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The Best Aerial Image of New York City You’ll Ever See
Ok, technically, it’s a stitched-together panorama, but just look at it. Click to enlarge it.
This is a great image of a city that seems designed to bring great images into being. Sergey Semonov, a Russian photographer, submitted the image to the Epson International Photographic Pano Awards, and took first prize in the amateur category.Semonov works on a small noncommercial team called AirPano, which travels the globe creating these 3D aerial panoramas. They shoot from helicopters and then stitch the images together. Mostly, they produce these spherical panoramas that I find confusing to navigate, but clearly this one has been flattened for our viewing pleasure.“I shoot landscapes, spheres from helicopter, gig-pixel panoramas as well as manipulate Photoshop and prepare the photos to be printed in a huge size and organize photo-exhibitions,” Semonov wrote of his work at AirPano. “I like new, progressive and unique things.”
Along with the images of Manhattan, you can find many other beautiful/interesting places, including the Golden Gate Bridge, Taj Mahal, Dubai City, the Alps, and the Pyramids.
UPDATE: It’s worth noting that this image — while definitely real — also has some serious distortions of building height. I don’t know the exact specifics, but think of a world map. You know how it makes Greenland seem big in some projections? That’s kind of what we’re seeing here.
UPDATE 2: Designer Danya Henninger offers, “It’s likely made like a regular 360-degree virtual tour and then mapped flat with Vedutismo projection.”
Behind the scenes of the preparation for tonight’s ball drop in Times Square.
(Photos by Anthony Quintano of NBC)
“Street Photos” Showing What New York City Looks Like to a Bicycle
For his project titled “NYC By Bike,” photographer Tom Olesnevich attached his DSLR to the underside of his bicycle, and then snapped photographs while riding around in various areas of the city. The resulting photographs offer an interesting look at how the rear wheels of bikes see the Big Apple.
Here’s what Olesnevich tells us about the project and how he shot the photos:I’m a sports photographer by trade. My close personal friends also know that I’m an avid cyclist. But when I tell people that I live in NYC and ride my bike here, I get all sorts of curious glances. I have photos of myself riding all over the country and in Europe, but none of NYC. So this spring I set out to show what riding in NYC looks and feels like, to me.
I’m the rider in all of the shots. They were taken with a Nikon D40 (gasp!), attached upside down to the bike with a GorillaPod, and triggered via infrared remote.
There are certainly risks with having your DSLR hanging in such a precarious location. He tells us of one “funny story”:
I’m riding west along 42nd street fairly quickly when I hear a clunk. I quickly stop and turn around just in time to see my camera go tumbling down the street, under a semi. Thankfully it kept right on tumbling under the truck and popped out the other side, only slightly worse for wear! That put an end to shooting that day, ha!
Tonight’s stunning sky over NYC. (Via. Twitter)
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The Flatiron Building at night (By R.J. Caputo)
Fun Fact:
When the Flatiron Building first opened, female tenants were at a disadvantage, as the building’s designers had failed to include any ladies’ restrooms. Management had to designate bathrooms for men and women on alternating floors.
Another oddity is, to reach the top floor, the 21st, which was added in 1905, three years after the building was completed, a second elevator has to be taken from the 20th floor; on that floor, the bottoms of the windows are chest-high.
Tom’s Restaurant, as seen on Seinfeld:
Despite the fact that this groundbreaking sitcom was primarily filmed in L.A., its most noteworthy location—the diner where Jerry, Elaine, Kramer and George (as well as the assorted motley characters who populated the series) hung out—is a real Manhattan diner. The Morningside Heights restaurant also inspired Suzanne Vega’s 1987 hit “Tom’s Diner.” 2880 Broadway at 112th St
