The largest photo on Earth - 70 Billion Pixels!

Read about the making of what may be the world's highest resolution stitched-image photograph to date, a 71 gigapixel, 360° panorama of Budapest.

- created by 360world.eu

1962 Humble Oil Ad

I wish I knew the copywriter that came up with this beauty!

1959 Chevrolet Impala "Subliminal" Ad

I have a long running argument about the widespread use of subliminal advertising with a good friend of mine. While poking about the Interwebs I ran across this classic spoof starring Pat Boone and Dinah Shore introducing the 1959 Chevy Impala.

If you're interested in learning more about "this crazy new way to communicate" check out this paper by William M. O'Barr: http://muse.jhu.edu/journals/asr/v006/6.4unit03.html

Remembering the Twin Towers

Another recent photo from NYC. I was struck by dual shadows of the couple that to me symbolize the missing twin towers from the skyline.

Copyright 2010 Ed Metz. All rights reserved.

Miami Living Magazine Runs Penis Shadow Ad (NSFW PHOTO)

Alas, there was a time when we actually took pride in our time-tested and skillfully crafted hidden messages. Today, anybody with a copy of Photoshop can just slap a large penis shadow on some cleavage and call it advertising!

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New York city skyline in the fog

Shot from Brooklyn's brand new Pier One park. Stitched together from 12 vertical shots.

Fascinating Apollo 11 Saturn Launch in Super Slow-Motion

July 19, 1969 ... back in the days when we knew how to do things like, oh I don't know, put a man on the moon for instance.This is a narrated blow-by-blow account of the engine firing and liftoff of Apollo 11.

The camera is running at 500 fps, making the total clip of over 8 minutes represent just 30 seconds of actual time. Narration is provided by Mark Gray, Executive Producer for Spacecraft Films.