You've probably seen, or heard of this guy, the "living camera". Stephen Wiltshire is autistic and from an early age could draw, with incredible detail, just about anything I suppose - buildings, cities, etc., after only being exposed to them a brief time. I first saw a piece on him on one of the morning news shows. In the above video, Mr. Wiltshire takes a 45 minute helicopter tour of Rome and is asked to transfer a panorama of what he has seen onto a 5- yard piece of paper, over a 3 day period. This is his first time seeing Rome and he draws it completely from memory. What is even more amazing is the detail - the correct number of columns, windows, etc. He is nearly perfect. I wonder if he eats blueberries?
Monday, December 1, 2008
How Many Blueberries To Be This Amazing?
You've probably seen, or heard of this guy, the "living camera". Stephen Wiltshire is autistic and from an early age could draw, with incredible detail, just about anything I suppose - buildings, cities, etc., after only being exposed to them a brief time. I first saw a piece on him on one of the morning news shows. In the above video, Mr. Wiltshire takes a 45 minute helicopter tour of Rome and is asked to transfer a panorama of what he has seen onto a 5- yard piece of paper, over a 3 day period. This is his first time seeing Rome and he draws it completely from memory. What is even more amazing is the detail - the correct number of columns, windows, etc. He is nearly perfect. I wonder if he eats blueberries?
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