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Bending horizons: Russian cities in breathtaking panoramic photos

Photos in the style of the movie “Inception” will give you vertigo.
By Ksenia Isaeva, RBTH
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The company 'Lestnica' presents unique panoramic images, with bending horizons. / Parking lot, Vladimir.
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Currently they have completed four photos of the city of Vladimir (115 miles from Moscow) and three images of St. Petersburg. / View of Vladimir city.
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These pictures are extremely hard to produce. The first 1,000 photos were thrown out before a perfect photo was taken. / Dormition Cathedral, Vladimir.
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Working on a single image takes around 12 hours – the helicopter moves along a specific trajectory that allows it to take spherical pictures. / Golden Gate, Vladimir.
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The mathematical formula was processed into a program that calculates how the helicopter moves. / Saint Isaac's Cathedral, St. Petersburg.
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Post-production takes both time and persistence. “We want to take photos of more Russian cities, because in each of them there is something worth seeing,” says Artem Prudentov, a member of the Lestnica team./ Palace Square, St. Petersburg.
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The program corrects itself when it moves closer, flies higher and changes its angle. / Kazan Cathedral, St. Petersburg.

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