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ABOUT GIGAPIXEL QUITO

The picture was made with the 50 megapixel Canon 5DSR and a 100-400mm lens. It consists of 912 photos with each one having a .RAW file size of over 60MB. 

 

To create the image a robotic camera mount was used to capture over 900 images with a Canon 5DSR and 400mm lens. This setup can resolve a person 1.8 meters tall at approximately 5866 meters (about 5.87 kilometers or 3.65 miles) away.

 

Digital stitching software was then used to combine them into a uniform high-resolution picture.

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With a resolution of 300,000 x 55,313 pixels the picture is the highest resolution photo of Quito ever taken.

 

This allows you instantly view and explore high‑resolution images that are over several gigabytes in size. At a size of over 20ft (6m), a gigapixel print retains jaw-dropping detail even when viewed a few inches away.

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Comparisons:

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Human Eye:

  • The human eye's resolving power is roughly equivalent to 576 megapixels.

  • This image has about 28.6 times the detail discernible by the human eye at a glance.

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Smartphone Screen:

  • iPhone 13 Pro with a resolution of 2532 x 1170 pixels.

  • This image has approximately 6,515 times more pixels than a single iPhone 13 Pro screen.

 

Comparison to 4K:

  • A 4K resolution image has about 8.3 megapixels. This 16.5 gigapixel image is approximately 1,988 times the resolution of a single 4K frame. Maybe call it 8000K?

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quito gigapixel photo

IMAGE DATA

  • Images: 960 .CR2 images

  • Image File Size: 46.4G

  • Pixel Size: 16.59 Gigapixels (300,000 x 55,313 pixels)

  • Print Size: 25.4m x 4.68m (83.3ft x 15.36ft)

  • Resolution: 300 pixels/inch

  • File Folder Size: 60.73GB

  • Tiles: 174,470

EQUIPMENT

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  • Camera: Canon 5DSR

  • Lens: Canon 100-400mm f/5.6 II

  • Focal Length: 400mm

  • Aperture: f/8

  • Shutter: 1/2700

  • ISO 640

ABOUT JEFF

Jeff Cremer Jeff Cremer is an award-winning wildlife photographer who spent 6 years working in the Peruvian Amazon. Originally from Colorado in the American West his wanderlust and search for compelling images have brought him to amazing places all over the world.Impressed by the stunning beauty and abundant photographic opportunities in Latin America he lived in Costa Rica and Colombia before moving to Peru. Jeff's work has been displayed in galleries around the world and published in numerous books and magazines.

 

Accomplishments:

 

  • Worlds Largest Atlas - Jeff's work has been displayed in galleries around the world and published in numerous books and magazines. Two of his gigapixel photographs were recently published in “EARTH Platinum Edition”, the world’s largest atlas. Each page spread of this limited edition book measures a breathtaking 6 feet x 9 feet (1.8m x 2.7m). Only 31 copies will be printed and will retail for $100,000 a copy.

 

  • 16 Gigapixel Machu Picchu - He also holds the record for the largest photo ever taken in Peru: a huge 22,000 megapixel panorama of the Miraflores district of Lima as well as the largest photo ever taken of Machu Picchu weighing in at 16,000 megapixels. The image can be seen at www.gigapixelperu.com

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  • He also holds the record for the largest photo ever taken in Peru: a huge 22,000 megapixel panorama of the Miraflores district of Lima as well as the largest photo ever taken of Machu Picchu weighing in at 16,000 megapixels.

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  • Strange, Weird and Cool - The Amazing Wildlife Of The Amazon Jungle - Jeff spent 6 years as a wildlife photographer in the Peruvian Amazon and published a photography book showing all the amazing creatures he discovered there. 

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His work has been featured in:

 

  • Petapixel.com

  • Fstoppers.com

  • Wired Magazine

  • National Geographic

  • NBC News

  • Yahoo News

  • Huffington Post

  • London Telegraph

  • Techbang

  • Toronto Sun

  • as well as others

 

Appearances:

 

  • Rainforest Expeditions Youtube Chanel

  • Smarter Every Day Youtube Channel

  • BBC Weird World

  • EarthTouch News Podcast

  • Talk Nerdy with Cara Santa Maria

  • Multiple appearances on national television and radio in Peru.

 

Combining his love of science, nature and technology, Jeff is an accomplished astrophotographer. After spending many cold nights in the high plains of Colorado using advanced equipment to take images of distant objects in the night sky he participated in the Kitt Peak National Observatories Advanced Observer Program where he used robotically controlled telescopes and highly sensitive astronomical imagers to take amazing photos of nebula, star clusters and galaxies. His astrophotography images have been featured in:

 

  • RC Optical Systems

  • Jet Propulsion Laboratories

  • California Institute of Technology

  • Astronomy Magazine

 

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Books

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Jeff also published his own book documenting his travels in Peru titled “People Of The Sun — A Journey Into The Heart Of The Inca Empire.” This coffee table book explores Peru from its desert coast, high peaks and dense jungles to its vibrant culture of Quechia and Aymara campesinas. The book is a testament to why he moved to this exciting country.Jeff is also a licensed private pilot with complex, high performance aircraft and mountain flying checkouts. He is also a certified scuba rescue diver with dives all over South and Central America.

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