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1500 Mpix in one image!!! This shot was taken at the end of the 4 day, 42km walk along the Inca Trail carrying over 10kg of camera equipment for the primary purpose of taking this photo! Machu Picchu is a beautiful place and it makes inspiration to many photographers but Scott Howard is special. He decided to merge 404 images taken on this unique place into one 1500 Mpix image. You can see results HERE.

Short info:

Total Resolution – 1500 MegaPixels (approx 60,000 x 26,000 pixels)
Camera Used – Canon 10D, Canon 100-400L lens
Total Photos Used – 404 (95% at 400mm, 5% at 100mm)
Time to take Photos – 65 minutes
Software Used to Create Image – Autopano Pro using SmartBlend
Time to Render Image – Approx 11 hours Final Image Size – 13.5 GB!
Web Viewer Software – Zoomify, with 31,805 demand-loaded images

If you like this image you can see his 720Mpix image “Sydney by night”.

Once again, here is the link. – http://www.docbert.org/MP

Adding description and keywords is almost the science. How many keywords, in which order, what synonyms etc… This is the most popular questions on microstock forums. Next article will help you to learn basic things about description and keywords.

Description

Good description is very important. If you enter a wrong description, reviewer will probably reject your image. Good idea is to provide a verbal description of the image, subject, location and any interesting or valuable information. It should be short, but long enough to describe all you need to say to potential buyer. If you have clipping path included, you can add, “Clipping path included” in your description field. It will help you to make better results and improve you sales. (Read the article)

November 13th 2006 | Posted in Cool tutorials | Comments(1)

This new digital SLR camera combines 10.2 effective megapixels with a host of advanced technologies — including the PENTAX-original Shake Reduction (SR) system — to deliver high-quality digital SLR photography and responsive operations to advanced amateurs and experienced hobbyists.

Developed as the result of PENTAX’s pursuit of higher-quality, finer-resolution digital images, the K10D combines 10.2 effective megapixels with an array of advanced features and a series of improvements at every stage of digital SLR photography. PENTAX believes that, while some of these technologies and improvements may not be actually reflected in the product’s specifications, they do make a significant difference in the final images. Important features include the PENTAX-developed Shake Reduction (SR) system to minimize the adverse effects of camera shake, a newly developed A/D converter designed to convert a large volume of data more faithfully and swiftly, and a new high-performance imaging engine designed exclusively for the K10D.

(Read the article)

I found this interesting action on internet. Here are the details.

You could win a fantastic HP B9180 printer in our great competition that’s free to enter and open to all, no matter where you live in the world!

HP has been breaking new ground with their latest range of professional printers. The printers use HP’s new Vivera Pigment inks that guarantee a print life of 200 years when used with HP media.
The new HP Photosmart Pro B9180—HP’s professional pigment ink photo printer—delivers precise, long-lasting colours with HP Vivera pigment inks and HP Scalable Printing Technology. This printer is the ideal solution for professional and advanced amateur photographers, creative and graphics professionals. The HP Photosmart Pro will produce gallery-quality colour and black-and-white photographs and fine art prints on a wide range of media types, thickness, and sizes up to A3+

To enter the competition, all you have to do is supply us with an image that you think will stand the test of time and be be of interest to someone in 200 years time. The subject matter can be almost anything, from everyday life to global warming, changing city sky-lines to endangered species.

The closing date for the competition will be 6 January 2007.

Rules:

1. The picture must be an original work by the entrant
2. Winning picture must not have won any other major competition
3. Entries must indicate if the picture has been digitally manipulated
4. Up to three images can be submitted
5. Pictures should have a short description as to why you think they will be of interest to someone in 200 years time.
6. Original image file should be a minimum of 2000 pixels on the largest edge
7. Entries should be submitted as a JPEG by email to digitographer@aol.com
8. To avoid our spam filter please mark your email subject matter as HP B9180 competition
9. We do not require the full resolution file at this stage, the largest dimension for submissions should be no greater than 500 pixels.
10. A gallery of photographs will be published on photo-I
11. By entering the competition, the entrant agrees to the images being featured on photo-I.
12. The copyright remains with the photographer.
13. Entries received after the closing date will not be eligible.
14. The competition will be judged by an independent person
15. The first prize will be the HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer, there is no cash alternative
16. The judges decision will be final.

Please embed your name and email address and other details into the picture ITPC info file.

From Photoshop and Photoshop Elements select
File > File Info and then enter your name and email address.

From Paint Shop Pro X and XI select
Image > Image Information and select the Creator Information tab – then enter your name and email address.

Most imaging applications have some form of embedding IPTC information

source photo-i.co.uk

Welcome to our Anniversary Quiz. We would like to celebrate Victor’s birthday by giving you the chance to win lots of great Hasselblad gear. Meet Peter, who will be your colleague in the quiz – he’ll tell you more about what you need to do in order to have a chance to win.

Link http://anniversary.hasselblad.com/