![]() ![]() I ran extension cords from the generator up to the top of the scaffolding where it powered the panorama head, as well as my computer. There wasn’t any power at the site since it was on the side of a volcano so we had to bring a small generator with us. SET UP - The site was surrounded by very tall grass as well as a little bit of a hill that could block the complete view so I decided to set up three levels of scaffolding and shoot from the top of that. That meant that we would have to carry all there equipment there (which isn’t easy at high altitudes) but I felt that it would give the best combination of a great panoramic view and being close enough to the city for detail to be captured. To fix this situation I decided to choose a site a bit further down from the visitor center. The only draw back that I saw to the site is that I felt that it was a little to far away from the city and I didn’t think that people would be able to see any detail in the city when they zoomed in. It was to access via a cable car and gave a huge panoramic vista of the entire city as well as all the volcanos that surround Quito. Pichincha is classified as a stratovolcano whose peak is over 15,000ft high. I finally settled on taking the image from near the top of the Pichincha Volcano located. Other sites were difficult to access or were high up but still not able to give the wide panoramic view that I was looking for. Some the sites I felt were to low to the ground and didn’t give the wide enough panorama that I was looking for. ![]() I went around Quito and views several different sites. SITE SELECTION - The first step in taking the photo is site selection. Ive been doing this for awhile now so I thought that I would share some of my experiences with you all so that you can make your own incredible gigapixel image as well. It combines everything that I like about photography: the adventure of trying to capture a complex image in challenging conditions as well as using high tech equipment, powerful computers and advanced image processing software to create the final image. I’ve always thought that gigpixel technology was amazing since I first saw it around 8 or 9 years ago. The final image turned out to be 16 Gigapixels in size and at a printed size of over 25 meters it allows people see jaw-dropping detail even when viewed from a few inches away. Print Size: 25.4m x 4.68m (83.3ft x 15.36ft)Ī few years ago I few out to Ecuador to create a high resolution image of the capital city of Quito. ![]() At a size of over 20ft (6m), a gigapixel print retains jaw-dropping detail even when viewed a few inches away. With a resolution of 300,000 x 55,313 pixels the picture is the highest resolution photo of Quito ever taken.This allows you instantly view and explore high resolution images that are over several gigabytes in size. RAW file size of over 60MB. To create the image a robotic camera mount was used to capture over 900 images with a Canon 5DSR and 400mm lens. Digital stitching software was then used to combine them into a uniform high-resolution picture. It consists of 912 photos with each one having a. ![]() The picture was made with the 50 megapixel Canon 5DSR and a 100-400mm lens. ![]()
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