Now that winter is fast approaching, I find myself getting back to some of my previous interests... such as wanting to make SVG models of interesting buildings in Rochester, MN. The idea being to have a PDF that can be printed out on card stock, cut, and glued.
Just below is the original photo I took looked like (f/10.0, 16mm, ISO100, 1/100sec). Note all the distortion. I had to use a wide angle lens. Using Pixlr Editor (not the Express or O-Matic versions), I was able to use "Edit->Free Distort" and straighten it out as you see above.
I did a very rough/quick prototype in Inkscape of the front. There's a lot of detail to model and I'll need to get the sizes/proportions done properly.
Aerial shot of the theater. I think using Google maps I can get a direct above satellite photo to determine the outer dimensions of the building. Once I have that I can then look at the proportions and figure out exact sizes/dimensions of the model. I'll have to spend some time tinkering around with the entrance way and fitting up an accurate marquee.
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