I'm a New Yorker. I was born in Brooklyn, and until I graduated from college, I lived within a few miles of the magnificent New York skyline. Although I now make my home in Colorado, the events of 9/11/01 felt somewhat personal.
In 1997, my wife Susan and I lived just north of the City in Westchester County. During that year, we created our 3D video travel documentary, A Virtual visit to New York City.
Because the World Trade Center was such a beautiful place, I have chosen to offer this gallery, showing it in "more innocent times".
These are actual image pairs from the "Ray3D" video, "A Virtual Visit to New York City". They were acquired with my homemade stereo video cameras.
To view these pictures, you may:
1. Click the image or select the "JPG" option to see side by side pairs.These can be "free-viewed", (either "cross-eyed" or "parallel").
2. "Interlaced" for use with LCS shutter-glasses.
3. "JPS", which can be viewed in multiple formats,
(including: "red/blue", interlaced, freeview, etc.),
using free Depthcharge 2.5 software from VRex.
For further viewing instructions, see:
How to view Ray3D images
Flying south above the East River, (by helicopter),
the twin towers of the World Trade center appear
behind the Consolidated Edison
electrical generating plant.
JPEG / Interlaced / JPS
An aerial view of the financial district.
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The beautiful entrance to the mirrored "Millenium Hilton".
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Reflections of the skyline to the west of the Hilton.
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From just northeast of the towers.
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"Three Wings" by Alexander Calder.
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A closer look at the towers.
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The globe fountain on the WTC Plaza.
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Up from the Plaza.
JPEG / Interlaced / JPS
On a cruise from the South Street Sea Port to the Statue of Liberty,
we get an excellent view of the southern tip of Manhattan.
This is one of my favorite images from the video,
a sail powered vessel in front of the twin towers!
JPEG / Interlaced / JPS
Additional views from the water.
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The "Winter Garden"
at the
"World Financial Center Marina",
just west of the towers.
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The North Tower, just behind
and above The Winter Garden.
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The North Tower
through the ceiling of
the Winter Garden.
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From the esplanade
of Battery Park.
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A bit farther south.
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The towers as seen from a ride through Chinatown.
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A unique "out-take" from the video.
The gentleman is Alexander Smirnoff,
telecommunications director
for the Empire State Building.
With his kind assistance, I was able to shoot
from the base of the massive antenna.
The World Trade Center towers
can been seen to the south.
JPEG / Interlaced / JPS
