Le 2012-06-03 15:10, Orchid Win7 v1 a écrit :
>>>> Yes, but not in this case. It's stitched together from multiple images
>>>> into the appropriate projection.
>>>
>>> How is that possible, thought? How would you ever hold the camera still
>>> enough?
>>
>> A tripod.
>
> So how do you shoot 360° without the tripod in view?

If one take the ltteral interpretation of your question, then the answer 
is easy:  The tripod is below the field of view of the camera. 
Therefore you can rotate the camera a full 360° about the z axis without 
ever seeing the tripod legs.

What you meant to ask was "how do you shoot a complete spherical view 
without seeing the tripod?  Then the answer is two fold:
- there are tripods that allow you to also rotate the camera to point 
straight up or straight down.
- the photographer can take multiple shots with the camera legs in 
different spots and then overlay those shots to take out the camera legs 
(just like SFX guys do in movies, for example when they rotoscope out 
Gary Sinise's legs in forrest Gump)
- The photographer used the clone stamp tool to "erase" the tripod legs.

Also, in the APoD picture I linked, you can clearly see the tripod legs 
in the center of the pic.

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