651-483-1557
I'm Ed Fink, and these are my 360 degree panoramas. I was the first VR photographer in the world to do fullscreen 360° panoramas from a helicopter.
I'm now a Google Trusted Photographer in Minneapolis, MN doing 360 degree virtual tours for Google Maps Business View.
Google Maps Business View is the indoor version of Street View!
Google Maps Business View adds a 360° virtual tour and professional still photos to a Google Places or +Local listing.
Take a look below at some of my Google tours, or go to my Google Maps Business View page for more information and many samples.
Advertising Agencies
Web Designers
I want to partner with you to offer 360° Google Maps Business View to your clients! Google hosts the virtual tour in Google Maps Street View, but you're needed to also embed the tour in your client's web pages, blog, or Facebook.
NEW!! I've recently started adding Google Maps Business View to a few of my 360° aerials.
Email or call 651-483-1557
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Category: Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama of downtown St. Paul over the Xcel Energy Center. Visible landmarks include the Minnesota State Capitol, the Cathedral of St. Paul, and the Mississippi River.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Helicopter: Hummingbird Helicopters
Pilot: John Lindstrom
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama of Minnesota State Capitol. Visible landmarks include downtown St. Paul, Mississippi River, Cathedral of St. Paul, Xcel Energy Center.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Helicopter: Hummingbird Helicopters
Pilot: John Lindstrom
Categories: MN State Capitol, Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama shot from a helicopter over Harriet Island during the Taste of Minnesota 2005. Visible landmarks include Mississippi River, Wabasha bridge, downtown St. Paul, Minnesota State Capitol.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Helicopter: Hummingbird Helicopters
Pilot: John Lindstrom
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama shot from the WCCO-TV helicopter over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds.
This is the intro to a 45 panorama interactive aerial virtual tour of the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm
Helicopter: WCCO News
Pilot: Mark Carrino
Categories: Featured, Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of the Ice Palace on the first weekend of the 2004 Winter Carnival.
This was Fullscreen Panorama Of The Week at www.panoramas.dk
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the Vulcans posing with a Vulcan snow sculpture at Landmark Center on the last day of Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Different, Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama at the Winter Carnival's ice sculpture competition in St. Paul Minnesota's Rice Park.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of a band performing at the Ice Palace on the last day of Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Music, Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the back of the Winter Carnival's Ice Palace as children on a school field trip find that coins from a warm pocket will freeze onto the ice.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama at the skating rink on the first weekend of the 2004 Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama at the Winter Carnival's snow sculpture competition at St. Paul's Landmark Center.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of newlyweds posing for pictures at the Ice Palace on the last day of Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of a giant ice switch, which was flipped to turn the lights when the Ice Palace opened to the public.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of workers putting the finishing touches on the Ice Palace at the St Paul, Minnesota Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of blocks of ice stacked and awaiting shipment to the Ice Palace construction site.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree aerial panorama over Ramsey County Historical Society's Gibbs Museum of Pioneer and Dakotah Life at the corner of Larpenteur and Cleveland in Falcon Heights, Minnesota. Also visible is the University of Minnesota's student farm "Cornercopia", the U. of M.'s Coffman Retirement Condos building, the U's Leo Bolstad Golf Course, and the future site of the U's Bell Museum of Natural History.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Mark Boyer
Categories: Gibbs Museum, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama next to the Princess Kay of the Milky Way butter sculptures at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Different, Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama in front of the cheese curd booth at the Minnesota State Fair. Police stand by to prevent cheese curd riots.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of the Cities 97 FM booth at the 2005 Minnesota State Fair
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama during the Cooler Crew's annual post hunt get together. The Cooler Crew visits the log in Crosby Park where the St. Paul Winter Carnival Pioneer Press Treasure Hunt medallion was found.
"Sitting" on the log along with the crew is zephy, the cardboard cutout representing Jason Anderson, a sergeant in the MN National Guard stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama at the corn cob booth at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of crop art at the State Fair. The boy points to his mother's winning entry.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama just inside the main entrance to the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of dancers performing during the 100th birthday celebration for the Minnesota State Capitol.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: MN State Capitol, Government, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama in Mears Park in downtown St. Paul on the last day of the Winter Carnival, as Vulcans prepare to dethrone King Boreas.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama in front of the Gift Shop at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of visitors taking a break in front of the grandstand at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama over I-94 at 7th St. in downtown Saint Paul, MN.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: WCCO News Helicopter
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of blocks of ice being cut, floated across the lake, lifted by conveyer belt, and stacked for shipment to the construction site for the Winter Carnival's Ice Palace.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of construction of St Paul, Minnesota's Winter Carnival Ice Palace. The construction required hundreds of skilled volunteers and the same heavy equipment as for a real building.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of construction cranes building the 75 ft. tall Winter Carnival Ice Palace.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the Casablanca Orchestra performing during subzero temperatures on opening night of the 118th St. Paul Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Music, Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama during the unveiling of the Winter Carnival Ice Sculpture of the 19th century Irving School in Rice Park, downtown St. Paul, MN.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama overlooking the Mississippi River from Saint Paul's Indian Mounds Park, near the Airway Beacon.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama over Lake Como in Como Park, St. Paul, MN.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: WCCO News Helicopter
Categories: Como Zoo, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama at sunset on the southeast edge of Lake Como, Saint Paul, MN.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3, PocketWizard Plus
Categories: Como Zoo, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama at the main entrance to the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama from the Wabasha Bridge over the Mississippi River during the 2005 Melaleuca Freedom Celebration fireworks. Visible landmarks include downtown St. Paul and Harriet Island.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of the rides on the midway at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Grandstand during the 2007 State Fair,
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Mark Boyer
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama over the Minnesota State Fairgrounds Midway during the 2007 State Fair,
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Mark Boyer
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of State Capitol visitors looking down at a giant birthday cake while dancers perform during the Minnesota State Capitol's 100th birthday bash.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: MN State Capitol, Government, Saint Paul
360 degree aerial panorama near the State Capitol at Valley Playground and Mt. Airy, north of Regions Hospital in St. Paul, MN.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: WCCO News Helicopter
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree panorama from Pig's Eye Overlook along Hwy. 61 in Saint Paul.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree panorama of Rodney Atkins performing a free concert at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama at the Sky Ride at the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama next to a snow sculpture of King Kong dressed in winter attire climbing the Foshay Tower. Sculptors Matt Peick, Scott Sayre, and Tony Horning took 2nd Place and the Vulcan's Choice award at the 2005 St. Paul Winter Carnival Snow Sculpting competition.
Thinking it unfair to attack a St. Paul building during the St. Paul Winter Carnival, the team chose the distinctive Foshay Tower from neighboring Minneapolis for their design.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama from the Wabasha Bridge above the Mississippi River in downtown St. Paul during the 2011 spring floods. With the river at 17' here, several roads have been closed, and in anticipation of the 19' crest due in the next day or two, flood walls have been erected to limit the flooding in low lying neighborhoods and the downtown airport.
This was my submission for theWorld Wide Panorama Spring Equinox 2011 event “Limits”.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama of the St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grande Day Parade, at 5th St. W and Washington St. at the NW corner of Rice Park.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the St. Paul Winter Carnival King Boreas Grande Day Parade, at 4th St. W and Washington St. at the SW corner of Rice Park.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama in a St. Paul skyway over the 4th St. Central Corridor Light Rail construction.
The Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have the coldest average temperature of any major metropolitan area in the U.S. Due to the extreme weather both cities have developed a system of enclosed, climate controlled pedestrian bridges linking the downtown buildings. The St. Paul skyway pictured here, is one of the largest skyway systems in U.S.
The Central Corridor Light Rail will connect the downtowns of Minneapolis and St. Paul.
The protesters in the courtyard plaza below are Catholics protesting President Obama's mandatory insurance funding for contraceptives.
This was my submission for the 2012 Spring Equinox World Wide Panorama event “Paths ”.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama of the Rehash Bash after the St. Paul Winter Carnival Treasure Hunt. Every year the Cooler Crew hold their Rehash Bash in the park where the medallion was found. Here they are in Crosby Park after the 2005 hunt.
The crew is joined by zephy, the cardboard cutout representing Jason Anderson, a sergeant in the MN National Guard stationed in Baghdad, Iraq.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama at the Happy Gnome's Firkin Fest, featuring 25 breweries and over 55 specialty beers.
This was my submission for the 2009 Spring Equinox World Wide Panorama event.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, Nodal Ninja 3
Categories: Saint Paul, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama at the Midway of the 2005 Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul
360 degree panorama as the U.S. Army puts the finishing touches on their entry in the St. Paul Winter Carnival Ice Sculpture contest.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama on the first day of Spring in the recently renovated and reopened Union Depot - St. Paul's own Grand Central Station. Spencer Fink and Zoe Fink are playing giant chess, checkers, Connect 4, and other games on Union Depot's game night.
This was my submission for the World Wide Panorama Spring Equinox 2013 event "Scale". The huge building itself just screams "scale", and certainly the giant games do - plus looking towards the Connect 4, that colorful thing way in the background at the far end of the terminal is the world's largest Lite Bright.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, Union Depot, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama on the first day of Spring in the recently renovated and reopened Union Depot - St. Paul's own Grand Central Station. Spencer Fink and Zoe Fink are playing giant chess, checkers, Connect 4, and other games on Union Depot's game night.
This was an alternate to my submission for the World Wide Panorama Spring Equinox 2013 event "Scale". The huge building itself just screams "scale", and certainly the giant games do - plus looking towards the Connect 4, that colorful thing way in the background at the far end of the terminal is the world's largest Lite Bright.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, Union Depot, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama in front of the world's largest Lite Bright display in the recently renovated and reopened Union Depot - St. Paul's own Grand Central Station on the first day of Spring.
This was an alternate to my submission for the World Wide Panorama Spring Equinox 2013 event "Scale".
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, Union Depot, World Wide Panorama
360 degree aerial panorama over the Cargill Building - Microbial and Plant Genomics on University of Minnesota's St. Paul Campus. Also visible is the State Fairgrounds during the 2007 State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70s, Sigma 8mm, PocketWizard Plus
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Mark Boyer
Categories: Saint Paul, University of Minnesota
360 degree panorama of Vulcans at the St. Paul Winter Carnival Grande Day Parade.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of Vulcans carrying torches at the 2005 St. Paul Winter Carnival Torchlight Parade in St. Paul, MN.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of the Vulcans making their entry at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama from a Vulcans Fire Truck at the St. Paul Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of Vulcans vs. Royals broomball game during the St. Paul Winter Carnival at Landmark Center.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama of WCCO 4 TV's Don Shelby and Amelia Santaniello live broadcast from the Minnesota State Fair.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Minnesota State Fair, Saint Paul, WCCO
360 degree panorama of the St. Paul Winter Carnival Royal Ball at Landmark Center.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama as bouncing team tosses a girl in the air at the corner of 5th St. and Sibley St. during the Torchlight Parade on the last day of Winter Carnival.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Saint Paul, Winter Carnival
360 degree panorama outside the Pioneer Press Production Facility in St. Paul, MN.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul
360 degree panorama inside the Pioneer Press Production Facility in St. Paul, MN.
This was my submission for the World Wide Panorama Summer Solstice 2013 event Machines.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja Ultimate R1
Categories: Saint Paul, World Wide Panorama
Start with the "Featured" category to see an assortment of my most interesting panoramas.
Select a panorama category:
Aquatennial
Black Hills
Blue Fox
Bryant Lake Bowl
Budapest
Bunker Park Stable
Chicago
Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Como Zoo
Corn Maze
Crazy Horse
Dayton, Ohio
Deadwood
Devils Tower
Different
Easton Town Center
Election
Featured
First Avenue
Gibbs Museum
Government
Grand Canyon
Holidazzle Parade
Hurricane Katrina
John Hammond
KQRS
Las Vegas
Log Inn Restaurant and Bar
Mall of America
Milwaukee, WI
Minn. Downtown Council
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Library
Minnehaha Falls
Minnesota History Center
Minnesota State Fair
Misc
MN Make-A-Wish
MN Sportsmen's Show
MN State Capitol
Mt. Rushmore
Music
NASA
New Hope Bowling
Nickelodeon Family Suites
Ohio State University
Old North Bridge
Orlando
Outstate Minnesota
Rapid City
Renaissance Festival
Rev. Horton Heat
Rocky Horror Live!
Saint Paul
Shoreview
Special Olympics Minnesota
Split Rock
Sturgis
The Greene
Union Depot
University of Minnesota
Vehicles
Veterans
WCCO
Westhills
Winter
Winter Carnival
Wisconsin
World Wide Panorama
Zombies
The St. Paul Pioneer Press did a front page story about me.
The St. Paul Pioneer Press interviewed me for a story about Google virtual tours and used my Basilica virtual tour. Second time I made their front page!
If you missed it because I bought so many copies you can read it here!
KARE 11 TV did a story on Google virtual tours.
VRMag has a feature story about my Hurricane Katrina panoramas.
VISITOR COMMENTS:
"That's the coolest thing on the web."
"You brought tears to my eyes."
"Mind blowing."
"One of the neatest photo sites I've ever seen."
"I'm afraid of heights and when I looked straight down I nearly threw up!"
"I am stunned by the quality and possible applications, nice job."
"That combo of eye-in-the-sky with eyes on the ground is fantastic."
"I sent this to every pilot I know."
"HOW IS THIS EVEN POSSIBLE?!"
"The 360 shots are almost unbelieveable!!!!"
"Oh my gosh Ed - they are just beautiful."
"That aerial panorama over Lake Calhoun is totally awesome"
"FANTASTIC!!!!"
"I've instantly become a fan of your panorama photos!"
"Wow, your panoramas are like nothing I have ever seen before. Very impressive!"
"the absolute best I have seen anywhere."
"ED - I am not surprised by all the comments you have received. The VR is AWESOME!"
