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Explore: #371 (october 17, 2008)

 

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A Flying Flamingo - @ Pulicat Lake Bird Sanctuary - Andhra Pradesh, India.

  

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Pulicat lake bird sanctuary is a saline backwater lake lying along the T.N.-A.P coast; part extending to Chengalpattu district of T.N. It has an area of 481 sq.KM and it is the 2nd largest brackish water lagoon in India after Chilka lake in Orissa. The area on the TN side is 153.67 sq.km.

The Pulicat sanctuary is drained by Arni river while the Buckingham canal brings in the city’s drainage water. At the southern end is an opening on to Bay of Bengal through a shallow mouth of 200 m in width. The rest of the lake is closed by a sand bar running parallel to the Bay of Bengal in the form of the Sriharikota island.

The sanctuary has an area of 321 Sq. KM with 108 sq.KM of National Park area.

It lies within 11o 30’ N to 11o 42’ N and 76o 30’ E to 76o 45’ E.

Rainfall ranges from 800 - 2000mm. Temperature varies from 14o C to 33o C.

Altitude ranges from 100’ MSL to 1200’ MSL.

The wetlands eco system are considered as among the richest areas of bio diversity. Pulicat, by virtue of the mixing of fresh water with sea water is found to be an ideal habitat for diverse life-forms. 160 species of fish, 25 species of polychaete worms, 12 species of prawn, 19 species of mollusk and 100 speceis of birds are well documented apart from a number of other aquatic flora and fauna.

 

Among the most spectacular is the flamingo-a tall gaunt, white-coloured bird with a touch of pink on the wings, pink beak and legs, seen feeding in shallow water. The squat, large-billed grey pelican with gular pouch and a number of ducks are commonly seen. Flocks of sea gulls and terns circling in the sky or bobbing up and down on the water are an added attraction at pulicat. Besides, there are a number of waterside birds and waders such as curlews, stilts, plovers, sand pipers, lapwings, redshank. Egrets, herons, kites etc. are some other birds found here. The lake is also home to crabs, clams, mussels, oysters, snails, fish worms, insects, spiders, sponges, anemone, prawns, plankton and so on including rare endemic species like gilled leech, an unidentified bloodred fish, etc., Rapid siltation has caused loss of bio diversity. It is seen that mangrove opllen is found on Sriharikota Island indicating their existence some years back. Loss of mangroves may be one of the resons hastening siltation, reducing biodiversity and hence depriving fisherfolk of their livelihood.

Source : www.forests.tn.nic.in/wildbiodiversity/bs_plbs.html

 

Revisited.

 

The Amaze X storm drain has another name which is way to obvious as to where it is. So we created a new one. And plus it is maze like with many off shoots. We explored a couple of them and found some treasure..!

Explored #464 on September 17, 2009.

an out-take from some time in the last year. I have no idea who this is. I've explored and shot photos with many cool people in the last few years. Normally when processing and clearing out files one might say " WTF is this person doing in my shot?"...and just delete... But not today. I actually liked the sense of solitude and walking into the void

 

What an odd thing to do. Wandering into abandoned buildings and taking photos. Smelling mold and decay, Hazards everywhere. At face value, it's a really stupid thing to do. Not exactly safe, even if we do try to be as safe as we can. People have and will continue to get injured and killed doing this. Not exactly legal either, as many have learned the hard way.

But there is a draw that I cannot describe with words. A feeling unlike anything I've ever experienced. Breaking the barrier from outside, to inside. Turning a corner and facing the prospect of a long hallway and not knowing if you are alone. Feeling the presence of the factory workers that walked these hallways a century ago. The pride that still remains in these abandoned structures that built the American dream. The rush is incredible. Those who know what I am talking about get it. Those that don't get it will never get it.

How much is enough? I have no idea. Last year crawling 100 yards through a frozen tunnel on a disintegrating conveyor belt while busting into an abandoned warehouse, I thought to myself, what the Hell are you doing man? At the same time I thought, Wow, this is awesome. What a thrill. I love this. It's part of who I am now.

 

and so here, the urban explorer. Saddled with gear. Walking into the black. An adventure inadvertently captured in mid sentence.

  

A nice 'middle of nowhere' shot of Class 37 37220 on Pathfinder Railtours 'Gwent Valley Explorer' at Machen. The mighty D200 was at the other end - top and tail.

 

And continuing in 2024... Sound & Vision on SoundCloud - more memories from a mis-spent youth 😎 During the 1980s, I spent a lot of my time riding around the British Rail network, mainly chasing Class 40s and then Class 50s, but also seeing and riding behind a number of other classes. I made a number of tape recordings at the time - many from the front window, some from the platform - using my trusty 'ghetto-blaster' or 'boom box' - and now these recordings can finally be heard :)

 

Join me at the front window for two recordings of pioneer Class 40 D200 (40122) on this tour - a short pair of tracks recorded from the front window behind celebrity loco D200 (40122) as she makes a spirited departure from Cardiff with 1Z37 - the Gwent Valley Explorer railtour. In the first track, we here a group of bashers discussing whatever as the train prepares to leave Cardiff - the whistle finally blows and the driver gets D200 off to a cruise and then a gallop. The second track was recorded a few minutes later at speed between Cardiff and Newport. Link here: soundcloud.com/sound-vision-10193594/pioneer-class-40-d20...

 

'A day in the life' - log book update:

Monday 28th May 1984 - D200 (40122) + 37280, 37220 on 1Z37 The Gwent Valley Explorer railtour

 

40122 Crewe - Stoke-on-Trent - Derby - Burton-upon-Trent - Birmingham New Street - Cheltenham Spa - Gloucester - Lydney - Newport

40122 Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn - Lime Kiln Jn - Ebbw Vale

37280 Ebbw Vale - (reverse of outward route) - Newport

37220 Newport - Gaer Jn - Park Jn - Machen

37280 Machen - Park Jn

37280 Park Jn - Ebbw Jn - Cardiff Central - Barry Island

37280 Barry Island - Cardiff Central

40122 Cardiff Central -Ebbw Jn - Park Jn - Lime Kiln Jn - Oakdale

40122 Oakdale - Lime Kiln Jn - Park Jn - Gaer Jn - Newport - Bristol Parkway - Cheltenham Spa - Birmingham New Street - Crewe

 

x miles of Class 40 ;)

 

More details of the tour here: www.sixbellsjunction.co.uk/80s/870523pt.htm

 

Taken with a Soviet made Zenith TTL SLR camera.

 

You can see a random selection of my railway photos here on Flickriver: www.flickriver.com/photos/themightyhood/random/

explored (:

#193 :O !

thanks flickr :D

sooc,

so when we were raking today we had to fill the trailer woth leaves, and this little flower was in there all alone with a bunch of leaves.

poor flower. ):

Lith print on fomatone 332 paper , SE5 30+30+700+ old soup to 1000ml @30 c.

My friend Michael Naimark is exploring new ideas for virtual reality experiences, in collaboration with Google and other researchers. To discuss this work, we got together with two other colleagues, Steve Gano and Jim McKee -- with whom we worked at the Apple Multimedia Lab in the eighties, pushing the envelope on related questions.

 

We started with a tour of the historic Sentinel Building in North Beach, home of American Zoetrope -- where Francis Coppola worked on many cinematic masterpieces like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. We checked out the underground screening room and sound mixing room where some of that work took place, then headed upstairs to Michael and Jim’s studios, for a wonderful conversation about the new VR frontier.

 

Michael and his colleagues are researching how people are represented in virtual reality. Their first experiment at Google’s “Big Chairs” Park led to some helpful guidelines on how to film people for VR, by using different camera angles and distances.

 

They’re also investigating ‘hyper-images’ that resemble a group of people, but that are shot at different times and composited together to create both ‘credible’ and ‘incredible’ pictures. To enable more experiments like these, Michael is developing ‘IMU VR’, a new type of camera that could make it easier for communities to tell their stories in VR. More on this later.

 

It was great to reconnect with my colleagues and brainstorm these ideas together. It felt like the good old days, and the creative juices were flowing all over again ...

 

Learn more about Michael Naimark’s work:

naimark.net

 

View more photos about Virtual Reality:

www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157663814178663

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Crosspost by Koinup - original here

 

location: Rossers Landing II

felipeOrvi Shot

Rokinon 14mm f/2.8

After visiting an art exhibition at Studio 36 in Exeter yesterday I took a few photos of sculptures in the garden following a torrential downpour.

 

Explored 2014-06-29 #48

decide by ur own, which one u prefer

Not the best,but....hmm,any tips for taking picture like this,anyone?:)

My fourth picture that made it to Explore. #335 on Wednesday, November 10 :)

GRACIAS OBAMA!!!!!!! THANK YOU OBAMA!!!!!....WINNER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN OPENS FOR OBAMA :Working on a dreams

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LOU REED :Perfec Day (BBC Music Trail)

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PATTI SMITH Rock n Roll niger

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PATTI SMITH:The black Generation ...Gloria

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BON JOVI :Its my Life

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MARTIN LUTHER KING...TRIBUTE!!!!!

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BARACK OBAMA ....TRIBUTE!!!

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My friend Michael Naimark is exploring new ideas for virtual reality experiences, in collaboration with Google and other researchers. To discuss this work, we got together with two other colleagues, Steve Gano and Jim McKee -- with whom we worked at the Apple Multimedia Lab in the eighties, pushing the envelope on related questions.

 

We started with a tour of the historic Sentinel Building in North Beach, home of American Zoetrope -- where Francis Coppola worked on many cinematic masterpieces like The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. We checked out the underground screening room and sound mixing room where some of that work took place, then headed upstairs to Michael and Jim’s studios, for a wonderful conversation about the new VR frontier.

 

Michael and his colleagues are researching how people are represented in virtual reality. Their first experiment at Google’s “Big Chairs” Park led to some helpful guidelines on how to film people for VR, by using different camera angles and distances.

 

They’re also investigating ‘hyper-images’ that resemble a group of people, but that are shot at different times and composited together to create both ‘credible’ and ‘incredible’ pictures. To enable more experiments like these, Michael is developing ‘IMU VR’, a new type of camera that could make it easier for communities to tell their stories in VR. More on this later.

 

It was great to reconnect with my colleagues and brainstorm these ideas together. It felt like the good old days, and the creative juices were flowing all over again ...

 

Learn more about Michael Naimark’s work:

naimark.net

 

View more photos about Virtual Reality:

www.flickr.com/photos/fabola/albums/72157663814178663

Bigger is better

  

Mojo Hand ♫

  

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Daihatsu Hijet operated by the Urban Administration of the City of Innsbruck. Here in Action at the Pedestrian Zone Maria-Theresien-Straße.

 

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Austrian Word of the Day:

 

Austrian: Mullkibl

German: Mülleimer

English: Dustbin/Garbage Can

 

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Explored - Thank you!

Ford Explorer NYPD CP Photography ©

The fenced area has expanded to almost four times the pevious size, they have gotten things to explore and are starting to realize that the world isn't flat.

EXPLORE Mar 23, 2009 #415

 

- La llum no era gaire bona degut als núvols, peró al creuar el pont vaig veure que el reflexe al riu i, aquesta vegada sí, vaig baixar del cotxe per poder fer la foto des del pont. La llàstima és que no ha quedat gaire il.luminada, peró m´agrada com es reflexen la casa i l´arbre :-)

 

- La luz no era muy buena debido a las nubes, pero al cruzar el puente vi el reflejo en el rio y, esta vez sí, bajé del coche para hacer la foto desde el puente. La lástima es que no ha quedado bien iluminada, pero me gusta como se reflejan la casa y el árbol :-)

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Agosto de 2011

The 2015 Explore@NASAGoddard event, on Sept. 26, celebrated the 25th anniversary of the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope. Investigating everything from black holes to planets around other stars, Hubble has ushered in a new chapter of humanity’s exploration of the universe, and the venerable telescope continues to answer some of the most compelling astronomical questions of our time.

 

Additionally, all areas of Goddard’s research – Earth science, heliophysics, planetary science, astrophysics, and engineering and technology – were presented, as each discipline plays a critical part in NASA's ongoing journey to reach new heights, reveal the unknown and advance scientific understanding for the benefit of humankind.

 

Credit: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Bill Hrybyk

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Explore # 127, December 31, 2008. My 25th of the year. Thanks to my flickr friends:)

This shot revisits some of my personal favourites. The look down, the footprints in fresh snow and the snow covered bushes. The shadows are an additional bonus! Ive changed this to black and white by draining the colour. Not sure if there is a better way to do this change:)

Monster High Frankie Stein presents The Explorers Guild Volume One: A Passage to Shambhala (©2015) by Jon Baird, Stephen Meyer, and Kevin Costner (yes, that Kevin Costner), illustrated by Rick Ross.

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The tale is set in the period between 1912 and 1918. Coincidentally, one of the subplots of the mammoth tome I finally finished reading last night, Against the Day by Thomas Pynchon, was a search for the mythical land of Shambhala set in the same time period.

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Similar to the remarkable The Invention of Hugo Cabret (©2007) by Brian Selznick, The Explorers Guild intersperses text chapters with a graphic novel format, although in Explorers Guild much of the artwork is of a more straightforward comic book style as opposed to the almost fine art approach of Cabret, with the exception of several astonishing full-colour plates reminiscent of N. C. Wyeth in both style and substance.

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So, how is it? I don't know, I haven't read it yet, but I intend to start as soon as I have finished composing this overly-lengthy caption!

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