Carl Morland, Henry Hallam and Robert Fryers attached the tiny camera to a helium balloon, which flew to nearly four times the height of Everest. Throughout the flight it took images which show the curvature of the earth. The flight lasted about three hours, producing more than 800 images.
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These photos are made by George Borman while participating in a tour of the abandoned city of Chernobyl.
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“Ok, so Michael Arrington leaked it a few weeks back and now it’s official. Today Flickr launched geotagging. My first impression? It’s pretty damn impressive.”
This is REALLY cool, anyone with a Flickr account has got to try it out. Too bad Yahoo!’s satellite imagery sucks so bad… They need to buy some Google photography.
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Tutorial at Photojojo shows you how to use the Photoshop Polar Coordinates filter to turn a Panorama or Landscape photo into a really amazing planet. Examples of San Francisco, New York, and Venice included.
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The Millau viaduct is part of the new E11 expressway connecting Paris and Barcelona and features the highest bridge piers ever constructed. The tallest is 240 meters high and the overall height will be an impressive 336 meters, making this the highest bridge in the world.
Many operators of metros, subways or underground railways want to attract more passengers with good station design. This often means extra effort and higher costs for the metro operators but it seems to pay when a metro is more than just a means of transport but something the residents can be proud of.
Originally uploaded by Tsunami Notes.
Just testing the Flickr blog feaure, with one of my favourite Flickr users, Tsunami Notes. Awesome stuff!
FlickrStorm is a third-party Flickr search tool that aims to give you new ways to search and collect photographs from Flickr
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