From the “wish you were here files,” as spotted on Mashable today.
This Ukrainian guy who goes by “Mustang Wanted” has a penchant for climbing tall structures and posing for these awesome pictures.
Here’s a couple of samples – be sure to check out the others, linked above and here.
Gigapan, a company who provides photograpic composite services – essentially, they stitch together many smaller images to make a large, high-resolution picture.
They have done it with a picture of the ancient Incan city of Machu Picchu in Peru.
I will try to embed the “zoom-able” image below. If it doesn’t work, here’s the link instead.
They also have others on their site, check it out here.
The Guardian newspaper in the UK recently featured the photos of a photographer named Seth Casteel.
I think he must stay underwater in a SCUBA outfit to get these shots. Whatever his method, he has produced some amazing shots.
I’ve included a cute sample above but there are some that are more sinister. Definitely worth a visit to Seth’s website:
racing to the red light 