DeepZoom: one of most amazing things I've seen for a long time
A group of organisations including xRez, Microsoft and The US National Parks Service have produced a web site that allows you to zoom into images of certain parts of Yosemite valley in amazing detail.
They’ve taken 1000s of high resolution digital photos then using some clever Microsoft software to combine them all so you can seamlessley zoom in from the widest angle shot showing several miles of the valley edge to a close-up of climbers. You can go close enough to see the color of their socks!
For more about how they did it and to see the results here. Just zoom in until you see an image, then keep going and going and going… I’ve stood in Yosemite valley and been blown away by its size, this technology helps you appreciate just how impressive the valley is.