Incredible interactive panorama lets you fly through Manhattan
Unique image was created from panoramic pictures of New York electronically stitched together
Sergey Semenov, the Russian amateur photographer who created it, this week won a major photography prize for the incredible image
Image is just one of several incredible panoramic images to triumph at the Pano Awards for panoramic photography
It is an astonishing view of Manhattan, showing Central Park and its surrounding skyscrapers from a unique perspective.
The astonishing image, which has just won a prestigious photography award, was created from a 360-degree panorama that lets you tour one of the world’s most impressive cities and zoom into tiny detail - all from the comfort of your computer.
The breathtaking image and its accompanying panorama was created by Sergey Semenov of Russia.
Scroll down to try the interactive version of the image (may not work on mobile devices)
The incredible Manhattan panorama that won creator Sergey Semenov of Russia a prestigious prize
The incredible Manhattan panorama that won creator Sergey Semenov of Russia a prestigious prize
source: airpano.com
It was made using thousands of photographs of the city stitched together from helicopter tours during summer 2011.
This was then electronically ‘flattened’ to create the 2D image that won Semenov the best amateur award from the International Pano Awards, a contest for panoramic photographers.
‘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, a panoramic picture site, which led to the image.
‘My first conscious acquaintance with photography happened in 2003 when a 1.3 Mp digital simple hand-held camera appeared in my hands,’ Sergey said.
Comment: Yes, it’s from the Daily Fail, but it’s still nifty!