ICELAND – Team Iceland made the most of the beautiful weather over the last two days. After spending all day in the field yesterday, we went back after dinner; the lighting was just right to take GigaPan images of the field site.
![Aleks ('14, Dickinson) and Ben (Dickinson) set up the GigaPan to take a panoramic image of the quarry.](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Aleks_Ben.jpg)
Aleks (’14, Dickinson) and Ben (Dickinson) set up the GigaPan to take a panoramic image of the quarry.
![This is a simple panorama made of three images stitched together. The GigaPan system allows us to merge over 100 images to produce a high-resolution image.](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Quarry-Panorama.jpg)
This is a simple panorama made of three images stitched together. The GigaPan system allows us to merge over 100 images to produce a high-resolution image.
![Our plan is to couple the high-resolution GigaPan images with elevation information from the laser range finger. Here, Michael ('16, Wooster) and Ellie ('14, Dickinson) are recording the elevations of contacts along the quarry walls.](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Michael_Ellie.jpg)
Our plan is to couple the high-resolution GigaPan images with elevation information from the laser range finder. Here, Michael (’16, Wooster) and Ellie (’14, Dickinson) are recording the elevations of contacts along the quarry walls.
![Meanwhile, the rest of us are mapping and sampling the different units. Adam ('16, Wooster) and Aleks ('14, Dickinson) are ready to sample a glassy pillow lava.](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Adam_Aleks.jpg)
Meanwhile, the rest of us are mapping and sampling the different units. Adam (’16, Wooster) and Aleks (’14, Dickinson) are ready to sample a glassy pillow lava.
![Liz ('16, Dickinson) carefully describes the mineralogy and vesicularity of a sample.](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Liz.jpg)
Liz (’16, Dickinson) carefully observes the mineralogy and vesicularity of a sample. Photo Credit: Aleks Perpalaj
![Ben and I are having a blast working in the quarry (no pun intended).](http://woostergeologists.scotblogs.wooster.edu/files/2013/05/Ben_Meagen.jpg)
Ben and I are having a blast working in the quarry (no pun intended). We’ve seen a number of interesting features that have our minds racing. Photo Credit: Aleks Perpalaj
Columns & pillow entrails…fascinating connection. Cant wait to see more!
Nice to see a GigaPan being used by students for fieldwork!
Petrologists get such cool field equipment. And lab equipment too, come to think of it.