How did they get the camera up there??

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Took this from another forum (biking forum) and alot of people including me would like to know how they did this, where was the camera and how was it positioned??

Any ideas??

Please tell us

Thanks spike
 
My guess is that its taken from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Ian
 
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Could be one of those mast systems? With an ultra-wide fitted, they really do give the impression that the photo has been taken from higher than it was. We used one for the Evesham festival a few years ago - the mast was about 20-metres but gave a view that was immense....
 
Kemble3 said:
My guess is that its taken from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

Ian
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No. If you rotate the picture down you will see the Eiffel right below and some distance away as well.

Posted a few seconds too late!
 
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specialman said:
Could be one of those mast systems? With an ultra-wide fitted, they really do give the impression that the photo has been taken from higher than it was. We used one for the Evesham festival a few years ago - the mast was about 20-metres but gave a view that was immense....
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Sounds possible, tieing a mast to the top of a mast on the top of the tower.
 
specialman said:
Could be one of those mast systems? With an ultra-wide fitted, they really do give the impression that the photo has been taken from higher than it was. We used one for the Evesham festival a few years ago - the mast was about 20-metres but gave a view that was immense....
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A mast so much higher than the Eiffel? !!!
 
A mast on top of the tower...

Then a bit of a clonejob on the shots that included the mast.

It's gotta be the way -
 
MisterE said:
No. If you rotate the picture down you will see the Eiffel right below and some distance away as well.

Posted a few seconds too late!
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That blows my theory out the window then :bonk: Back to plan B

Cheers

Ian
 
RichardtheSane said:
A mast on top of the tower...

Then a bit of a clonejob on the shots that included the mast.

It's gotta be the way -
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If the mast was from the top of the tower then as the picture rotates the top of the tower would remain the centre of rotation. But it doesn't. Centre the cursor on the tower and during the course of a revolution it moves away some distance. Yes, there could be an offset beam, but I think it would have to be some considerable length and what would be the point?
 
Could it be one of those new-breed remote contol 'copters - the ones with 4 rotors, 1 in each corner - with some nifty stabilization to keep it static in the air?

There's talk of them being used for surveilance so I wouldn't be surprised if they'd be up to the job.
 
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My guess is they climbed to the top of the Eiffel Tower and then launched something like a Draganflyer.



ETA: Same as ZoneV's suggestion that was posted while I was finding a link. :)
 
It's a pretty clever photo merge of an aerial photo and a panorama from the tower. Zoom in on the area surrounding the tower, you'll see the join, the changes in perspective and resolution.
 
These virtual tours are actually done from helicopters, the photo merge part that you are referring to is the 'nadir' shot (the bit directly down), always the hardest part to blend together and especially from a helicopter where you cannot directly control the height to be approximately the same as the rest of the shots taken, although adjustments for perspective can be made.
 
SpikeK6 said:
It looks far too still for that though, thought a ballon would not saty in one place long enough
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The only reason I said that was the fact if you Google Paris panoramic there is another version out there and if rotate up there is a hot air balloon directly above it.
 
Would think it'll be done with a remote helicopter, something like a Draganflyer and controlled by someone on top of the tower. Been very well done though, would like to see more cities done the same.
 
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