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Riverside Church Spherical Panorama I: Cropped
1,871 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
The Riverside Church, Manhattan, New York, New York
The Riverside Church, Manhattan, New York, New York
The Riverside Church in Manhattan, is situated at one of the highest points of New York City, overlooking the Hudson River and 122nd Street. Riverside was conceived and built by John D. Rockefeller. It is 100 feet wide and covers two city blocks. Construction began in 1927 with the first service held on October 5, 1930. The Nave seats nearly 2,000 worshipers. The tower rises nearly 400 feet high and houses the carillon’s 20-ton bourdon bell, the largest tuned bell in the world.
I stumbled upon this church during a visit to New York City with my wife in 2013. I was truly amazed at its size and splendor, yet it didn’t feel out of place considering the large scale of the metropolis in which it resides. But how to capture this grandeur in a photo? Take a photo of everything and make it a single photo! While not to everyone’s taste; I’m so fascinated with surreal perspective captured in the final image.
To create a spherical panorama or “little planet”, imagine taking photos of every angle as viewed from where you stand, including the points directly under your feet and straight above you. Combine all those photos into a single image and the end-result would be the view from inside a three-dimensional sphere. Flatten that into two-dimensions and you have what you see here. I chose the vaulted ceiling directly above me as the center point.
The symmetry of twisting lines and bending shapes grab my attention, but even more interesting is the incredible amount of detail found when delving deeper into the image, from the wood-worked carvings, engravings, and stained glass windows. With its impressive architecture and craftsmanship, it was well-worth the hike uptown in Manhattan to visit.
| Date & Time | November 13, 2013: 2:13pm - 3:03pm |
| Location | The Riverside Church, Manhattan, New York, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.811787, -73.963145 |
| Focal Length | 24mm |
| Aperture | f/10 |
| Shutter Speed | 0.6 sec - 10 sec |
| ISO | 250 |
| Number of Exposures | 72 |
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| Total Pixels | 1,870,581,856 |
| Horizontal Pixels | 53,372 |
| Vertical Pixels | 35,048 |
| Aspect Ratio | 1.52 : 1 |
| File Size | 10,689 MB |
| Width @ 300ppi (perfect) | 14.83 feet |
| Height @ 300ppi | 9.74 feet |
| Width @ 150ppi (near-perfect) | 29.65 feet |
| Height @ 150ppi | 19.47 feet |
| Date & Time | November 13, 2013: 2:13pm - 3:03pm |
| Location | The Riverside Church, Manhattan, New York, New York |
| Coordinates | 40.811787, -73.963145 |
| Focal Length | 24mm |
| Aperture | f/10 |
| Shutter Speed | 0.6 sec - 10 sec |
| ISO | 250 |
| Number of Exposures | 72 |
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