Mont Blanc panorama becomes the world’s largest ever photograph

An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengin publishes an enormous 365 gigapixel panoramic photograph of Europe’s highest mountain setting a new record for the world’s largest photo

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CrazyNeutrino said:

An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengin publishes an enormous 365 gigapixel panoramic photograph of Europe’s highest mountain setting a new record for the world’s largest photo

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Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain.

>> an enormous 365 gigapixel image

There’s a “your mum” joke there somewhere

The Rev Dodgson said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengin publishes an enormous 365 gigapixel panoramic photograph of Europe’s highest mountain setting a new record for the world’s largest photo

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Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain.

Wasn’t going to say a word.

but… Mount Elbrus isn’t technically a mountain — it is an inactive volcano.

source: livescience.com

and, funnily enough, there are 5 other peaks ‘in Europe’, that are higher than Mt White.

roughbarked said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

An international team led by photographer Filippo Blengin publishes an enormous 365 gigapixel panoramic photograph of Europe’s highest mountain setting a new record for the world’s largest photo

more…

Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain.

Wasn’t going to say a word.

wiki says

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mont_Blanc

Mont Blanc (French pronunciation: ​) or Monte Bianco (Italian pronunciation: ), both meaning “White Mountain”, is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest peak in Europe outside of the Caucasus range. It rises 4,810 m (15,781 ft) above sea level and is ranked 11th in the world in topographic prominence.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Elbrus

Mount Elbrus (Russian: Эльбру́с, tr. El’brus; IPA: ; Karachay-Balkar: Минги тау, Min̡i taw, IPA: ( listen)) is a dormant volcano located in the western Caucasus mountains, in Kabardino-Balkaria and Karachay–Cherkessia of Russia, near the border with Georgia. Mt. Elbrus’s peak is the highest in the Caucasus Mountains and in Europe, and it is the tenth most prominent in the world.

Elbrus has two summits, both of which are dormant volcanic domes. Mt. Elbrus (west summit) stands at 5,642 metres (18,510 ft); the east summit is slightly lower at 5,621 metres (18,442 ft). The lower of the two summits was first ascended on 10 July 1829 (Julian calendar) by Khillar Khachirov, a Karachay guide for an Imperial Russian army scientific expedition led by General Emmanuel, and the higher (by about 20 m—70 ft) in 1874 by an English expedition led by F. Crauford Grove and including Frederick Gardner, Horace Walker, and the Swiss guide Peter Knubel of St. Niklaus in the canton Valais.

While there are differing authorities on how the Caucasus are distributed between Europe and Asia, most relevant modern authorities define the continental boundary as the Caucasus watershed, placing Elbrus in Europe as its highest mountain.

poikilotherm said:

and, funnily enough, there are 5 other peaks ‘in Europe’, that are higher than Mt White.

verily.

it is part of the Caucasus Range that straddles Asia and Europe, although most geographers place it in Europe. This makes it the tallest mountain in Europe and one of the Seven Summits, the highest mountains in each of the continents and elite climbers aspire to summit all of them.

http://www.livescience.com/40897-mount-elbrus.html

After a misleading intro, the article Crazy posted actually says:

The world’s 11th tallest mountain, Europe’s Mont Blanc, is now the subject of the world’s largest photograph

Bubblecar said:

After a misleading intro, the article Crazy posted actually says:

The world’s 11th tallest mountain, Europe’s Mont Blanc, is now the subject of the world’s largest photograph

Less cherry picking more reading in depth.

Bubblecar said:

After a misleading intro, the article Crazy posted actually says:

The world’s 11th tallest mountain, Europe’s Mont Blanc, is now the subject of the world’s largest photograph

Oh, just noticed “the world’s”. They probably got that wrong, too :)

It is however the highest mountain in the Alps.

Bubblecar said:

It is however the highest mountain in the Alps.

They can’t get everything wrong.

On a similar theme, here’s a relaxing two hour flight through the French alps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bztcDL5v3I

all too much bandwidth for puny old me.

Bubblecar said:

On a similar theme, here’s a relaxing two hour flight through the French alps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bztcDL5v3I

Clearly not filmed by Andreas Lubitz.

(too soon?)

Divine Angel said:

(too soon?)

yes.

I glad I didn’t write that article

maybe I should not have read it either

CrazyNeutrino said:

I glad I didn’t write that article

maybe I should not have read it either

Remember.. they got paid. We didn’t.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I glad I didn’t write that article

maybe I should not have read it either

Remember.. they got paid. We didn’t.

I need payment for the confusion

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I glad I didn’t write that article

maybe I should not have read it either

Remember.. they got paid. We didn’t.

I need payment for the confusion

No, you need to learn how to fill out an application.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

Remember.. they got paid. We didn’t.

I need payment for the confusion

No, you need to learn how to fill out an application.

No, I need some more pot

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

I need payment for the confusion

No, you need to learn how to fill out an application.

No, I need some more pot

You can subscribe to my set of lessons on all the ins and outs of how to keep yourself supplied.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

No, you need to learn how to fill out an application.

No, I need some more pot

You can subscribe to my set of lessons on all the ins and outs of how to keep yourself supplied.

That’s good because the Government doesn’t know how to do it.

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

No, I need some more pot

You can subscribe to my set of lessons on all the ins and outs of how to keep yourself supplied.

That’s good because the Government doesn’t know how to do it.

You’d be better off asking the cops. They know when is the right time to pick it.

roughbarked said:

CrazyNeutrino said:

roughbarked said:

You can subscribe to my set of lessons on all the ins and outs of how to keep yourself supplied.

That’s good because the Government doesn’t know how to do it.

You’d be better off asking the cops. They know when is the right time to pick it.

The ones that know local growers, then they are glass houses and hydroponics which can alter outdoor growing cycles

I wish I had a glasshouse

Bubblecar said:

On a similar theme, here’s a relaxing two hour flight through the French alps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bztcDL5v3I

Um, Swiss alps :)

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

On a similar theme, here’s a relaxing two hour flight through the French alps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bztcDL5v3I

Um, Swiss alps :)

I read somewhere that Australia gets more snow than Switzerland.

roughbarked said:

Bubblecar said:

Bubblecar said:

On a similar theme, here’s a relaxing two hour flight through the French alps:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3bztcDL5v3I

Um, Swiss alps :)

I read somewhere that Australia gets more snow than Switzerland.

I had heard that the snow covered area of Australia, can at times be bigger than the whole of Switzerland.