Picture of the Day: Unreal Ceiling Fresco in Germany

UNREAL CEILING FRESCO IN GERMANY

Painted on the nave of St. Paulinus’ Church in Trier, Germany, is this incredible fresco by Rococo artist Christoph Thomas Scheffler (1699-1756). The fresco portrays scenes from the life of St Paulinus and depictions of the martyrdom of the Theban Legion.

A Baroque church, St. Pailunus’ was constructed between 1734 and 1753. The image above is a vertical panorama stitched from 11 separate photographs. To truly appreciate the amazing detail of this painting, be sure to check out the 10.14 mb 3800 x 7809 pixel version on Wikimedia Commons.

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Portraits of Fans Emulating their Idols at Concerts

Between 2004 and 2007, photographer James Mollison attended concerts across Europe and the USA with a mobile photography studio, inviting fans of each music star or band to pose for their portrait outside the gig.

He subsequently combined portraits of eight to ten fans for each performer into a single lineup, making a single panoramic image in each case. With a total of over 500 individual portraits, in 62 panoramic images, The Disciples is a fascinating take on contemporary music culture and the tribalism invoked by popular music stars.

On his website, Mollison remarks:

“As I photographed the project I began to see how the concerts became events for people to come together with surrogate ‘families’, a chance to relive their youth or try and be part of a scene that happened before they were born.”

Mollison was born in Kenya in 1973 and grew up in England. After studying Art and Design at Oxford Brookes University, and later film and photography at Newport School of Art and Design, he moved to Italy to work at Benetton’s creative lab, Fabrica. Since August 2011 Mollison has been working as a creative editor on Colors Magazine with Patrick Waterhouse. In 2009 he won the Royal Photographic Society’s Vic Odden Award, for notable achievement in the art of photography by a British photographer aged 35 or under. His work has been widely published throughout the world.

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1. 50 Cent

Photograph by JAMES MOLLISON
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2. Oasis

Photograph by JAMES MOLLISON
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3. Dolly Parton

Photograph by JAMES MOLLISON
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4. Missy Elliot

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5. The Casualties

Photograph by JAMES MOLLISON
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JAMES MOLLISON
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Picture of the Day: The Petronas Towers

THE PETRONAS TOWERS

Photograph by SomeFormOFhuman on Wikimedia Commons

The Petronas Towers are twin skyscrapers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101 (which was eventually surpassed by the Burj Khalifa in 2010). The towers were designed by Argentinian architect César Pelli. The towers have 88 floors and the building reaches a height of 451.9 meters (1,483 ft). The total cost was $1.6 billion USD.

This photo was created in multiple shots and was shot with a Canon EOS 400D (Rebel XTi) using Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Zoom Lens to form a single vertical panorama of the Towers. 12 images were taken from top to bottom in Landscape view systematically. All 12 images were later Photomerged in Photoshop CS4. [Source]

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Amazing Vertical Panoramas of Church Ceilings

The Sifter has already profiled the fantastic work of Richard Silver for his New York Sliced series. In his ongoing exploration of his hometown city of New York, Richard takes us on a tour of beautifully designed church ceilings around NYC.

Each photo is a vertical panorama composed of 6-10 photos stitched together. Shooting from the pew to the exit door and back again, the dizzying 180-degree view wonderfully captures the intricate detail and design of each church’s ceiling.

Be sure to check out Richard Silver on Behance where he has 9 fascinating projects posted. You can also find his work on his personal website where there are some amazing travel shots and information about his book, “Tilt-Shift” ing the World

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Top Ten 360-Panoramas of Cities Around the World

AirPano.com is a non-commercial project focused on high resolution 3D aerial panoramas. The team consists of a dedicated group of Russian photographers and panorama experts. Their goal is to shoot aerial panoramas and create virtual 3D tours of the most interesting places on our planet.

With over eighty 360-panoramas already available on their site, AirPano is already off to a great start, but they need our help! Getting permission to fly over some of the world’s greatest cities and landmarks can be difficult. A complete list of cities and landmarks they are currently trying to shoot can be found here. If you know anyone that may be of assistance please contact info@airpano.com

The Sifter went through every city panorama available on their site and put together a top-10 list of our favourites. Each city has a link to both the hi-res and low-res (if available) version of the 360-panorama. Enjoy! And be sure to check out the site yourself as there are numerous natural wonders captured on their site that will leave you in awe.