Scrub Ridge Trail Night Panoramics

Happy New Year! 

Mid-December of 2019, I went out to the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge to capture some long exposure night time 360-degree panoramic image at the 1-mile loop Scrub Ridge Trail. Below you can view two of the 360-degree images I captured along with the resulting “little planet” or “tiny planet” photos. The scrub ridge trail is located just a few miles north of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. 

Click on the image below to look around and make sure you turn your speakers up for this one, I added some audio!

Double click on the tour for fullscreen mode.

Below are two of the 360-degree panoramic images in a stereographic projection often referred to little planets or tiny planets. 

Little planet projection at the trailhead of the Scrub Ridge Trail in the Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge in Florida.

Scrub Ridge Trail night little planet

Gear Used:

Camera – Canon 6d mkii
Lens – Canon 8-15mm f4
Tripod – Manfrotto 055XPROB Pro Aluminum Tripod
Pano Head – Customized Nodal Ninja R1, Advanced Rotator
Adobe Lightroom
Adobe Photoshop
Photomatix
Autopano Giga
Pano2VR
Small flashlight

If you have any questions about how I create these panoramic images, please leave a comment below. 

About the trail:

The Scrub Ridge Trail is about a 1-mile loop through some unique habitat. If hiking in the day, expect it to take 30-40 minutes to walk. The trail starts off on some sandy limestone and then runs through a scrub area, which eventually turns to a grassy covers road that runs between a freshwater impoundment and the natural scrub habitat. Hikers often see the Scrub Jay, Gopher Tortoise, squirrel, and other endangered species.  

For more information trail, visit the Merritt Island Wildlife Association website. View more images I have taken at the trail here.