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prague 360

Posted on: 20 December 2009

We love a good panorama. And they don’t get much better than this. Currently, the world’s largest spherical panorama photo, 360cities have captured spectacular views of  the Prague skyline. Shot from the top of the Prague TV Tower, the 3d scene simultaneously achieves a high vantage point and also a convenient omission of the city’s controversial eyesore. Shot with a canon 5d mark 2, hundreds of photos were stitched together to produce a final 18 gigapixel image – enough to make any other camera bleed with inadequacy, and with a zoom level that even makes CSI believable. Screenshots of course do it no justice, just have a look for yourselves.

Prague panorama @ 360cities.net

light art performance photography

Posted on: 3 April 2009

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The use of long exposure times to drastically alter the look of what would be ordinary photographs is nothing new; the technique is used prevalently in night photography to pick out details that would otherwise be lost in the dark. Motion blurs can often be an undesireable byproduct, but in certain cases are intentional and can even be the most striking aspect of the image.

Which is where striking may be even be an understatement in the case of the Light Art Performance Project, which combines coloured lights and carefully choreographed movement alongside long exposure times to produce stunningly unreal, yet completely real scenes. continue reading »

100 metre photo

Posted on: 26 January 2009

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In the summer of 2007, photographer Simon Hoegsberg took it upon himself to capture images of 178 people all from the same spot, in Warschauer Strasse, Berlin. Stitching a selection together he has created an image over 100m long. Presented beautifully in a smooth and intuitive interface – its beauty and thought provocation is only matched by its morbidity. Titled “We’re all Gonna Die – 100m of existence”, Hoegsberg successfully manages to capture a snapshot of many lives, each portraying a small glimpse into their personal stories.
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