I was inspired by Alex's post 40+ Skins, nice work!
Unlike Alex, I am not a graphic designer. However, I have been playing a lot with Photoshop and I have just created my first original skin. I thought I would share, in case it inspires others. Here is a link to the tour:
I didn't use hdr or photomatix on these panos. I have experimented with photomatix, but not on these. It might just be the lighting in some locations in this building that you see.
These are some of the older ones I did last winter/spring. For these I used a Canon Rebel XT with the stock lens. Total number of shot is 38 taking with a spherical pano head and stitched with Realviz Stitcher.
For not being a quote "graphics designer" which by the way means nothing usless you can prove it. You did an outstanding job and like Smooth its real nice to see create original ideas. Thats awesome. :)