Last night the world's largest panoramic photo of London was unveiled. Breaking the previous record set by a 281-gigapixel electron micrograph of a zebrafish embryo taken in 2012, the 320-gigapixel image shot from the roof of the BT Tower by Prague-based panorama specialists 360 Cities is made up of 48,640 images seamlessly edited together showing a full 360-degree view of the capital. It is so detailed that if it were printed in 2D the panorama would be 98 x 24 metres.
According to the Digital Photography Review 'The photo was taken with four Canon EOS 7D Cameras and EF 400 mm f/2.8L LS II USM lenses plus Extender EF 2 x III teleconverters. The cameras were mounted on Rodeon VR Head ST robotic panoramic heads.'
The photography team of Jeffrey Martin, Tom Mills and Holgen Schulze took three days to shoot the individual photos spending hours on the 29th floor outdoor platform of the BT Tower in London's Fitzrovia and it took three months to process the final image. Steve Hecher, director of 360 Cities is quoted as saying: 'So many unknowns and variables had to be addressed in the planning of this unprecedented shoot, really the first of its kind. Software and hardware were pushed to the limits and rain, wind and other potential stumbling blocks had to be dealt with.'
The images were taken after the end of London 2012, the first digital Olympic Games. The record-breaking panorama can be viewed on the BT website.
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