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 degree panoramas from a helicopter. Today I'm a FAA licensed drone pilot and shoot most of my aerials with a quadcopter.
I'm also a Google Street View Trusted Photographer in Minneapolis shooting Street View tours inside local businesses.
I publish thousands of 360 degree panoramas and virtual tours to Google Maps, where I currently have over 60 MILLION VIEWS.
Take a look below at some of my Google tours, or go to my Google Street View page for more information and many samples.
Advertising Agencies
Web Designers
I want to partner with you to offer Google Street View virtual tours to your clients! Google hosts the tour in Google Maps, but you're needed to also embed the tour in your client's web pages, blog, or Facebook.
Email or call 651-483-1557
Nodal Ninja
"turning heads and expanding horizons"
Panorama Category: Veterans
The Veterans Day panoramas were shot for Mickael Therer's collaborative VR project commemorating the end of "The War To End All Wars."
In the U.S. there is no specific ceremony marking the end of World War One. Instead, Nov. 11 is recognized as Veterans Day, a time for honoring veterans of all wars. (Like my father, Lee S. Fink, who served in World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam.)
Visit The War To End All Wars collaborative VR project to see 360 degree panoramas of WWI battlefields and various Nov. 11th memorials and ceremonies around the world.
The North Bridge panoramas were shot for the World Wide Panorama: Bridges project.
After adding the "Veterans" category for the Veterans Day panoramas, it struck me that perhaps my Concord North Bridge panoramas also belonged in this category. The men and boys who fought and died on this bridge and during the Brit's bloody retreat to Boston were the very first American veterans.
360 degree panorama during the 2010 Minnesota State Veteran’s Day Program at the Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial Community Center.
Onstage is Governor Tim Pawlenty, Deputy Commissioner of Veteran Heath Care Gilbert Acevedo, Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services Reggie Worlds, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator Al Franken, and U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja 3
Categories: Veterans
360 degree panorama during the 2010 Minnesota State Veteran’s Day Program at the Inver Grove Heights Veterans Memorial Community Center.
Speaking is U.S. Senator Al Franken, and sitting onstage is Governor Tim Pawlenty, Deputy Commissioner of Veteran Heath Care Gilbert Acevedo, Deputy Commissioner of Programs and Services Reggie Worlds, Adjutant General of the Minnesota National Guard Maj. Gen. Richard Nash, U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar, and U.S. Congresswoman Betty McCollum.
Equipment: Nikon D700, Nikkor 10.5mm (shaved), Nodal Ninja 3
Categories: Veterans, World Wide Panorama
360 degree aerial panorama over the VA Medical Center in Minneapolis, MN. Visible landmarks include the Mississippi River, Minneapolis/St. Paul Airport, and Fort Snelling.
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm
Helicopter: Davis Aviation
Pilot: Joanne Boyer
Categories: Minneapolis, Veterans
360 degree panorama as the audience sings "God Bless America" during an emotional Veterans Day ceremony at the Minneapolis, Minnesota VA Home on Nov. 11, 2004, attended by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and U.S. Sens. Mark Dayton and Norm Coleman, along with Marland Ronning, MN American Legion Commander, and Maj. Gen. Doyle Larson, USAF (retired).
These Veterans Day (Nov. 11th) panoramas were shot for a collaborative VR project remembering the end of "The War To End All Wars."
In the U.S. there is no specific ceremony marking the end of World War One. Instead, Nov. 11 is recognized as Veterans Day, a time for honoring veterans of all wars. (Like my father, Lee S. Fink, who served in World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam.)
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Government, Veterans, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama as the audience salutes the color guard at the end of an emotional Veterans Day ceremony at the Minneapolis, Minnesota VA Home on Nov. 11, 2004, attended by Gov. Tim Pawlenty and U.S. Sens. Mark Dayton and Norm Coleman, along with Marland Ronning, MN American Legion Commander, and Maj. Gen. Doyle Larson, USAF (retired).
These Veterans Day (Nov. 11th) panoramas were shot for a collaborative VR project remembering the end of "The War To End All Wars."
In the U.S. there is no specific ceremony marking the end of World War One. Instead, Nov. 11 is recognized as Veterans Day, a time for honoring veterans of all wars. (Like my father, Lee S. Fink, who served in World War Two, Korea, and Vietnam.)
Equipment: NikonD70, Sigma 8mm, Kaidan QuickPan III
Categories: Government, Veterans, World Wide Panorama
360 degree panorama next to the Old North Bridge in Concord, MA, where the Shot Heard ’Round the World was fired which began the American Revolution.
Equipment: Nikon D70, Sigma 8mm
Categories: Old North Bridge, Veterans, World Wide Panorama
Start with the "Featured" category to see an assortment of my most interesting panoramas.
Select a panorama category:
Apple Orchards
Apple River
Aquatennial
Black Hills
Blue Fox
Bryant Lake Bowl
Budapest
Buddy Holly Crash Site
Chicago
Cincinnati, Ohio
Columbus, Ohio
Como Zoo
Corn Maze
Crazy Horse
Dayton, Ohio
Deadwood
Devils Tower
Different
Duluth
Easton Town Center
Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Election
Featured
First Avenue
Gibbs Museum
Government
Grand Canyon
Holidazzle Parade
Hurricane Katrina
Ice Castles
Iowa
John Hammond
KMSP Fox 9
KQRS
La Crosse
Las Vegas
Little Canada
Madison, Wisconsin
Mall of America
Mankato
Maple Grove
Minn. Downtown Council
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Library
Minnehaha Falls
Minnesota History Center
Minnesota State Fair
Misc
Mississippi River
MN Make-A-Wish
MN Sportsmen's Show
MN State Capitol
MN United Football Club
Mt. Rushmore
Music
NASA
New Hope Bowling
Nickelodeon Family Suites
Ohio State University
Old North Bridge
Orlando
Outstate Minnesota
Quadcopter
Railroads
Rapid City
Renaissance Festival
Rev. Horton Heat
Rochester
Rocky Horror Live!
Roseville
Saint Cloud
Saint Patrick's Day
Saint Paul
Shoreview
Special Olympics Minnesota
Split Rock
St Croix River
Stillwater
Sturgis
TBA
The Greene
Tomahawk
Union Depot
University of Minnesota
University of Wisconsin
Vehicles
Veterans
WCCO
Winter
Winter Carnival
Wisconsin
World Wide Panorama
Zombies
The St. Paul Pioneer Press did a feature story about me.
Newspaper article about Google Street View virtual tours, with a photo from my Basilica tour.
2005 front page feature story about my early aerial 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!"
Rolling Stones at the Superdome
Now I only shoot interactive 360 degree panoramas, but long ago I photographed rock concerts (and almost anything else!) for fun and profit. Here's a few of my concert photos and a story about shooting a 1981 Rolling Stones concert.
