Okay, let's say that you've never been to the Tramor Cafeteria. A friend of yours takes a photo while he is in St. Petersburg. He snaps a shot of people sitting down to eat in the cafeteria. You look at the shot and say to yourself, "It's an okay shot but I'd sure like to see the famous blue sky ceiling and the arches I keep hearing about."

Well, there is a technology that allows you to take a photo that "sees" in all directions. Listed below are moving photos I took using the IPIX technology. (You don't need anything special on your computer to view them.) This technology uses a digital camera and a fisheye lens to produce one of the most spectacular multimedia features on the Internet. 

Directions Note 1: Click on any of the two links below with your right mouse button. When a menu pops up, choose "save target as" or "save link as." Remember where you have saved it. The photos are saved as an "executable," which means all the photo names have ".exe" at the end. 

Directions Note 2: Find the photo you saved and double-click on it. When the photo opens, it will be "moving." At any time, you can put your mouse pointer on the photo and hold your mouse button down. When you do, simply drag your mouse in any direction and the photo will move in that direction. 

Attn. Mac Users -- Unfortunately, these IPIX shots do not work on a Macintosh.

From the "Deck" -- This 360-degree shot is taken from the 2nd-floor "deck" that is sometimes used by a band when live music is played.

From Under the Light -- This 360-degree image is taken on floor level, just beneath the famous light fixture that sits in the middle of the room.