View allAll Photos Tagged Exploring
Best position, Explore (Interestingness), 13/11/2011 (#385)
Best position, Explore (Interestingness), 14/11/2011 (#101)
Explore, Highest position # 393
Rough around the edges but I like it that way. This is a shot at the top of the Cascades d'ouzoud falls in Azila, Morocco. Can you spot the lone figure by the tree?
Photo reached Explore on 2009-09-04 at #157. Thanks Everyone!
Close up of one of the knights at the German Pavilion in Epcot. Uploaded for entry into a Disney Photo Challenge.
Brightly lit dahlia on an early autumn morning.
Explored at #28; also "front page"
Best when viewed large, on black.
More of my images can be viewed (and purchased!) at Gary Grossman Photography - www.garygrossmanphotography.com or www.zenfolio.com/ggman.
© Gary Grossman - All of my images are protected by copyright and may not be used on any site, blog, or forum without my permission.
1/15 sec, F/8, ISO 3200, 14 mm
Explore 21.11.2011
Featured on Flickr Blog: blog.flickr.net/en/2013/11/14/twittertuesday-cityscape/
Awarded as Explore on 16/05/2015 by honourable Admin of Frame Bangladesh Mr. Md. Humayun Rashid.
Facebook link - facebook.com/groups/198338230202483?view=permalink&id...
EXPLORE
中銀大廈是中銀香港的總部，位於香港中西區金鐘花園道1號。於1985年4月18日破土動工，由熊谷組總承建，在1989年竣工，8月取得入伙紙，1990年5月17日正式啟用。原址為美利樓。大廈為香港第3高的建築物，僅次於國際金融中心及中環廣場，全球排名則位居第12位。（截至2008年6月）
中銀大廈設計者為美籍華裔建築師貝聿銘，其亦曾設計法國羅浮宮的金字塔入口等著名建築。中銀大廈的建築籌備由1982年開始，當時香港政府便以11億元港幣，將位於香港商業區中心地帶——中環的6700平方米舊美利樓地段售予中國銀行。可是，當時卻正值香港樓市的高峰期，因此該土地的地價事實上遠低於當時的市值，故被認為是當時的港英政府向中國表示友好的行為。最初，中銀大廈是計劃於1988年8月8日落成的，因取數目字「8」在中國數有吉祥的意思。原本大樓從1985年開始動工，但由於工程延誤，才改在1987年3月3日動工興建[來源請求]，至1989年終告落成並舉行過封頂儀式，於1990年5月17日才正式啟用。
中銀大廈樓高70層，樓高315米，加頂上兩桿的高度共有367.4米。其因此為1989年至1992年間香港及全亞洲最高的建築物，亦是美國地區以外最高的摩天大廈，紀錄維持了2年才被灣仔區的中環廣場所取代。中銀大廈外型為稜柱狀，就像「節節高升」的竹筍一樣。根據中銀香港網站內的介紹大廈設計是仿照竹樹不斷向上生長，象徵著力量、生機、茁壯和銳意進取的精神；基座的麻石外牆代表長城，則代表中國。結構上，整座建築物的拐角由四根加強混凝土柱支撐，有三角形框架將建築的壓力轉移到四個柱子上。外面用玻璃幕覆蓋。其獨特外型設計因此讓它成為香港最矚目地標之一，不少香港發行郵票、明信片亦常以中銀大廈為觀景之一發行。中銀大廈同時為幻彩詠香江的參與匯演建築物之一。
The Bank of China Tower (abbreviated BOC Tower) is one of the most recognisable skyscrapers in Central, Hong Kong. It houses the headquarters for the Bank of China (Hong Kong) Limited. The building is located at 1 Garden Road, in Central and Western District on Hong Kong Island.[3]
Designed by I. M. Pei, the building is 305 m (1,000.7 ft) high with two masts reaching 367.4 m (1,205.4 ft) high. It was the tallest building in Hong Kong and Asia from 1989 to 1992, and it was the first building outside the United States to break the 305 m (1,000 ft) mark. It is now the third tallest skyscraper in Hong Kong, after Two International Finance Centre and Central Plaza.[citation needed]
The 6,700m² site on which the building is constructed was formerly the location of Murray House. After its brick-by-brick relocation to Stanley, the site was sold by the Government for "only HK$1 billion" in August 1982 amidst growing concern over the future of Hong Kong in the run-up to the transfer of sovereignty.
Once developed, gross floor area was expected to be 100,000 m².[4] The original project was intended for completion on the auspicious date of 8 August 1988. However, owing to project delays, groundbreaking took place in March 1985, almost two years late. It was topped out in 1989, and occupied in May 1990.
The building was initially built by the Hong Kong Branch of the Bank of China; its Garden Road entrance continues to display the name "Bank of China", rather than BOCHK. The top four and the bottom 19 stories are used by the Bank, while the other floors are leased out. Ownership has since been transferred to BOCHK, although the Bank of China has leased back several floors for use by its own operations in Hong Kong.
The Government had apparently given preferential treatment to Chinese companies, and was again criticised for the apparent preferential treatment to the BOCHK.[4]
The price paid was half the amount of the 6,250 m² Admiralty II plot, for which the MTR Corporation paid HK$1.82 billion in cash. The BOC would make initial payment of $60 million, with the rest payable over 13 years at 6% interest. The announcement of the sale was also poorly handled, and a dive in business confidence ensued. The Hang Seng Index fell 80 points, and the HK$ lost 1.5% of its value the next day.
On my way to work this morning...this road is usually lined both ways with traffic, not sure what was going on today, but I so enjoyed the ride.
*Edited version...think i like this better
Sunday afternoon relaxing on Motu Tuanae, Maupiti, French Polynesia
- Canon EOS 5D Mark IV
- Tamron 24-70mm f/2.8 Di VC USD
wow, my first explored shot! This is a great honour lol, hoping that this wont be the last :)
Explore's best position: #205
Explore Jan 28, 2009 #227
- De la sortida amb els caçadors d´imatges pel Forum de Barcelona.
- De la salida con los "Caçadors d´imatges" por el Forum de Barcelona.
13 of my uploads are in flickr 'Explore'.
The recent one (Sulphur cosmos:orange coloured flower) is top in terms of viewership--35,000 + --3 1/2 times more than total views of my photostream.
I woke up earlier than usual this morning, so I decided to drive to Jubilee Creek, to see if I could take an interesting photo (or two).
Now that I'm able to walk everywhere without pain again, I opted to (carefully) walk along the river instead of following the regular trail.
This might sound like a lot of fun, but it's easier said than done. There are plenty of places where logs and/or tangled vegetation will make this feel like you're doing an obstacle course.
I might not have captured any award-winning photos this morning, but at least I successfully completed the obstacle course.
The only thing that I could complain about afterwards was that my toes were feeling a bit cold. Life is good again!
Sam
Land's End
San Fransisco, California
35mm hand printed in darkroom
my first explored flickr photo! 11/12/2011
Exploring Washington Backroads Exploring Washington backroads provides you with hidden gems you will never see from a freeway. Here, you will discover wildlife raising their families, migratory birds that linger in the valleys on their way home, and fish that delight the fisherman. There are so many roads that seem to go almost […]