Barney Meyer

Richmond from housing towers

Four S-Shaped residential towers located at 106, 108, 110 and 112 Elizabeth Street provide magnificent views of Melbourne from the East and all surrounding suburbs. Select the views to the Northwest, Southeast and Northeast to see all of Melbourne. You can switch off the information pins showing various locations, zoom in and out, stop rotation and go fullscreen by using the control buttons of the tour.

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Collins Street looking East circa 1890

Collins Street looking East circa 1890 by Robert Vere Scott

Robert Vere Scott's most important work was in the panoramic format. Photo historian Gael Newton has determined from the 16.0 x 50.0 cm format of his photograph “Camels and men gather at the start of the expedition to survey the Trans-Australian Railway” that he was using a Kodak Panoram No. 4 camera released in 1899, or the No. 1 of 1900. These panoramic cameras used 120 roll film for ease of use and had a rotating lens and curved back and encompassed a view of between 112 and 142 degrees. Panoramic views of course had been produced in Australia since the late 1840s but these turn-of-the-century cameras made it possible to encompass the whole view in a sweep on one piece of film, rather than laboriously piecing together panoramas from a series of separate glass plates.
Source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Vere_Scott

These 120+ year old images have survived remarkably well, thanks to the care of our historic institutions. We thank the State Library of Victoria for the use of this image Panoramic view of Melbourne looking east along Collins Street. Identifier(s): H96.160/917

I also thank my good friend, Ernst Zimmer, for the remarkable work that he has done to edit and enhance this large image and share it with us. A true labour of love and skill!

Camberwell aerial view

Aerial view of Camberwell Town Hall and surroundings

Captured as 34 overlapping frames from a space close to the Town Hall, this shows a 360° view of Camberwell and it's most historic buildings. Captured in June, just before sunset during a short break in the rain and wind. A modern map shows the viewing direction and marker labels show notable buildings. Labels indicate the most historic building. These virtual tours represent travel through time and space in Melbourne's History.

Box Hill from Surrey Park

3 Gigapixel panoramic view of Box Hill from Surrey Park

Captured as 142 overlapping frames from the oval using a drone with APSC sensor and 70mm lens, this shows a 180° view of Box Hill and it's most historic buildings, these virtual tours represent travel through time and space in Melbourne's History..

Camberwell from the Oval

Gigapixel Panoramic view of Camberwell from the Oval

Captured as 142 of overlapping frames from the oval using a drone with APSC sensor and 70mm lens, this shows a 180° view of Camberwell and it's most historic buildings. A modern map shows the viewing direction and marker labels show notable buildings. Labels indicate the most historic building. These virtual tours represent travel through time and space in Melbourne's History.