Other than the description in the subject line, I can think of no other reason for this post.

Sorry if this caused you to miss your bus.

The above image was created by first shooting 26 photographs and “stitching” them together to create a seamless 360° by 360° panorama. That panorama was then used twice to create the final image above. A limited number of prints are available for purchase.

I’ve added a few more prints to my Imagekind gallery store, some which have never been seen publicly before (you can click this image to see it larger).This is an example of one of those. I captured this image in January 1981, while spending about a week walking all over Manhattan, for the sole purpose of capturing the city as I saw it.This photograph was taken inside the main area of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. On display is a structure from Egypt, disassembled there stone-by-stone, then reassembled in the great room of the Met.

Please take a moment to visit my gallery at Imagekind to see my other new additions.

All who have purchased my prints from Imagekind have had nothing but praise, not only for the quality of the fine art print, but equally for the quality of the framing, as well as the extra effort taken to package it for shipping.

Everything carries a full 30-day, money-back guarantee. Today would be a great day to buy yourself a gift.

The first selection of my prints are now available online through Imagekind.com — one of the most-respected services of its kind on the Web. You can order just a print or have Imagekind frame it exactly the way you want, at extremely competitive prices.

And for each of my photos on Imagekind, I have a recommended mat and frame combination to make it easy if you simply like what you see.

Since I meticulously prepare each image before I release it to print, I am beginning with the most popular images from my Flickr account, and from other sources. If there is any image you are interested in now that is not yet available, please write to me and I’ll see about pushing it up next.

How This Began

About two years ago, I began researching gallery-quality, fine art print fulfillment services on the Web. These are very specialized services, and different than the many digital print-makers online, such as Kodak, fotki, dotPhoto, etc. The digital print-makers crank out 4×6-inch prints all day long, and that’s what they primarily compete against with each other.

You can’t even get 4×6-inch prints at Imagekind. Their smallest print size is 10″ and the largest is 60″ in length. But it doesn’t stop with the print — that’s where it begins. You can just order a print, but you’d be missing out on the benefit of the whole package. They make selecting a mat and frame effortless, and do it at very competitive prices.

Gallery fulfillment, at least what I call it, focuses on high-end, museum-quality prints, using a method of printing known as Giclée (pronounced: zhee-clay). Giclée prints, displayed behind glass (or acrylic) and away from bright light, can have a life span of 150 years or more. For a museum, that’s important. A Giclée print looks at least as good, if not better, than a high-quality, photographic print. But compared to photographic prints, a Giclée can be printed on a huge variety of papers, fabrics and even canvas.

Please stop by and bookmark matre.imagekind.com and think of me when you need to get someone a special and unique gift.

At 1280-by-960 pixels, this photo will fit all popular screen sizes, and can be used with virtually any operating system, including Mac and Windows.
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“How was it done?”
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I’m glad you asked … you can also see it in action here. At most craft stores, they sell very reflective, chrome-plated spheres in a variety of sizes. Buy yourself a large one, about a foot or more in diameter.
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Pick-up some chrome polish while you’re there, since you will want it to be a shiny as possible, as well as keeping fingerprints off it.
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Next you’ll want to find an interesting location, and set the sphere on the ground. Shoot it as best you can from directly above it, without you being included in the reflection. For this shot, I climbed to the top of the middle tree — the tallest one — and used a 1200mm lens with a 2x extender.
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If you are not comfortable with heights, this project is definitely not for you.
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WARNING: Do not attempt this project unless you are completely willing to risk your life for a photograph of questionable value. At the very least, you must be an expert climber, a very experienced photographer, and extremely gullible. For more information, please see my Legal section