gigapixel project
wired has posted an article about the so called gigapxl project. it’s run by a guy who has constructed a (film) camera from old spy plane equipment that can take pictures with a resolution of up to 4 gigapixels. (remember, that’s 1000x your 4 megapixel digicam). he’s travelling through the states taking pictures of whatever he can find, e.g. the golden gate bridge. while the full picture shows the entire bridge, zooming in allows you to see the walk wires (maybe 5cm thick) used by the bridge crews to access the main cables. (2000x zoom). his next plan is to take pictures of endangered archaeological sites… cool.
