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Showing posts with label Pictures - Cities. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pictures - Cities. Show all posts

Saturday, June 7, 2014

AERIAL PICTURES OF WORLD CITIES AND OTHER SITES - AS YOU HAVE NEVER SEEN THEM BEFORE

English maze, Wiltshire - (Daily Mail, Alamy)
The most vivid imaginations would do well to dream up some of the stunning, and at times perplexing, patterns and colours found when we take a bird's eye view of some of the world's most majestic cities and remote landscapes.  
 
The Swakopmund Saltworks at the edge of the Namib Desert looks more like Mars than anything found on Earth while rice paddies in Madagascar resemble the world of a skilled cake decorator.
 
New York's Central Park is an oasis for those who frequent the Big Apple, and an awesome site from above where we realise the full extent of its imprint on skyscraper-packed Manhattan. 
 
Iconic sights often shine from any angle, but it's especially the case from above when it comes to the walled Old City in Dubrovnik and Paris at twilight as The Arc de Triomphe becomes the focal point of the skyline...
 
 
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Saturday, May 31, 2014

MANHATTANENGE, OR MANHATTAN SOLSTICE, OCCURS WHEN THE SUN SETS IN ALIGNMENT WITH MANHATTAN'S GRID SYSTEM

Manhattanhenge happens only four times a year and is when the sunset is perfectly aligned with the New York grid. 
 
Thursday night clouds blocked the spectacle.  Friday night hundreds gathered to capture a photo of the rare occurrence.
 
See more pictures of this occurrence
 
 
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Friday, January 17, 2014

LONDON PHOTOGRAPHS THEN AND NOW - THE WAY IT WAS IN 1927 AND TODAY



A tale of two cityscapes: Amazing shot-by-shot film comparison shows London in 1927 and as it is today.
 
  • Claude Friese-Greene travelled across UK with a new colour film camera to create his famous collection of films, The Open Road, culminating in amazing shots of London
  • Filmmaker Simon Smith followed in Friese-Greene's footsteps to make a modern-day equivalent of the footage


  • See photographs here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2540751/London-Amazing-comparison-capital-1927-today.html


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    Thursday, January 9, 2014

    BEAUTIFUL PICTURES OF SUNSETS AND SUNRISES FROM AROUND THE WORLD


    Breathtaking photographs from National Geographic readers capture magical sunrises and sunsets from some of the globe's most beautiful places.  Golden Gate, Paris, Greece, and more.


    See pictures here  -  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2536871/Golden-Hour-world-Breath-taking-photographs-National-Geographic-readers-capture-magical-sunrises-sunsets-globes-impressive-places.html


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    Wednesday, December 11, 2013

    A BEAUTIFUL MAGICAL PLACE? - AERIAL PHOTOS OF LONDON COVERED WITH FOG

     
    Skyscrapers touching the sky as they poke out above the clouds for a glorious sunset over London, which spent most of the day under a blanket of thick fog.
     
    Aerial pictures of Canary Wharf show the financial centre transformed into a mystical cloud city, with only the tops of iconic buildings like One Canada Square visible.
     
    Elsewhere across the skyline, the tip of Britain's tallest building the Shard could be seen cutting through the mist like a shark's fin through water.
     
    See aerial and ground level pictures here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2521765/Thick-fog-brings-disruption-Britains-roads-airports.html



    RELATED

    FOG FLOWING OVER SAN FRANCISCO - TIME LAPSE FILM
    http://io9.com/incredible-time-lapse-of-fog-flowing-over-san-francisco-683756107

    RIVER OF FOG FILLING GRAND CANYON
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2516098/Photos-breathtaking-river-fog-Grand-Canyon-ONCE-IN-A-DECADE-weather-phenomenon.html

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    Thursday, November 14, 2013

    MAPS MARKING THE PARASITIC EXPANSION OF HUMANS IN MAJOR WORLD CITIES, SUCH AS NEW YORK AND MOSCOW


  • Colourful interactive maps plot the different ages of buildings across Moscow, Reykjavik, New York City and Brooklyn
  • Individual buildings are colour coded making it possible to see expansion of these cities at a glance

  • The Russian Houses of Moscow map shows developments growing outwards from the city centre
  • Few properties from the 1800s remain in New York, while Reykjavik has a broader mix of older and newer properties

  • All the maps were created using open source data and age information

  • Read more and see maps here -
     http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2507369/Bacteria-multiplying-dish-No-maps-reveal-parasitic-expansion-New-York-City-Moscow-Reykjavik-time.html

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    Tuesday, November 12, 2013

    SPECTACULAR VIEWS OF TORONTO BY A DARING ROOFTOPPER

    Beautiful pictures of Toronto, Canada, from 1000 ft. 

    Rooftopping is the heart-stopping photography movement which involves daredevils climbing to the top of city skyscrapers, hanging off the edge and taking pictures of the spectacular views around them.

    Tom Ryaboi is at the forefront of the craze and has captured spectacular perspectives from high above.

    See pictures here - http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2499677/Torontos-notorious-rooftopper-survives-death-defying-encounter-skyscrapers-captures-city-1-000ft-up.html

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    Saturday, November 2, 2013

    GORGEOUS AERIAL PICTURES OF ST PETERSBURG, RUSSIA'S FORMER IMPERIAL CAPITAL

    A DRONE'S VIEW OF ST PETERSBURG IN THE AUTUMN

    Photographer Amos Chapple used a drone helicopter to take pictures of this beautiful city in all its glory.  His airborne cameras have captured stunning images of the Russian city, bathed in an orange, gold and red autumnal glow.

    See pictures here
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2483666/Aerial-photographs-taken-drone-craft-capture-autumnal-Saint-Petersburg-bathed-orange-gold-red.html



    RELATED

    St Petersburg history of war, starvation and terror when it was called Leningrad.  A resurrection tale: White Nights and Red Terror in a city that suffered

    Read more -
    http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2415495/St-Petersburg-White-Nights-Red-Terror-city-names.html


    St Petersburg  - history and tourist information
    http://www.saint-petersburg.com/history/

    http://www.lonelyplanet.com/russia/st-petersburg/history


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