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Buci Seine - Looking Up

Buci Seine - Looking Up

by Brent Townshend

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Comments

Brent Townshend, on December 16, 2006, said:

Corner of Buci & Seine - St-Germain-des-Pres, Paris

mrgipps, on March 19, 2007, said:

))

DrRusty [photosight.at], on March 20, 2007, said:

crazy

poxpolu, on April 2, 2007, said:

con que objetivo lo has fotografiado?? un ojo de pez? que bonito! el cielo se parece a un pajaro!

© Wim, on April 12, 2007, said:

Very nice picture from Paris, looks like a bird :-)

rosina lamberti, on April 21, 2007, said:

crazy and fantastic :)

magic surf bus, on May 30, 2007, said:

I can't even begin to work out how this image was created - it is very different. The bird-like shape of the skyline is an added bonus. What a unique perspective.

JeanDeCop, on June 9, 2007, said:

It looks very nice! how did you do that?

Brent Townshend, on June 9, 2007, said:

Very carefully!!

With multiple fisheye photos and my own software...

rosina lamberti, on June 9, 2007, said:

brilliant work :)

ayn, on June 16, 2007, said:

fantastic & amazing !

Luis Maderuelo, on June 16, 2007, said:

We can see here a lot of incredible photos, places, natural and artificial forms, all they fantastic. But this photo is.. almost "impossible". To make it needs an great creative eye besides talent. I hope that my english can be understood. Greetings from Argentina

limak, on June 18, 2007, said:

dope

Клэр Паулс, on June 18, 2007, said:

original!!! wow, wow, wow!

Giulio Botticelli, on June 18, 2007, said:

Complimenti Brent! Quel lampione a fare da occhio è la classica ciliegina... :D

marco...rom, on June 18, 2007, said:

Fantastica!!!Prospettive incredibili!!!

pokatut.photosight.ru, on June 20, 2007, said:

По-моему, фотография получилась гениальная!!! /¡La foto parece genial!!! /Did you see the bird while you were taking photos, or the idea was born when processing?

kip-cool, on June 24, 2007, said:

Trop bien la photo gg :)

Brent Townshend, on June 26, 2007, said:

To answer pokatut's question: I saw the basic shape when taking the photo but it was not fully fleshed out until the processing step. The lamp as the bird's eye was a complete stroke of luck...

magic surf bus, on June 27, 2007, said:

Did the skyline appear that way in the original fisheye shot or did you use software to 'tweak' it into that shape? It's certainly a fascinating and unique perspective you have whichever way it works.

ChipStephan, on June 27, 2007, said:

Very nice technical work, Brent. Great photo.

Brent Townshend, on June 27, 2007, said:

In response to magic surf bus: The only 'tweaking' was in choosing a projection to convert the effecctively spherical image into a flat one. Slight changes in the choice of center or how it is projected change the distortions and I did play with that to get the final image, but I didn't explicitly warp or modify anything.

magic surf bus, on June 28, 2007, said:

All the more reason to be impressed then. If you don't already distribute these images commercially (ie postcards/prints) you should give it some serious thought - you're definitely onto something.

madmax4x4, on July 12, 2007, said:

Wow, what a photo, you can probably only do this with a fish-eye lens, what software did you use? Will I be able to do this with my 18-55mm lens?

sawsana, on July 14, 2007, said:

you Genius

meskelem, on July 18, 2007, said:

The sky looks like a flying pigeon or a sea gull. Your photos are marvelous like the view of teleido scopes or kaleidoscopes. I love both of them.

Ourson, on July 20, 2007, said:

c'est en francais que je vous dirais tout le bien que je pense de votre travail.

J'aime particulirement cette photo poétique

bravo

Amadeo Arqué, on August 19, 2007, said:

espectacular.esa farola genial.

p.höfl, on August 21, 2007, said:

Good idea! Great result!

송다영, on August 24, 2007, said:

I WANT TO GO THERE. SO CRAZY! AMAZING!

Annick Demolin, on September 1, 2007, said:

Bonjour, Quelques questions et remarques au sujet de cette superbe photo: -connaissez vous MC Escher ? Sinon, allez vite découvrir son oeuvre.. -il semble que cette photo (fish eye?)ait été retravaillée, je me trompe ? -A Paris, à trop regarder en l'air, on risque de marcher sur quelque chose de très désagréable !!! -J'ai regardé avec plaisir vos autres photos, vous allez finir par attraper un torticolis !

michael habla, on September 1, 2007, said:

great.

regards michael

adembalcı, on September 6, 2007, said:

İmrendirici,mükemmellikte bir bakış açısı. Brilliant perspective.

Josep Maria Alegre, on September 6, 2007, said:

One of the best I've seen in Panoramio. Obviusly, a yellow star!

Greetings from Sitges, Barcelona

Federico.l, on September 6, 2007, said:

Foto straordinaria....

Ugo Riboni, on September 10, 2007, said:

Amazing use of negative space ! And is that a fisheye lens that you used ?

Brent Townshend, on September 10, 2007, said:

Actually, multiple fisheyes.

In Chul Hong, on September 12, 2007, said:

Wow~~! How did you do that? please Tell me about it

chuang, on September 23, 2007, said:

like bird

oronbb, on October 6, 2007, said:

Very nice work!

Reminds me of M.C. Esher

Well done

Lebleu, on October 6, 2007, said:

Et son oeil avec l'eclairage public !! c'est fort !!! merci.

AdeleC, on October 8, 2007, said:

a sort of Escher picture, indeed! very artistic, congrats! adele

Kirby000, on October 8, 2007, said:

wow thats great. i want to get a nice camera to do stuff like this

Daniel Mitin, on October 9, 2007, said:

Oh wow really cool, I can only imagine how you looked when u realized this

EBFranca, on October 9, 2007, said:

Perfeita

Spiros Makris, on October 12, 2007, said:

Excellent photo. Nice concept. Sky seems like a bird.

Achim Mittler, on October 14, 2007, said:

a fascinating picture with a perfect use of the fisheye. My gratulations for this work.

Mayda Mason, on October 14, 2007, said:

i love this fisheye pano! great stitch and compo

Daniel Mitin, on October 14, 2007, said:

It was the right time for the sky to be greyish white instead of sunset or blue day to represent the dove

Dorrin Pourkhalili, on October 16, 2007, said:

Excelent work .

Brent Townshend, on October 17, 2007, said:

Thanks for the great comments, it's nice to see people enjoying my work!

Brent Townshend www.tc.com

Matrixiceman, on October 18, 2007, said:

Paris isnt what it use to be but well...this Artwork of yours certainly is something special...Greetings and Peace and Love from Tenerife España

nano..., on October 30, 2007, said:

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nano..., on October 30, 2007, said:

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MARIA CRISTINA ALARCON, on November 1, 2007, said:

muy buena excelente trabajo..

Bünyamin Kıvrak, on November 2, 2007, said:

very interesting bird :)))

komhusam, on November 4, 2007, said:

ii çalışma! good work!

Ali Zett, on November 9, 2007, said:

peace dove ;)

gna&thabeat, on November 9, 2007, said:

WOW!

VERJAGA, on November 10, 2007, said:

Felicidades por el trabajo, Brent, un saludo.

cpredut, on November 27, 2007, said:

Freedom ?!

Florian Eichhorn, on November 28, 2007, said:

I agree, this does look like a bird. Thanks for sharing!

Cheers

Florian

bmn, on November 30, 2007, said:

Quelle idèe!

OLCAY_DENİZLİ, on November 30, 2007, said:

wery exeting güzel bir foto

Sariputra, on December 10, 2007, said:

This, So GREAT!!!

When I see the small pic, think of it as some kind of pegion!

thanks.

© Ana García de Pablo, on December 11, 2007, said:

Very good Pics!

athos menghini, on December 11, 2007, said:

GREAT; IS IT A DOVE... OF THE PEACE?

© Stranskyat, on December 11, 2007, said:

Great Fisheye-Shots!! I love them!

Richard Cox, on December 17, 2007, said:

Brent Townsend, are you the Canadian painter? Your photographic work deserves honorable recognition from your peers. I'm sure you will get it soon, if you haven't already received it. I live in SF and am familiar with the deYoung Museum. You do it great service in your representation. And that sky in the court of the Louvre! Just as I recall it. I love your work and look forward to your future contributions.

Brent Townshend, on December 17, 2007, said:

Thanks for the encouragement! I am Canadian, but I'm not the Brent Townsend (no "h") that is the wildlife artist. I moved (back) to the Bay Area recently and have just started looking for a gallery to work with in SF. The large prints of these are better than the digital images...

jeune dessinateur, on December 19, 2007, said:

A 56 years old "parisien" had never seen his town in such a poetic way

bravo

(Mohammad Ihab Helal) محمد إيهاب هلال, on December 19, 2007, said:

Amazing picture!

You are a real artist.

Thanks for sharing. Greetings from Egypt.

mister_b2b, on December 27, 2007, said:

I'm the 26,000th person to view this amazing image.

Do I get a prize?

:-)

Cheers

Brian

Philippe Buffard, on December 28, 2007, said:

Fantastic bird ! Great one

azim1, on December 30, 2007, said:

çok güzel değişikbir düşünce:))

bilbaojl, on December 30, 2007, said:

Beautiful image... Greetings and happy new year.

Jorge, from Tandil Argentina

gelencsér monika, on January 4, 2008, said:

Fantastic bird and beautiful image...Bravo!!! Greetings and happy new year.monika from Hong Kong

►Stefano Martelli◄, on January 4, 2008, said:

Great work with photoshop! It looks like a swimming-pool formed as bird.

Best regards from Italy,

Stefano Martelli

Pannera, on January 8, 2008, said:

Fantastic work. Some pictures are lucky - this is not, it's intellectual planning - apparently except for the birds eye.

gürkan gürevin, on January 9, 2008, said:

like bird, very nıce

marekv, on January 9, 2008, said:

cool... gotta add it to my favs. Best wishes, marekv.

edy22, on January 9, 2008, said:

" la colombe de la paix " wonderfull, absolutly amazing

walkiria lech, on January 13, 2008, said:

impressionante!!!!!!!!!sem palavras

dentaku, on January 14, 2008, said:

My favourite in Panoramio. Kudos.

Ken Fries, on January 14, 2008, said:

...wow...and that goes for all your pics!

arcienza, on January 15, 2008, said:

impresionante

Otazu, on January 20, 2008, said:

Magnífica!

Algumas de tuas fotos são verdadeiras Obras de Arte, parabéns :)

Saudações do Brasil!

彭富兴, on January 21, 2008, said:

好大一只bird!拍得不错嘛!

Manack, on January 21, 2008, said:

Wow, this is very clever Brent.

W140, on January 22, 2008, said:

fantastisches Bild!

dusant, on January 24, 2008, said:

Is this nature, city or miracollo... So great. Congratulations!!!

© Diego Rassiga, on January 25, said:

Incredible, fantastic shot ....

dingjunyi, on January 26, said:

Janina_Bielenko, on January 28, said:

Dancing houses :)

javier condori, on January 30, said:

esto es único 4 perspectivas ........mis respetos te lo agredece atte. todo el peru

fajna_asia, on February 1, said:

Amazing, great shot. Greetings from Poland.

mikeangelo, on February 2, said:

interesting...

oz_jester, on February 26, said:

Brent, are you on flickr?

Brent Townshend, on February 26, said:

No, I don't use Flickr.

Sig Holm, on February 27, said:

Nice Bird:)

birds are, on February 29, said:

ASAC

Atraktive1, on February 29, said:

Like dove! wonderful!

lesprit_exotique, on March 3, said:

artistic warping. i like the way you make an effort to stretch photography beyond its limits.

aaartnl, on March 4, said:

Beautiful photograph! seems on modern art

AaartNL moderne kunst schilderijen

colaz, on March 7, said:

fantastic!

Subhamay Chattopadhyay, on March 8, said:

One of the most amazing photos of my life. The eye is incredible. Many congratulation.

jadransko, on March 8, said:

WOW!!!! GREAT PHOTO AND AMAZING EFECT!!!! EDITA :)

cengizozcan19@hot, on March 9, said:

tek kelime mükemmel

wzclow, on March 12, said:

so many guys so crazy abut it yet,but i need say again:it's amazing!

marivlita, on March 12, said:

it's amazing, beautifull.

s_m_2008, on March 14, said:

OMG!!!

Very creatively! I have never seen such originally made photo...

Bravo!

Punai, on March 15, said:

ЭТО ВЕЛИКОЛЕПНО.КРЕАТИВ ВЫСШЕГО ПИЛОТАЖА!!!ФОТОГЕНИЙ!!!

© mimipet.com, on March 15, said:

It is the most strange and at the same time the most interesting foto I saw in Panoramio. Good job guy!

antonio iacullo, on March 15, said:

Fantastica, assomiglia alla Colomba della Pace di Picasso. Bravo!!!

Rafael Saludes Rams, on March 20, said:

Ingenious, impressing and extremely original shot. Congratulations!! Greetings from Spain.

russell tony, on March 22, said:

so carzy and fantastic,I like it.

ELMIC, on March 23, said:

i like the concept, the technique is impressive too! Excellent outcome!

yesek _ 磊子, on March 24, said:

高手 做的好 也很有想法

test2008, on March 27, said:

It's awesome!

Giorgio Sari, on March 29, said:

29-03-2008 ottima foto, brillante idea

marita1004, on April 6, said:

It's amazing. Y.S. Greetings from Austria.

Kai Xuan, on April 7, said:

这样的片子也能被收录???

salary, on April 12, said:

Very nice!! Super bird!!

Nabil Benmoussa, on April 12, said:

Fantastic photo !!

sevenchen, on April 13, said:

Like a Dove.

Willem von Gennerich, on April 13, said:

Großartig, Picasso würde sagen das ist Kunst. Ich stimme ihm zu.

Gustav Papillon, on April 22, said:

incroyable!

Souabe, on April 23, said:

Bravo Brent car il a fallu se coucher sur la chaussée, non? Toutefois l'oeil de l'oiseau est le "must" !

Carmo Costa, on April 23, said:

Great Photo.

freewhao, on April 24, said:

这照片,绝了~

darkflyrobin, on April 26, said:

Amazing one!

Rodríguez Prati, on April 26, said:

fantastic shape you created

cotton.huang, on April 26, said:

amazing!!! how did you do that?

rokapi, on April 27, said:

suberb _ greetings rokapi

rokapi, on April 27, said:

Y*

shizhoucheng, on May 2, said:

cool

Nicolas Aubé, on May 7, said:

Beautiful Gallery and Nice Shot!! Greetings from France MY APRIL CONTEST

payam195r, on May 7, said:

WOW! it's like a bird. Nice job

qifeloyi, on May 10, said:

你曾在某摄影杂志发表过,拍摄漂亮,天空妙不可言!

gtranet, on May 12, said:

nice pic

angelia2041, on May 13, said:

it's incredible. peace and love.

The dove is the symbol of peace.

fecrisaadet, on May 14, said:

I'm seing a bird now

enove, on May 16, said:

great! :D

akikacnaig, on May 17, said:

without words. Thanks

pivapao, on May 19, said:

This “tweaked” image is, in my opinion, the best of this kind and of yours too. Originality and luck are the keys of his success. I add my comment here to be constantly informed of all the congratulations. Greetings from Paris

Telekomcu.47, on May 25, said:

Nice Photo Congratulations...

©christake, on May 28, said:

Nice! I saw something similar. All the best! C.

pivapao, on May 29, said:

Yes, similar. But this one is unique

hamoudi-epl, on June 2, said:

kel immagination et kel photo .fellisitation c incroiyable mais vrai . elharachrouached.skyrock.com

kennito, on June 3, said:

the most beautifull city arond the world FOREVER

pivapao, on June 3, said:

In my opininion the author of this wonderful image should stop doing it. It is impossible to do something better. };-)

um-erruwayeb, on June 9, said:

Very beautiful silhouette

Ida Caruggi, on June 10, said:

Bellissima foto! Complimenti per la tecnica e per la creatività.

4ullas, on June 10, said:

!!!A masterpiece of urban landscape photography!!! Thanks for share your pictures. Regards from 4ullas My new just uploaded Portugal pictures

Darman(Dawid Strzelczyk), on June 17, said:

Cóż za niesamowita perspektywa! Wspaniały ptak! GRATULACJE!

Lutekko, on June 23, said:

Trop cool ! Avec l'oeil de l'oiseau en plus !

t139617, on June 24, said:

Una foto preciosa, gracias por compartirla.

falcon0125, on June 28, said:

a bird!!

alegria_, on July 5, said:

es un arreglo muy interesante, felicitaciones, gracias por compartir

zehcalp, on July 9, said:

Superbe, quel beau travail... Escher est passé par la ?

AS Rome, on July 9, said:

bien jouer pour l'effet de la photo

Hervé Gigi, 14 days ago, said:

Brent Townshend : You are "Noah" and you missionned your Dove to find the PARADISE.

Your Dove choose PARIS and we THANK YOU for that !!

Hervé de Paris

kalbreth, 11 days ago, said:

I would like permission to use this image in a class presentation. It's breath-taking and thought-provoking.

Brent Townshend, 11 days ago, said:

Sure, go ahead. What is the class?

kalbreth, 11 days ago, said:

Thank you! It is an online training class for mentors (facilitators)of the EfM, or Education for Ministry, program through the University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee. The portion the photo will be used for is the theological reflection, which is a guided conversation exploring the artifact (photo), our tradition (Christian/Episcopal), the culture we live in, our own experience, and any insights the conversation brings.

pacho18, 7 days ago, said:

Without words

Pablo Albornoz, 7 days ago, said:

Like a bird. Tku for your coments

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