How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address
Update: ** CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE PRINTS OF MY INAUGURATION PHOTO. **
For more information, send a blank email to pano [at] davidbergman [dot] net.
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Wow.
I covered my first inauguration and what an inauguration it was.
Barack Obama became the 44th President of the United States in a ceremony on the west front of the U.S. Capitol Building in Washington, DC.
Before Tuesday, I had photographed five presidents and covered big events including the Olympics, the Super Bowl, and concerts like Live 8 and Live Earth.
But this one was the biggest.
It deserved a big photo.
I made a panoramic image showing the nearly two million people who watched President Obama’s inaugural address. To do so, I clamped a Gigapan Imager to the railing on the north media platform about six feet from my photo position. The Gigapan is a robotic camera mount that allows me to take multiple images and stitch them together, creating a massive image file.
My final photo is made up of 220 Canon G10 images and the file is 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 megapixels. It took more than six and a half hours for the Gigapan software to put together all of the images on my Macbook Pro and the completed TIF file is almost 2 gigabytes.
Use the controls to zoom and pan around the photo. You can also double click to zoom in and double click again to get even closer.
(If you’re reading this via email or RSS, you may not see the embedded flash player above. Click here to view it on my blog. Additionally, you can view the panorama full screen or on the Gigapan site.)
Since people move around slightly as the photos are taken, there are a few small glitches in the image. The software did a fantastic job, however, and there is amazing detail when you zoom all the way in.
I’ve only just started to explore the photo myself, but I found Yo-Yo Ma taking a picture with his iPhone.
If there’s enough interest, I might make the image available as a large print. I’ll write another post in the next few days showing some of the more traditional photos I shot, but they’re only a “measly” 12-megapixels each.
Update: ** CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE PRINTS OF MY INAUGURATION PHOTO. **
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:44 am
Hi David,
Outstanding! Question: may we curate this to the front-page of gigapan.org for a few days? It would be an honor for us to feature this Gigapan.
January 22nd, 2009 at 12:02 pm
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January 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 pm
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January 22nd, 2009 at 1:48 pm
WOW!!!!! – this is beautiful and just amazing!
January 22nd, 2009 at 3:35 pm
David…I AM SPEECHLESS!!! This is CRAZY cool! My only problem is, I can’t pick me out because the photographer all the way to the right of the image is blocking me in the crowd.
Anyway- SENSATIONAL and mind blowing at the same time!
January 22nd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Too cool. If you’re making posters, I’m buying a few.
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:14 pm
If you could somehow manage to make and sell a seamless 194″x80″ print of this available for sale (about 300dpi), I could imagine a lot of walls covered with this even if the print cost $500.
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:32 pm
phenomenal perspective
hail the beholder
and the resultant bamboozlement in the name of technology : )
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Exceptional picture.
It was like “Where’s Waldo” to find YoYo Ma — but I did.
Thanks for sharing this with us!!
Jen
January 22nd, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Wow – as a conservative who wasn’t totally thrilled with Tuesday, you personally gave me a way to really enjoy this. Wow. The detail throughout the image is spectacular. I thank you for this, truly!
January 22nd, 2009 at 6:21 pm
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January 22nd, 2009 at 7:21 pm
Hope you don’t mind a little more exposer but I posted your story as a news item on the Canadian news photographers site with full credit and links back to your site.
thanks
Check it out http://npac.ca/
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:25 pm
Very moving!!! This is the best shot I have seen yet and I dont know that anything will beat this-
BRAVO!!! Way to take the risk-
Joe
January 22nd, 2009 at 7:47 pm
5 points to whoever finds the magical floating hat. Hint… its behind Obama somewhere.
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:02 pm
David – I thought this was so cool I added a link to it from our NPR photo blog.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/pictureshow/
We had hoped to cover the inauguration with a Gigapan too, so I’m glad you were able to do it!
January 22nd, 2009 at 8:47 pm
Wow! Thank you! That is amazing. I thought I knew a little bit about shooting panoramas, but I feel like a total piker now.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:04 pm
This is fantastic! After numerous attempts, we found ourselves. We would love to buy a large photo if you decide to sell them. Not being technologically savy, I don’t know how you did it, but I’m glad you did. Thanks so much.
January 22nd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
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January 22nd, 2009 at 9:42 pm
Great accomplishment!!! I will be studying this photo for quite sometime. Thank you for posting.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:03 pm
David,
You were very skilled to capture such a beautiful image. I would love to know what your plans are to distribute this image. Please let me know if you are looking for partner to print this for distribution.
A very important record of an historic day. Thanks.
John.
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Reddit’d!
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7rrs8/1474megapixel_photo_of_obamas_inaugural_address/
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Reddit’d!
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7rrs8/1474megapixel_photo_of_obamas_inaugural_address
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:39 pm
Effing Amazing!
January 22nd, 2009 at 10:54 pm
This is an absolutely breathtaking photo. I would DEFINITELY like to purchase large prints and am really hoping they become available. NICELY DONE, Mr. Bergman!
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:08 pm
Beautiful Dave! I’ve been following your blog for a while now and always admire what you’ve shown us but this is the big prize. I’m a fan of Obama and a fan of Dave Bergman. Cheers from Cananda.
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:22 pm
Absolutly awesome! And fun to pan and zoom. Thanks for sharing.
January 22nd, 2009 at 11:50 pm
Absolutely amazing. I found a certain hip-hop and clothing mogul in the first 30 seconds. I’ll be staring at this picture all night. Brilliant.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:02 am
SCOTUS Honroable Thomas is Sleeping!!
http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/7rsmy/supreme_court_justince_thomas_sleeps_through/
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:14 am
Unbelievable! I agree… it’s fun to pan and zoom and look at all the reactions. One question: some of the military guys’ faces looked warped like they had turned during consecutive shots but those were the only ones that I could see up behind Obama that were out of focus or distorted. Any reason?
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:50 am
Is it just me, or is Justice Clarence Thomas asleep?
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:33 am
Oh cool, I just spotted Obiwan Kenobi 5 rows behind the sleeping/praying/blinking Justice Thomas!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 am
What license have you used for this photo. Because if you don’t mind putting it under a Creative Commons (or similar freely distributable) you should consider making it available via Bittorrent, archive.org, or someplace else as a single image file.
Thanks for capturing this moment in such a grand way.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:05 am
no1eftbehind says:
The GigaPan System is the 1……
The GigaPan System is the 1st completely integrated solution for creating multi-gigapixel images. For more info: head to http://www.gigapan.org
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:19 am
The man sitting behind the woman with the red scarf who is behind Obama in the photo has FOUR EYES!
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:22 am
Absolutely stunning piece of history. I had found Yo-Yo Ma, but was so pleased to have even found him and the other members of the quartet that I didn’t zoom in far enough to notice the iPhone! Amazing. Just amazing.
Can anyone tell me who the white man sitting right in front of The Supremes is? He is just to our left of President Obama. Is it George Soros? Is it Obi Wan Kenobi?
Pretty hilarious all of them with their hats on when they know they are off camera (so to speak). I wish the Prez had been wearing one. Cheney has one just like Abramoff does/did and I have also. A Borsalino. Whole lotsa fedoras. Thanks a lot!
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:24 am
This is a magnificent image. I’m definitely gonna blog about this. Admittedly, I did have some fun finding floating heads or legs with no body (another five points for finding that one!). I probably could never afford a print of this, but make it available for those who can!
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 am
Wow, very impressive! I wouldn’t have expected that you’d get such an overall clear, high resolution result from a G10, even if it’s 220 source files, and would have assumed the need for a DSLR instead. It was a lot of fun to scan the photo positions and see all the remote cameras (some in interesting places) and tight quarters for the photographers. I can’t imagine the amount of individual prep work that went into all of those setups.
Jesse: I found the floating hat. Can you find Obi-Wan Kenobi? Hint, he’s not far away from the hat…
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 am
David, Wow, that’s crazy cool! Found this via twitter and then I sent this link to my twitter people and they loved it too. Glad to find your blog too.
Later!
Adam in Phoenix
http://twitographer.com
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:01 am
Ok, now if we could click on each person and find out who they are, their LinkedIn and Facebook links, we would be done
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:05 am
Out-freaking-standing, Sir!
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:22 am
David, this work of yours is brilliant!!!!
Keep it up
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 4:47 am
Amazing!
Digg it now. It deserves it!
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January 23rd, 2009 at 5:22 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 5:48 am
Hi from across the pond – David, this is incredible! I’ve linked to your picture from our magazine’s website as your work should be seen by everyone. The detail is great – I particularly love the press pit directly opposite where you were standing
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:49 am
I’m speechless…Nice work David
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 5:55 am
The gal in the black hat on the left is listening to her iPod…
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:07 am
Wow…. That is a wonderful piece of art
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:10 am
Excellent picture! Really cool stuff.
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January 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
Just incredible. Consider my mind well and truly blown.
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:57 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 7:26 am
Clarence Thomas looks like he’s sound asleep.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:43 am
That is astounding…! Thank you, David.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:44 am
So… Where’s wally?
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:46 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 7:56 am
Wow. Great photo – I’ve never heard of this sort of technique being used on this scale. I love the games that are already getting called in the comments above. Kind of like the game in the Dawn of the Dead remake. Find Burt Reynolds next!
Congrats, hope you sell lots of these
Andi
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:59 am
I actually found my daughter and I in this photo! Thank you so much for posting.
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:10 am
Wow, this is amazing. I would be willing to buy a large print. Let us know.
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:19 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:27 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:34 am
Foto de 1.474 megapixel durante la toma de posesión de Obama…
Asi que imaginaos, si haceis zoom en la gigantesca foto, podreis ver hasta las legañas de Bush
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 am
Absolutely brilliant! A moment captured in time. An invaluable piece of history saved for posterity. Thank you so much!
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:39 am
Just great work – needs alot of time to load images, but great technique!
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:47 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 am
Now that’s impressive!
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:16 am
Hey,
check this link http://www.korben.info/comment-integrer-une-image-haute-resolution-dans-votre-site-en-utilisant-google-map.html
U can use the google map systeme for any pic. Might works better
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:30 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 9:57 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 9:58 am
Wow, truly amazing stuff. I like it.
RT
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 am
Very very very clever idea! And such an awesome photo. What a monster!
-Reyn
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:11 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:26 am
Brilliant David!
Hope to hear more about the pano process when we see you next week.
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:42 am
hahaha…Aretha Franklin has a double mouth/chin! And a guy to her left has two heads/foreheads. Who cares if they’re slight errors in the processing…the little bits of amusement are great!
Very cool pic; definitely let us know if you ever put posters of it up for sale!
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:43 am
The detail of this photo is astounding! I was able to zoom in on the horn section of the Marine Corps Band and read the sheet music! I hope our new president requests a copy for his presidential library; it is a keepsake and historical piece worthy of such an honor. You did a truly wonderful job! Thank you for sharing this amazing work.
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:44 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
I desparately wish that someone in the crowd would have dressed up as “Where’s Waldo”. That would have just charmed my socks off.
Amazing picture, though!
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:26 am
This is excellent. Great job. I’ve never seen anything like it!
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:28 am
Excellent photo would love to see it in Deep Zoom; because it does a great job of transitioning zoom levels.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
Denzel Washington can be seen standing on the lower floor (blue hat).
Spielberg, Oprah and some other billionaires may be found in this crowd.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:33 am
well the gigapan browsing kindof sucks, you’d be the man to torrent the original. I love nasa for the fact they give the hubble photos away full res free without making you zoom in through some slow lame web interface.
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:34 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 11:36 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 11:52 am
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January 23rd, 2009 at 12:09 pm
Really amazing work. Well done. And much appreciated. Thank you!
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:17 pm
Increible
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Junto a la torre de las cámaras,en la parte inferior,hay unas piernas que andan sin el resto del cuerpo.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:23 pm
Interesting artifact from stitching – directly above Obama is a lady with red hair and a red scarf. Immediately to the left of her, in the row behind her, is a guy whose face is cut in two, he’s looking down and straight ahead at the same time.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:24 pm
You are Da Man. You should send this to cannon maybe you will get you equipment for free from now on.
GigaPan Should put you on the short list for the DSLR version of the gigapan.
One question Have you considered running the starting images through DXO optics pro first. It has a G10 module. DXO will correct a lot of the lens distortion and do a lot of noise correction automatically just with a few clicks.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Awesome work!!! One glitch I did notice was Aretha Franklin and the guy sitting in front of her. He has no head!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:25 pm
Awesome picture! Please let me know if and when you decide to publish a print of this!
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:35 pm
What’s that chick doing in a bikini in 20 degree weather–bottom right corner next to the gay couple?
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:39 pm
David I would be happy to do posters of this image. I would even do them with a black frame and mailed out for the right price. Contact me and we could work out some details on doing this.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:40 pm
I love that there’s a dude sitting in the presidential crowd with a Green Bay Packers hat. Little did he know that he’d be immortalized with it.
Great shot(s).
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm
You should enable tagging on this photo somewhere. Would be cool to let people begin to identify audience members by name (at least the closer ones), and point out things like the snipers in the background.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:52 pm
Wow this is really impressive. It is really cool how you can zoom in and see each individual person. You should sell this as a massive print.
January 23rd, 2009 at 12:53 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 12:57 pm
can you spot the sniper team?
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:05 pm
You’ve officially raised the bar for expansive photojournalistic shots. It’s shots like these that changes the game for everyone. I’m sure your blog is going to blow up since Gizmodo featured it. Instant overnight fame, enjoy!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:08 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 1:09 pm
Hi image has a huge dof, marvelous work.
A few technical questions:
1) what focal length did you set on the camera?
2) what settings did you use on the camera?
3) any chance you will be revealing some EXIF for some regions?
Thanks in advance,
Muza
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:10 pm
@jex
That was my question as well. Can’t see any snipers or spotter. Secret Service indeed did a great job.
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:14 pm
crazy detail awesome job
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 1:21 pm
OK I give up. Where’s Yo Yo Ma?
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:25 pm
There is a guy in a black robe (next to a guy with a yellowish jacket) standing on the leftmost side of the photographers tribune… he kinda looks like stephen spielberg.
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:34 pm
AMAZING!!!!! Thanx for your hard work!! Its SPECTACULAR to say the least!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:36 pm
There is a face touch-up needed to the Northeast of George W. The man has 4 eyes!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:44 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 pm
OMG how do I get a copy of this? Awesome!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:57 pm
Hay errores en la foto ejemplo cuando acercas la foto a los acompañantes q estan atras de obama se ven con sus caras corridas, esto no es solo atras de obama si no q en casi todo los cuadros de la foto
January 23rd, 2009 at 1:58 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:02 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:13 pm
Wow – this is just sick … better be careful not to pick your nose in public these days
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:27 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:29 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:30 pm
WOW! This is freaking AWESOME!!!! I could almost make out the model of trumpet some of the band members were using. YOU ROCK!!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:32 pm
?!??? ??…
220 Canon G10 images = ??????! ?? ?? ??? ??? ??? ?? ??. >….
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:33 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
Great Picture Men…. awesome job.. my personal congratulations… its a really good pic.
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:37 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Wally is the invisible man in the LF corner…pan over 3 or 4 frames. Cool. Is this the only illusion?
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:40 pm
Thats an amazing photograph – I would definatley buy a hardcopy if you go to print it!
Can you use a pro DSLR with the gigapan? I can only imagine what a 21mpx+ cam would result in on that thing
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:42 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 2:46 pm
Excellent photography … but not everything is perfect, reviewing with the zoom I noticed a small detail … there is a strange man .. that even some would say it is a ghost … it is rare that people around you more of what went well.
Here the picture and let them draw their own conclusions:
http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/5218/errorofantasmahs8.jpg
Bye
Note: sorry for the traduction, my language is spanish
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:48 pm
Foto de 1.437 Megapixels hecha en la investidura del Presidente Obama….
Esta foto parece vulgar, pero meteros a pincharla en el enlace. Puedes ampliar hasta ver los caretos de la multitud casi en cualquier parte, y por supuesto a Obama se le ve perfectamente….
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:57 pm
i found a rifle in a mans hand covered by a coat 9 rows behind obama
January 23rd, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Very cool… but the stitching could use some work, because I noticed some of the pics are chopped up on the edges creating anomalies.
Nice work!!!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:00 pm
I’m just amazed with the amount of detail captured in this pano! Fantastic shot…well worth the 6+ hrs of computing time to put it together!
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:27 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
wtf happen 4 seat beahind dickcheny? did her hat cut his head off???
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January 23rd, 2009 at 3:31 pm
I found Wally!!!!! He is seated rigth behind the sound tower taking a picture…
The picture is amazing!
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
hmm im guessin thats where 2 pictures came together cause i see a couple heads cutoff following tha line
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:32 pm
[...] una Canon PowerShot G10, David Bergman sacó una de las fotografías más memorable de la inauguración presidencial de Barack Obama. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:40 pm
[...] David Bergman put together an amazing zoomable 2GB panorama of Obama’s inauguration ceremony that is really worth checking out. Of special note, you can see quite clearly that Yo-Yo Ma, still [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:44 pm
[...] Check out this panoramic photo of the inauguration. You can zoom in to a ridiculous degree. Try to see how many pols you can spot. The photo comes from David Bergman. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:46 pm
I just sent a link to everybody I could think of. Awesome, awesome shot. I was there but we were all the way back by the monument. Too bad I wasn’t in this. Thanks for posting this.
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
Remarkable that security let you bring the Gigapan in. I would think that they wouldn’t know what to make of it.
January 23rd, 2009 at 3:54 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 4:00 pm
[...] enormous picture, taken by David Bergman, was stitched together from 220 images taken on a Canon G10 mounted on a Gigapan panoramic imager [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:02 pm
This is truley amazing!
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:11 pm
[...] taken by David Bergman, was stitched together from 220 images taken on a Canon G10 mounted on a Gigapan panoramic [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:36 pm
Wow! This is AMAZING!! AND – I just found my mom and I huddled in the crowd! Proof that we were witness to one of the greatest moments in American history! (Well, at least that Mom was. I seem to be hiding behind someone’s head…)
Thank you so much for this. It is truly incredible!
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:38 pm
Its a snapshot. It has bad lighting. Lots of people and thats about it. What is so great about this? I looked at the giga site and all the pictures are mid day snapshots. Not very impressive if you ask me.
Shoot a raging volcano at sunset and you would have a nice picture. Im not sure what all the dog and pony show is about this obama guy anyway.
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:38 pm
[...] any and all political discussion from this post, I wanted to point you all to a totally sweet panorama photo. You can view it full screen, and interact with it. Go ahead, zoom all the way in, and take a look [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:41 pm
WOW This is great you have out done yourself
January 23rd, 2009 at 4:46 pm
[...] details and the panoramic shot can be found at David Bergmans [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:11 pm
[...] details and the panoramic shot can be found at David Bergmans [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:17 pm
I wonder if anyone did something similar at the inauguration with a more robust motorized head that can hold a digital SLR with a really high quality lens, like AutoMate from the The Gadget Works (www.thegadgetworks.com). I mean this is nice, but the image quality is nowhere what you could have gotten with a better rig.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Tag yourself in the Obama Inaugural Address http://tinyurl.com/davidbergmanobamaTAG
Let’s see if it works.
Bests
Andrew Urena.
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Wow.. awesome photograph.. you can really zoom in and see the individual faces… amazing… thanks for sharing!
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:39 pm
[...] Can you see yourself in this photo? [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:47 pm
[...] looks sleepy. This massive image was put together from 220 separate [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:48 pm
This is probably one of the most amazing things I’ve ever seen. Thank you so much for sharing! It is almost like being there, only I’m not cold!
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:50 pm
As one totally ignorant of modern photography, digital images, and all other technology used for this photo, I am truly ASTONISHED! This photo is more than impressive. Photographer + technology=a brilliant work!
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
Great!!!
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:52 pm
[...] Foto zusammengesetzt. Das Original Bild hat eine Dateigröße von fast 2 Gigabyte. Viel Spass beim zoomen. Verpasst auch nicht die Fullscreen Version. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:56 pm
David, I captured a video zoom from Yo-Yo Ma out to the full image — may I post it on tuaw.com, along with a link to your site?
January 23rd, 2009 at 5:57 pm
[...] Le site de David Bergmann pour voir la photo [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 6:33 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 6:47 pm
well, I _finally_ found Yo-Yo Ma, after searching and searching — but only after someone pointed him out!
what a fantastic photo!
just think about ALL those cameras out there (check out the hardware in the photog tower with the straight-on viewpoint!), all capturing mostly the same images. except this one.
I’m surprised to see that the Gigapan is <$300 – I thought such a rig would be extremely expensive.
January 23rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 6:53 pm
This is fabulous- photo of the Year!. I featured your link on my blog
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January 23rd, 2009 at 7:08 pm
[...] know if you can download the whole thing – it would probably be huge if you could – you can “browse” the image at his website, zooming in on the crowd along the mall wherever you please. It’s a moment of history, frozen [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:08 pm
David, a very cool photo of the inauguration. I was checking out the gigaPan site after hearing about the unit on the This Week In Photography podcast, which is how I ran into your photo. In fact, I did end up purchasing a gigaPan stitcher which I hope to use in the making of HDRI panoramas.
I am curious if you shot the inaugural panorama using raw or jpg?
Dan
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
Wow that is magnificant and I really can’t believe you achieved such an amazing image with the Canon G10 (I got one myself before Christmas)
I have to congratulate you on this – well done.
Helen (Ireland)
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 7:35 pm
[...] David Bergman, encargado en el pasado de fotografiar a 5 anteriores presidentes, además de cubrir diferentes eventos como las Olimpiadas, o conciertos como Live Earth, sintió la necesidad de cubrir, en grande, el speech inaugural de Obama. Y vaya que lo hizo. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
I found us!! I can’t believe it although one of us had a yellow jacket on so it was easy, but this has just blown my mind out of my head!! Thank you for all your work, this is amazing, I agree that if you could make this possible for a print many of us who were there and many who weren’t would buy this. Take care, JoAnn
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Hey, wait. Does Aretha Franklin have a beard ?
H.
January 23rd, 2009 at 7:48 pm
I really really really really love this so much! I plead you to print it and make it available as some kind of poster that can be assembled into a cylinder if you want, so you can see the whole thing around you, or hung on the wall.. AND i think you should also put it on a Facebook Fan page and let people tag themselves in the photos somehow.Then you can gather all the historical information as well… I mean WOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWOWWOWOW!
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:00 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:01 pm
That is just… spectacular. Wow.
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:06 pm
I wasn’t sure why I should go, but when every bridge from my state into the Inauguration was closed to “civilian traffic” in the name of “national security”, I knew I had to be there. I could never capture the vastness of your photo. But now perhaps your viewers can capture the feeling of standing there with 500,000 people stretching 1 mile to my right, and 500,000 more going back to the Lincoln Memorial on my left, and everyone shouting and applauding to the same message of hope as I. An end to 8 horrible, destructive years.
–jerry
McLean, VA
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:13 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 8:28 pm
This is an historic photo comparable to few others I have seen of the inaugural. I found a clear image of myself and my partner Clayton Lewis. Thanks for recording this moment in history.
Tom Rasmussen
Seattle City Council
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
[...] David Bergman took an amazing 1.47 gigapixel photo (yeah, 1,470 megapixel) of the scene at President Obama’s inauguration using a GigaPan [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:37 pm
Aretha Franklin has 2 chin’s (and no, I’m NOT calling her fat) and one of them has a Goatee!!!! (find the big grey bow/hat behind obama and you find it, and the floating hat).
On level below president, there is a woman(purple hoodie, grey pants) that has 3 legs but no head.
Amazing that you can do this with a $300 device and a simply point and shoot digital camera you might already own!
January 23rd, 2009 at 8:48 pm
[...] into “non-political Brian.” This panoramic photograph, however, is absolutely amazing. David Bergman took this photo, the file measuring 59,783 X 24,658 pixels or 1,474 [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:03 pm
[...] people who like very big photographs, David Bergman’s 59,783 X 24,658 pixel panorama of the inauguration is a treat. I particularly enjoyed zooming in on BHO and marveling at Dick [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 pm
This is some serious photo. The details are amazing and my eyes definitely got enough candy/spying today
Thanks for sharing!
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:12 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 9:15 pm
[...] pm Zoom in, pan around, and you can pretty much get a closeup of everyone who was there. How it was made. Full screen [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:19 pm
[...] the photo. You can also double click to zoom in and double click again to get even closer. Check it out. Full Screen View This is truly amazing how far you can zoom in. __________________ Superbowl 43 [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:25 pm
Awesome picture! Saw this on digg.
Question: why not use microsoft’s Seadragon for this? This is pretty much the kind of thing it’s perfect for!
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:35 pm
Hey so I thought this was kinda odd.
What exactly is going on with the image of Aretha Franklin? (4/5 people directly above President Bush wearing a the grey bow hat thing)
There is an image of a black male right over her, but I cant see where this man came from (blue scarf, goatee).
Awesome image, thanks for sharin’. Let me know where that guy is anywhere else in the photo…
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Strange “thing” found on the picture. To find it, first zoom directly to Obama; follow the white railing, which outlines the stage, to the lamppost; approximately 3-4ft to the left of the post is a man with a strange, hand-like figure across his face. What the heck is this?!?
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Wow, browsed it for a 20 minutes, nice job !
January 23rd, 2009 at 9:59 pm
Attention, le site risque d’être down avec tout le visiteurs !
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:00 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:10 pm
This is an amazing shot. I would pay to be able to download a copy of the photo file to keep on my computer. Any chance of that?
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:24 pm
[...] she can find them in this pic…..here. __________________ I love America, I just hate what the (D)’s and (R)’s have done to it. [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:29 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:30 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 pm
Excellent, simply excellent – thank you,
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 pm
Fantastic work, as always, David. See you on the cruise!
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:58 pm
Great photo. So far I’ve found Denzel Washington, Diddy, Beyonce and Jay Z in the crowd below… Anyone find other non-politicians?
January 23rd, 2009 at 10:59 pm
[...] David Bergman tells how he made a 1,474 megapixel panorama (a 2gig tiff!) at the Obama inauguration that’s now online in a scrollable, zoomable, [...]
January 23rd, 2009 at 11:16 pm
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January 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 pm
Denzel Washington is in a blue hat on the lower level, towards the middle.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:08 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 12:11 am
that was some great picture you took, looking at it was like better than being there.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:17 am
your image is technically brilliant in the fact that yo ok u can afford a reasonable camera. it is also compositionally boring and so are you. get involved.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:17 am
They all look bored… only the inner circle is clapping and listening…
January 24th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Wow Man this is Incredible. Technology these days, WOW. You fused your own creativity as well, and found a little niche for yourself as a freelance tech historian on this memorable day. Good stuff
January 24th, 2009 at 12:42 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 12:43 am
[...] over to David Bergman’s website to check out his amazing ~1.4 GigaPixel photo of the innauguration. Use the controls in the flash [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 12:54 am
I am very proud to be an American today. I did not vote for President Obama, but he won the election and I now support him 100%. I do not believe in a lot of what I’ve read in his agenda and will fight it where I can, but this is America and the freedom to agree to disagree is one of the political factors that separates us from dictatorships and socialist forms of government. I think that some of the changes President Obama would like to make move us closer to a socialist government, which history shows us does not work and is a step away from a dictatorship, which has never worked. The Constitutional Democracy of the United States of America is the best system of government ever and it is, UNDER GOD.
January 24th, 2009 at 1:20 am
Cool
January 24th, 2009 at 1:20 am
[...] out this insane image from the inauguration here. It’s a 1474MP image made up of 220 shots, insane! The Gigapan is pretty rad [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 1:31 am
Is it just me or is Clarence Thomas sleeping?
January 24th, 2009 at 1:53 am
[...] David Bergman’s 1,474 megapixel panorama of Obama’s Inauguration (his site) [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 2:14 am
Could you post it on at least have 10 downloads alloted. The BitTorrent would take care of the rest of the distribution.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:29 am
Simply amazing!!!! Thank you for sharing. Technology never ceases to amaze me.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:31 am
You are an amazing photographer. I am 22 now and just started learning about photography and hopefully someday I will be able to create a gigapan this amazing. You did a wonderful job! I am inspired!!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:41 am
Now, I challenge you to see how many people can tag themselves on facebook.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:49 am
That is cool, I did not know that it works like that. I always thought these pics are a single shot… hehe stupid…
January 24th, 2009 at 2:54 am
David -
congratulations, you’ve entered history with this shot. It will be, like the image of Lincoln’’s inaugural, the iconic image of the moment.
allow me to be the first to request that you NOT fix any stitching errors, or, if you choose to address them, you preserve the image as you have initially shared it with us. The accidental surrealities (and horrors) the errors create tie the work to that of Bosch, as well as other less-nichey painters of both formal American and European history and life, Given the choice between purchasing a print with no stitch errors and one with these errors, i would choose the one with the errors.
What are your plans for publication of this image? Are we free to attempt to download it for personal reproduction? Do you intend to post the image in a forum such as flickr where observers can tag themselves and others within the image?
Looking forward to your decisions, and again, congratulations.
January 24th, 2009 at 3:19 am
[...] This is from David’s Blog [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 3:33 am
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!! That is an amazing gift for anyone that was there. Being able to zoom in and mill about the audience seeing faces that held the same joy and hope that I felt is absoutely priceless.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:13 am
reallly? this is justifiable art?
January 24th, 2009 at 4:23 am
WOW! What an amazing use of today’s photographic technology. Please leave this image on the web. I’ve already spent an hour exploring, and I’m sure it’ll be a great place to spend some more time. But for now, I SHOULD get some work done! THANKS FOR SHARING!
January 24th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Just simply wow one of the most amazing pictures I have seen of this historic moment.
Have added a link and post on our site to share hopefully with many others.
Fantastic work and thank you for sharing it with us.
Shaun
January 24th, 2009 at 5:41 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 5:57 am
This is awesome. You rock.
Whenever Obama’s inauguration comes up, I’m going to think of this.
I spent hours last night browsing through this picture. Showed the kids as soon as they were up. There were a few yawns until they spotted their first sniper.
“2 stagehands walk into a bar….”
January 24th, 2009 at 6:16 am
This is truly one of the most amazing photos I have ever seen. I can’t wait to share this with friends. What a vicarious thrill to see all the dignitaries and their view of this historic occasion. I feel almost as if I was THERE. Thank you so very, very much!
January 24th, 2009 at 6:22 am
Simply amazing! Bravo you really captured this modern event with today’s most modern photographic technology. I hope you receive the deserved recognition for an outstanding immortalization of one of America’s most memorable moments.
C.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:32 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 7:23 am
you fucked up part of it.
some dudes face is cropped to shit, with 4 eyes.
if you look at the first row nearest to Obama, 5 over to the right 1 row up.
January 24th, 2009 at 7:51 am
that image is HUGE!
January 24th, 2009 at 8:21 am
Really terrific! It is wonderful to be able to zoom in on all of the facets of the capital building. You can even see the cobwebbed bugs nesting under the eaves of the rotunda. But the scrolls and filigree around the structure frame the event.
Please make it available to print from a download site.
January 24th, 2009 at 8:44 am
[...] enormous picture, taken by David Bergman, was stitched together from 220 images taken on a Canon G10 mounted on a Gigapan panoramic imager [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:01 am
[...] megapixel foto van beediging obama! http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obama... Foto heeft een resolutie van 59,783 X 24,658 pixels! echt waanzin, je kan overal inzoomen en toch [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:12 am
Speechless! This is grrreat photo! Thank You for sharing!!!
January 24th, 2009 at 9:14 am
epic…will fap again
January 24th, 2009 at 9:16 am
EXTRA! BARDZO DOBRA PRACA FOTOGRAFA! JESTEM POD WRA?ENIEM MO?LIWO?CI TECHNIKI FOTO!!
January 24th, 2009 at 9:22 am
Absolutely stunning. What a picture indeed
Greetings from Belgium, keep up the good work bro
January 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Brilliant!!! It was so much fun to look at. What an innovative idea.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:30 am
you ROCK !
January 24th, 2009 at 9:51 am
Good job
January 24th, 2009 at 9:59 am
[...] megapixel photo of Obama’s inauguration Not the best I’ve seen, but pretty darn impressive. How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman … __________________ When a passenger of the foot moves in sight, tootle the horn trumpet [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 10:02 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 10:12 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 10:22 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 10:44 am
[...] tour de force. You can explore the photo itself online and read about how he did it on his blog. [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 10:55 am
[...] Here’s the site on the photographer’s home page. [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 11:15 am
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January 24th, 2009 at 11:30 am
Thank you so much David for this incredible view–what a thrill–takes me back to the chill!!!!
Your work is so appreciated!
January 24th, 2009 at 11:43 am
Dude above Barack has four eyes.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:00 pm
Pointed to you here, on Twitter. Brilliant work.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
Big Brother is Watching You !
January 24th, 2009 at 12:14 pm
This has to be one of the most amazing photographs ever taken! Congratulations on a job superbly done! Thanks for sharing this magnificant piece of history in such a visual manner.
January 24th, 2009 at 12:51 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 1:13 pm
I am so excited!! I found myself in your photo!! So cool!! Is there anyway to “pin” it so I can send a link to someone to see it zoomed to my spot?
January 24th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
This is incredibly awesome, nice work!!
January 24th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 1:36 pm
This is just terrific. Thanks so much!
January 24th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
well done, david!
January 24th, 2009 at 1:40 pm
Amazing.
Chuck
January 24th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
Fantastic shot, found Yo-yo Ma; look for Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who appears to be sleeping. and Newt Gingrich, stretched out lounging and looking bored.
January 24th, 2009 at 1:51 pm
[...] The Obama Inauguration: This one is a ton of fun, you can zoom in and see all the dignitaries (including the outgoing [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
Great work, historical in more ways than one. Thank you very much.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:12 pm
This was a fun image to explore, I liked trying to spot all the secret service milling about. The snipers on the rooftops in the distance and on the capital rotunda are kind of an eerie reminder of the world we live in. Very nice work, I’m glad you pulled it off!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:21 pm
Very impressive!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:39 pm
That is really, really amazing. Thank you for capturing such a historic moment in such a unique way.
January 24th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
We were there about dead-center and we found ourselves with little trouble – this will be a great “party trick” to show friends. Thanks!
January 24th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Is Justice Thomas sleeping? Behind the podium…
January 24th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
Poster-size prints? Please?
This is amazing.
January 24th, 2009 at 3:56 pm
Hi,
that is the best panorama, that i see. Gongratulation! I wish you for the future all the best.
King regards
January 24th, 2009 at 4:06 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 4:17 pm
[...] Bergman’s image of President Obama’s inauguration fascinating. Berman’s site explains the process: How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama?s Inaugural Address | David Bergman — ALL… Zoom in and poke around the full screen image to find some people you recognize. The detail is [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
Crap! m SHOCKED HOW THIS COULD BE DONE. a GOOD PIECE OF HARD WORK LATER USEFUL FOR FBI haan
January 24th, 2009 at 4:30 pm
[...] moment” might be days or weeks. With photographer David Bergman’s massive panorama of Tuesday’s presidential inauguration, the challenge wasn’t in waiting for the darkroom process to complete (although the Gigapan [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
Very impressive!
Tom
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January 24th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
This is an incredible photo. We were there in the seats. We were able to find ourselves in your photo. It is amazing.
January 24th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
[...] 1,474 Megapixel image of the Inaugural address [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
that is so good…. I can see so much detail – I hope it stays on the web for years to come
January 24th, 2009 at 5:00 pm
Truly awesome photo. It made me feel like I was there. Wendy, Australia.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm
[...] moment” might be days or weeks. With photographer David Bergman’s massive panorama of Tuesday’s presidential inauguration, the challenge wasn’t in waiting for the darkroom process to complete (although the Gigapan [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 5:05 pm
[...] and zoom through it like a Google Map, and I definitely recommend checking it out. Checkout the blog post describing it as well as the full screen [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I looks obvious you “photoshopped” out Rick Warren with Aretha Franklin or was that just a software glitch.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
[...] “decisive moment” might be days or weeks. With photographer David Bergman’s massive panorama of Tuesday’s presidential inauguration, the challenge wasn’t in waiting for the darkroom process to complete (although the Gigapan [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
This is very impressive to say the least! I love it. I know it’s nit-picking and would take a lot more work, but it would be amazing if you were able to go through and fix the stitch lines so that where it goes through people who have moved a little from one frame to the next and are cut weird (like the guy in the front row who turned his head or the couple with the baby in the baby-bjorn getting the picture taken) and select the image fragments to make them appear whole, making it absolutely impossible to spot the stitch lines. That would be AMAZING! Still, thank you for sharing this picture, it truly is a unique perspective.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:21 pm
[...] Check it out here [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 5:22 pm
[...] a look at David Bergman’s 1,474 megapixel snap of the [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
Fantastic job – blows CNN away.
January 24th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
David, Thank you for this supurb shot of this event. I was able to find myself, my wife and son, even though we are totally bundled up. I would like to know how to get a copy of the image so I can blow up the location where we are sitting, for posterity. Thank you again. HC Reed
January 24th, 2009 at 6:12 pm
Brilliant! I love all this gearhead stuff. I was freezing at 15th & Penn Ave. This is intriguing to zoom in a spot everyone. You ARE a photo pano rock star. Spotted Harrington with his setup. Amazing detail.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Looks cold from there. How long did you have to be in position? I shot Clinton’s second inaugural and the cold is just unstoppable after a while. Glad the G10’s batteries lasted long enough for you.
January 24th, 2009 at 6:26 pm
Great Job, this photo is very interesting, Greatings from Poland
ave
January 24th, 2009 at 7:03 pm
WOW, what a picture. You have taken one of the moste historical moments EVER. And I’m sure that this picture, is going in the historybooks as the best picture of the 44′th Presiden of the United States.
Congratulations with your new Presidet.
Best from Norway
January 24th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
OMG>>>> I can only imagine taking such a picture… ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!!
January 24th, 2009 at 7:10 pm
Good job man! i just found myself among 2 million. Very cool keep up the awesome work!!!!!
January 24th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Wow, thank you so much for taking the time and effort to document this historic moment and share it with the world. The photo is simply amazing.
January 24th, 2009 at 7:38 pm
David, Thank you for sharing this with the world. When you go further away, can’t see the faces as clearly, but it is still like I was there….shivering an all. This is an absolutely incredible work!
January 24th, 2009 at 7:43 pm
[...] If you were one of the almost 2 million in the crowd, there’s a good chance you can pick yourself out of this photo [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 7:50 pm
[...] LINK HERE [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 7:57 pm
Hi, What great fun! I found my daughter in the seated section. I am standing in the area by the trees, and I can’t make out myself. But, wow, this is so excellent. Thanks!
January 24th, 2009 at 8:10 pm
This is HOTT!!!!! LOVE IT! I’m forwarding to everyone
January 24th, 2009 at 8:12 pm
Great Job! Love it. Amazing. Glad I found your blog. I can learn a lot from you. Keep up the good work! I’ll be posting about your and this Great Pano at http://kentbeatty.com.
January 24th, 2009 at 8:17 pm
I have been lost in this picture ever since I found the link. Gonna look for Obi Wan – found all the others – Yo Yo Ma, Perlman, Gores, Carters. The Supremes are a sour bunch. Why is limbaugh that close to our President?
January 24th, 2009 at 8:53 pm
A defining record of a defining moment in history! A great achievment. like all photographers, I can hear you telling yourself: “if only I had 4GB data from 440 image…”
Keep them coming.
Sridhar
January 24th, 2009 at 9:03 pm
A-W-E-S-O-M-E.
Br1
January 24th, 2009 at 9:30 pm
[...] wish I could pull it into here, but I’m not sure how, so you’ll have to follow the link. I made a panoramic image showing the nearly two million people who watched President Obama’s [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
[...] comenta en su blog, que le tomó mas de seis horas y media al software de Gigapan pasar todas las imágenes a su [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:39 pm
Cool, but it’s actually 1.474 *billion* pixels, not trillion. 1 million pixels x 1,474 = 1.474 billion.
January 24th, 2009 at 9:41 pm
[...] borrowed from DavidBergman.net) So I know we’ve recently featured President Obama, but this is a cool pic of the week. [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Is that Chief Justice Clarence Thomas taking a snooze just behind President Obama and up a few faces?
January 24th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
compadre, la kgo xD
January 24th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
[...] Image was taken by David Bergman, you can view it & zoom via his blog. [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 10:02 pm
[...] permalink How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman … [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 10:25 pm
David – EXCELLENT!
(btw, could you Photoshop me into the empty chair next to Colin Powell? Thanks! heheh)
January 24th, 2009 at 10:36 pm
What a beautiful day to be in America! And even more so to have technology on the very edge. What can I say? But Wow!
January 24th, 2009 at 10:41 pm
[...] moment” might be days or weeks. With photographer David Bergman’s massive panorama of Tuesday’s presidential inauguration, the challenge wasn’t in waiting for the darkroom process to complete (although the Gigapan [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 11:00 pm
[...] You have to check this out. Using a 220 Canon G10, he’s able to construct a 1.4 Gig Photo of the Inauguration; showing the millions people. [...]
January 24th, 2009 at 11:09 pm
That is freakin’ AWESOME!!!
January 24th, 2009 at 11:25 pm
This is an awesome picture… is there a way i can get the actual multi-gig picture file from you?
January 24th, 2009 at 11:31 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 11:41 pm
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January 24th, 2009 at 11:48 pm
simply incredible wow wow wow i’m a big fan of great photos and i must say this is hmmmmmmm i need a word better than amazing it’s simply astonishing……….. u need to do some more work like this ………..
January 24th, 2009 at 11:51 pm
Hi, great work. So I assume that different sections then of this photo were taken many seconds or even minutes apart since it takes awhile for the device to move around and wait for the camera shutter for each photo, is that correct? That’s perhaps why some people are applauding while other sections of audience are not…
January 25th, 2009 at 12:08 am
A MISTAKE…
A PURPLE GIRL WITH A BABY ON HIS ARMS…
SHE’S UNDER OBAMA…
January 25th, 2009 at 12:09 am
You can also see all of the news media tents set up with live coverage with people in them if you zoom way in towards the middle, in the right third of the photo on the top of the wide building with tall vertical windows (to the right of what looks like a big glass dome on another building.
January 25th, 2009 at 12:16 am
[...] here’s the photographer’s blog about his experience that day. David Bergman’s gigapan image from the north press platform [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 12:40 am
Cool!!!!!!!!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 12:45 am
Gigapan Del Discurso De Inauguración De Obama…
Un gigapan es un sistema desarrollado por la NASA, la prestigiosa Universidad Carnegie Mellon y Google mediante el cual podemos sacar fotos de altísima calidad.
Consta simplemente de una cámara digital (bastante normal se podría decir) y un brazo ro…
January 25th, 2009 at 1:05 am
[...] How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address – With a link to a full-screen viewer of the image. [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 1:16 am
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January 25th, 2009 at 2:01 am
Selling large prints is a good idea. A great idea would be to create a standalone version of the flash file so people can download it…Or an iPhone app. I would surely pay few bucks to have that on my Mac or iPhone. Great Job by the way it is an amazing image of an amazing day.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:06 am
[...] moment” strength be life or weeks. With photographer king Bergman’s super panorama of Tuesday’s statesmanly inauguration, the contest wasn’t in inactivity for the darkroom impact to rank (although the Gigapan code [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 3:07 am
Wow, very nicely done. Way to go! This is an awesome capture, Thanks for sharing with us all!
January 25th, 2009 at 4:12 am
Is it just me or does it look like Bush is typing on a Blackberry? Maybe he’s updating his myspace or something.
“Status: Not president n e more. Mood: Upset”
January 25th, 2009 at 4:18 am
Just amazing and have no words to describe your creativity!
January 25th, 2009 at 5:08 am
[...] Photo by David Bergman. [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 7:49 am
Truly amazing.
I can’t help wondering if President Obama is (yet) aware of it and has contacted you? He’s a tech-head so he’ll appreciate it.
January 25th, 2009 at 8:38 am
Yes, I was just thinking that it looked like Bush was checking his texts in a disappointed way, or maybe playing tetris.
January 25th, 2009 at 8:57 am
[...] Update: David Bergman took a 1,474 megapixel panoramic shot of the inaguration from the stage-right side of the [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 9:20 am
Amazing technical feat! I am honestly thoroughly awestruck! Pure ingenuity!
January 25th, 2009 at 10:01 am
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January 25th, 2009 at 10:08 am
WHERE’S WALLY?!
January 25th, 2009 at 10:35 am
This is just awesome! Since I am a Blue ticket holder who did not get in, this is particularly interesting and an IMPORTANT shot! I have included this link as well as attached my photos from the “other side” as evidence for my observations/statements made in emails/letters to the PIC, JCC, my Congressman and several on-line media blogs and Facebook blog in the ‘Survivors of the Purple Tunnel of Doom’ group. Thanks so much for doing such MAGNIFICENT work!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 10:49 am
Hi David,
Congratulations to your gigapan pano… it is so much better than the crowd-sourced microsoft silverlight version. well done, and all the praise you are receiving is well deserved.
January 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
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January 25th, 2009 at 11:55 am
Nice Job! Reminds me of the time when I worked with similar equipment for whole earth composites that are like childs play compare to Google Earth now.
January 25th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
I found Oprah! Unfortunately, all you can see is her hands, lap and handbag. She and Stedman are obscured behind the white TV tower. They are in the front row of the second section behind the fence. Her coat is a beige color and is full length. Zoom in to the left most leg of the central white TV tower. She is three seats in from the aisle, sitting next to two women–one has bright red-orange hair, sunglasses.
Looks like Magic’s head and Ted turner maybe to the right a few seat over, but also partially blocked by the TV tower.
January 25th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Great Picture! If you look closely, Justice Clarence Thomas is sleeping (or nodding off)! I didn’t see a Pepsi can in his hand either.
January 25th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
[...] Bergman and Gigapan I got this cool link from my buddy Michael Simons. This is David Bergman’s website, where he talks about shooting the Inagural address. Think he shot it with a newfangled 5D MKII or [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 1:26 pm
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January 25th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
I think the economic stimulas has already started for you. And you deserve it! This picture is amazing and you could market it in a million different packages. Look at all the people you can actually make out. Ask yourself how many of them would pay good money to have a large overall print and then a closeup print of themselves at this historic event. They paid to get their, they stood in the freezing cold for hours, they would love this picture. I love this picture and I wish I could just enjoy looking at all the faces forever but I hope it is protected from other people stealing it off this site. If it is, this is a good way to advertise. You should really look into selling this. Give this it’s own website and put together a price list. Market it, see if you can find Oprah and call her to see if she wants to buy this, give her a discount if she’ll have you on her show. Go to the MySpace group for Barak Obama and let them know this exists. Or go to the big dogs, the Democatic party and market through them.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
Oh and text books or educational websites. This should really be in a museum at some point.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Simply amazing ,even better than CNN’s photo technology.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Is Anderson Cooper checking out his junk?
January 25th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
So What’s up with Aretha Franklin and her photoshopped on head? The guy who was sitting in front got his head cut off at the jaw.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:47 pm
What a great photo !! I just found a pair of legs without a body !! Thank you for sharig this photo with us.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:52 pm
[...] 2 GB Inauguration Composite Photo Jump to Comments Photographer David Bergman created an incredible composite photo of Tuesday’s Inauguration using 220 individual photos from his Canon G10 and a device called [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
MAGNIFICENT PHOTO!
I was zooming and panning around… is Clarence Thomas asleep?
January 25th, 2009 at 1:55 pm
just an FYI – Coretta Scott King is deceased.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
You would think that Aretha Franklin would notice The Invisible Man sitting right in front of her.
Most famous person sleeping: Clarence Thomas.
Scariest person: About 4 or 5 rows back from the Supreme Court members is that Death guy from Ingmar Berman’s “The Seventh Seal”.
In the photographer’s section right in front of the camera and to the left, see if you can spot the Media Badge on one of them. Extra credit if you recognize her.
January 25th, 2009 at 1:59 pm
No words!!!! Speechless…
January 25th, 2009 at 2:10 pm
There he i s, I found waldo Right side third row from the back 20 seats down
January 25th, 2009 at 2:11 pm
First thing I noticed when I zoomed in was that Dick Cheney looks like an old Mob Boss in the wheelchair. This also shows that the “Blue” ticket area was pretty empty due to the locking of the gate. You can see the huge crowd of people a few blocks away. Good job, great photo.
January 25th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
Really cool. Of course it’s interesting! If nothing else, the people who are in the photo would be excited about. I was no where near there, but thanks to the pictures you shot, I feel like i was now!
January 25th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Amazing… Simply Amazing.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:07 pm
I was zooming in and noticed one of the judges, that looked like he was sleeping during the address. Anyone else get that impression? Look directly behind Obama.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I only found one small imperfection. On the level above the band, there are only a handful of men standing around and one of them is missing the top of his head. Well i think it’s misplaced rather than missing. otherwise a beautiful photo.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Mr. Bergman, this is an amazing photograph. I would suggest that instead of making prints (which wouldn’t be bad) offer the photo with the zooming features on a cd. Possibly going so far as to set up another site where people who have purchased the cd could email back that they found themselves and post it on the site!!
It would make a great game if you could compile a list of all the famous faces in the crowd.
Awesome job!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 3:18 pm
awesome pic! u can even see the people on top of that red castle looking building! but it would be cool if u could add some sorta hot spot buttons or markers that show where certain people, like celebrities, are located at.
January 25th, 2009 at 3:48 pm
really cool thank you !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 3:52 pm
yes i did see a few people sleeping he!!!!!!!! he!!!!!!!!!!! that is what made this so cool !!!!!!!! at least no one was picking their nose like i see at red lights when i drive !!!!!!!! yucko !!!!!!!!!!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 4:08 pm
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January 25th, 2009 at 4:37 pm
[...] Check out David Bergman’s all access [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
[...] out David Bergman’s 1,474 megapixel photo of President Obama’s Inauguration Speech. The photo is made up of 220 images and took more [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 4:44 pm
[...] inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. He details how he created this panorama on his blog: I made a panoramic image showing the nearly two million people who watched President Obama’s [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 4:45 pm
Truly Amazing. I have looked at GeoEye satellite pict but does not get the half-meter res that is claimed! Pity there was not GiGaPans of the rest of Mall or Parade scene. Great technology! CJ
January 25th, 2009 at 4:47 pm
Great Work!
January 25th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
This could be the ultimate “Where’s Waldo” picture.
January 25th, 2009 at 4:54 pm
This is an INSANELY cool photo. What a great way to commemorate such a historic day! Really FANTASTIC job! I’ll be looking for prints of your work!
January 25th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
I would love to buy this image. I am in the crowd in the picture, and I would love to cover a wall with this memory.
January 25th, 2009 at 5:08 pm
Maybe some tech-inclined person could make this image taggable so people could come to a site find and tag themselves in the pic
January 25th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
Just great I enjoyed playing around and looking at all the people.Isn’t our technology great?
January 25th, 2009 at 5:46 pm
It’s cool but dangerous, too! Now we need to take care with we doing and going to.
Did anyone number how many people there are in the picture?
January 25th, 2009 at 5:58 pm
This is an amazing photo and an amazing technological achievement. But even this huge photo of the crowd does not come close to showing everyone who was there. There were thousands more people beyond the Washington Monument, all the way down to the Lincoln Memorial who are not captured on this photo. Plus there were all the people along the right hand edge of the mall, just out of view of this camera.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:01 pm
This is AMAZING…..I see that part of ARETHA FRANKLINS FACE is some guy with a beard and a hat is floating in front of her face………IS CLARENCE THOMAS SLEEPING……I CANT FIND OPRAH STEDMAN OR GAYLE…..WHERE R THEY?????????????…………….STILL AMAZING PHOTO………..
January 25th, 2009 at 6:02 pm
[...] proponuj? si? zapozna? ze stron? GigaPan.org, a tam na przyk?ad z panoram? stworzon? przez Davida Bergmana przedstawiaj?c? inauguracj? Barracka Obamy na prezia USA. 220 zdj?? z Canona G10. Parametry [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
WHERE IS THE HIP HOP MOGUL?……………I READ IN ANOTHER COMMENT…MAYBE I NEED TO PUT MY GLASSES ON AND LOOK AGAIN…..LOL…….AMAZING AMAZING AMAZING DAVID
January 25th, 2009 at 6:08 pm
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January 25th, 2009 at 6:09 pm
Absolutely Genious. If this was achieved, so too can a stable economy be achieved. I Love America.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:13 pm
It seems that history was made in more ways than one! I actually read/skimmed ALL of these comments, and 2 things that struck me were that only about 3 comments were negative, and that any number of people noticed that Clarence Thomas was was nodding off- shame on him!
January 25th, 2009 at 6:14 pm
Better fix the bottom left corner alignment before printing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
January 25th, 2009 at 6:18 pm
[...] image is actually 220 seperate image stitched together. The story behind it’s creation is [...]
January 25th, 2009 at 6:19 pm
Absolutely astounding, I actually found myself in this photo. Fantastic work. Let me know when it’s available.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:27 pm
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then this one is worth about ten million words. The amount of detail captured is amazing, and I found myself spending about an hour just scrolling around the picture looking at the reactions of those in attendance. The only thing I was bummed about was that another lens blocked out the area around the base of the Washington Monument, so I couldn’t get a good look at the crowds at that end of the Mall.
I am definitely looking forward to this being released as a print, because I’d love to have this on my wall.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:41 pm
highly experieneced photographer i ‘m very astoshed to see myself among the crowds.thanks a lot
January 25th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
Awesome. Thanks for sharing.
January 25th, 2009 at 6:54 pm
Simply stunning!
Your photo brought tears to my eyes and warmth to my heart; thank you.
January 25th, 2009 at 9:44 pm
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January 26th, 2009 at 1:18 am
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January 26th, 2009 at 1:42 am
there’s an interesting visual artifact a few rows behind former president Bush… the black woman with a bow on her head has a hat floating in front of her… some sort of stitching error with the gentleman in front of her.
January 26th, 2009 at 1:44 am
This is beautiful. Kudos.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:03 am
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January 26th, 2009 at 2:07 am
Fantastic photo. Really cool and it makes me laugh to see Clarence Thomas sleeping (see the third person to the left of Barak Obama)
January 26th, 2009 at 2:11 am
Check out Clarence Thomas (sitting with the other Justices behind Obama). It looks like he’s sleeping.
January 26th, 2009 at 2:26 am
i saw p diddy beyonce and jay-z
January 26th, 2009 at 2:29 am
you have a great equipment, David! the right man on the right place in the right moment…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:30 am
[...] More on how David Bergman took the photo: How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address [...]
January 26th, 2009 at 2:40 am
Masterpiece unfolded!!!
Bravo!!
The image perfection is nowhere compromised. This is what so special about the image. Viewers please see the tomb. There you will realize the sharpness of the image and the quality perspective stitched with technology. All praises…
January 26th, 2009 at 2:43 am
GREAT, AWESOME job!!
January 26th, 2009 at 2:47 am
[...] Check this out! [...]
January 26th, 2009 at 3:31 am
[...] Click here for the amazing picture. I’m sure you’re going to lose plenty of hours just zooming in and looking at people’s faces. [...]
January 26th, 2009 at 3:32 am
[...] amazing. Consisting of 220 different images, 1,474 megapixels & 7 hours to create, made by David Bergman with a regular Canon G10 camera, mounted on a Gigapan robotic mount. You can zoom in pretty far, [...]
January 26th, 2009 at 3:32 am
You should photoshop WALDO in there and make the biggest Wheres Waldo image
World Record right there!
(If only someone out there actually dressed as Wheres Waldo lol
January 26th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Nice shot of Clarence Thomas who appears to be catching some zzzz’s. LOL. Great photo.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Simply superb
January 26th, 2009 at 5:14 am
You seriously seriously seriously need to take these images and dump them into Microsoft Photosynth.
I guarantee the results will be equally as mindblowing. This kind of data is exactly what that thing handles best.
January 26th, 2009 at 5:28 am
Thank you David for sharing…….
January 26th, 2009 at 5:34 am
Theres a marine with 2 mouths.
January 26th, 2009 at 10:57 pm
This is a awesome picture.
January 26th, 2009 at 11:10 pm
This is awesome! I’m soooo disappointed. My daughter and I are blocked by the camera! Is there anyway to override or obtain another view. I see exactly where we were sitting and all of the people around us but several people on our row are not visible due to the camera equipment. Any suggestions? She would LOVE to see herself in this crowd.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:36 am
Clarence Thomas looks a little sleepy….
January 27th, 2009 at 12:44 am
So is it the camera’s (5.0) zoom or the multitude of pictures (and resulting megapixels) that allows us to zoom in to subjects so far away?
January 27th, 2009 at 1:29 am
Hi David,
Great Image. I recently bought the Giga Pan system but I never thought of doing what you did.
well done.
I would like to invite you to join the International association of Panoramic Photographers.(250 Members)
We hope to some day be all things Panoramic. a number of our members have the Giga Pan system and I would like to organize a group Project this year. we are planning a workshop at the Balloon festival in Albuqurque this fall and that might be the place to do the Project
Regards,
IAPP president
Fran Stetina
January 27th, 2009 at 1:39 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 3:39 am
lol i found tupac(or someone that looks like him ALOT)hes kinda near the middle of the square on the right hand side by some military personel, have a look for yourself
January 27th, 2009 at 4:16 am
Congratulations David. That is a stunning photograph. I’ll be registering for when it is available to buy.
January 27th, 2009 at 7:03 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 8:29 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 8:40 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 8:46 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 10:06 am
EXCELLENT !
Hugs: The cat
January 27th, 2009 at 10:11 am
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January 27th, 2009 at 11:27 am
[...] Before i leave, here is an intersting picture of the Obama’s inagural speech.. A 1474 MP [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 11:45 am
Thank you SO much for this incredible tribute to an historic event none of us will ever forget! The beautiful detail in this presentation tells MANY stories, not only of the millions who braved the cold to be there on that wonderful day but also of those who helped to make it happen and, for the first time in our lives, participated in promoting an Administration with the potential to lift us up to our fullest potential.
January 27th, 2009 at 12:03 pm
[...] The photo can be found here and you can read Bergman’s story behind the photo here. [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
[...] Bergman literally gives you the widest perspective of Obama’s inauguration ceremony. His very big picture of the ceremony in Washington is a composite of 220 images, 1,474 mega pixels, took more than six [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 12:43 pm
What an AWESOME contribution!!! God Bless YOU!!!
January 27th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
That’s an amazing photo – good work.
I found it interesting that I couldn’t spot a single non-white person in the band at Obama’s feet.
January 27th, 2009 at 1:34 pm
This is an awesome photo! Well done David! PS: s there any way I can get the actual photo file?
January 27th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
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January 27th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
[...] David Bergman shot a 1,474 megapixel photo of Obama’s inauguration using a Gigapan robotic camera mount and 220 individual images. Looking at the default view of the [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 2:51 pm
[...] 220 images stitched together, taken with a Canon G10 and the Gigapan Imager by photographer David Bergman. The Gigapan Imager is a robotic mount that moves a regular digital camera along panoramic [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 2:55 pm
Bill & Hillary and Bush senior and Martha are 4 rows behind W. Just look at what Hillary is looking at.
January 27th, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Also, W. seems to be playing with his Blackberry
January 27th, 2009 at 4:00 pm
Simply wonderful
January 27th, 2009 at 5:12 pm
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January 27th, 2009 at 5:48 pm
Found the sleeping guy…just to the left/lower end of the greenisch camera-arm covering half the photo, so about in the middle of the photo…
January 27th, 2009 at 5:49 pm
there’s a guy with a double face….and a floating bowler hat, just like magritte, it’s surreal. this is more fun than ‘where’s waldo’.
January 27th, 2009 at 6:04 pm
Wow. This is something! What a shot! AND I can actually see the place I would have been standing if my blue tickets had actually meant something! Woo hoo!
January 27th, 2009 at 7:24 pm
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January 27th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
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January 27th, 2009 at 7:51 pm
[...] Wow this photo is awesome! Not only is it cool historically, it’s also a feat of photography. This photo is made up of 220 individual pictures! See it at the photographer’s blog. [...]
January 27th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
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January 27th, 2009 at 8:39 pm
So glad to find this blog because yeah, I’ve spent way too much time panning and zooming, and of course, looking for myself and it’s a very cool thing indeed. But, is anyone else in it twice, in two different places? I am! I knew it was an out of body experience, but now I have proof. Is it because of the way the multiple images got “stitched” together?
I was lucky to get ticketed seats in a pie shaped wedge, a bit off to the right (congressional) side. I spent several hours there before things got going, dancing around to stay warm, and chatting up Dr. Ruth (really) and Gen. Wesley Clark. Very cool seats. Long story, but I then noticed that there were empty seats over in the more coveted center section and the security guys didn’t appear to be checking tickets anymore, so I walked across the entry gate area with a purposeful look on my face, and upgraded myself to a seat with a glorious full frontal of the whole shining moment.
The camera caught me (busted!) walking over to my new seat — blue hat with black fur trim, blue coat, walking from left to right along a fence, only person in motion. But then it also caught me in my new seat! How can this be?
I know I was in my new seat before Obama started his speech, and in this photo he is speaking, so the one of me walking must have been an earlier one stitched over some later shots? It’s very weird to see yourself clearly in two places at once, but I’m loving it. I mean, I guess I got to take in twice as much of this moving-beyond-words moment as everyone else.
I am so grateful I got to be there, doubly grateful to be there twice, and triply grateful for Barack Obama. Oh yeah, grateful for this cool photo as well. Thanks!
January 27th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
This is great how can I get a copy of this and where can I get a camera let this one. Did you spot the judge that was sleep behind Obama?
January 27th, 2009 at 9:09 pm
What a great picture that everyone will share and enjoy for some time!
Unfortunately my granddaughter, my sister-in-law, and myself were to the right of that camera!
By anyway did you take any more pictures than this!? I would love to have a picture that my granddaughter could save her lifetime. She is nine and as many have a story to tell as she gets older.
Great work!
January 27th, 2009 at 10:12 pm
Hi David;
This is awesome! It has engaged me for hours now and I can’t stop…its like crack! I was way too far back to find myself (about 100 yards to the left of the Washington Monument) but I did find Justice Clarence Thomas “snoozing”! I would be interested in a print, please keep me informed.
Thank you,
Lee Jackson
January 27th, 2009 at 11:23 pm
Wow!!!! This has got to be the ultimate gigapan image. Who would have thought we could create images like this some day? Technology is truly amazing. I wonder what the future will bring?
January 27th, 2009 at 11:35 pm
Hasn’t anyone noticed the Joe Biden double about 5 rows back and to the right of Biden sitting up front? Maybe he moved while all of the pictures were being taken?
January 27th, 2009 at 11:37 pm
Found myself! That is sick.
January 28th, 2009 at 12:02 am
Kudos for your effort…loved seeing the faces in the crowd…
January 28th, 2009 at 12:16 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 12:59 am
Absolutely breathtaking!!!! To see some of the most famous living americans along with thousands of others is awe inspiring.
January 28th, 2009 at 1:43 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 4:03 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 4:18 am
I understand the robotic-tilt-and-pan mechanics of how the image was shot and stitched – but I’ve got a question re the G10’s zoom setting. The camera has the equivalent of a 28-140mm lens – did you have it set at the longest tele setting for maximum enlargement of faces? It’s just incredible that you’ve achieved the clarity you have, especially for those faces on the opposite side of the banks of seating.
Cheers and congratulations on an absolutely stunning image,
Rocky
(Very satisfied G9 owner)
January 28th, 2009 at 5:30 am
What a fabulous toy! You will bring pleasure to a lot of people. I hope this goes viral.
January 28th, 2009 at 7:01 am
Oh, this is brilliant. I’ve sent it to my father; he’s a photographer. This is just… wow. I’d buy a print if I had the money.
January 28th, 2009 at 8:52 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 9:52 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 9:57 am
David, This is absolutely amazing!!! If I didn’t have to go to work I would spend another few hours going through this photograph!!! I was there but with just “one” picture, I can relive the experience all over again from another angle! Thank you. I would love a copy.
January 28th, 2009 at 10:05 am
Fabulous!! Great work sir.
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January 28th, 2009 at 10:19 am
I saw that some of the people were cut by the picture, if you look into the Bill Clinton and go above some 3 or 5 chairs you will see one of the errors in the photo. So it looks like it didn’t work very well right?
January 28th, 2009 at 10:32 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Awesome!! I have never seen anything so amazing, great job. I do believe Aretha should have shaved before comeing to such a big gig. LOL!
January 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
Amazing indeed.
Equally as amazing is If you look right behind Obama … you will find Justice Thomas ASLEEP!
Way to go David.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:02 am
After scanning the crowd for about an hour, I tracked back to where we entered the ceremonial grounds and found myself, and discovered you took the picture at the exact moment some guy was about to step in front of me. Therefore, no one would have been able to identify me at the swearing in, but my friend girl was blocked by the guy. Thank you for your hard work and great efforts! You have captured one of the greatest moments in history.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:29 am
Like the former GOP vice presidential candidate, I believe I can see Russia from here. A fabulous shot.
January 28th, 2009 at 11:36 am
“2 stagehands walk into a bar…”
January 28th, 2009 at 11:48 am
you are such a talented photographer and the whole concept is amazing. keep doing what your doin man!
j from th uk
January 28th, 2009 at 11:57 am
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January 28th, 2009 at 1:20 pm
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January 28th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
What is with the pair of legs (walking) near the base of the photographers’ scaffolding? Looks like the body was airbrushed away?
January 28th, 2009 at 4:16 pm
i think i’ve found morgan freeman.
you have to zoom out and on the very left there is one lens that is clear and sharp. on the right of it there is a white space which seems to come out of the lens. on the bottom, on the right of the white space there are two speakers. under the speakers there is a black man wearing sunglasses who looks like a fbi agent. on the left of the man there sits morgan freeman! do you think it’s him?
January 28th, 2009 at 4:23 pm
Incredible photo. Now I’m looking for people I know were there in the crowd. I’m sure for folks who were there they could find themselves as they know where they were standing/sitting. Again, incredible.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:27 pm
AMAZING!!!!
I mentioned your name and work of art on my blog. I linked to your website and to gigapan so more and more people can see & enjoy your work!!
INCREDIBLE!!!!!
January 28th, 2009 at 4:34 pm
Reshoot… Obama’s eyes are closed!
January 28th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
Fantastic! An amazing picture– I’m forwarding this to all my friends! I wish there were more images like this.
January 28th, 2009 at 7:04 pm
Outstanding idea and very amazing. It is definitely a good memory !
January 28th, 2009 at 7:09 pm
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January 28th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
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January 28th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
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January 28th, 2009 at 11:34 pm
really superb i haven’t everseen like this good Work man
January 28th, 2009 at 11:57 pm
Wow. That’s pretty amazing. I am going to order a Gigapan right now.
January 29th, 2009 at 1:16 am
Awesome ..I have no words to describe your creativity.
I feel like I am watching closely the World President Obama’s inaugural function.
I wish you a Belated Very Happy/Prosperous New Year 2009
January 29th, 2009 at 2:24 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 2:35 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 3:59 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 4:03 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 4:18 am
Hi,
really amazing. I found Obama again in the crowd sitting on the ground. Moreover there is a man with two arms at his right side.
Greeting from Germany
January 29th, 2009 at 5:11 am
the technology you used is really great and i hope in future the technologies like this is useful for us.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:31 am
Incredible!
January 29th, 2009 at 5:50 am
Amazing Picture(s)
January 29th, 2009 at 6:35 am
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January 29th, 2009 at 7:59 am
David,
Never seen anything like this before. Wow!
zoksang
January 29th, 2009 at 8:24 am
wowweee! This is some good shit mate!
January 29th, 2009 at 9:54 am
This is awesome.
So many details want to be discovered 
btw, yesterday I got an original Obama T-Shirt from a friend in CA: http://masamedia.wordpress.com
more greetings from Germany,
Martin.
January 29th, 2009 at 10:03 am
Amazing and great foto! Found an error on a man with two heads 4 rows behaind G .W. Bush
January 29th, 2009 at 10:04 am
OBAMA…
OBAMA…
OBAMA…
OBAMA…
OBAMA…
OBAMA…
OBAMA, CREATE MORE JOBS…
AWESOME PICTURE!!! NO WORDS TO EXPRESS ABOUT THE PHOTOGRAPHY….
January 29th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Dave,
That panoramic view was absolutely breathtaking….You must continue using this method, it not only shows you the whole crowd, but the intimate details that so many people miss….Remarkable….
January 29th, 2009 at 11:12 am
haha above obama the mans head is next to his body.
January 29th, 2009 at 12:11 pm
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January 29th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
[...] all the photographs I have seen of the Obama Inauguration, this photo to me is the most [...]
January 29th, 2009 at 12:26 pm
This explains why the men sitting in front of Aretha Franklin are missing parts of their heads!
I was a little worried! Conspiracy theories were swirling around in my little brain…
January 29th, 2009 at 1:50 pm
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January 29th, 2009 at 1:54 pm
did you catch clarence thomas taking a snooze? great work!
January 29th, 2009 at 2:00 pm
Great job. Did you get a photo or video of the Neighborhood Ball?????
January 29th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
great work sir… amazing unbleivable 220 photos stichting… greaaaat
January 29th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
a masterpiece! thank you.
January 29th, 2009 at 4:29 pm
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Une photo de 1474 Megapixel prise lors de la cérémonie de Barrack Obama….
January 29th, 2009 at 4:52 pm
Hello there!
Nice picture for a historical moment.
I found a bug in the picture though…
If you take a close look about 10 meters (don’t know how many feets it is), you’ll see a guy with his face doubled.
He looks like wearing a mask and it’s quite scary (I’m not talking about Bush, this is not a joke).
This bug is also to be noticed on the jaw of an old woman just behind him. She looks like Popeye.
I prsume it’s hard to get the patchwork perfectly fit whith this kinf of technology.
A masterpiece anyway.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:15 pm
Hi David,
that’s totally brilliant job ! Would you share the complete resulting picture ? Or if you won’t, try this out for us : submit this picture to iPhoto’09 and see how many faces iPhoto finds out…
Please let us know about this
)
January 29th, 2009 at 5:32 pm
Heheh.. Given the picture that Jessica Alba posted over here: http://www.ibeatyou.com/competition/828ec7/where-were-you-when-history-was-made/entry/d9aaa7/me-and-my-hubby
You can find her in your gigapixel image.
January 29th, 2009 at 5:38 pm
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January 29th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
Unbelievable!
This photograph should be in every photo history text, and every photography textbook published after 2009.
Thanks for an amazing image!
January 29th, 2009 at 9:06 pm
Very nice!
great work!
January 29th, 2009 at 9:34 pm
Did you need a special camera for that?
January 29th, 2009 at 9:52 pm
amazing !!!
January 29th, 2009 at 11:04 pm
I am a columnist for the Athens Banner-Herald, onlineathens.com, the daily newspaper of Athens, GA. I covered the inauguration with pen and camera for the Athens paper and for my Website, edtant.com. I easily found myself in your photo. I’m standing at the stone wall to the left of the media tent behind the media tower. I’m wearing a red hat and am standing beside a young white man wearing a turquoise-colored hood and a young black man wearing a beret. Your photo is an astounding work of art, history and technology! It will live to be studied in history classes decades and centuries hence! I can’t praise it enough! The inauguration of President James Buchanan in 1857 was the first to be photographed. You have added a new dimension to inauguration photography with your seminal work! Thank you, Mr. Bergman!
January 30th, 2009 at 1:41 am
Wow! I am almost speechless! This is outstanding!
January 30th, 2009 at 5:00 am
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January 30th, 2009 at 5:08 am
Phenomenal record of a most amazing day!! Well done!!
January 30th, 2009 at 6:30 am
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January 30th, 2009 at 6:35 am
I think you’ll be able to retire on the proceeds of this – smart thinking.
January 30th, 2009 at 8:29 am
This is a very cool photo. I really enjoy trying to identify people from the picture. Thanks very much
January 30th, 2009 at 8:42 am
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January 30th, 2009 at 9:30 am
Great work… I wrote about your nice work in my Persian blog… All the best.
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January 30th, 2009 at 12:13 pm
Wow! it’s amazing…
January 30th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
The two Bidens is kind of creepy.
January 30th, 2009 at 12:30 pm
I think it’s so telling that Clarence Thomas is asleep………..Here you are at a Major Historic moment in history with a seat that people would die for and you fall asleep. The whole moment is wasted on an Uncle Tom Like him…………..What a jerk……How the hell did he become Justice Thomas???
January 30th, 2009 at 12:56 pm
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January 30th, 2009 at 1:45 pm
Nice photo…if you look behind obama you can see that bush looks pissed off and there is one of the justices in the background sleeping hahaha
January 30th, 2009 at 1:46 pm
the japans camera and the japans program are the best in optics field so people see the technology of Japan and compare with the European technology and you can decide that we need in feature to buy japans products only specially in cars, pc and cameras
January 30th, 2009 at 2:01 pm
very cool pix!
ps… I went to look at Aretha’s hat and was confused – as it appears that just in front of her was a hat with no head; looked closer and saw that there is also something odd about the way her head is sitting on her body…..
January 30th, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Wow man! You’re gonna be rich because of this. Genius.
You deserve it. I’m just a little jealous that you got to be the head of this huge movement
January 30th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
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January 30th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
wow. i can count the diamonds on Aretha Franklins hut.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:06 pm
I found myself in the photo! What a cool picture, and it was exciting to be present at the inaugeration.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:39 pm
Fantastic photograph. Simply amazing the resolution. I though that zooming to the back of the crowd would just show fuzz, but it’s clear as day!
January 30th, 2009 at 6:50 pm
There’s a glitch in the photo and I don’t know if it’s the camera or media trying to throw in a few Obama thugs in there to protect him but its on the first bottom left balcony near Obama where there is a light/ semi big lamp & speaker next to the dude in black looks like he’s missing half his head and there’s a hat floating.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Did anyone notice that Clarence Thomas appears to be asleep?
January 30th, 2009 at 6:52 pm
There is also another on a further to the left where the speaker is next to that black gorilla with shades and ear muffs on his beanie is half orange and brown another glitch.
January 30th, 2009 at 6:53 pm
jesus this camera sucks what a piece of crap, look go further left theres another little git on his phone hat is messed up. This isn’t very impressive now.
January 30th, 2009 at 7:06 pm
Found Waldo!
Behind the large tower on the right, about 20 feet away, sitting on the ground holding his camera facing the ground. All you can see is the hat since he’s wearing a coat, but it definitely looks like Waldo to me!
January 30th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
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January 30th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Oh, wow! Impressive!
January 30th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
David, thank you SO MUCH for this incredible photograph. I had no idea such a thing existed, and received the link from someone who attended the ceremony with me. It is wonderful to show others who weren’t there and let them see ME out there in the audience. I’m completely bowled over by it. THANK you and great work!
January 30th, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Såg rätt cool ut, när man kunde kolla in folket och snipers på taken runt omkring
January 30th, 2009 at 9:14 pm
This photo is AWESOME! I found myself and my fiance!! Is there a way that we can order the image of ourselves?
January 30th, 2009 at 9:55 pm
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January 30th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
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January 31st, 2009 at 12:28 am
Simply amazing photo. It is almost clear enough to see the bands notes on their sheet music!
January 31st, 2009 at 1:50 am
You have no idea how amazing this picture is. For those of us in the crowd, we are playing a little game find yourself in the sea of people. I was able to find myself. Unreal Unreal Unreal.
January 31st, 2009 at 11:12 am
great job!
January 31st, 2009 at 11:13 am
This is wonderful – wasted a half hour browsing – thank you!
January 31st, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Actually, Waldo was at the inauguration, and I got a photo of him. However, he was just on the north side of the Washington Monument, so did not get into this amazing series of photos. Thanks for sharing this work.
January 31st, 2009 at 2:29 pm
Great capture of the moment. My brother, Wayne and I were there with a firend, sharing in history. I still haven’t located us in the photo. A job well done.
Dave
January 31st, 2009 at 3:28 pm
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January 31st, 2009 at 6:55 pm
There is an area of the photo that is messed up. The one guy has his head overlapping itself.
January 31st, 2009 at 10:01 pm
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January 31st, 2009 at 11:00 pm
Dave,
Amazing technical and creative accomplishment! I have learned something new today. I am glad I was directed to your site.
Thank you!
Arpad
January 31st, 2009 at 11:19 pm
i found a guy in camo on one of the rooftops.. i doubt it’s a sniper, but there he is. awesome pic!
January 31st, 2009 at 11:32 pm
THIS IS TRULY AMAZING…IS ANYONE GOING TO DO THIS FOR THE SUPER BOWL???
February 1st, 2009 at 3:33 am
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February 1st, 2009 at 11:05 am
wow! that’s just incredible.
I was there too and I think that this new era is about creating new things. Your start is huuuuuge;)
February 1st, 2009 at 11:26 am
Destined to be what I think is a classic photograph of our time ,which will be looked back on for a long ,long time : incredible !!
February 1st, 2009 at 4:22 pm
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February 2nd, 2009 at 6:54 am
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February 2nd, 2009 at 10:00 am
this is an amazing piece of work u have shared..
Outstanding..
keep up the habit..
take care..
February 2nd, 2009 at 3:14 pm
Amazing photo man, I’ve been playing with my device for a while and have yet to take something so well done.
February 2nd, 2009 at 6:29 pm
wonderful!
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:11 pm
The guy on the 19th row, left side in blue had his eyes closed. Ruined the picture.
February 2nd, 2009 at 8:16 pm
I thoroughly enjoyed seeing this photo. It was forwarded to me in an email, from a co-worker. I have been a little disappointed with the comments about the errors people have found, while some were in the spirit of fun, others seemed rather rude. You stated in your explanation that there may be glitches as a result of having stitched so many photos together. My comment to your detractors is simply this: “If you could do a better job, why didn’t you?” Great work, Mr. Bergman!
February 3rd, 2009 at 2:54 am
this is a prank, i could see many pictures merged together..
Krishna
February 3rd, 2009 at 4:17 am
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February 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 am
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February 3rd, 2009 at 5:29 am
Also clearly seen in this huge photo are BILL and HILLARY CLINTON.
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:13 am
[...] der Webseite des Fotografen David Bergman könnt ihr euch das ganze Foto ansehen – vom Panorama bis ins kleinste Detail. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 9:47 am
Extremely impressive! The software did a phenomenal job stitching the images together. Congratulations and thank you for creating this.
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:58 am
wow! amazing! A job well done!
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:07 am
[...] To see the real interactive image, head to David Bergman’s blog. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:25 am
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February 3rd, 2009 at 11:30 am
Hi! I’m from Argentina, is a really beautiful picture, a lot of work i guess…
(I found a mistake in a person, anything tell me)
All the Best!
February 3rd, 2009 at 1:27 pm
THIS IS AMAZING! I could see Aretha in her big hat immediately. I found the fact that it only took 6 1/2 hours to be impressive. I work in architectural rendering and sometimes our computer renderings take longer than that. Great job – and it is so fun to try to find the “glitches”. It is like Where’s Waldo?!
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:04 pm
I Found Myself! Thanks!
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:11 pm
[...] [ CLICK HERE ] to see how Mr. Bergman accomplished this panoramic wonder in photography. Prints are available for purchase from his web site. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:21 pm
Spent hours searching around. Fabulous!
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:30 pm
This is amazing! Great shot.
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:36 pm
[...] [ CLICK HERE ] to see how Mr. Bergman accomplished this panoramic wonder in photography. Prints are available for purchase from his web site. [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 3:39 pm
[...] Links | Tags: Alison Bechdel, Gigapan, Obama | Thanks to Alison Bechdel for linking to this Gigapan photo of Mr O giving his inaugural address. She asks you to look for Yo Yo Ma taking a picture with his [...]
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 pm
This photo will be one of the most historic valuable piece of art. It is so clear and can see almost everyone attending the ceremony. Great innovation dude..
February 3rd, 2009 at 10:49 pm
very good job!! hello from argentina!!! saludos amigo!!! muy buen trabajo!!! see you!!!
February 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm
Incredible work, simply incredible….
February 4th, 2009 at 4:49 am
1,474 Mp. Obama Fotoðrafý……
Dahiyane bir d……
February 4th, 2009 at 1:29 pm
Amazing. Now all you need to do is tag the photo facebook style – every face gets a name.
February 4th, 2009 at 2:19 pm
Mr. Bergman,
I just wanted to let you know that I did a “blog post” on my blog about this amazing piece of work… I keep going back to it. Almost like being there. I can see this being a “piece of history” that someday when we are gone they will pull it out of an archive and say “WOW”…
Rick
February 5th, 2009 at 5:41 am
Super!!!!!!!!
February 5th, 2009 at 10:00 am
Amazing detail. Spot the ones who have nodded off!
February 5th, 2009 at 10:36 am
[...] Obama en 1.474 Megapixeles VER IMÁGEN. [...]
February 5th, 2009 at 11:49 am
[...] Link [...]
February 5th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
[...] How I Made a 1474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s … [...]
February 5th, 2009 at 4:53 pm
[...] cool: David Bergman hat ein 1.474 Megapixel Foto von der Vereidigung von US Präsident Barack Obama [...]
February 5th, 2009 at 6:29 pm
[...] http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obama... [...]
February 5th, 2009 at 8:54 pm
Wow… behind B.O. is a man with two faces and another with two forheads…
Awesome picture though… great quality…
February 6th, 2009 at 12:56 am
Interesting that the accompanying article took great pains to point out Bush’s expression while totally overlooking that of Jumpin’ Joe Biden. For the record, it is the exact same expression. Unbiased commentary of the first order…
February 6th, 2009 at 9:36 am
[...] The gigapan is a robotic tripod onto which a consumer camera can be mounted and then directed to take overlapping photos of a landscape scene. The resulting photos are then digitally stitched together into a single photo with a staggering amount of detail (in the case of the inauguration photo, 1,474 megapixels). [...]
February 6th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
Can you spot the snipers?…the good guys that is?
February 7th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I am still looking for family and friends. This is awesome. Thanks for sharing.
February 7th, 2009 at 2:20 am
Its really amazing pic i have ever seen .just mind blowing
February 7th, 2009 at 11:00 am
[...] do some ridiculous zooming in. You can even check out Bush’s sour face. Pretty cool. Here’s the article where the photographer explains how it was done. Click on the photo below to see the sweet [...]
February 7th, 2009 at 5:20 pm
[...] Read More and see the image! [...]
February 7th, 2009 at 8:24 pm
This is an amazing picture. I picked a random place to zoom in, (just below the press/photographer tower) and found a pair of floating legs!
Ha!
Love it:)
February 7th, 2009 at 9:48 pm
[...] A Bizarre 1,474 Megapixel Photo of the Inaugural Address [...]
February 8th, 2009 at 3:23 am
This is an amazing photo. Great job.
February 8th, 2009 at 7:08 am
Love the pic, amazing, loved zooming in can actually see the peoples faces and expressions. So cool.
February 8th, 2009 at 12:07 pm
[...] saw this picture the other day, from Obamas inaugural - and I was stunned. Very nice:)- I red that the photographer had used some equipment from [...]
February 8th, 2009 at 1:44 pm
[...] It’s how we express emotion. When we’re excited about a sale or a funny video clip or a great photo, we say, “You’ve got to see [...]
February 8th, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Great idea, great work done!!! Congratulation!
February 9th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
haha thats awesome.
if you look at the dead opposite stand of the place the camera was
then look around half way up to the left you see a guy with a very dodgy long neck lmao!
and if you go along that line to the left you will come to a camera man… i actually mean. a CAMERA MAN
a guy with a camera for his head haha.
awesome though
February 9th, 2009 at 10:55 pm
Interesting, check the top of the roofs to see the watchers. The ones who are working to ensure the safety, its good to know they are vigilant.
February 10th, 2009 at 12:22 am
Check out Clarance Thomas taking a snooze. Pretty funny.
February 10th, 2009 at 5:50 am
[...] different angles and combined all to get this massive,amazing picture! Too good!!! Check this: http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/200…gural-address/ __________________ Last edited by sunitha; 6th February 2009 at 11:18 [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 10:13 am
[...] posible que hayas visto por ahí una gigantesca fotografía (1.474 megapíxeles) de la toma de posesión de Barack Obama como presidente de los [...]
February 10th, 2009 at 9:07 pm
[...] Photographer David Bergman’s Internet Sensation Jump to Comments How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address [...]
February 11th, 2009 at 2:27 am
I’ve sent out over 200 email with your link. thanx for the fantastic work you have done.
February 11th, 2009 at 4:08 am
[...] David Bergman talks about how he made his 1,474MP image at the presidential inauguration. [...]
February 11th, 2009 at 10:34 pm
Tom always said that his section mate was two-faced. Three Sousaphones, and four Marines!
February 12th, 2009 at 6:07 am
Amazing photo I sent it to all my friends..
Thanks
sneakers from around the world
sneakerset
February 12th, 2009 at 8:11 am
Your skill and photo’s r amazing, Mr.David Bergman.
I had an incredibly frustrating experience:Losing my friends who had my car and home keys,not getting close enough to hear or see Obama and when i FINALLY could actually make out what Obama was saying,he stepped off the podium! Then i witnessed an act of violence,prob the only rageful act of the day.So can you help me out?I was sitting on the closest porta-potty when the woman,whoever she was and the Pastor spoke after Obama,and i would love to see myself.
Are these photo’s taken only when Obama was talking or is it possible to see myself afterwards during that wonderful speech from the pastor?
Thank you most graciously,David.
February 12th, 2009 at 2:46 pm
[...] This very high res pic you can zoom in on is fabulous. Find Bush and Cheney to see the grumpy awld codgas very much in the shadows of the brightness of Obama. [...]
February 12th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
The Big Lebowski at Barack Obama’s Inauguration…
I love making panoramas. You probably know this already. So, thanks to Stephen Fry (of all people), I found a 59,783 X 24,658 pixel panorama from Barack Obama’s inauguration by David Bergman.
Go look at it. Now. It’s fantastic. And enormous…
February 12th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
TOP CLASS!!!
February 12th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
[...] Vor einiger Zeit hab ich schonmal über Gigapixel Fotos gebloggt. Nun habe ich ein Gigapixel Foto gefunden was mich gleich auf mehrere Weisen überrascht hat. Zum einen ist das Foto ein aktuelles Foto von der Initiation des neuen US Präsidenten Barak Obama, also ziemlich aktuell. Zum anderen wurden die Einzelbilder des Fotos durch eine Art Kamerarack alle auf einmal geschossen. Auf jeden Fall einen Klick wert ! Zum Foto [...]
February 13th, 2009 at 1:13 am
One of the rarest thing which will never happen in world history again,you are the person who have brought this moment live to us such thing can also be done & can be delivered throughtout the world,we congratulate & our good wishes to you to send us again & again such type of good work for our information & to increase our general knowledge in India.Thankyou very very much one again [dot] krutikkshah [at] hotmail [dot] com
February 13th, 2009 at 6:22 am
[...] thoroughly entertained in the process. After all it was Fry who first alerted me to this and to this - both evidence of how Twitter can be used to disseminate great content across the web quickly [...]
February 13th, 2009 at 8:31 am
I wonder where Aretha’s hat is? It was almost the best thing during proceedings – and indeed has acquired its own Facebook fan-group. Brilliant. She donated it to a museum, I believe?
February 13th, 2009 at 2:24 pm
We were standing in front of the washington monument. Do you have another photo?
Thanks
February 14th, 2009 at 12:54 am
Aretha Franklin and Rick Warren have been transposed together. Strange.
February 15th, 2009 at 3:11 am
After I zoom into where I am on the picture, how do I crop it and make snapshots of me at the inauguration. This is so cool!
February 16th, 2009 at 2:36 am
Mr. Bergman, I’ve panned and I’ve read quite a number of the comments. I’m in awe over the fact that the clarity of the photos is so brilliant. I’m saddened because of some of the comments. It’s really a shame that people are so critical. I applaud your efforts with this project and would be among the ranks that would assist in perfecting the photo if you ever consider going for it. Please feel free to contact me should you ever want to work towards creating the perfect photo! I photograph as a hobby, but after seeing your work, I am giving much more thought to taking some classes. You and your work are truly an inspiration to this “senior citizen” of 61 years. Keep doing what you’re doing and let’s hope for the day that the stitching software will be upgraded so that it can produce perfection. Maybe it will be something on the order of “spell check” … Continue to be blessed and again Kudos to you! I appreciate your time and your work! Sincerely,
February 16th, 2009 at 5:39 am
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February 17th, 2009 at 7:49 pm
Anyone notice Justice Thomas Sleeping? What a great picture.
February 18th, 2009 at 10:10 am
This is …..Something…!!!! a great piece of electronic art…!!!!!
….and very useful for the new government…The big brother’s eye…!!!
VIVA CUBA…!!!!!
…………VIVA CUBA…!!!!
………………….VIVA CUBA…!!!!
February 19th, 2009 at 3:54 pm
OMG,,,tats crazy…..great job
February 19th, 2009 at 8:21 pm
Amazing….
One guy i found was half invisible…
He’s near a street lamp
February 20th, 2009 at 11:25 am
Has anyone found a sniper yet? I’ve looked and looked, particularly at the tops of buildings, but can’t find a single person of police or military stature sporting a high power rifle, you know….just in case….
February 20th, 2009 at 2:44 pm
Great job, LOVE the photo.
February 22nd, 2009 at 9:08 pm
Simply amazing!! Sending it along to all my friends..:)
February 23rd, 2009 at 1:41 am
Great Job but wondering if you know of any similar panoramic photos taken looking north that captured the other side of the capitol? Thanks.
February 25th, 2009 at 11:48 am
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February 25th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
First time I saw the photo and all I can say is amazing! The lady sitting to the left of the Clinton’s looks like she is asleep!
February 27th, 2009 at 2:17 pm
David,
The shot looks great. How long did did it take the Gigapan to shot the 210 images? I’m surprised it is able to work with all those moving people. Anyone, it’s very cool to have that much information in one photo. Cheers,
Timothy
February 28th, 2009 at 10:01 am
[...] How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman R… (tags: technology photography panorama inauguration) [...]
February 28th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
[...] David Bergman, encargado en el pasado de fotografiar a 5 anteriores presidentes, además de cubrir diferentes eventos como las Olimpiadas, o conciertos como Live Earth, sintió la necesidad de cubrir, en grande, el speech inaugural de Obama. Y vaya que lo hizo. [...]
March 2nd, 2009 at 7:49 pm
[...] and shoot, the image was composed from 220 images stitched together. Read below for more info. How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman … __________________ ST-R in The Shed | Camper Build Up My Members Rigs Thread | Aussie Tool [...]
March 2nd, 2009 at 11:29 pm
What is with the apparent photoshopping where a driving cap (or golf cap) is levitating near the African American man who is missing the top of his head in the open area to Obama’s Right, adjacent to the main crowd seating directly behind him…
If you follow the wall directly in front of Newt down to the men standing by the lamp at the end of the wall where it opens to a snanding area, zoom those men.
March 3rd, 2009 at 12:36 am
nice nice nice
March 4th, 2009 at 8:25 pm
so many people have sent me emails, for days, pointing out the oddities of this picture, we’ve become obscessed with finding more and more. The floating hat, Yoda, etc. it’s become like a “hidden object” game! Your work is stunning. We, on the other hand, haven’t worked for days!
March 6th, 2009 at 3:00 pm
Absolutely Fantastic Work I look forward to the next shots David
March 7th, 2009 at 6:21 am
GIVE ME TWO!!!
March 8th, 2009 at 1:24 pm
[...] http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obama... [...]
March 9th, 2009 at 6:39 am
a picture thats a part of world history now. everybody is born for some pourpose, yours is found, keep creating history mister, (humans are fond of documenting everything)
March 9th, 2009 at 10:07 pm
If you want to see some constructive analysis on the inauguration speech there’s a pretty good piece at: http://psworkbench.blogspot.com/ called “5 reasons why you shouldn’t speak like Barack Obama”
March 10th, 2009 at 8:33 am
[...] Le photographe vous explique ici comment il a procédé : http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/2009/01/22/how-i-made-a-1474-megapixel-photo-during-president-obama... [...]
March 11th, 2009 at 12:35 pm
Formidable ! Chapeau Monsieur Bergman!
Above this technological and artistical prowess,
this is an amazing artefact of the post-modern
history unfolding under our eyes. All praises
and best wishes for your job.
March 12th, 2009 at 2:30 pm
Phenomenal. I notice the urban legends are starting already though. It was a 1474 megapixel robotic camera designed for…[pick your nefarious freedom-restricting purpose, or counter-terrorist purpose]. I do think this photo will be one for the history files. Nicely done!
March 13th, 2009 at 10:47 am
[...] David Bergman nos explica en su blog, como hizo la panorámica. [...]
March 21st, 2009 at 1:37 am
A-w-s-o-m-e..!!
March 26th, 2009 at 8:42 pm
An excellent rendition of the inauguration.
I am looking for all of the floating hats and Obi-Wan’s.
I wonder if anyone else can find the Texas Flag in the photo?
Grin,
Puck
March 27th, 2009 at 12:12 am
Actually, I guess that was the reflecting pool; where you find the flag….
And I did find Obi-Wan…
March 27th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
hola esa camara si es mucha me gusteria saber cuantos megapixeles tienes esa camara
April 3rd, 2009 at 7:40 pm
[...] http://www.davidbergman.net/blog/200…gural-address/ [...]
April 5th, 2009 at 11:01 pm
Superb photo! I’ve never seen anything like this before and to find out that you did it on a G10 makes it more unbelievable! Love the detail of the photo, excellent shot!
April 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm
aha haa.. cool
April 8th, 2009 at 8:44 am
What a totally cool picture. TY for making the effort to take it and your generosity in sharing it.
April 10th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
I meant to post this message before but completely forgot until now. I was in DC about a month before the inauguration. When I saw your photo I was amazed. This is an enormous area that you covered. I remembered the lion/horse statue between the capitol building and the reflecting pond. So when I looked at your photo I realized you’d managed to get all the way back to the statue. So I looked a little more closely at the statue. Go look at it really close, someone is literally falling off the statue and you captured it. There is so much detail in all the pictures I didn’t know if you realized this. Just wanted to point it out. It is at the very furthest point from the stage where Obama is.
April 13th, 2009 at 5:15 am
This a great accomplishment.it is awesome,fascinated, affectionate,transparence, amiable, amicable and bogus! I got engulfed for more than an hours now and I can’t stop. I’m looking into the great work you have done. How i wish? sultanontop [at] gmail [dot] com. Well if you don’t mind you can work on the project before me! Stay blessed still infinity.
April 15th, 2009 at 4:28 pm
I TNIK THE PICTURE IS VERY INTERSTING , AND WAIT THA THE OBAMA S GOUVERNAMENT WILL BE IT TOO
April 20th, 2009 at 3:51 am
I posted your article on my blog http://www.imperfectul.com. If you mind just tell me and I’ll delete it. Anyways, you’re a great photographer!
April 21st, 2009 at 10:00 am
That is the coolest thing I have ever seen done with a picture! Way to go!
April 23rd, 2009 at 11:37 pm
[...] and the completed TIF file is almost 2 gigabytes! Aqui mi fuente (Pagina del autor de la foto): How I Made a 1,474-Megapixel Photo During President Obama’s Inaugural Address | David Bergman … [...]
April 27th, 2009 at 2:56 am
wow!!! when i got this, i was astonished to see that this kind of photography is also possible.
I did distribute your link to all members within my office.
Such a wonderfull work with awsome technology.
Its great to live in this era.
April 27th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
[...] inaugural address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on January 20, 2009. He details how he created this panorama on his blog: I made a panoramic image showing the nearly two million people who watched President Obama’s [...]
April 30th, 2009 at 12:13 am
Astonishing is the word. I ahoot panos here in New Zealand. Among other things, I use a G10, though mainly a 5DMkII. I note that the final file is TIF. So you shot RAW?
May 4th, 2009 at 3:12 pm
YAAAAAY LOOK AT ALL THE SHEEP!
Clever pic my friend, hope it makes you rich rich rich.
May 14th, 2009 at 3:52 am
ha, you should have dressed someone up as Waldo from “where’s waldo” and try to make us find him.
May 21st, 2009 at 1:18 am
[...] fotógraforesponsável é o norte-americano David Bergman, fazendo com que o trabalho fosse acessado, nos primeiros cinco dias, por mais de 2 milhões de [...]
June 3rd, 2009 at 3:31 am
[...] photo was made up of 220 Canon G10 images stitched together for six and a half hours on the GigaPan software, a new project that looks to construct [...]
June 6th, 2009 at 5:28 pm
it is amazing but i can see that it is three seprate pictures that have been photoshopped together. who ever photoshopped it did an outstanding job. BRAVO!!!
June 10th, 2009 at 4:32 pm
Wow this is really cool. I always wondered how people did this.
June 13th, 2009 at 1:58 pm
when i got this, i was astonished to see that this kind of photography is also possible.
I did distribute your link to all members within my office.
Such a wonderfull work with awsome technology.
June 14th, 2009 at 4:58 am
WOW amazing you can even see his snipers on the roof miles away. Amazing work. Nice one.
June 14th, 2009 at 10:48 am
[...] here’s the photographer’s blog about his experience that day. David Bergman’s gigapan image from the north press platform [...]
June 22nd, 2009 at 9:23 am
Wow, what an awesome photo and the potential for the technology has to be phenomenal. my photo position.
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:31 pm
Amazing… really amazing this technology peak.
I wonder how much costs this kind of camera , and how much space would take for a picture with that pixels
July 2nd, 2009 at 1:38 am
WOW amazing, Unbelievable expertise and camera focus. U can see event the minutest of details.
Big Thums up. Such a wonderfull work with awsome technology.
July 5th, 2009 at 6:29 am
[...] Behalve een sattelietfoto en de foto van Obama die een dag later de eed opnieuw aflegde vond ik dit de mooiste. Een foto die is gemaakt van aan elkaar geplakte foto’s en die je vooral in fullscreen moet [...]
July 10th, 2009 at 11:24 am
It is good to see that great technique and vision met one of America’s greatest celibrations. I am impressed by both your idea and the image you made. Well done. It was interesting to see the this glimpse of America, all together. For me, it was very moving to see that so many were included both in the image you created, and also in the Inauguration itself. That’s a lot of souls all together!
July 15th, 2009 at 7:59 pm
It’s amazing and awesome photo ! What tool did you use to add it on blog ?
July 18th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
I found us! After looking for a long time to see if someone captured our picture, I found us in this one. Thank you!
July 21st, 2009 at 9:41 am
WOW amazing, Unbelievable expertise and camera focus. U can see event the minutest of details.
Big Thums up. Such a wonderfull work with awsome technology.
July 25th, 2009 at 1:29 am
HAHAHA I’M A GENIOUS!!!!! I FOUND DENZEL WASHINGTON….
September 14th, 2009 at 11:11 pm
Wow that’s an impressive feat that I just stumbled upon. I hope many of the 2 million people that can clearly be seen when zooming in find this blog post (fortunately this blog post ranks #3 on google for the keyword “obama inauguration photo panorama” so that could happen) You are amazing.
September 17th, 2009 at 9:09 am
this is amazing,
September 23rd, 2009 at 3:34 am
this is really awesome :O
i try to make panorama with 3-4 pictures and you use 220 shots
congrats for your work
October 4th, 2009 at 6:54 am
If pictures can be taken like this there would be no need for policing events, if there was any touble they could just pick them up later. How wonderful if all pictures taken could be like this – its only one step to Harry Potter newspapers, etc.
October 17th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
WOW – this is beautiful and just amazing! :>
October 19th, 2009 at 3:58 am
Looking interesting… and
220 Canon G10 is awesome… I am still using it.
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:51 pm
Hey man great foto realy enjoyed it great great great what can i say.
P.S There is a litlle mistake in the picture, the 7th man behind bill clinton standing near that navy guy has splited face
November 15th, 2009 at 3:04 am
ha, you should have dressed someone up as Waldo from “where’s waldo” and try to make us find him.
November 21st, 2009 at 9:19 am
HOLY MOTHER OF GOD
December 21st, 2009 at 3:46 am
seriously? this is so sick….I can see a whole website of these photos like these. Laker games, big sporting events with celebrities in the crowd, certain events where something loud happens…
kind of reminds me of this poster I had when I was a kid of Michael Jordan mid-flight at a slam dunk competition, and it was a trip looking at all the peoples reactions, 1-in-3 people had their mouth open in awe.
January 16th, 2010 at 8:58 pm
woooww
January 19th, 2010 at 9:50 am
WOW!!! Oh God … it’s impossible
what size will be next???
uh … I see notes of orchestra!!
January 22nd, 2010 at 1:57 pm
It’s a shame he blinked.. Always the way