Aerial Nevada

[Redrobes]

Someone has managed to get some good shots of Nevada by flying a load of bin liner, trash bags filled with helium and a camera. Quite impressive shots. The thing that struck me tho is the city layouts.

http://www.projecttbac.org/NorthernL...s/images/4.jpg

Anyway, a lot of images to use for modern street plans but these are kinda odd when compared to street layouts in my country.

http://www.projecttbac.org/pictures.html

[tilt]

very neat grid ... but boring

[jbgibson]

Fantasy Cartography equivalent = hot air balloon + leprechaun with sketchbook?

[mearrin69]

Cool pics. Vegas is a very strange place. You don't see street grids like that much of anywhere else that I've seen...it's mostly flat and mostly new construction so the go-to is nice straight grids. I do like flying in/out and looking down at everything. The Luxor (the hotel with the pyramid) is cool at night because of the light shining up.
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Link to pic: http://www.antonshevchenko.com/image...l-at-night.jpg

[waldronate]

http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publication...sub_landsc.htm suggests why that sort of layout might be used.