Example 2:
Promenade on the Playa at Burning Man, September 2, 2000.

I wanted recreate an afternoon walkabout at Burning Man. Festively attired, our group of five promenaded on the Playa, visiting the amazing art installations and greeting fellow burners. During these three hours, I took individual photos of the people and the art. Several months later, I wanted to put some of these photos together in one panorama collage, just like my mind was remembering the walkabout.

1. I created a background panorama in Photoshop. To create a more surreal effect, I used just a single photo of the desert, mountains and clouds, reversing it back to back and blending four images into a repetitive panorama landscape below. To create more blank canvas, I repeated a strip of playa over and over, making a noticeable ripple effect in the strange-looking artificial landscape below.

5. In the final composition, the images placed on the background cover some discontinuities, but leave enough mirroring and repetition for the desired surreal effect. Three hours of time and space have been folded into one panorama. To see a 22" version click here.