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Photo of the Week: Aerial Panorama of Manhattan


January 15, 2013 By

In the Epson International Photographic Pano Awards, Russian photographer Sergey Semonov submitted the above image (click here to enlarge) -- and took first place in the amateur category, The Atlantic Cities reported.

As part of a small team called AirPano, Semonov travels around the world creating 360-degree, 3-D aerial panoramas just like this one -- of the Golden Gate Bridge, the Taj Mahal, Dubai City and the Swiss Alps, to name a few. 

 

Most often, the team shoots from helicopters and then stitches the images together. Below is another view of New York City, this time by setting a tripod out of a window:

 

 


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G-Man    |    Commented January 16, 2013

This might be the coolest thing I've ever seen.

jessejack    |    Commented February 14, 2013

daer panorama of manhatan when will can to say the elocuency in history the origen of design the new york city., in example buildings an other objetives .


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