Photographs are an incredible way to
experience an event that you can’t attend and the 20 gigapixel
image that Getty was planning to take during the Olympic opening
ceremonies would have been just that. Unfortunately, we’re not
going to get to see that picture.
“Due to unforeseen technical
difficulties around crowd movement, Getty Images were unable to
capture a suitable Gigapixel shot of the Opening Ceremony that met
our high quality standards,” said Getty in a statement.
That’s disappointing for sure, but
it’s not the end. “Plans have been put in place to capture four
other Gigapixel images throughout the duration of the London 2012
Olympic Games,” says Getty. Just what those opportunities are
wasn’t revealed, but we’re guessing that the closing ceremonies
are in there as a contender.
