Like many of us, visual effects artistMichael Rangergrew up with the iconicphotos of the Apollo 11 mission.
So when Ranger realized that he could give a different perspective on the image, he was understandably excited.
The artist was inspired by a lighting trick that’s used in creating visual effects.
Using that scan, Ranger created a 360-image of the environment that Aldrin was immersed in.
Of course, we easily can seeNeil Armstrong, Hasselblad camera in hand, taking the photograph.
Next to him is the famed Eagle lander.
Pleased with the results, Ranger also started working on other images.
The panoramas can be looked at with any 360-degree photo viewer or Google Street View.
Or, Ranger also producedvideoswhere you’ve got the option to see Aldrin and Conrad looking around.
To me, real things are endlessly exciting, he shares.
People really walked up there on that dusty world, insanely far away.
I hope this contributes to people appreciating reality.
Visual effects artist Michael Ranger used his skills to give a new perspective on old NASA photos.
Here we see Neil Armstrong holding the Hasselblad camera he used to take Aldrin’s photo.
