These two started my interest, and got me making Spherical Panoramas.           (be sure to scroll down for more info)
Carel Struycken.  I thought I recognized him from MST3K  Monster A GoGo. But, that would have made him, like, 93 years old, and that didn't make any sense.  So, off to the IMDB.
Turns out,  he does a type of photography I'd never heard off, spherical panoramas. I also thought, his panoramas were about the coolest things I'd ever seen.  You can see his panoramas are at:
http://www.sphericalpanoramas.com/

Carel Struycken's movie/acting web site is:
http://www.carelstruycken.com/		 Carel Struycken Spherical panoramas require some specialized equipment.  Unfortunately,  most of that equipment is way too expensive for a causal "think I'll shot a few panos and see if I like it" approach.  I would have never ventured into these waters if it hadn't been for the Nodal Ninja.  And now that I'm in these waters, I think that the Nodal Ninja is the only pano head I'll ever need.

Nodal Ninja's web site is:
http://www.nodalninja.com/
 Nodal Ninja

What is a Spherical Panorama?
A spherical panorama is a three dimensional image with the viewer at it's center.  It's like looking at a globe, from the inside.  A panorama can also be flattened in the same way a globe can be flattened to produce a map.
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So, how do I view these three dimensional images?
Spherical panoramas can be viewed just like a web page on a web browser.  They require either a DevalVR, Quick Time, or, a Flash plugin to view.  Most web browsers have either Quick Time or Flash already on them and the panorama should pop right up.  However, the best plugin is DevalVR.  It's much smoother than Quick Time or Flash.  It's free, and the download is very small and requires no effort on your part to install. The main web site is here:  http://www.devalvr.com/  For instant download go here: http://www.devalvr.com/paginas/instalacion/