Tiny Planet Photos of Washington DC

A series of tiny planet photos of Washington DC’s monuments and landmarks. These start as 360-degree spherical panoramas and ramp up the fish-eye.

By David Coleman

Last Updated: April 10, 2020

Filed Under: Monuments & Landmarks

Topics: Featured

These are some so-called tiny planet (or little planet) photos of Washington DC’s landmarks. They’re real photos—not generated graphics. They start as a 360-degree spherical image and then use software that ramps up the ultra-fish-eye distortion.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Inside the Lincoln Memorial — Inside the Lincoln Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC of the Netherlands Carillon and its tulip garden — The Netherlands Carillon and its tulip garden.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Inside Union Station — Inside Union Station. The bubble-like pattern is the ceiling of the main hall.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC the MLK Memorial — The MLK Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC of the Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery of Art — An ultra-wide perspective of the Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery of Art.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC The Iwo Jima Memorial — The Iwo Jima Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC of the Washington Monument — Washington Monument.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC inside the Jefferson Memorial — Inside the Jefferson Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC at the Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery — A different view of the Peacock Room at the Freer Gallery.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Union Station — Union Station. This time it’s the marble floor dominating, with the ceiling in the tiny circle at the center.

Federal Reserve Building in Washington DC the Federal Reserve Building — The Federal Reserve Building on Constitution Avenue.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC — Jefferson Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Lincoln Memorial — Lincoln Memorial.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC the Japanese Lantern next to the Tidal Basin — The Japanese Lantern next to the Tidal Basin.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Arlington Cemetery — Arlington Cemetery.

Tiny Planet photo of Washington DC Peacock Room — Yet another view of the Peacock Room.

How These Were Made

Basically, these start with an equirectangular photo that’s used for a 360-degree spherical panorama. They’re then processed using software that can manipulate the distortion.

I have more about how they’re made here.

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