Microsoft labs has revolutionized imagery through Seadragon and Photosynth. Don't ask me how it works but Seadragon has the capability of taking any image, no matter what size, on the internet and turns it into a hi-resolution image; allowing you to pan and zoom deep into the picture.
Photosynth takes any subject of choice, say the Eiffel Tower, and creates a 3D rendering of it through the compilation and stitching of available images on the internet! It's almost like piecing puzzle. What's even better is you can zoom into a portion and see the original image. It's hard to explain so have a look below at the images. It's quite amazing.
Start your own Seadragon now!
http://seadragon.com
http://photosynth.net/
