I Was a Kaleidoscope

Rorsch Map is a really addicting site for me. It takes Google Map images and turns them into kaleidoscope pictures. You enter a location in (as specific or broad as you want), and then morph it to your liking (e.g., zoom in/out, move it up/down, drag it in/out, etc). I'm a big fan of aerial pictures and the organized patterns of streets and buildings, so I can't say I'm surprised this became a huge consumer of my time. I love the geometric designs.

Here are some images I created while messing around (Note: As they're kaleidoscopic pictures, you'll notice they are mirror-images and not an exact replica of what the city looks like. Also, while zooming out from a picture, it might be that the location is no longer in the city bounds. But I listed the city name that was my starting point):

Paris

Outside Paris

Vancouver

Vancouver (Look at the shadows created from the buildings)

Vancouver (Spanish Banks)

Washington, DC (National Mall)

Barcelona

Barcelona

Venice

Miami

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (U of U stadium)

Reykjavik

Copenhagen

Waikiki Beach, Hawaii

Madrid

St. Catharines (for Emma!)

London

London (London Bridge)

Cadaques, Spain

Cadaques