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Syon Park, London

April 16, 2010 Leave a comment

I recently had the good fortune to attend the wedding of some good friends at the stately home of Syon Park, near Richmond. This is the family seat of the Duke of Northumberland, and was very posh. A great wedding venue, as you'll see.

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(Mostly) Amazing 3-D fly-through of London from Skrape

December 10, 2009 Leave a comment

This is pretty good stuff, we are getting close to proper photorealism here. 

Somewhat anal-retentively, and not to denigrate this fine work, but two things slightly spoil this for me:
  1. A few of the “marquee” models, especially Buckingham Palace, could benefit from some more detailed modelling on their shapes. The flying buttresses of Westminster Abbey are correct and present, but the flat front of Bucks Palace looks like one of those drape-over jobs they put on buildings in Europe when they’re being renovated. It spoils the illusion somewhat. 
  2. (very anal) The closeup “helicopter shot” around Big Ben shows two different clock faces simultaneously – and they are showing different times. Doh!
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