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I'm posting another sunset shot from my holidays in honour of my Uncle Dan. The sun has set for the last time for him, as he lost his 3 year very upbeat and positive battle with Cancer last week, at the age of only 50.
Dan, we miss you and will love you always xxx
Explored on 6th Oct 2014, position 364.
Explored again on 24th Apr 2025 for April's Takeover: the Four Elements, highest position 256. Another of my shots got chosen My hearts on fire [Explored], position 223.
Taranto-"La Battaglia dell' XI secolo"
The battle of 'XI century
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Explore 03/06/2010
Taken an Marshside today, slowly making our way towards this perched Kestrel, it got spooked and flew straight in front of an on coming car... it was very close, you can just see the car in the bottom left of the picture...
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?
Brightly lit dahlia on an early autumn morning.
Explored at #28; also "front page"
Best when viewed large, on black.
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1/15 sec, F/8, ISO 3200, 14 mm
Explore 21.11.2011
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Ahhh the simple things in life...Red Fox (Vulpes vulpes) kit enjoying a sunset.
Queen Anne's county, MD
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.
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
Shot taken in my city Modena, Emilia Romagna, Italy.
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 1": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16704846542/in/d....
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 2": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16713602485/in/d....
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 3": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16734445825/in/d....
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 4": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16739487901/in/d....
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 6": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16580406109/in/d....
Here the link for "Exploring Modena 7 - At Night": www.flickr.com/photos/himynameispaolo182/16636851700/in/d....
Explored on Jul 15th '08 - #342
No photoshop stunt this, just natural photography :)
This was the result of a crazy idea to use 2 lenses for photography, one in my glasses and the other on my D80.
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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.
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Jun 22, 2009
The sky outside at the moment is absolutely like a painting. It is so very tempting to start clicking right away. But the fact remains that today is a Monday. So all I can do is .. use my cellphone from the window...
Hope it rains tonite... Cheers..