Salt City Coffee Syracuse, NY
I love coffee shops and this is an especially nice one. The local chain has several stores in Syracuse. This is in a converted older home, with really nice architectural features
When I took this in mid May, 2023, I was just beginning to experiment with taking videos for Maps. I was having trouble finding a shot that I thought would make a compelling video; one that would help people to choose this coffee shop. So I created a montage of photos (there is one short vertical video of the interior included) to tell a story. It starts with their sign, expands out to show the storefront, then zooms to their hours signs, and then shows several interior views. I made it in Capcut. I added transitions so the change from image to image wouldn’t be to jarring. Doing a photo montage has the advantage that if the place is busy, you can use an app (android blur photo) to obscure faces, if need be, before you put the montage together.
This video has a horizontal aspect (landscape about 16:9). Since this video, I have made a couple more montage videos, but have become more comfortable shooting traditional video. Also, almost all of my videos are in a vertical aspect (Portrait 9:16) and are shot in Cinematic Pan mode (Pixel 7 pro) which slows the speed down by 50% and gives you smoother footage.
See My 2025 Star Photo Here
Star Video Views History
The table below shows the recent views history of my Star Video.
| ID | Screenshot Date |
Place Name |
Star Video Views |
|---|---|---|---|
| 469 | 2024-08-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,130,203 |
| 511 | 2024-09-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,141,517 |
| 553 | 2024-10-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,152,979 |
| 595 | 2024-11-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,072,126 |
| 637 | 2024-12-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,176,200 |
| 679 | 2025-01-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,176,200 |
| 727 | 2025-02-28 | Salt City Coffee | 1,187,963 |
| 769 | 2025-03-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,199,957 |
| 810 | 2025-04-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,199,957 |
| 851 | 2025-05-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,211,984 |
| 892 | 2025-06-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,224,125 |
| 938 | 2025-07-30 | Salt City Coffee | 1,224,125 |