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February 20, 2009

High Powered Camera at the Inauguration

I just ran across this amazing photo taken at the Inauguration. The picture was taken with a 1,474 megapixels robotic camera (295 times the standard 5 megapixel camera). Just double click anywhere and you will zoom in on that spot.

This is very interesting (to me) for three reasons. First, if you were at the Inauguration, you will be able to find yourself in the crowd and will be able to prove to your friends and family that you actually were there. It is that clear. It's also rather interesting to see where all the former Presidents and other well-known personalities were seated. Second, this photograph adds to our understanding of the security capabilities of our government. Literally, if needed, anyone in the crowd could be easily identified. And third, a you scan through the photo you can see where the camera itself, in creating this photograph, scans across, creating seams that leave some interesting results - legs walking with no body attached, tops of heads missing, etc. It's actually kind of fun to look for those spots and see a bit about how the machine works.

Posted by Becky at February 20, 2009 09:01 AM