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2523-phsh-fire-hydrants - roof - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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This looks like fire hydrant valves.

The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC04618 - Hindu Women Drying Saris in the Wind after Holy Dip - Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Hindu women drying their saris in the wind after having their Holy Bath in the Ganges river, in the Hindu Holy city of Varanasi (India)

This was on the sandy beach on the bank of the Ganges river, across from the Ghats. It is a popular spot for the Hindu pilgrims to take their Holy Dip.

For more info about Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

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DSC05800 - Couple enjoying the Carnaval de Humahuaca (Argentina) by Loupiote

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Carnival 2010 in the streets of Humahuaca (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the small village of Tilcara, in the Andes mountains, young men dress up as devils (diablos) with colorful costumes covered with mirrors. Women hold the tail of a devil and everyone is drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

For more photos and information about the Carnival in Northern Argentina, read the album description.

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DSC03573 - Space Shuttle Endeavour Piggyback Atop Boeing 747 Shuttle Carrier by Loupiote

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Space Shuttle Endeavour flies over San Francisco for one last time.

Endeavour, carried piggyback atop a modified Boeing 747 jumbo jet, does a last flight en route to its final frontier and retirement home: a science museum in Los Angeles.

For more information about Space Shuttle Endeavour, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_Shuttle_Endeavour

For more information about the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shuttle_Carrier_Aircraft

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DSC09009 - Burning Man 2009 - Disassembled - Portal of Evolution by Loupiote

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Disassembled

Portal of Evolution, by Bryan Tedrick

Portal of Evolution is a sculpture based on the female reproductive system. A portal is formed with petal like steel plates from which spring fallopian tubes and ovaries.

Emerging from the top is a kinetic butterfly with a seat in the center for passengers. Overall dimensions are 26' tall x 32' wide. Materials are steel and stainless steel.

Artist website: www.bryantedrick.com/

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC06189 - BYOBW - "Bring Your Own Big Wheel" race - toy tricycles (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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BYOBW - "Bring Your Own Big Wheel" race (San Francisco).

This is a free and unauthorized event. People race with Big Wheel toy tricycles and other non-motorized vehicles down the steep and curvy segment of Vermont Street in Potrero Hill. The racers reach dangerous speed and frequently crash. This race used to take place on the famous curvy segment of Lombard St, but because some of the Lombard St residents did not like the event and asked the police to shut it down, in 2009 they moved the BYOBW race to Vermont St where the neighbors have a more positive attitude.

For more information about this event, please read the album description.

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DSC03160 - Floating Plastic Trash Pollution (La Boca, Buenos Aires) by Loupiote

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Floating Trash on the riachuelo (La Boca, Buenos Aires)

No, this is not the Great Pacific Garbage Patch!

Half of the trash is made of plastic bottles. Plastic bottles (especially mineral water bottles) are evil. Please drink tap water (or purified / filtered tap water if needed).

Sale of plastic bottles should not be permitted in countries that do not recycle plastic trash.

And in countries where plastic trash is recycled, there should be a tax on plastic bottles, used to finance recycling and to encourage people to bring their plastic trash to recycling centers where they would get that tax back. This is the case in many states in the US, and a lot of unemployed people make money by scavenging plastic trash and bringing it to recycling centers, where they get paid for the trash they bring. As a result, there is much less plastic trash in the environment.

One example is the California CRV: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Redemption_Value.

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DSC00848 - Cathedral of Tuguegarao (Philippines) by Loupiote

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Saints Peter and Paul Metropolitan Cathedral is the seat of the Archdiocese of Tuguegarao. The Diocese of Tuguegarao was erected on April 10, 1910. Pope Paul VI elevated the Diocese of Tuguegarao into an Archdiocese on September 21, 1974. The church with the belfry is the biggest Spanish colonial church in Cagayan Valley built by the Dominicans who came to evangelize Cagayan Valley. It was constructed from January 17, 1761 to 1767 under the supervision of Fr. Antonio Lobato, O.P. The cathedral suffered massive destruction in World War II losing its pipe organ, three wooden retablos, pulpit, wooden choir loft and the painted wooden ceiling all of which were from the early 18th century. The old convent adjacent to the cathedral church was also razed to the ground during the war and was demolished to make way for a new one. The complex was rebuilt by Msgr. Bishop Constance Jurgens who is now entombed inside the church. The Cathedral is also said to be one of the beautiful structures that stood in the land and because of that impression, its portrait can also be seen in Vatican City. The traditional ringing of the cathedral bells for the Angelus and during Mass is still being practiced today. (Credit for the Info: Tuguegarao Tourist Board)

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DSC06616 - Steam Locomotives - Darjeeling Railroad Yard (India) by Loupiote

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Steam locomotives in the Darjeeling Train Yard (India)

View more photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

The two locomotives in the back (#788 "Tusker" and -#782 "Mountaineer") are warm and ready to work. One of them will be used to pull the next train, while a spare one is kept ready in case of last-minute problems with the main one. Because it takes hours to heat-up the steam boiler, the two steam engines must be warm and ready hours before the train is scheduled to leave. A railroad worker is staying up all night and feeding coal in their furnaces to keep both engines warm.

The locomotive in the front (#804 "Queen of the Hills") is undergoing maintenance. It will get new wheels.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, locally known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling (India). It is still operated by vintage British-built B Class steam locomotives. Operations between Siliguri and Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia (view photos of the landslide).

For more info about the DHR steam locomotives, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHR_778_(locomotive) and www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/dhr-locos-full.html.

For more information about the Darjeeling Steam-powered Train, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.

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DSC01724 - Performer spinning fire hula hoop - Spiral (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Performer spinning fire hulahoop (San Francisco)

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DSC09912 - Spread Eagle - Wings - Burning Man Decompression 2009 (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Spread Eagle

by Bryan Tedrick of Glen Ellen

For more information about this installation, go to: www.bryantedrick.com/.

Photo taken at the Burning Man Decompression Party 2009 (San Francisco).

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DSC09424 - Rail Tongs - Muni Railway Construction Site (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Rail tongs are simple articulated clips used for grabbing and lifting rails. You can see one on the ground in the front, on the left.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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DSC05320 - Quechua Chica - Carnaval de Tilcara (Argentina) by Loupiote

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This girl had very pretty green eyes (hard to tell in this photo, unfortunately!)

Carnival 2010 in the streets of Tilcara (Argentina).

During Carnival festivities in the small village of Tilcara, in the Andes mountains, young men dress up as devils (diablos) with colorful costumes covered with mirrors. Women hold the tail of a devil and everyone is drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

For more photos and information about the Carnival in Northern Argentina, read the album description.

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DSC08875 - burning man 2007 - Stone Tower - Playa Ruins by Loupiote

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Playa Ruins, by Quentin Davis - see www.quentini.com

Playa ruins is vernacular architecture for tiny ancient people. Made from the materials at hand, playa and water, these tiny people built a grand edifice which has withstood this harsh desert for eons. Standing five feet tall, it was a Herculean task for these tiny people who stood no more than 3" tall.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC09264 - Filling Up Plastic Water Containers at Village Hand Pump (India) by Loupiote

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Plastic water containers waiting to be filled at a village water hand pump (India).

Like in most villages in India, there is no running water and people get their water from hand pumps or water wells.

Traditionally, women and girls are in charge of the water chores. Boys and men sometimes help them.

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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DSC00920 - Hindu Pilgrim Making Pujas at Divya Shila - Sacred Rock near Yamunotri Temple (India) by Loupiote

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Divya Shila, the sacred rock near Yamunotri Temple (India)

The powerful rock pillar located near the Surya Kund (sacred hot springs, in the back on this photo) at Yamunotri, Divya Shila presents a ethereal feeling to the devotees. It is customary that all the devotees should make pujas (prayers) here at Divya Shila before they enter Yamunotri.

The rock is part of the mountain and embedded in the wall of the temple. It is surrounded by a small decorated shrine.

For more photos and info about Yamunotri, go to the Yamunotri photo album.

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DSC04104 - Carnaval - Carnival in Jujuy Capital (Argentina) by Loupiote

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A group of openly gay guys.

First day of Carnival 2010 in Jujuy Capital (Argentina).

This was a great Carnival party in the old (disused) train station in San Salvador de Jujuy. Music, cheap red wine (often mixed with CocaCola) and a great crowd having a lot of fun.

During Carnival festivities in the Andes mountains, a local tradition consists in throwing white talk powder, spray foam and confettis to the face of others while drinking and dancing to the music of marching bands.

For more photos and information about the Carnival in Northern Argentina, read the album description.

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DSC01051 - Lava Tube Cave by Loupiote

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Lava tube cave in the Lava Beds National Monument (California).

This one was called "Catacombs", and there was a sign indicating that it was closed due to "possibly unsafe conditions". I think that they are just afraid that visitors could get lost, since this lava tube has a maze of branches and is rather large.

For more info about lava tubes, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_tube.

For more info about this place, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Beds_National_Monument.

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DSC00182 - Shankar Viman Mandapam - Temple Entrance in Daraganj by Loupiote

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Entrance of the Shankar Viman Mandapam Temple, also known as Sankar Mandap.

This large Temple houses the idols of Kumari Bhatt, Jagat Guru Shankaracharya, Kamakshi Devi (with 51 Shakthipeetas around), Tirupati Balaji (with 108 idols of Lord Vishnu), and Yogshastra Sahasrayoga Linga (108 idols of Lord Shiva). Shankar Viman Mandapam is located in Daraganj, near Triveni Sangam.

Photo taken in Daraganj during the Kumbh Mela 2013 festival near Allahabad (India).

Kumbh Mela is the largest festival on Earth, taking place once every 12 years, with more than 50 million Hindu pilgrims gathering to pray and bathe in the holy Ganges river.

For more photos and info about the Kumbh Mela festival, read the album description.

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DSC07516 - Arc Welding Repair on Motorbike Shock (India) by Loupiote

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Welder repairing a broken shock on my motorbike, in Sikkim (India)

The ring at the top of my right shock broke (that's where the top of the shock gets attached to the bracket on the frame). You can see the shock with the broken ring on this photo.

I was lucky to find a welder in the closest village. His shop was closed and he was home on a day off, but he opened it for me.

Of course he did not have a replacement shock that would fit, but in a pile of mechanical junk, he found an old broken shock from a minibus that had a ring about the same size. He managed to cut it off and arc-weld it to my shock. See also this photo.

Then he had to do some work on the frame bracket since the new ring was slightly larger than the original and would not fit.

After 4 hours of work, my motorbike was fixed. This guy did an excellent job, as the repaired shock never broke again. And this guy charged by the regular price for the work, about $3. I am so grateful. Indian mechanics and welders are so resourceful!

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DSC05520 - Airbrush Skull Makeup - Dia de Los Muertos - Halloween (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Ricardo Felix with airbrush work by Jessica Atreides / Sleight of Hand Airbrush aka SOHA Collective.

Dia de Los Muertos (San Francisco)

Photo taken at the Dia de los Muertos procession in the Mission (San Francisco) on Nov 2, 2011.

For more info on this event, please check out my Dia de los Muertos series.

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DSC07780 - Girl Blowing a Kiss by Loupiote

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Lana blowing a kiss

She has some of the most amazing eyes, and she is the sweetest girl.

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2009 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC04746 - Hermandad de la Soledad de San Lorenzo - Semana Santa en Sevilla by Loupiote

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Traditional processions during the Semana Santa (Holy Week) in Sevilla, Spain

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DSC08748 - Oxy-Acetylene Welding by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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DSC09190 - Elephant Rows - Dome Monuments - Ambedkar Park - Lucknow (India) by Loupiote

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Pratibimb Sthal, the main entrance to the memorial, is guarded by life-size statues of 62 elephants on both sides of the way.

In the back, the two domes.

Photo taken at the Ambedkar Memorial Park in Lucknow (India)

For more information about this monument, read the album description.

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DSC01072 - Harishchandra Cremation Ghat - Burning Ghat - Varanasi (India) by Loupiote

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Harishchandra Ghat is one of the Burning Ghats of Varanasi, where the dead are cremated day and night on the bank of the Ganges river.

The corpse of the dead are cremated on funeral pyres, until only ashes remain. Then, the ashes are thrown in the Ganges river. The process takes about 3 hours.

Photo taken in Varanasi - also known as Benares (India).

For more info about Varanasi, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varanasi.

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DSC01302 - Alyssa - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area) by Loupiote

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Alyssa - Catacombes de Paris - Catacombs of Paris (off-limit area)

Alyssa is a San Francisco video artist and musician. Check her video blog at www.iamfivestar.com.

Catacombs of Paris, about 20 meters (60 feet) underground, under Paris city center. This is a part of the 200 Km network of ancient tunnels not opened to the public, but regularly visited by trespassing urban cavers called "cataphiles". See more information in the album description.

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DSC04254 - Bird's Nests Collectors - Gua Madai - Madai Cave (Borneo) by Loupiote

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Ida'an people collecting edible bird's nests in the Madai Cave (Borneo).

Swiftlet's nests are praised by Chinese people who use them to prepare bird's nest soup. The sale of those nests is the main source of revenue for the nearby village of Madai.

The bird's nests are harvested from the highest part of the cave (up to 50m high), using bamboo and rattan ladders and ropes. The bird's nest collectors use no harness and no safety equipment.

View my other photos of the Madai Cave.

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DSC01044 - Feather and Bullet Case - Native American Offerings on Memorial Stick - Captain Jack's Stronghold by Loupiote

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Detail of memorial stick with Native American offerings on the site of Captain Jack's Stronghold, in the Lava Beds National Monument (California).

This unofficial indigenous memorial commemorates an episode of the Modoc war, where a small Native American band led by Modoc chief "Captain Jack" resisted a large organized army force, before being eventually taken and killed. The natives used the natural features of the lava beds to defend their stronghold.

For more info about this event, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_Jack%27s_Stronghold.

For more info about this location, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lava_Beds_National_Monument.

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DSC07008 - Steam Locomotive Operator Adjusting Hydrostatic Lubricator (India) by Loupiote

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A steam locomotive operator is adjusting the hydrostatic lubricator of a steam locomotive, at the Darjeeling train yard (India)

The purpose of this mechanical lubricator is to control the flow of lubricant (oil) that is injected into the steam that feeds the cylinders.

For more information about Hydrostatic lubricator, go to en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mechanical_lubricator

View more photos of the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway.

The Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, locally known as the "Toy Train", is a 2 ft (610 mm) narrow gauge railway that runs between New Jalpaiguri and Darjeeling (India). It is still operated by vintage British-built B Class steam locomotives. Operations between Siliguri and Kurseong have been temporarily suspended since 2010 following a Landslide at Tindharia (view photos of the landslide).

For more info about the DHR steam locomotives, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DHR_778_(locomotive) and www.irfca.org/docs/locolists/dhr-locos-full.html.

For more information about the Darjeeling Steam-powered Train, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darjeeling_Himalayan_Railway.

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DSC05328-v2 - Bride holding Bridal Bouquet - Diana Furka by Loupiote

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Bride with Bridal Bouquet - Diana Furka

This photo was taken at the "Brides of March 2009" gathering in San Francisco.

For more photos and information about this event, please go to my "brides of march" photo album.

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DSC09275 - Indian Girl Preparing Fodder for her Goats by Loupiote

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Girl preparing fodder for her goats (India)

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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DSC09433 - PHSH - hallway - Abandoned hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC08762 - Street kids - Delhi (India) by Loupiote

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Street kids - Delhi (India)

Those two kids (maybe brother and sister) are learning life in the streets, not in a school, and they seemed pretty smart and resourceful. It's sad to see kids abandoned to themselves, but those two were savvy enough to survive without getting into too much troubles.

Near this market located just behind the Jama Masjid Mosque, there are empty lots were very poor family live in makeshift camps. They probably live there.

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20729-burning-man-2006 - Climbing inside a Ring ladder by Loupiote

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Erica climbing the ring ladder of the giant three-legged alien

Giant Three-Legged Alien : I. T. by Michael Christian

For more info about Michael Christian, go to michaelchristian.com.

Check my other photos of the Giant Three-Legged Alien!

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2006 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC09260 - Plastic Water Containers near Hand Pump (India) by Loupiote

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Plastic water containers waiting to be filled at a village water hand pump (India).

Like in most villages in India, there is no running water and people get their water from hand pumps or water wells.

Traditionally, women and girls are in charge of the water chores.

This photo is part of a series that I took in a small rural Indian village.

For more info about this village and to view the other photos of this village, go to the photo album.

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0172c540 - Khasi Woman Preparing Betel Nut (India) by Loupiote

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Khasi woman preparing her Betel nuts (India)

The woman is removing the husk of an Areca nut.

The Areca nut is then wrapped with Betel leaf and chewed for its exhilarating lift. Betel chewing has been claimed to produce a sense of well-being, euphoria, heightened alertness, sweating, salivation, a hot sensation in the body and increased capacity to work.

Just like alcohol, tobacco, coffee and sakau, Areca nut and Betel leaf are culturally-approved psychoactive drugs.

The Areca nut, by association, is sometimes inaccurately called the "Betel nut" or "Betel Quids".

See the Areca nut Wikipedia article.

See the Betel leaves Wikipedia article.

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DSC07599 - Couple Buying Beef Organs at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Couple buying beef organs at a meat market (India)

It may sound strange, but in some regions of India, people do eat cows.

I took this series of photos in a village in the East Khasi Hills, a region of the Meghalaya State in North-East India, inhabited by the Khasi people. Khasi people were animist but most converted to Christianity, and they do eat beef.

In this village, several meat shops were selling beef meat and they displayed the severed heads of the slaughtered cows on the ground in front of their shop. They have no fridges so the animals are slaughtered early in the morning, and all the fresh meat and organs must be sold by the end of the day.

For more info about the Khasi people, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_people.

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DSC07614 - Beef Meat and Cow Feet Hanging at Meat Market (India) by Loupiote

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Beef meat and cow feet hanging at a meat market in Meghalaya (India)

It may sound strange, but in some regions of India, people do eat cows.

I took this series of photos in a village in the East Khasi Hills, a region of the Meghalaya State in North-East India, inhabited by the Khasi people. Khasi people were animist but most converted to Christianity, and they do eat beef.

In this village, several meat shops were selling beef meat and they displayed the severed heads of the slaughtered cows on the ground in front of their shop. They have no fridges so the animals are slaughtered early in the morning, and all the fresh meat and organs must be sold by the end of the day.

For more info about the Khasi people, read en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khasi_people.

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DSC09180 - Oxy-Acetylene Cutting Torch by Loupiote

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Welder cutting a track rail with a Oxy-Acetylene cutting torch.

View more photos of railroad workers replacing a Muni lightrail track section on Church street in San Francisco.

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2013-10-20_16-39-17_782 - Señor de los Milagros - Catholic Procession near Mission Dolores (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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Traditional Catholic procession of the "Señor de los Milagros" (Lord of Miracles) by the Peruvian community of San Francisco.

For more info about this event, read the album description.

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DSC05629 - Sailing Hydrofoil Catamaran Emirates Team New Zealand - America's Cup 2013 Race (San Francisco) by Loupiote

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America's Cup 2013 Race in San Francisco Bay.

For more photos and info about the America's Cup race and the AC72-class hydrofoil catamarans, go to the album description.

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DSC00427 - Small Kids Living in Shanty Houses (India) by Loupiote

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Small kids near their makeshift camp, on the road to Gangotri (India)

This camp was used by lumberjacks exploiting the pine forest in the Bhagirathi valley. Living in those makeshift shelters made with corrugated metal must be really tough during winter time, when temperature is below freezing.

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DSC01522 - burning man 2007 - Fire - Temple of Forgiveness by Loupiote

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Temple of Forgiveness - Designed by David Best and Tim Dawson - see ph.groups.yahoo.com/group/thetemplecrew/

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC05209 - El Caminito Del Rey - El Chorro gorge (Spain) by Loupiote

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Caminito del Rey - El Chorro gorge (Spain)

The Caminito del Rey is a vertiginous and very dangerous trail attached to a vertical cliff in a canyon near El Chorro, in southern Spain.

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2861-phsh-operating-room - Abandoned Hospital (Presidio, San Francisco) by Loupiote

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The Public Health Service Hospital (PHSH) is located in the Presidio of San Francisco. It has been rehabilitated into luxury condos housing in 2010, and it is now called "Presidio Landmark Apartments".

For more information about this place you can visit my PHSH page.

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DSC09039 - Dead and Injured Water Buffaloes Spilled on Road after Truck Accident (India) by Loupiote

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Dead and injured water buffaloes after truck accident (India)

This is the aftermath of a terrible traffic accident involving a cattle truck carrying live water buffaloes. Several buffaloes were killed, and only a couple survived.

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DSC08374 - Cane Juice Machine (India) by Loupiote

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I took this photo at a cattle market I stumbled upon on the road in West Bengal (India).

It was a very hot day, and I was so happy they were making fresh squeezed cane sugar juice. This juice was very good and also very cheap and I think I had at least 2 liters of it. The machine was installed on a motorized tricycle.

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2270-burning-man-2005 - cubatron by mark lottor by Loupiote

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Yes, the Cubatron is drawing an image of "The Man" for a fraction of a second! I was really lucky to catch this one.

The Cubatron by Mark Lottor

Photo taken at the Burning Man 2005 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).

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DSC03560v2 - Gua Niah - Painted Cave - Niah National Park (Borneo) by Loupiote

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This is entrance of Painted Cave in Niah National Park (Borneo)

The Painted Cave contains archeological artefacts including boat-shaped coffins, wall paintings and human remains.

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This is a tone-mapped HDR obtained from a single RAW image.

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