Re:How taking pictures through windows can inadvertently re...
by lookingsideways on Thursday May 08, 2014 @05:30AM
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If you're on OSX, try it out in Apple Maps, I find their 3D views superior to Google's and it's been available in more locations that I've looked at.
On the iPad you also get more control over viewing angles, I was surprised that you lose that on the desktop.
Re:How taking pictures through windows can inadvertently re...
by lelandbatey on Thursday May 08, 2014 @05:49AM
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Hold the 'Ctrl' key and you can use the mouse to rotate to any angle you like.
Re:How taking pictures through windows can inadvertently re...
by josephcooney on Thursday May 08, 2014 @09:16AM
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Not the first time this has caught people out. (slightly NSFW) http://www.messandnoise.com/discussions/4112452
I refuse to believe some of these are "accidental".
On a tangent - I didn't realize that the google maps 3D rendering has gotten so good over the last couple of years. I wonder how hard it would be to scrape the point data and satellite textures to source a GTA map, I'd love to cruise through actual Vice City with the GTA V engine.
If you haven't checked it out yourselves - breath-taking WebGL view of Miami (Chrome, OSX):
https://www.google.com/maps/place/Miami,+FL/@25.7747883,-80....