Gigapan 45 Gigapixel

Someone was asking about the Gigapan device. Here's a 45 Gigapixel image. These are starting to just get crazy.

http://www.gigapan.org/gigapans/48492/

A great view, but why would anyone spend the time to create such an image and not spend a little more effort on composition. What's with the OOF rebar in the foreground.

I thought the same thing too Bill.

Looks like a ledge I wouldn't get very close too, especially to overcome the foreground limitations of a 100-400mm. Obviously not the best tripod spot. But I'm amazed by the detail in the most distant parts of the image. First time I've really looked at one of these up close.

3.5 hour imaging time ... crazy. Note the varying shadow angles throughout.

I just completed a 100 petapixel pano of Pueblo West. I chose 'peta' cause i thought it would be more environmentally friendly that way It took me 6 weeks to shoot--i lost 30 lbs in the process. I wanted to document every tumbleweed and prairie dog within a 20 mile radius, and i do believe the finished image accomplishes that goal. I would really love to share it with y'all, but it takes up 3,400 external hard drives and i havent figured a way to upload or downsize it without my computer crashing. I'll keep you posted...

Like the gigographer said, "This was only ever intended to be a technical test - I'm making no claims with regards photographic quality or artistic merit! It was more about exploring the limits of both the hardware and software that is available out there."

Pretty freakin' incredible.

While it may be impressive that the detail is there, so far these gigapixel images I've seen are either dry and devoid of an interesting composition or plagued by subject movement along the stitching lines. This one is no different, suffering from the first.

Even the inauguration gigapan which holds some documentary or news interest is not particularly coherent and I think it is superseded by many of the other images captured at the event.

Can you do it? Sure. But is there any value to it?

I found a can of paint but I cant read the label, I'd call that a failure. Plus there's no one sitting on the balconies.

I saw a naked woman in an apartment window! I'd call that a success!

This is pretty cool. Maybe not an artistic achievement but quite a technical achievement. Fascinating to see how photography is evolving.

The detail is amazing as you zoom in! Holy cow. Not an option for me as I will never have enough hard drive to keep more than 1 shot.

The technical capability is wild...the potential is wild...but not sure where this will take us or where it will end.