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A close-up of "The Three Patriarchs of Zion" by John Freeman: an ultra-high-resolution VAST photo.
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6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.
6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.
6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.
6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.
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John Freeman

The Three Patriarchs of Zion

6,781 MEGAPIXELS

6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.

This photo is 32,190% higher resolution than a typical photo.

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The Three Patriarchs of Zion

6,781 MEGAPIXEL VAST PHOTO

This photo is
32,190% higher resolution
than a typical photo.

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Portrait photo of John Freeman, a VAST photographer creating extremely high resolution photographs
John Freeman

One of Zion's most famous landmarks, the Court of the Patriarchs is a 'must see' for first time visitors. The peaks tower above the west side of Zion Canyon.

We had been in the Zion area for three days and overcast skies and rain had made any serious photography out of the question. This was going to be our last day at Zion and I had been hoping for some clearer skies and sunshine anticipating doing some shooting in the morning. We woke up about 6:00am to mostly cloudy skies but with a hopeful weather forecast we got up and walked the 1/2 mile hike from the RV park to the bus station in park visitor center.

I had decided in the days previous that my number one subject to capture a morning shot of was The Three Patriarchs. When we got off of the bus at Stop 4 called the Court of the Patriarchs we had nearly clear skies to the west with some intermittent clouds in the east. We took the short 50 yard hike up the hill on the east side of the park road to the overlook. I actually had to wait about 30 - 45 minutes for the sunlight to creep down into the valley far enough that most of the peaks were lit.

The three main spires that make up the Court of the Patriarchs were named after biblical figures by early Mormon settlers in the region. The four peaks in the photo from left to right are: The Sentinel at 7157 ft. (2181 m), Abraham Peak at 6840 ft. (2101 m), Isaac Peak at 6825 ft. (2081 m) and Jacob Peak at 6831 ft. (2083 m).

In order to achieve the 6.94 gigapixel resolution of this photo, I shot it at 300mm focal length. The close proximity of the trees in the foreground at the overlook required me to shoot all but the top three rows of the images using focus bracketing There are 3261 individual, mostly focus bracketed images yielding 301 images, 7 rows x 43 columns, used to stitch together this shot

Date & TimeOctober 20, 2024:  8:43am - 9:19am
LocationZion National Park, Utah
Coordinates37.236199, -112.960323
Focal Length300mm
Aperturef/11
Shutter1/400 sec - 1/25 sec
ISO400
Num of Exposures3425

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6,781 megapixels! A gigapixel panorama photo of a National Park landscape with towering rock faces; ultra-high-resolution photograph created by John Freeman in Zion National Park, Utah.
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Width160,071 px
Height42,362 px
Aspect Ratio3.78 : 1
Date & TimeOctober 20, 2024:  8:43am - 9:19am
LocationZion National Park, Utah
Coordinates37.236199, -112.960323
Focal Length300mm
Aperturef/11
Shutter1/400 sec - 1/25 sec
ISO400
Num of Exposures3425

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