Hidden Melbourne allows you to travel through time an space with our virtual tour from the birth of Melbourne up to the present day. The birth of Melbourne was also the birth of photography and we have taken the opportunity to walk in the steps of the first image makers who captured the city during it's birth and growth.
In 1841 Samuel Jackson created a highly accurate and detailed 360° panoramic view of Melbourne (Camera Lucida, projection sketched on paper).
In 1875 the Paterson Bros captured a view from the same location during construction of a new spire (Glass plates coated with collodion, sensitised with silver nitrate, exposed then fixed).
In 2016 Hidden Melbourne captured a highly detailed panoramic view from the same spire (Sony A7R2 on cmos sensor).
All three scenes can be viewed here in this preview of the historic tour of the complete city and its towers (coming soon!)
https://www.hiddenmelbourne.com.au/ScotsChurch
In November 2016 Friends Of The Auburn Tower held an opening night to launch the TOWER PANORAMA by Hidden Melbourne. Former premier Ted Baillieu gave a stirring speech about the “Power of Towers” to enable us to see distant views and make visual connections to other high places surrounding us.
The TOWER PANORAMA is a high resolution 360° panoramic view from the spire which has been printed and mounted on the four walls inside the tower. It will be used in guided tours and enable those who cannot climb to the top, to be able to enjoy the view. The panorama is also an electronic interface, as we have included printed QR codes which can be scanned by mobile phones and drop the viewer onto remote towers which are visible from Auburn Uniting Church.
Here is a view of one panel of the panorama, showing the Western View (North, East, South and West are on the four walls). Barney is demonstrating the QR codes which open up the view from a distant tower when scanned.
Nothing beats climbing up the tower itself, please contact AUC and make a visit: Friends of Auburn Tower
We have also added a Gigapixel view from the tower balconies, which are extremely difficult to access. Enjoy it here: Gigapixel view
