This 18 GigaPixel picture was taken during the Olympiacos and Barcelona semi-final in Istanbul. Click on the image below to view the image. You can tag yourself on facebook and choose which team you support!

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A Gigapixel Panorama, in the simplest terms we can come up with, is basically a HUGE picture that can be made of from hundreds of different pictures that have been stitched together. If you think of a patchwork quilt and how the different pieces can overlap but ultimately make up one large object, then you are thinking along the right lines. The beauty of a Gigapixel panorama is that the resolution of the picture can be so great that when you zoom in you are able to see things that you wouldn’t normally see with the human eye and definitely not on your run-of-the-mill holiday snaps. The reason why we love creating a Gigapixel Panorama is that we are ultimately creating a souvenir of a specific moment in time that captures every detail, including ones that would usually be forgotten. Take a look at our Royal Wedding Gigapixel Panorama to see exactly what we mean.

Of course, Gigapixel panoramas can be used for much smaller occasions and events that are personal to you, such as your own wedding. They are a popular choice for occasions such as these due to the amount of detail that can be seen and really captures the atmosphere of the moment. People also like to purchase Gigapixel panoramas of views of or from famous landmarks including the London Eye or a city skyline, such as Paris or New York, at sunrise or sunset. Again, these are popular as you are able to zoom in and see things that even if you were in that spot yourself would still not be able to see.

They say a picture tells a thousand words, yet seeing as some Gigapixel Panoramas can consist of a billion pixels made up from almost two hundred separate photos, I’d be willing to bet they could tell a hell of a lot more than that. To create your own story through a picture, take a look at our portfolio for inspiration today.

Look at London fly past below you, see the sunset and then rise again, all within 2 min and to the brilliant sound of the Mirrors.

The shoot involved camping inside the capsule for the full 24hrs of the shoot!

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The first benefit of virtual tours for property viewings is cutting down on wasted viewings. There may be a particular aspect of the house that is a deal breaker for a potential resident, something that cannot always be seen in a photograph such as low ceilings or narrow doorways for example. A 360 virtual tour puts the space into perspective as though the viewer were standing in the room themselves. Seeing a property that you are not sure about can waste your own time and that of the estate agent – virtual tours can help reduce this risk.

Virtual tours will also benefit those that are viewing homes in from a different location altogether. Imagine you’re moving a completely different part of the country or even a different country all together. Seeing what a home looks like virtually can help you decide on physical viewings and planning your big move with ease.

Perhaps the key things about virtual tours that makes them such a good idea for estate agents is that they can give viewers a genuine feel for the space available in a room. Hotspots by doors can be used to recreate the feeling of walking into a particular room and taking a look around as you enter. Plain photos can lack depth, but a virtual tour can use panoramic views to make the whole viewing experience online much more genuine. Ultimately the goal of using virtual tours in real estate is to make the process of buying or renting a house much smoother for all involved.

This 360 image is Gyro enabled so if you’re on an iPhone 4, or iPad 2, you can look around the image by moving the device infront of you.

The button in the top left of the image changes your view from Normal to ‘little planet’, check it out.