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Related: About this forumShooting the Highest-Resolution Photo Ever Made of Machu Picchu
http://www.petapixel.com/2012/11/16/shooting-the-highest-resolution-photo-ever-created-of-machu-picchu/Photographer Jeff Cremer recently captured the highest-resolution photo ever shot of Machu Picchu, the most popular tourist destination in Peru and one of the New 7 Wonders of the World. Unlike other gigapixel projects that weve shared here in the past, this one is very well documented, offering an interesting behind-the-scenes look at how these gargantuan images are made.
Here are a couple of videos by Cremer and Destin of Smarter Every Day, who accompanied Cremer on the trip (the first video offers a more technical look):
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Here are a couple of videos by Cremer and Destin of Smarter Every Day, who accompanied Cremer on the trip (the first video offers a more technical look):
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Shooting the Highest-Resolution Photo Ever Made of Machu Picchu (Original Post)
Coyotl
Nov 2012
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you should please cross post this to the Photography Group. They would really appreciate it, I think
Tuesday Afternoon
Nov 2012
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Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)1. you should please cross post this to the Photography Group. They would really appreciate it, I think
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)2. Unbelievable! This is amazing. It's a link to keep and share endlessly. To return to again & again.
Thank you, so much.
Coyotl
(15,262 posts)3. It really is astounding. So many walls, so little time
Can't wait to get back there one more time.
See also discussion of x-post in Photography group.
See also discussion of x-post in Photography group.
Judi Lynn
(160,656 posts)4. Glad I saw your thread in Photography. More photos!
Here's the link for DU'ers who haven't seen that thread yet, and can't get enough!
http://www.democraticunderground.com/103610782
Thank you, again. This visual information is not to be missed.