http://gigapan.org
Panoramic pictures taken by a robotic machine with astounding detail. I love this. What I love even more is the “moment in time” (well, actually ‘moments of time’) that are captured in a single image. The result is a Sociological snapshot.
My favorite is of the inauguration. Not because of the inauguration itself, but because of the facial expressions of President Bush (2) and Dick Chaney:

February 17, 2009 at 3:48 pm |
Incredible detail in the inauguration photo. I managed to locate (and recognize) my sister-in-law and brother-in-law in the crowd, just behind the camera tower. So they really were there!