A 16 billion pixel image of Leonardo da Vinci's Last Supper has been posted on the internet, giving art lovers a detailed view of the 15th Century work. The image is 1,600 times more detailed than those taken with a typical 10 million pixel digital camera. Experts will be able to see segments as though just centimetres away and examine otherwise unavailable details. The posting comes amid claims a new system aimed at protecting the piece from Milan's pollution is not working. The original work is displayed in the Italian city's Church of Santa Maria delle Grazie. Art curator Alberto Art

Our Photo of the Month is a new feature where we aim to showcase photographs of outstanding quality and beauty. For October we are presenting an incredible image by Tim Wallace called 'Northern Tide'. This is such a dramatic photograph with wonderfully vivid colours. Tim says "Northern Tide is part of a set of images that I'm working on to produce contemporary photography using an old weathered chair, basically in places that you would not expect to find a chair." "This shot was taken just next to the pier at Saltburn on the North East coast at the very early hours of 4:50am as the sun was ri

On the Apple site there is a great feature on Richard Walch, snowboarder and professional photographer. In the article he talks about his new found love, Aperture on the Mac. For those that don't know, Aperture is similar to Adobe Lightroom and is one of the prefered choices for professional photographers who handle, process and organise large collections of RAW shots. Apple’s Aperture software running on a 15-inch MacBook Pro is the foundation of the mobile digital darkroom that he carries in his backback — rain, shine or snowstorm — when he goes on a shoot. Aperture’s RAW-focu