Hammering Man
Messeturm, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
June 21, 2014, 18:41 UTC (20:41 local time)
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This panorama shows the Hammering Man (a sculpture from Jonathan Borofsky) and the skyscraper Messeturm.I have chosen this subject, as the sculpture itself is a unique piece of work (and art). And I also found a quote from the artist itself in which he states the following:
"The Hammering Man is a symbol for the worker in all of us."
- Jonathan Borofsky
See also some other images of the sculpture:
Making Of
As the sculpture is 21 meters tall (appx. 69 ft.) I tried to reach a more elevated position above the ground by shooting with a 6 meter (appx. 20 ft) modified painter pole. I also shot a panorama which shows the pole in action.The lens was mounted with a custom-made bracket which enables me to turn around the no-parallax point of the lens.
As the lens is a fisheye lens, four pictures easily cover 360°. I took an additional image for the nadir. The zenith was retouched by hand in Photoshop.
Location
Lat: 50° 6' 45.85" N
Long: 8° 39' 9.65" E
Elevation: 101
Precision is: High. Pinpoints the exact spot.
Equipment
- Camera: Sony ILCE-7 (A7)
- Lens: Samyang 8mm/2.8 UMC fisheye (lens hood shaved)
- Mounting: Custom-made lens bracket mounted on top of a 6 m (20 ft.) painter pole
- Software: PTGui Pro, Smartblend, Photoshop CC, Pano2VR
- 4 pictures @ 90° / an additional image for the nadir, ISO 100
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