The Impossible Photograph
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Still can’t figure out how this one was done.
by RidesAPaleHorse
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Rotating panoramic slit camera mounted mid-bridge and pointed center down.
Hi Ginn,
Miss you in the Lounge, but I see you are busy, so I’ll make this quick. Is there a URL for that pic? Would like to send it to a few friends.
Thanks
Man soon you’ll be in direct competition with LGF…good luck
So? >>>>>moi (accept no imitations)
Re: #1 Al
That’s what I thought. Just wondering how high the camera had to be mounted. At first I thought it was a composite but after scrutinizing it in Photoshop I couldn’t see anywhere it could have been spliced.
You say camera, could it be a lens? If so….I WANT one!
Helluva shot anyway.
So:
Here’s a link to the photo in my collection.
http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w222/RidesAPaleHorse/bridge.jpg
Let me know if it works for ya.
RAPH
So:
I checked that link. Didn’t seem to work very well. Try this one
http://x47.xanga.com/b9f8810531230182695917/w4939894.jpg
It was done with a panoramic camera. Not the ones we see today which can take extra-wide photos, by the kind using real film which is exposed by a slit allowing light through. As the camera rotates on a handle, the film is advanced and exposed by the slit.