About the Photographer
I'm a military brat born in Washington, D.C. and I moved to Alaska at age three. I didn't actually live in a "state" until I was six years old, when Alaska became the 49th state. I went to high school in Japan, North Dakota, Mississippi, New York, and Colorado. I eventually settled down in Minneapolis, Minnesota where I'm now a cheerful old grandpa living with my beautiful wife Mary Ann.
I won my first photography award in Misawa, Japan on my 13th birthday, and I shot my first panorama at age 17 with my dad, Lee Fink, using a Mamiya Press 6x9 to photograph Pike's Peak and Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs. Back then we printed each photo separately, used a razor to trim the overlap, and glued the pictures to
heavy mat board. Unfortunately, my seams always showed, and I quickly lost interest in panoramas.
But in 1997 I bought my first digital camera and within hours I was making my first panoramas that didn't have glue oozing through the seams, and I was so fascinated with the interactive panoramas they eventually took over my life. I’m not the kind of person who can have a hobby – whatever I do grabs all my interest and attention, all day every day, so I’m now making my living shooting panoramas.
http://BigEyeInTheSky.com
Contributions:
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wwp608: Elevation - (370 kB / 1 MB Full-Screen
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- The National Museum of the United States Air Force
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Dayton, Ohio, USA
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wwp308: Beginnings - (630 kB / 1.4 MB Full-Screen
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- Early Easter
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Shoreview, Minnesota, USA
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wwp108: Wrinkle Tribute - (412 kB / 1.3 MB Full-Screen
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- First Snowman of Winter
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Shoreview, Minnesota, USA
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wwp1207: Best of 2007 - (412 kB / 1.5 MB Full-Screen
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- The Fountains at Bellagio on the Las Vegas Strip
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Las Vegas, Nevada, USA
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wwp907: Sustenance - (583 kB / 1.7 MB Full-Screen
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- Mmmmmm! Apples!
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White Bear Lake, Minnesota, USA
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wwp607: Community - (550 kB / 1.7 MB Full-Screen
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- Over Ohio Stadium at Ohio State University
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Columbus, Ohio, USA
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wwp307: Atmosphere - (211 kB / 654 kB Full-Screen
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- Mississippi River Fog
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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wwp1206: Best of 2006 - (550 kB / 1.4 MB Full-Screen
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- Crazy Horse Memorial
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The Black Hills of South Dakota, USA
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wwp906: Transportation - (602 kB / 1.6 MB Full-Screen
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- Minnesota Department of Transportation's Regional Transportation Management Center (RTMC)
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Roseville, Minnesota, USA
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wwp606: Gardens - (490 kB / 1.6 MB Full-Screen
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- Deadwood: Where History Blooms
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Sunrise over Mt. Moriah Cemetery in Deadwood, South Dakota, USA
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wwp306: Borders - (646 kB / 2.1 MB Full-Screen
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- Spring on the Saint Croix River
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Saint Croix Falls, Wisconsin / Taylors Falls, Minnesota, USA
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wwp1205: Best of 2005 - (656 kB / 1.5 MB Full-Screen
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- Biloxi's Tivoli Hotel after Hurricane Katrina
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Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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wwp905: Energy - (419 kB / 1.4 MB Full-Screen
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- Aerial Panorama of Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina
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Biloxi, Mississippi, USA
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wwp605: Water - (619 kB / 1.4 MB Full-Screen
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- Minneapolis - "City of Waters"
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Hovering over Downtown Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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wwp305: Marketplace - (640 kB / 1.5 MB Full-Screen
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- Shopping for Fun at the Mall of America
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Bloomington, Minnesota, USA
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wwp1204: Sanctuary - (372 kB / 894 kB Full-Screen
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- People Serving People
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Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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wwp904: Bridges - (683 kB / 1.7 MB Full-Screen
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- Concord's North Bridge: The Shot Heard 'Round The World
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Minute Man National Historical Park, Concord, Massachusetts, USA
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