Welcome to BigEyeInTheSky.com


I'm Ed Fink, these are my 360 degree panoramas. I was the first photographer in the world to shoot 360 degree panoramas from a helicopter. Today I'm a FAA licensed drone pilot and shoot most of my aerials with a quadcopter.


In addition to shooting aerial panoramas, I'm also a Google Street View Trusted Photographer in Minneapolis shooting Street View tours inside  local businesses.

I publish thousands of 360 degree panoramas and virtual tours to Google Maps, where I currently have over 100 MILLION VIEWS.

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My 360 degree panoramas of Minnesota outside of the Twin Cities metro area

 


Ablemans Apple Creek Orchard 360 degree aerial panorama during sunrise at Ablemans Apple Creek Orchard, west of Faribault, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Apple Orchards, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Albert Lea Train Derailment 360 degree aerial panorama above Goose Lake in Albert Lea, MN after a train derailment.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Industrial, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter, Railroads

 

Alexander Park in Faribault, MN 360 degree aerial panorama over Alexander Park along the Canon River Reservoir in Faribault, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Alexander Ramsey Mill Ruins 360 degree panorama inside Ramsey Mill Ruins on the Vermillion River in Hastings, MN. Built in 1856 by Alexander Ramsey, the first governor of Minnesota. When it burned in 1894, the mill’s output had reached 125 barrels of flour a day.
This was my submission for the World Wide Panorama Fall Equinox 2014 event Ruins.

Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, World Wide Panorama

 

Bridge Square Above Bridge Square with views of Ames Mill, Cannon River, Malt-O-Meal, and downtown Northfield, Minnesota.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Cannon Falls, Minnesota Over the Little Cannon River near the confluence with the Cannon River in Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Cannon River Trout Lily 360 degree aerial panorama over the Cannon River Trout Lily Scientific and Natural Area in Faribault, MN.

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Equipment: 0, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Carleton College in Northfield Above Carleton College in Northfield, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Denmark Township Farm 360 degree aerial panorama over a farm in Denmark Township, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Granite Falls Granite Falls and Minnesota River 360 degree aerial panorama in Granite Falls, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Industrial, Minnesota River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Hastings New Mississippi River Bridge Float In 360 degree panorama on the west bank of the Mississippi River in Hastings, MN as the new bridge is floated into place.

Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1 on 12' Pole

Categories: Bridges, Mississippi River, Outstate Minnesota, World Wide Panorama

 

Henderson Minnesota River 360 degree aerial panorama over flooded farmland on the Minnesota River in Henderson, MN. Haze due to wildfires in Canada.

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Equipment: DJI Air2s, 22 mm

Categories: Bridges, Minnesota River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Henderson Minnesota River Smoke 360 degree aerial panorama over flooded farmland on the Minnesota River in Henderson, MN. Alternate version using NO Dehaze.

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Equipment: DJI Air2s, 22 mm

Categories: Bridges, Minnesota River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Jackpot Junction Casino Over Jackpot Junction Casino in Morton, MN

Equipment: DJI P3A, 20mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Jackpot Junction Hotel Over Jackpot Junction Hotel in Morton, MN

Equipment: DJI P3A, 20mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Krech Farm 360 degree aerial panorama above the Krech Farm Canon Falls MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Lake Byllesby Dam Above the Lake Byllesby Dam on the Cannon River near Cannon Falls, Minnesota.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Industrial, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Memorial Park scenic overlook on Sorkins Bluff This 360 degree panorama was shot at Memorial Park on Sorkins Bluff overlooking Red Wing, Minnesota, the Mississippi River, and across to Wisconsin.

On Father’s Day weekend 2012 I went back to my panorama roots with my wife and grandkids, and rented a convertible to cruise the bluff country along the Mississippi River in southern Minnesota and Wisconsin, shooting panoramas at some of the same locations I shot 13 years ago when I first started doing interactive panoramas.

In 1999 my $1,000 digital camera took 18 shots to make a 360 degree panorama. I could fit exactly 36 shots in the camera, so if I didn’t make any mistakes I could shoot 2 panoramas before I had to do a 30 minute camera download! Because it took such an investment in time I learned to be very picky with my shots, and wanted only the most scenic locations. So I used to do "panorama weekends" where I’d rent a convertible and cruise around looking for special panoramas - like this one.

This was my submission for the "Heritage" World Wide Panorama event for Summer Solstice 2012.

Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1

Categories: Mississippi River, Outstate Minnesota, World Wide Panorama

 

Meyer Farm 360 degree aerial panorama at Meyer Farm in Denmark Township, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Minnesota River flooding near Blakeley, MN. 360 degree aerial panorama over a flooded intersection near the Minnesota River in Blakeley, MN.

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Equipment: DJI Air2s, 22 mm

Categories: Bridges, Minnesota River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area 360 degree aerial panorama over Minnesota Valley State Recreation Area in Jordan, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Minnesota River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Moose Lake State Park 360 degree aerial panorama above Minnesota's Moose Lake State Park.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Duluth, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

North Branch Outlets Above North Branch Outlets in North Branch, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Prairies Edge Casino Resort RV Park 360 degree aerial at Prairies Edge Casino Resort RV Park at sunrise in Granite Falls, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Pumpkin farm in Shafer Township. Falls Orchard in Shafer Township, MN, near the St. Croix River.

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Equipment: DJI P3A, 20 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, St Croix River

 

Ramsey Falls Over Ramsey Falls in Redwood Falls, MN

Equipment: DJI P3A, 20mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Red Wing: Memorial Park on Sorins Bluff #2 Memorial Park on Sorins Bluff, Red Wing, MN. 360 degree aerial panorama #2.

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Equipment: DJI P3A, 20 mm

Categories: Mississippi River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Red Wing: Sorins Bluff Memorial Park #1 Memorial Park on Sorins Bluff, Red Wing, MN. 360 degree aerial panorama #1.

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Equipment: DJI P3A, 20 mm

Categories: Mississippi River, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Running Aces Casino and Racetrack Aerial panorama above Running Aces Casino and Racetrack. This was my Fall Equinox 2016 submission to the World Wide Panorama on the theme Numbers.

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Equipment: DJI P3A, 20 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative 360 degree aerial panorama above the Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative in Renville, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Industrial, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Split Rock Lighthouse State Park 360 degree aerial panorama above Lake Superior near Minnesota's Split Rock Lighthouse State Park.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Duluth, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Split Rock Lighthouse Sunset 360 degree panorama at sunset at Split Rock Lighthouse on Lake Superior after the Annual Beacon Lighting Ceremony and memorial service for the crew of the Edmund Fitzgerald.

Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III

Categories: Duluth, Featured, Outstate Minnesota

 

Stearns Scout Camp Aerial Aerial panorama over Stearns Scout Camp in New Haven, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P3A, 20 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter, Saint Cloud

 

Sunset at Prairies Edge Casino 360 degree aerial panorama at sunset at Prairies Edge Casino in Granite Falls, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

The Defeat of Jesse James in Northfield, MN 360 degree panorama during the reenanctment of The Defeat of Jesse James in Northfield, Minnesota.

Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3

Categories: Outstate Minnesota

 

Two Harbors Iron Ore Docks 360 degree aerial panorama of the Iron Ore docks on Lake Superior's Agate Bay in Two Harbors, MN. The steel docks were originally built to load high grade iron ore from the Mesabi Iron Range onto large ships, but after World War II most of the high grade iron ore in the U.S. ran out and the industry moved to a lower grade ore, taconite, which you see here. The docks are over 1,300 feet long and seven stories tall. Today 12 million tons of taconite a year are shipped from Two Harbors to other locations on the Great Lakes eventually to be heated up to over 1000 degrees in blast furnaces, and converted into steel.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Duluth, Industrial, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter, World Wide Panorama

 

Vermilion Falls 360 degree aerial panorama at Vermilion Falls in Hastings, MN.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 

Wat Munisotaram Cambodian Temple 360 degree aerial panorama of Wat Munisotaram, a Cambodian Buddhist Temple in Hampton, MN, 30 miles south of Minneapolis. This is the largest Cambodian Buddhist Temple in North America.

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Equipment: DJI P4P, 24 mm

Categories: Featured, Outstate Minnesota, Quadcopter

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Start with the "Featured" category to see an assortment of my most interesting panoramas.