The Playa is Really Big
As anyone who has walked back to camp after watching the sun come up out at the trash fence will tell you: the playa is big. Really big. Gigantic and huge to boot. But it’s even bigger than that. Really. Really. Big.
It’s so big the only way I can explain it is to show you a picture and hope that you click on it:
This is a 110 megapixel panoramic image I shot of the Black Rock desert last Wednesday. It’s made out of 42 individual images, and stretches all the way from the Temple of Transition all the way back to Gerlach. Click on the image to see the whole thing in high-rez interactive animated detail. Requires Flash and a full water container. Extra sunscreen would be a good idea, too.
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Tags: 2011, black rock desert, gerlach, images, playa, size, Temple of Transition
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August 28th, 2011 at 10:31 am
Wow! Amazing image!
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August 29th, 2011 at 12:56 am
Thanks! :)
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August 29th, 2011 at 4:05 am
Fantastic! Beautiful photos, and so well — executed! Thank you. :)
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August 30th, 2011 at 9:29 pm
This is so amazing… will there be another one like it after the city is populated fully?
Again, amazing!!!
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August 30th, 2011 at 10:23 pm
I’ll be releasing more shortly. They’re kind of a pain to render on a laptop and they take a while to upload. But I promise that there will be more shortly. Thanks for the props, folks!
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August 30th, 2011 at 10:24 pm
BTW, I’m working on something extra special for the “fully populated” pano. Cross your fingers!
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September 2nd, 2011 at 1:46 pm
Thank you – this is truly wonderful and the closest thing to being there I’ll be getting this year. It looks like its going to be a VINTAGE year. Burn on!
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