 Sanctuary - A World Wide Panorama December 17-21, 2004 |
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The Gambia, West-coast of Africa
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| Lat: 13° 25' 27" N |
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Long: 16° 43' 47" W |
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December 19, 2004 - 09:14 MEZ (08:14 local time) |
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Equipment: Fuji S2 - Sigma 8mm |
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In the quiet of the African morning, in a small compound in Cololi, The Gambia; a traditional `holy` ritual is being celebrated.
In the tranquil sanctuary of the house tattered magazines are leafed through for the 100th time and new issues, send from home, are..
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| Photo: Michel du Chesne |
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North of Beijing, China
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| Lat: 40° 0' 0" N |
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Long: 116° 0' 0" E |
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Dec. 21, 2004 12:25 |
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Equipment: Nikon D100, Sigma 8mm, panotools, ptgui, photoshop, panocube. |
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 It's foggy for a week long, and I had been waiting for the sunshine and was bad luck. It's still..
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| Photo: Jesse Lee |
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Raj Ghat, New Delhi, India
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| Lat: 28° 38' 25.89" N |
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Long: 77° 14' 57.97" E |
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8:00AM December 20, 2004 |
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Equipment: Canon 20D, 100ASA, f8 1/8s, Sigma 8mm |
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The Gandhi Samadhi at Raj Ghat is located on the banks of the river Yamuna in New Delhi. This beautiful and peaceful memorial dedicated to the Father of the Indian Nation is not much of a sanctuary in the daytime when millions of tourists converge here from al..
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| Photo: C B ArunKumar |
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Himeji, Japan
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| Lat: 34° 53' 32" N |
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Long: 134° 39' 16" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 17th 2004, 02:18 UTC (11:18 local time) |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon-E995, WC-E63. Mounted on a Manfrotto 303SPH and MDeVe aluminum video tripod.Stitched with REALVIZ Stitcher and CubicConverter. |
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In 966 visionary Buddhist Priest Shoku saw a celestial being in a cherry tree on this mountain (Himeji's highest). It inspired him to carve a statue of Kannon, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, out of the tree. The temple he built around it became a major tra..
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| Photo: Yasuhiro Fujimoto |
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Oe, Amakusamachi, Kumamoto, Japan
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| Lat: 32° 20' 00" N |
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Long: 129° 59' 00" E |
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3:36pm JST,21,December 2004 |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon D100 digital camera, Tokina AT-X PRO 17mm lens,f.8 at 1/1000 second. Mounted on a Manfrotto QTVR302. Stitched with hugin panorama tools,GIMP,CubicConverter |
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It was stood by the French missionary Garnier father in 1933. It is said that Christianity got across to here Amakusa around 1566, and there is also a believer of much Christianity now. It is decorated with illuminations every year at the time of Christmas, an..
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| Photo: Shuji Inoue |
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East Park, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Japan
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| Lat: 34° 41' 16" N |
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Long: 135° 11' 47" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21,2004 20:31pm |
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Equipment: NIKON D100/SIGMA8mm/KAIDAN/Manfrotto/Photoshop |
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Do people gather in this place by what being thought? Do people escape from daily life? Do to see beautiful light and to resting the mind? or it will pray?
There is no altar in this place. However, This place is like the church built because of beautiful light..
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| Photo: Sachio Izumi |
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Minato-Ku, Tokyo, Japan
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| Lat: 35° 39' 37.3" N |
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Long: 139° 43' 50.23" E |
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December 18, 2004 - 11:45 UTC (20:45 local time) |
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Equipment: Taken with an Nikon D70, 10.5mm fisheye lens. Mounted on a Manfrotto 303SPH. Stitched with PTGui and Panorama Tools. |
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The 4,300 square meters Mohri Garden was established as a traditional Japanese garden of a mansion of a feudal lord. It was opened many 350 years ago, in the Tokugawa period.
Mamoru Mohri, a former astronaut of the Space Shuttle, and 800 kids released the "cos..
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| Photo: Osamu Okada |
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Mohri Garden, Tokyo, Japan
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| Lat: 35° 39' 37.23" N |
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Long: 139° 43' 49.22" E |
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| Date/Time: |
19th December 2004, 3:00PM |
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Equipment: Handheld, Fuji S2 Pro, Nikon 10.5mm Fisheye, PTGui, PanoCube |
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Roppongi Hills is one of the newest Entertainment and Shopping developments in Tokyo. As part of the development they expanded a traditional garden on the original site... my choice for t..
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| Photo: Keith Wilson |
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Wanhua District, Taipei, Taiwan
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| Lat: 25° 2' 13.8" N |
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Long: 121° 29' 59.29" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 2:30 pm |
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Equipment: The software I use are --- Stitcher, MakeCubic,PPVRhotwires
The camera I use is --- nikon d70, sigma15-30 |
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Lung Shan Temple (originally 1738, rebuilt 1953 onwards)
The Lungshan (Dragon Mountain) Temple is the oldest temple in Taipei City and also is one of the best Taipei temples to see.
It is located in the western part of the city near the old city center-Wanhua ..
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| Photo: Chien-Fu Chung |
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Taipei, Taiwan
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| Lat: 25° 4' 22" N |
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Long: 121° 30' 59.7" E |
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December 17, 2004 - 05:56 UTC (13:56 local time) |
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Equipment: Canon EOS 20D + Sigma 8mm/f4 Fisheye |
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The Confucius Temple is an embodiment of Confucian culture in architecture. The largest and oldest Confucius Temple in China is located in Confucius' hometown in present-day Chufu, Shantung Province. For over 2,000 years, this temple has gradually evolved into..
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| Photo: Walker Young |
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Ballarat, Victoria, Australia
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| Lat: 37° 33' 00" S |
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Long: 143° 51' 00" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 20th 2004 9.30am DST |
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Equipment: Canon 10D, Sigma 8mm lens, Stitcher, custom made panorama head |
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Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter
Located south of Ballarat, the Central Highlands Bird of Prey Shelter is a private, licensed wildlife shelter which focuses on the special requirements of injured and orphaned birds of prey. Many birds are brought to the ..
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| Photo: Terry Kelly |
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Lewin-Naturaliste National Park, Western Australia
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| Lat: 33° 31' 55" S |
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Long: 115° 0' 57" E |
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19/12/20004 10.38am |
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The Forgotten Sanctuary
This bank of dead trees is located in the Lewin - Naturalise National Park, Cape Naturaliste, Western Australia.
The park itself is a sanctuary to flora and fauna; but that is not why I chose this spot. These trees have provided ..
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| Photo: Tobias Port |
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Close to the Australian National University, Acton, Canberra, Australia
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| Lat: 35° 16' 42.24" S |
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Long: 149° 6' 39.24" E |
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Monday, 20 December 2004 - 04:15 GMT (14:15 local time) |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon D70 digital SLR, Fish Eye Sigma 8mm (partially full frame), f10 at 1/125 second. Mounted on a Kaidan KIWI-L QTVR Pano Head (on Sony Tripod). Stitched with PTMac 2.1. Cleaned with Photoshop.
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Mount Lofty Botanic Gardens, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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| Lat: 34° 59' 19" S |
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Long: 138° 42' 52" E |
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| Date/Time: |
December 21, 2004 23:27:38 UTC (December 20, 2004 13:57:38 local) |
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Equipment: Nikon 5000, Wide angle adaptor, Kaidan QuickPan III CS, PTMac 2.1 v38, Photoshop |
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| Adelaide is known by many as The City of Churches, and if you wish to photograph one there are plenty to choose from. I didn't... South Australia is for the most part a ver..
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| Photo: Ben Nelson |
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Bois Jacques, North of Bastogne, Belgium
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| Lat: 50° 2' 15" N |
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Long: 5° 44' 57" E |
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| Date/Time: |
14:36 UTC - 17 December 2004 |
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Antwerp (Wijnegem), Belgium
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| Lat: 51° 13' 40" N |
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Long: 4° 29' 52" E |
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December 20, 2004 - 4pm (GMT+1) |
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Equipment: Nikon D100 - Sigma 8mm - Kaidan VR Head - PTMac - Photoshop CS - CubicConverter |
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Ferrari and Belgium have had a long and successful history together, from the founding of Garage Francorchamps to this day. Founded by Jacques Swaters in 1952 Garage Francorchamps is one of the oldest Ferrari importers in the world.
This is the affiliate of Ga..
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| Photo: Bruno Vandermarliere |
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Holmen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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| Lat: 55° 41' 14" N |
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Long: 12° 36' 40" E |
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Dec. 21st at 3:20 PM |
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Equipment: NIKON D100/NIKON 10.5 mm/Manfrotto VR head |
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HOLMEN - the old, now partly disused naval facility in central Copenhagen. The building shown is the main building of the old 'Qvintus Batteri" - a few hundred years ago it was part of the fortification system of Copenhagen - now it contains several offices an..
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| Photo: Hans Christian Asmussen |
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