Picture Yourself at the World Series

Last night the San Francisco Giants defeated the Detroit Tigers to win the 2012 World Series.  Lucky fans that were able to attend one of the play-off games (or perhaps not-so-lucky fans depending on your rooting interest) can definitively prove their 'I was there when' stories thanks to Gigapan photos taken during every game of the post-season.

The detailed hi-res stadium photos were actually created by stitching together hundreds of photos (between 250-500 shots) that were taken over a 10 to 60 minute span.  The photos are taken, according to Wired.com, with an "automated rotating tripod head manufactured by the GigaPan company."  The result is an image approximately 10 GB in size.

Photographers were hired by the MLB, and the photos are available for fans to view on mlb.com.  Fans can zoom in on the photos to see an incredibly clear view of individual faces in the crowd.  From mlb.com, fans can also log onto Facebook, tag themselves and share the photos with friends.  The clarity is unbelievable, and these pictures are definitely worth checking out whether you were at the games or not.  If your team missed out on the post-season this year, still take a look at the website which has photos (captioned with the date of the game) from several teams and games throughout the 2011 & 2012 seasons in addition to all the post-season games.  Below are screenshots of Tiger Stadium from last night's October 28, 2012 World Series game.  The first shot is a full stadium view, and I highlighted in red where I zoomed for the subsequent pictures.  Ref. mlb.com, wired.com Pic. Ref. mlb.com