I took several photo's of the environment around the building to explore the potential of PhotoSynth. The following are the images I used.
The Results:
The synth was a success 100% match. The resulting synth can only be viewed online at the above link. It can not be exported for use in other programs which is disappointing. The following are screen shots of my synth.
This software could be useful during the site analysis phase of the design process. The 3d panoramic images can be created and saved online so that interstate/international firms working on a project can view them. It would also be a good tool for creating visual aids for potential clients to help them better understand the project.
I believe that the software would be more useful if the resulting images could be exported into other programs or saved as different file types. This way they could be brought into programs such as Photoshop and in design or Powerpoint and incorporated into a presentation.
Shown below are print screens of the resulting synth.
