The Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam has released an interactive photo of The Night Watch painting by Rembrandt in a staggering resolution of 717-gigapixels. The museum claims it is the highest resolution photo of artwork ever captured. The photo was taken as part of Operation Night Watch, the largest and most comprehensive investigation into Rembrandt’s masterpiece ever… Continue reading This 717-Gigapixel Photo is the Highest-Res Ever Captured of Artwork
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These Bug Macros Required 8,000 151MP Photos and 86 Hours of Editing
Growing up in a communist country, we had no access to or real knowledge of the outside world. With the information that we now take for granted tightly controlled, we were living in a bubble. When communism ended, my entire concept of what the planet and all living things were all about changed quickly and… Continue reading These Bug Macros Required 8,000 151MP Photos and 86 Hours of Editing
Photographer Captures Sun’s Details by Combining 150K Backyard Photos
Well-known astrophotographer Andrew McCarthy has captured a stunning new photograph of the Sun with an impressive amount of detail by combining 150,000 separate photos captured from his backyard. The resulting photograph is titled Fire and Fusion and weighs in at a whopping 300 megapixels. “A detailed look at our star,” McCarthy says. “I captured around… Continue reading Photographer Captures Sun’s Details by Combining 150K Backyard Photos