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2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
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John Freeman

Cliff Palace

2,771 MEGAPIXELS
2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
This photo is 13,100% higher resolution than a typical photo.
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Cliff Palace

2,771 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
This photo is
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than a typical photo.
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Cliff Palace

2,771 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO
Sun Temple Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
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Portrait photo of John Freeman, a VAST photographer creating extremely high resolution photographs
John Freeman

Cliff Palace is the largest cliff dwelling in North America. Cliff Palace was constructed between about 1190 and 1260 CE, although the major portion of the building was done within a 20-year time span. Known as Anasazi, the ancestors of the Pueblo peoples of the Southwest, who constructed this cliff dwelling and the others like it at Mesa Verde were driven to these defensible positions by "increasing competition amidst changing climatic conditions". Cliff Palace was abandoned by 1300, though debate is ongoing as to the cause. Some contend that a series of megadroughts interrupting food production systems was the main cause.

This is an focus bracketed/stacked & stitched and it is made up of 1128 images with many of the images being Focus Bracketed images processed to yield 147 individual Focus Stacked images, 7 rows x 21 columns

Date & TimeOctober 6, 2023:  3:45pm - 4:03pm
LocationSun Temple Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Coordinates37.165740, -108.475643
Focal Length500mm
Aperturef/11
Shutter1/640 sec.
ISO400
Num of Exposures1128
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Produced using a specialty, large-format fine art printer operating at 300ppi resolution—the gold standard for sharpness
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Handmade by award-winning master printmakers with over 4 decades of experience
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2,771 megapixels! A very high resolution, panorama photo of Native American dwellings in a cliffside; archeological photograph created by John Freeman in from Sun Temple Overlook in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado.
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Laser-exposed at a truly unprecedented 610ppi resolution
Created using fine art paper with a specialty emulsion enabling unsurpassed micro-contrast, ultra-bright whites, and deep blacks
Printed with a chromogenic process that produces "continuous tones" of silky smooth color (other printers use noticeable dots of ink)
Sealed between an extra-thick, shine-enhancing protective coating and a sturdy aluminum composite backing for a sleek look
Award-winning product quality recognized industry-wide
Designed to meet the most demanding standards for color-permanence set by leading museums
Handmade by certified master printmakers with over 4 decades of experience
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Total Pixels2,770,856,046 px
Width85,974 px
Height32,229 px
Aspect Ratio2.67 : 1
Date & TimeOctober 6, 2023:  3:45pm - 4:03pm
LocationSun Temple Overlook, Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado
Coordinates37.165740, -108.475643
Focal Length500mm
Aperturef/11
Shutter1/640 sec.
ISO400
Num of Exposures1128

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  • Marketing prints < 344x129 in
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2771 megapixels
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  • Marketing prints < 573x215 in
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50 megapixels
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250 megapixels
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1,000 megapixels
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> 3 ft away		 if viewers will be
> 6 ft away
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2,771 megapixels
 < 287x107 in < 573x215 in if viewers will be
> 2 ft away		 if viewers will be
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