Based in Barcelona, Clément Celma is a photographer passionate about the power of panoramas to unlock the hidden right in front of you. Here, a series of interiors of la Basilica de la Sagrada Familia, by architect Antonio Gaudí.
6,000 miles in length and 120 miles wide, this panorama stretches from East Russia to Northern South Africa. NASA calls this work of art ‘The Long Swath’, and it comes in at 19.06 gigapixels.
View full-screen for maximum effect* On April 12, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) reached its final orbit, 705 kilometers (438 miles) above Earth. One week later, the satellite's natural-color imager scanned a swath of land 185-kilometers wide and 9,000 kilometers long (120 by 6,000 miles)-an unusual, unbroken distance considering 70 percent of Earth is covered with water.
The full 15 min version, if you have the time, is worth it. The continuous shot shows direct and immediate comparisons and changes on the earth's surface.
On April 12, 2013, the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) reached its final orbit, 705 kilometers (438 miles) above Earth. One week later, the satellite's natural-color imager scanned a swath of land 185-kilometers wide and 9,000 kilometers long (120 by 6,000 miles)-an unusual, unbroken distance considering 70 percent of Earth is covered with water.
You can view the full interactive version on Gigapan, watch the tour video, view the entire panorama in 15 minutes, or load it up on Google Earth.
This panoramic photograph of New York City captured by Sergey Semenov recently won Epson’s Pano Award for most outstanding panorama captured by an amateur. Check out a high-resolution version of the image here.
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Remarkably developed in 1932. I want to see more... are there photos like this from other years?
Remarkable hi-def 360-degree panorama of Mars Rover Curiosity's landing site.
This astounding hi-def pano of Mars was taken by the Mars Rover Opportunity in July of this year.
