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06/27/2013 11:30:43 AM · #1
Hi guys!

I need an aerial view of a big town, something like New York or Los Angeles or, what can I say, London.

But I need a perfectly vertical view like in these ones:



but of a landscape more similar to this one:



It's for a project of mine, so I wanna pay for it, but I searched for it on 20 pages of shutterstock but couldn't find one that is very good - anyone can help me?
06/27/2013 01:42:11 PM · #2
Have you thought about google earth...What type project is this??
06/27/2013 02:13:16 PM · #3
Originally posted by cowboy221977:

Have you thought about google earth...What type project is this??


I need a sort of background for an artwork and I want something legal and bigger than a google earth file.
06/27/2013 02:26:25 PM · #4
I'd try searching at these NASA sites -- the images are public-domain for non-commercial use. Some may be high-enough resolution ...

NASA's Earth Observatory

NASA's Planetary Photojournal-Earth

I'd love to accomodate you, but I think all of my aerial photos are at some angle -- I'll try to see if I have any taken while the plane was banking so I could point the camera down.

ETA: These are probably the most vertical shots I have with any amount of sharpness -- originals are 6MP (2816 x 2112 pixels)

Message edited by author 2013-06-27 15:02:32.
07/01/2013 08:20:46 PM · #5
Thanks Paul.

I slightly changed the perspective of my image, so the aerial views I had found worked in the scene. I got a very nice nightscape of Chicago. As soon as it's ready I will show you the final image :)
07/01/2013 08:48:19 PM · #6
Cool -- glad it worked out. Most of my aerial shots were intentionally at an angle anyway, at least in part to create fake miniatures ...
  
07/01/2013 09:55:29 PM · #7
//www.istockphoto.com/stock-photo-872601-downtown-city-blue-crowded-aerial-above-block-streets.php

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Here is one of a downtown. It's stylized, so it might not work.

I happen to be work in an industry where I use aerial images all day long (all taken from a aircraft)so I might be able to help you find one directly from the source. Let me know.
07/01/2013 11:10:55 PM · #8
Singapore if you need let me know
07/15/2013 04:55:29 PM · #9
Thanks for your help guys.

I bought a Boston nightscape from Fotolia. I wanted the perfect image to fit my artwork, since it will be part of an important showing in L'Aquila.

I have to thank first of all gyaban for his help during the making of this image. And also tanguera and my WPL friends :)

This is the final image.



The main theme of the showing was 'The City'
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