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Follow on Google News | Rainforest Expeditions' Photographer Snaps the Highest Resolution Photo Ever Taken of Machu PicchuThe unprecedented image has been made available to the public on a special web page where interactively, viewers can explore the remarkable detail of the ruins by zooming in and out of the image.
By: Widness & Wiggins PR The unprecedented image has been made available to the public on a special web page http://www.gigapixelperu.com. Users can explore the remarkable detail of the photo by zooming in and out of the image. Individual snapshots may also be taken from within the image. A behind the scenes video on the taking of the photo was created by Destin Sandlin of the YouTube channel Smarter Every Day. See: http://www.youtube.com/ Cremer’s work was partially assisted with professional equipment regularly used in photography tours based from Rainforest Expeditions’ The photo consists of 1920 separate images recorded by a photo-robot in 1 hour and 42 minutes. To stitch the image together a 2.67Ghz Hexacore MacPro with 32GB Ram and an OCZ 960GB RevoDrive was used. Render time was 1.5 hours. The final resolution of the image is 297,500 x 87,500 pixels or 15.9 gigapixels. Oversize prints (2m x .68m) on photographic paper at $400 each can be ordered at: http://www.gigapixelperu.com/ “Machu Picchu is one of the Seven Man-Made Wonders of the World and the most familiar icon of the ancient Inca,” explains Cremer when asked about his destination choice for the photo. “In 2008, the World Monuments Fund placed it on its Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world due to environmental degradation mostly from tourism. Beautiful, historical and threatened, I believed that this extraordinary site deserved a remarkable photo to hopefully raise awareness and help in its preservation.” When not applying his craft elsewhere with the same state-of-art, professional- http://www.perunature.com/ While in the field participants may try out the latest high tech gear including Canon 600mm f/4 lenses, carbon fiber tripods, specialized macro lenses that can photograph in startling clarity the eyes of an ant, and robotic panorama cameras that can make photos of over 100 gigapixels. In addition to camera usage, workshops include topics on Photoshop, photography and ethics, the psychology of beauty and technical presentations on how digital cameras work. For a sampling of equipment for use see: http://www.perunature.com/ The per person double occupancy rate for a seven day photo tour is $2,521; a single supplement is $330. Photography equipment, lodging, meals, activities, jungle guides, photography instructor and transportation while on tour are included in the package. See: http://www.perunature.com/ Rainforest Expeditions’ About Rainforest Expeditions Rainforest Expeditions (http://www.perunature.com/) Since 1989, guests of first one and now three Rainforest Expedition eco-lodges (http://www.perunature.com/ For photos and/or more information on Rainforest Expeditions please contact: Sara Widness / 802-234-6704 / sara@widnesspr.com Dave Wiggins / 303-554-8821 / dave@travelnewssource.com Website and Portfolio of Past Releases: http://www.travelnewssource.com/ Follow Widness & Wiggins PR on Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/ End
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