Casa Loma, Toronto

Explored Jul 21, 2012 #414

 

120 degree panorama of Casa Loma, Toronto, Canada.

 

Casa Loma, located in midtown Toronto, was originally a residence for millionaire financier Sir Henry Mill Pellatt. However, Sir Henry lost his fortune - and Casa Loma - during the depression after World War I. Since then, the Gothic Revival castle has served as a luxury hotel and nightclub during prohibition, a top-secret World War II military research lab, and since then, as a museum operated by the Kiwanis Club.

 

Casa Loma has been used for many movies. Most recently, as the interior of Dr. Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters in the X-Men films. Watch the movies and you'll see Casa Loma in all the hallway scenes, Dr. Xavier's study, the conservatory where mutant children learn to channel their skills, and the old stables, where Cyclops keeps his bike.

 

The building was also in David Cronenberg’s Dead Ringers and doubled as Hogwarts in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

 

Image details:

 

Camera: Fujifilm X10

Panorama gear: Nodal Ninja 5 panorama head, EZ Leveler II, Manfrotto 055MF4 Carbon Fiber tripod

Focal length: 7.1mm

Exposure: M4:3, A, ISO100, 1/90th, F/9, nine vertical JPG exposures

Processing: Microsoft Microsoft Image Composite Editor (ICE) panorama software, Photoshop CS3 (color correction, cropping)

 

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