John Nack on Adobe : Hail to the Chief, from space

January 20, 2009

“For those about to Barack… We salute you!”

The GeoEye-1 satellite took a high-res photo of the inaugural proceedings from 423 miles overhead, whipping by at 17,000 mph. Here’s a version of the whole thing (but not full-res).
The NYT hosts a zoomable photo (via Flash) showing the new president addressing the crowd. (You know you can create things just like this straight out of Photoshop, right? File->Export->Zoomify.) [Via Ken Lawson]
CNN features a 360-degree panorama showing the stand before the ceremony. [Via Adam Pratt]

Posted by John Nack at 4:34 PM on January 20, 2009

anonymous — 6:08 PM on January 20, 2009 Reply

Also don’t miss the Photosynths on MSNBC and CNN.
[Cool, thanks. I saw mention of these earlier today, but when I looked I didn't find any examples ready to post. --J.]
Robin — 7:45 PM on January 20, 2009 Reply

Wonderful links and great photography!
Luis Garcia — 11:05 PM on January 20, 2009 Reply

Hi John, I found this one trough Digg.com :
http://www.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/44.president/inauguration/mall.satellite/
[Very cool; thanks, Luis. --J.]
ahoeben — 12:57 AM on January 21, 2009 Reply

Here’s another 360 degree panorama, from the crowds down the mall:
http://www.howdido.com/show.php?format=flash&id=inauguration
Marky — 2:53 AM on January 21, 2009 Reply

Great to see people using all your hard work.