Picture of the Week 5.28.07

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Gabbeh // May 30, 2007 at 2:45 pm

My submission for a future “Picture of the Week”:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b3/San_Francisco_in_ruin_edit2.jpg

Beside the devastation, it’s amazing to see a San Francisco without the bridges, Coit Tower, hi-rises, etc. I suspect this was taken from a hot air balloon.
PETE // May 30, 2007 at 6:44 pm

It was actually. That photo was part of an exhibit at SF MOMA. The dude who took it had just basically invented aerial photography, or rather a type of panoramic camera and mabe some new lens. It’s been a while, but anyhow the photos were commissioned by the city to assess the damage from the earthquake. I seem to remember him charging them a fortune, which they willingly paid.
Goldy // May 30, 2007 at 9:05 pm

Do you guys have more pictures of Bay to Breakers?
Hip E. // May 30, 2007 at 11:42 pm

Don’t worry, my take on B2B will be up soon. I can only write about the parts I remember, but I have pictures from the other parts too.

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