or small world - something like that

[Stacy ♥ DOF]

you can get a "tiny planets" app for iphone that will do this effect - it's the "tube" vs the "planet". they have a high-res option on the app for 2000x2000 pixel images.

[Marlene Chabot]

COOL - gotta try it! Thanks for posting, and thanks Alecio!

[Sarah White]

Oooo cool. I've seen these so many times and wanted to try and that link has a GIMP mention. Thank you @alecio for that link.

[Rachael]

Is this doable with any software thats not iphone? I love it

[Sarah White]

I used this technique yesterday on this shot:



To get this.



I also used the rainbow gradient that I'd learnt about from @flamez, was great fun playing around with it.

@rachaeleine I used GIMP to do mine and was really simple to do.

[Luke]

If you have photoshop it is under filter/Distort/Polar Co-ordinates.

[Christopher Byrd]