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Battle of Lincoln

Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:14:05 Z

by Martin_Kulhavy "A year later after I took this pano http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=9e277d5b-6e8a-429a-8197-2fb2d171efd4 I returned to Lincoln to take a pano of the Cathedral with planes from the Waddington Air Show. The weather was quite poor and moving clouds made the stitching very difficult since almost each plane had different background."

Lincoln

Tue, 12 Jul 2011 13:49:34 Z

by Martin_Kulhavy "Taken from the Lincoln Castle. The weather was not great, but on the other hand, it was not raining. Check the 2012 version with Waddington air show:http://photosynth.net/view.aspx?cid=9a829a81-daf9-4426-8b7e-a626411f8fc4"

Ashford Castle, Ireland

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:22:33 Z

by The.Rev "Ashford Castle is a medieval castle near Cong in County Mayo, Ireland on the shore of Lough Corrib. The castle was built in 1228 by the Anglo-Norman de Burgo family following their defeat of the O'Connors, the Royal House of Connacht. In 1868, the estate passed to Lord Ardilaun, an avid gardener who oversaw the development of massive woodlands and rebuilt the entire west wing of the castle. The Castle passed to Ardilaun's nephew Ernest Guinness, who sold it to Noel Huggard in 1939. He opened the estate as a hotel, which became renowned for the provision of its country pursuits, such as angling and shooting."

Darwin and the Evolution of a Theory

Fri, 25 Dec 2009 08:30:20 Z

by sirgnavic "From the exhibition brochure: An exhibition of rare books, manuscripts, images and scientific specmens [sic] drawn from the collections of UC Berkeley's libraries and museums THE BANCROFT LIBRARY GALLERY August 13-December 23, 2009 UC Berkeley has one of the most magnificent library collections, and the greatest natural history museums, of any university in the world. So it seemed only fitting to honor the greatest biologist of all time, Charles Darwin, with an exhibition of rare books and images from Bancroft and other UC libraries. These are complemented by a selection of artifacts and natural history specimens from the Museum of Paleontology, the Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, the University and Jepson Herbaria, the Essig Museum of Entomology, and the Hearst Museum of Anthropology. The occasion for honoring Darwin, of course, is the 200th anniversary of his birth on February 12, 1809, and the 150th anniversary of his great work, On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, published on November 24, 1859, in London by John Murray. But this exhibition is not just about the Origin. It also encompasses the books that influenced Darwin in developing his great ideas, including the narratives of great explorers, the natural histories of Britain and elsewhere, and the treatises on geology and classification. It also celebrates the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle not only with published accounts from the voyage, but with specimens of plants, animals, and fossils just like those that Darwin collected--topped off with a scale-model of the vessel herself."

Ballyroon Mountains, Sheepshead Peninsula, West Cork, Ireland

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:39:35 Z

by mononabob "This spot is the highest point in the Ballyroon Mountains near the end of the Sheepshead Peninsula in West Cork, Ireland. To the left is Dunmanus Bay; straight ahead, the Altlantic; and to the right, Bantry Bay. The village of Kilcrohane is nearby. This spot is truly one of my favorite locations in the world to take in all the beauty that is Ireland."

Micrographs of powder coating material

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:15:47 Z

by SynthSets "Zhejiang University material. Dr. Haojie Yu. University of Missouri - St. Louis SEM. Professor Dan Zhou. The photos range over 2000x, absolutely stunning. Over two hours of hard work on a scanning electron microscope reduced to a short story that tells the full story easily. Note in one of the 1 micron shots there is a cube near the middle. This may be CaCO3. On top of it is an agglomerated pile of carbon black nanoparticles. There are several of these agglomerated piles around the series."

Ballydehob railway bridge, Ireland

Mon, 21 Dec 2009 08:04:33 Z

by nutterguy "From en.wikipedia.org: "On 6 September 1886 Ballydehob railway station opened on the narrow gauge Schull and Skibbereen Railway with a huge sports event held in Ballydehob to mark the occasion. At the time there was a 15 m.p.h. speed limit on the railway. The magnificent 12 arch bridge, which dominates the estuary of Ballydehob, was the major engineering achievement of the line. Mounting losses, coal shortages and the arrival of buses and motor cars eventually brought the closure of the line. The final train ran on 27 January 1947 and the station finally closed altogether on 1 June 1953. Ballydehob was the main intermediate station on the railway." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ballydehob#Railway"

Azadi Tower

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 12:29:39 Z

by Tehran24.com "Azadi tower is situated in the middle of Azadi Square (میدانِ آزادی in Persian ), (translation: "Azadi (Freedom) Square") a very famous square in Tehran, capital of Iran."

300,000 Penguins, South Georgia Island

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 06:59:26 Z

by TonyErnst "The King Penguin colony on the Salisbury Plain of South Georgia Island. There are well over 300,000 penguins in this synth (The weird pattern on the hillside is all penguins - be sure to zoom in close). There are also a couple thousand Antarctic Fur Seals The oringinal version of this synth, while pretty good, was really just me seeing how well something like this would synth. I didnt take the time to color correct the photos, and I didnt add as many images as I could have. Consider this the cannonical version. Taken January 13, 2009 Salisbury Plain, South Georgia Island, United Kingdom You can see more of my photography at: http://tonyernst.com"

Hummingbird in Flight

Wed, 16 Dec 2009 11:10:46 Z

by RogerEvan