I'm Ed Fink, and these are my 360 degree panoramas. I believe I'm the first VR photographer in the world to do high resolution spherical panoramas from a helicopter. 
The 360 degree aerials are such a blast they're my main focus now, although I still shoot lots of ground-level VR, like crowd panoramas, building interior/exteriors, and even cars.
I loved making these panoramas, and I hope you enjoy looking at them.
If you think your business can use an aerial or ground level panorama, email me at or call me at 651-483-1557.
NEW!!! I'm in the process of converting from QuickTime to Flash Panorama Player. So far only a few virtual tours have been fully converted to the new Flash interface. Take a look at the new interface, it offers features far beyond those available in QuickTime!
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The St. Paul Pioneer Press did a front page story about me.
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Category: 35W Bridge Collapse
360 degree panorama showing the collapsed I-35W bridge from the University of Minnesota's bikeway bridge over the Mississippi River.
This was shot August 15th, the morning Mayor Rybak ordered the bikeway reopened, but by the afternoon Sheriff Stanek ordered the bikeway closed again.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges, Minneapolis, University of Minnesota
360 degree aerial panorama on 2nd St. near the collapsed I-35W.bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN.
My 8mm fisheye lens leaves me at a real disadvantage from this far back.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges, Minneapolis
360 degree panorama from the University Ave. overpass near the collapsed I-35W.bridge.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges, Minneapolis
360 degree aerial panorama overlooking the collapsed I-35W bridge from the middle of the 10th Ave. Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, MN.
This was a month after the collapse, and the second day the 10th Ave. bridge was open to traffic.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges
360 degree aerial panorama overlooking the collapsed I-35W bridge from the north end of the 10th Ave. Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, MN.
This was a month after the collapse, and the second day the 10th Ave. bridge was open to traffic.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges
360 degree aerial panorama overlooking the collapsed I-35W bridge from the south end of the 10th Ave. Mississippi River bridge in Minneapolis, MN.
This was a month after the collapse, and the second day the 10th Ave. bridge was open to traffic.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges
360 degree aerial panorama over the collapsed I-35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis, MN.
This was shot the morning after the collapse when there was a TFR (temporary flight restriction) over the bridge, and I had to fly significantly higher than I normally shoot, so you won't be able to see much detail in the bridge. I may be able to do more at a decent altitude when the TFR is lifted.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Joanne Boyer
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse, Bridges, Minneapolis
360 degree aerial panorama over the I-35W Bridge Collapse Investigation Site across from the University of Minnesota.
Girders from the collapsed bridge are moved by barge to here and laid out for the engineers and inspectors to study.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Mark Boyer
Categories: 35W Bridge Collapse
360 degree panorama at night from the I-35W Mississippi River Bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This was shot the first weekend after the bridge was complete. When I started setting up, the river boat had just entered the Lower Saint Anthony Lock from downstream, and by the time I was ready to start shooting the lock had filled and the boat was leaving.
Don't try shooting here yourself! An outraged cop showed up just as I finished and wrote me a ticket and gave me an angry 20 minute pedestrian safety lecture. You don't want to run into her - she's kind of "excitable", the type who can't simply say "You're not allowed to walk on the bridge", she SCREAMS every word she says: "WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU"RE DOING??!! WHO THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE???!! YOU'RE CRAZY!!!! YOU'RE OUT OF YOUR MIND!!!! NOW I HAVE TO WASTE MY TIME WRITING YOU A CITATION!!" I've got a bad knee, and I was struggling to get out of her back seat while carrying all my equipment, and she started screaming again: "HURRY UP SIR! COME ON NOW!!! I DON"T HAVE ALL NIGHT!! HURRY UP!!!!!"
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
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360 degree panorama of the press conference to announce the completion of the Saint Anthony Falls I-35W bridge Minneapolis, Minnesota. Speakers include U. S. Secretary of Transportation Mary Peters, Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty, Mayor R.T. Rybak, Senator Norm Coleman, Senator Amy Klobuchar, Congressman Tim Walz, Congressman John Kline, Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Congressman Keith Ellison, Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann, and Congressman James Oberstar.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3 on 10' pole, PocketWizard Plus
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