This is so cool it’s disgusting. Check this out:
This is a Microsoft Photosynth-presented panorama created using multiple moderate resolution photos of Yosemite’s Glacier Point.
http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=1592a782-1ed6-457b-9023-31424db7ec34
Q: Can you count the number of people on the peak?
Let’s DeepZoom in, shall we?
(Notice the smooth transitions from view to view… all courtesy of Microsoft Research.)
We have about a hundred of these ultra-high resolution photos posted already, ranging all the way up to more than 10 gigapixels.
Please check them out at http://photosynth.net. The list of the community’s favorite panoramas so far is here. If you like what you see please install the latest version of ICE and add to the fun! More information is available at our respective team blogs: Photosynth & ICE.
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