Google Earth has had 3D building views for a while, but I didn't realise how good the quality of the newer photorealistic buildings were until I decided to recreate one of my favourite skyline shots using Google Earth. At the thumbnail level, it's hard to tell which is which. Gobsmackingly impressive stuff.
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Mickey · 21 June, 2008 at 01:19
Wow, that's quite impressive. Great idea! Two small tips to make it even more precise:
1 - Turn on the clouds. They almost certainly won't match up, but it'll give it a bit more of a real feel (layers --> weather --> clouds).
2 - Move the viewpoint down a bit. You're floating a bit higher in the air in Google Earth than the photo was taken, which slightly mis-aligns the buildins and has the water in the background quite a bit different.
Anyhow, very cool!