November 30, 2006: Paris by night panorama

Undertoad · 11-30-2006, 10:00 AM

Now do you highlight an image that's roughly 15000
pixels wide and 520 pixels high?

You reduce it to 2875 x 100 pixels, and link it to the
larger version. Click on the above panorama to see the
massive 1.8 MB version. (But don't do it if you're on a
modem connection, unless you have some time to spare.)

Even the reduced version is too wide for our site here,
but it's such an awesome image I had to share it.

This item is linked today by Digg, where it's pointing to a
French site with nothing but the photo credit and link for
the photographer, so I'll do the same:

This marvellous photo is by Arnaud Frich http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com

barefoot serpent · 11-30-2006, 10:02 AM

mmmm.... The City of Light!

Emrikol · 11-30-2006, 10:42 AM

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Trilby · 11-30-2006, 10:56 AM

Really gorgeous. It looks like a Golden City.

Hark, me heareth Jean Val Jean!

YellowBolt · 11-30-2006, 11:21 AM

Looks like the shot is being taken from some roof on Notre Dame.

Bromskloss · 11-30-2006, 11:42 AM

Whoa, that's wide! Must be several turns. ;-)

Could be interesting to know, how many of you have been there? (Not necessarily on the roof, but in the city.) Let's see a "YES" (if you have) or a "NO" (otherwise). Here's mine: YES

Bromskloss · 11-30-2006, 12:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YellowBolt

Looks like the shot is being taken from some roof on Notre Dame.

Nah, that building with the rose window is Notre Dame. This seems to have been taken from a roof across the street. There is a less cropped version of the posted photo that indicates this spot. Make your window real small before you click the last link to frame the spot i centered. A zooming tool might also be useful.

milkfish · 11-30-2006, 01:09 PM

Nice, but I don't see Paris. Nor her little dog.

Elspode · 11-30-2006, 01:20 PM

...nor her little minky. Nor Britney's.

Shawnee123 · 11-30-2006, 01:26 PM

She was hiding behind that building

dar512 · 11-30-2006, 02:11 PM

Bromkloss - yes, but must be in a cherry picker or something, because that rosette on the Notre Dame is not at ground level.

Yes I've been there three times -- all on business. But I did take some extra time to do some exploring. It's a lovely city, pleasant people, and the subway is very convenient.

chrisinhouston · 11-30-2006, 03:00 PM

Great shot and his website has several others http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com/photo-de-paris-pl1.htm

But did he get a model release from this guy? We're talking a lawsuit here!

Bromskloss · 11-30-2006, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dar512

Bromkloss - yes, but must be in a cherry picker or something, because that rosette on the Notre Dame is not at ground level.

I think the camera just is on the roof across the street from that window. You can see it in the lesser cropped image.

Quote:

Yes I've been there three times -- all on business. But I did take some extra time to do some exploring. It's a lovely city, pleasant people, and the subway is very convenient.

I have heard they have a very fast moving walkway at one of the railway stations (forgot which, not the one I used anyway). On the order of 40 km/h someone guessed, with some care taken to gradually accelerate its passengers. Cool! Had I only known that when I was there. Does anyone know what I am talking about? How exaggerated is it?

Bromskloss · 11-30-2006, 03:35 PM

Quote:

I have heard they have a very fast moving walkway at one of the railway stations (forgot which, not the one I used anyway). On the order of 40 km/h someone guessed, with some care taken to gradually accelerate its passengers. Cool! Had I only known that when I was there. Does anyone know what I am talking about? How exaggerated is it?

Oh wait. Wikipedia:

Quote:

The speed of a moving walkway is usually 3 km/h, but there is a high-speed version at Gare Montparnasse station in Paris. At first it operated at 12 km/h but too many people were falling over, so the speed was reduced to 9 km/h.

Boring.

glatt · 11-30-2006, 03:46 PM

How would you gradually accelerate a walkway? It's a unit. The entire walkway would have to be going the same speed.

11-30-2006, 10:00 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	November 30, 2006: Paris by night panorama Now do you highlight an image that's roughly 15000 pixels wide and 520 pixels high? You reduce it to 2875 x 100 pixels, and link it to the larger version. Click on the above panorama to see the massive 1.8 MB version. (But don't do it if you're on a modem connection, unless you have some time to spare.) Even the reduced version is too wide for our site here, but it's such an awesome image I had to share it. This item is linked today by Digg, where it's pointing to a French site with nothing but the photo credit and link for the photographer, so I'll do the same: This marvellous photo is by Arnaud Frich http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com

11-30-2006, 10:02 AM	#2
barefoot serpent go ahead, abbrev. it Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Lawrence, KS Posts: 2,623	mmmm.... The City of Light! __________________ Chooses rowing vs. wading

11-30-2006, 10:56 AM	#4
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	Really gorgeous. It looks like a Golden City. Hark, me heareth Jean Val Jean! __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

11-30-2006, 11:42 AM	#6
Bromskloss Breaking Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 29	Around and around… Whoa, that's wide! Must be several turns. ;-) Could be interesting to know, how many of you have been there? (Not necessarily on the roof, but in the city.) Let's see a "YES" (if you have) or a "NO" (otherwise). Here's mine: YES

11-30-2006, 01:09 PM	#8
milkfish A serene breakdown Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Northern NJ, USA Posts: 266	Nice, but I don't see Paris. Nor her little dog. __________________ A genius is one who can do anything except make a living. - Joey Lauren Adams

11-30-2006, 10:42 AM	#3
Emrikol Compatriot-at-Arms Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 107	XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXNice!

11-30-2006, 11:21 AM	#5
YellowBolt I lurk with the best of them Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: not close to philadelphia. :( well, not THAT close. Posts: 146	Looks like the shot is being taken from some roof on Notre Dame.

11-30-2006, 01:20 PM	#9
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	...nor her little minky. Nor Britney's. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

11-30-2006, 01:26 PM	#10
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	She was hiding behind that building __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby Last edited by Shawnee123; 09-25-2007 at 11:50 AM.

11-30-2006, 02:11 PM	#11
dar512 dar512 is now Pete Zicato Join Date: May 2003 Location: Chicago suburb Posts: 4,968	Bromkloss - yes, but must be in a cherry picker or something, because that rosette on the Notre Dame is not at ground level. Yes I've been there three times -- all on business. But I did take some extra time to do some exploring. It's a lovely city, pleasant people, and the subway is very convenient. __________________ "Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain." -- Friedrich Schiller

11-30-2006, 03:00 PM	#12
chrisinhouston Professor Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Houston TX Posts: 1,857	Great shot and his website has several others http://www.arnaudfrichphoto.com/photo-de-paris-pl1.htm But did he get a model release from this guy? We're talking a lawsuit here! Attached Images

11-30-2006, 03:46 PM	#15
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	How would you gradually accelerate a walkway? It's a unit. The entire walkway would have to be going the same speed.

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