# Photosynth Competition!

[![](http://blogs.msdn.com/blogfiles/ukhe/WindowsLiveWriter/AberdeengetsbusywithPhotosynth_DC41/image_3.png)](http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=e1f6f4ea-0e89-4f0f-83d3-24d184153972&i=0:0:0&z=418.9352784000001&g=0&p=0:0&m=false&c=6.6708:-10.486:-0.194279&d=-1.53925:-0.511097:-0.496663)In the last issue of NewsFeed we highlighted Photosynth, an application from Microsoft that lets you create three-dimensional representations of places and objects using digital images. Well it appears some of you have already been busy 'synthing' over the summer because Mike Whyment from the University of Aberdeen recently won [an amateur Photosynth competition](http://blogs.msdn.com/ukhe/archive/2008/09/08/aberdeen-gets-busy-with-photosynth.aspx) being run by [Ray Fleming](http://blogs.msdn.com/user/Profile.aspx?UserID=66506) at [Microsoft's UK Higher Education Blog](http://blogs.msdn.com/ukhe/default.aspx). Mike [Photosynthed Elphinstone Hall](http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=e1f6f4ea-0e89-4f0f-83d3-24d184153972&i=0:0:0&z=418.9352784000001&g=0&p=0:0&m=false&c=6.6708:-10.486:-0.194279&d=-1.53925:-0.511097:-0.496663) during a recent open day with almost 500 images winning himself a goody bag of a handful of 4GB memory sticks and a little pile of software boxes. Ray has another goody bag to give away before the end of the month *"for the best synth of **either** the room you spend your day in **or** a building on campus that you’re proud of (inside or out)".* This post by Ray has [more details about the competition](http://blogs.msdn.com/ukhe/archive/2008/08/22/exploring-photos-in-3d.aspx). Here's my attempt: