This is a 4 piece vertical image "stitch". For this single shot I used my point and shoot Canon G5 to capture the component images. I am very pleased with the result.

To really appreciate the detail over a large area this approach can yield view this image in "original" size.

To see a related approach done on a much larger scale take a look at this "Giga Pixel" image. Giga meaning contains 1 billion or more pixel elements! It's the same technique done on an exponentially larger scale. I love it. Note to self, acquire a larger hard drive. ;-)