Link of the day: 1.5 gigapixel photo of inauguration
Submitted by Steven on Monday, 26 January 2009One Comment
Photographer David Bergman compiled a nearly 1.5 gigapixel panoramic shot of President Barack Obama’s inauguration, and zooming in to check out the incredible level of detail is–and we don’t say things like this lightly–almost as instantly captivating as Google Earth.
Composed of 220 images, Bergman’s finished panorama is 59,783 X 24,658, or 1,474 megapixels. He used a Canon G10 mounted on a Gigapan Epic to take the shots in a grid pattern. According to Bergman’s blog, the final TIFF file is 2 gigabytes and in pouring over it he found cellist Yo Yo Ma taking a picture on his iPhone.
Click here or on the image below to check out the full-res file.
Enjoy!
This was brilliant. At one time his site was down. I hope it’s back and I’ll check in a moment. The deatil is incredible
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