Exploring Destinations through Photography
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It started with Prague but then quickly spread to other cities, each one outdoing the one before. Massive and detailed to a seemingly impossible level, the new trend in travel photography is the huge gigapixel photos that have been constructed for a handful of well-known cities around the globe. A super high-definition image, gigapixel photographs are the result of taking hundreds of still photos in a very short period of time and stitching them together to create a detailed panorama of a place.
I absolutely love these photos and the level of detail that they allow the viewer to experience from their home computer. I’ve enjoyed virtually strolling the streets of Paris and trying to spot my old haunts and stomping grounds there, and I’ve taken a look into the lives of people living in central Budapest by zooming in on neighbourhoods and building in that photo. Though nothing can compare with visiting a new city in person, these images offer a great substitute for travel daydreamers like myself!
At the rate that technology improves and changes, it seems as though each of these photos is better and bigger than its predecessor and I cannot wait to see what other types of images might be in store for us in the future!
Here are the links to the best of the best of these photos for you to explore and enjoy. See if you can spot places you’ve been before or take advantage of a break to virtually stroll the streets of these places to see what you can discover!
Photo credit: 360 cities
Photo credit: Paris 26 gigapixels
Photo credit: Gerald Donovan
Photo credit: 360 World
Tags: Budapest, dubai, gigapixels, Paris, Photos, Technology
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