Google Street View Distortions

[brummy-lad]

I was checking around Waterworks Street and was unable to find a reference to the tower block there, the sign seemed to say Mormanel Tower, looking at a later date highlighted the 's' in Normansell. It's fascinating that only the lettering was distorted, the rest of the image appeared correct.

 

[pjmburns]

Isn't it when they join images together? I am sure someone posted a lych gate on the Forum which had been distorted.

 

[brummy-lad]

Isn't it when they join images together? I am sure someone posted a lych gate on the Forum which had been distorted.

Could be Janice but if they've stitched it together they've used a very sophisticated system, the windows above and below appear to be fine.

 

[Godber]

I think the lettering has just fallen off the sign over time. I once saw a video showing an unfortunate Street View picture. Someone looking online at Google Earth had noticed that the camera car had driven past a house (in Cornwall, if I remember correctly) and captured an image of a chap in his front room, erm, “Relaxing in a Gentleman’s manner” as it were.
That picture definitely wasn’t distorted, either.

 

[brummy-lad]

It's a mystery really, the image on the right showing the 's' is from just before demolition, the image on the left is an earlier one with the windows still intact.

 

[Astoness]

i believe normansel tower was named after an aston villa director

lyn

 

[pjmburns]

I think the lettering has just fallen off the sign over time. I once saw a video showing an unfortunate Street View picture. Someone looking online at Google Earth had noticed that the camera car had driven past a house (in Cornwall, if I remember correctly) and captured an image of a chap in his front room, erm, “Relaxing in a Gentleman’s manner” as it were.
That picture definitely wasn’t distorted, either.

But on the left photo there doesn't seem to be a space for the "s".

 

[Astoness]

2008 view shows a squashed up letter s

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[Godber]

But on the left photo there doesn't seem to be a space for the "s".

Well spotted Janice, I hadn’t noticed that! Using Astoness’ link above it seems that as the camera progresses past the sign it does indeed distort the image of it, with letters vanishing then reappearing. I guess that one picture is a fluke.