 Bridges - A World Wide Panorama September 18-22, 2004 |
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Cairo, Egypt
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| Lat: 30° 2' 59.8" N |
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Long: 31° 13' 34.4" E |
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| Date/Time: |
8:25 am (UTC), 22 Sept. 2004 |
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Probably the longest bridge in Africa (12km long).
Photography of bridges or from a bridge is illegal in Egypt (Emergency Law) which I think protects Egypt from sharing the ugliness of this bridge with the world.
I took a taxi from one end of the bridge to o..
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| Photo: Waleed Nassar |
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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| Lat: 26° 11' 47" S |
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Long: 28° 2' 15" E |
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| Date/Time: |
18 September 2004 08h00 (GMT+2.00) |
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Equipment: Nikon Coolpix 990
iPIX adapted rotator
PanoWeaver 3.1
FC-E8 Fisheye lens |
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Surveillance
These ramparts were used by the Boers to intimidate and keep watch over the "uitlanders" (foreigners) mining for gold in the village below. The great Howitzer cannons had the gold mines in easy reach.
After the British took control o..
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| Photo: Brian Lustig |
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Shanghai, China
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| Lat: 31° 13' 31" N |
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Long: 121° 27' 56" E |
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While the world is at political war against religious terrorism, China is doing as there is only one god on earth : money.
At almost 15% economic growth rate, Shanghai is today an intricated financial bridge between the West and the East.
Considering this, w..
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| Photo: Tito Dupret |
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Wuyuan, on the border of JiangXi/AnHui/ZheJiang provinces, China
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| Lat: 29° 15' 0" N |
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Long: 117° 49' 48" E |
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| Date/Time: |
Beijing time 9.00 a.m September 22, 2004 |
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Equipment: Taken with an yashica FX-3, tokina 17mm lens, no pan head, film, panotool + photoshop
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The village, LiKeng, belongs to WuYuan County , JiangXi Province. Wuyuan is named the most beautiful village in China.It is famous for its well-kept architecture of AnHui housing. Moutains, brooks, tea plants sit aroud the villages, composing a tranquil vision..
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| Photo: Liu Zen |
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Awaji Island, Japan
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| Lat: 34° 36' 6" N |
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Long: 135° 0' 34" E |
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| Date/Time: |
Sep 22, 2004 09:11 am JST ,Cloudy |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon-E995, WC-E63. Mounted on a Manfrotto 303SPH. Stitched with REALVIZ Stitcher and CubicConverter. |
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The Akashi Kaikyo Bridge(AKB) is a three-span, two-hinged stiffening girder system suspension bridge that spans the Akashi Strait between Maiko, Tarumi-ward in Kobe, and Matsuho, on Awaji Island. The original plan for the AKB, which contained railway lines a..
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| Photo: Yasuhiro Fujimoto |
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Tomochi-machi, Kumamoto, Japan
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| Lat: 36° 0' 0" N |
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Long: 138° 0' 0" E |
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| Date/Time: |
1:24pm JST,19 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Taken with a Nikon D100 digital camera, AF-S VR Nikkor ED24-120mm lens at 28mm, f.8 at 1/1000 second. Mounted on a Manfrotto OTVR302. Stitched with hugin panorama tools, GIMP, & CubicConverter |
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The stone bridge of 27 size is located in Tomochi-machi, Kumamoto in Japan. Reidai Bridge which is a Japanese important cultural property also in it is the greatest stone bridge in Japan built in 1847. It is the river where, as for this Midori river, Reidai Br..
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| Photo: Shuji Inoue |
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Kumamoto-shi, Japan
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| Lat: 36° 0' 0" N |
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Long: 138° 0' 0" E |
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| Date/Time: |
3:12pm JST,20 September 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 OTVR302. Stitched with hugin panorama tools, GIMP, & CubicConverter |
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Kumamoto-shi, Kumamoto Pre. in Japan Senba Bridge which is not carried out is the Temari song most famous for Japan. "Antagata dokosa" It is said that it is the birthplace. Since the harbor was around here in ancient times, it is called in the name of Senba...
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| Photo: Masatomo Inoue |
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Higasimaiko, Tarumi, Kobe, Japan
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| Lat: 34° 37' 49" N |
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Long: 135° 2' 12" E |
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| Date/Time: |
September 19, 200418:24pm |
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Equipment: NIKON D100/SIGMA8mm/KAIDAN/Manfrotto/Photoshop |
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We are usually calling the thing of Akashi Kaikyo Bridge Pearl Bridge. On the main cable of a suspension bridge, 1092 special lighting equipments which can make all colors with red, blue, and a green combination are installed, and Bridge who changes a figure b..
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| Photo: Sachio Izumi |
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Totsukawa, Nara, Japan
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| Lat: 34° 5' 54" N |
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Long: 135° 45' 56" E |
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| Date/Time: |
September 20,2004,14:30 pm JST |
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Equipment: Canon10D,Sigma8mm,Manfrotto300N Stitched with Panotools,Photoshop,Panocube |
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Umi-hotaru, Nakajima, Kisarazu City, Chiba, Japan
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| Lat: 35° 27' 37" N |
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Long: 139° 52' 41" E |
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| Date/Time: |
September 21, 2004, 4:10 pm JST |
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Equipment: Taken with an Nikon D70, 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5G ED-IF AF-S DX Nikkor lens at 18mm (equivalent to 27mm), f.6.3 at 1/1000 second. Mounted on a Manfrotto 303SPH. Stitched with PTGui and Panorama Tools. |
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The Tokyo Wan Aqua Line (Trans Tokyo Bay Highway) is one of Tokyo's most famous landmark. The links between tourist spot of Kisarazu in Chiba and central place of Kawasaki in Kanagawa are by a 15.1 kilometer toll highway, involved 9.5 kilometer tunnel, which i..
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| Photo: Osamu Okada |
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Toyota City, Aichi, Japan
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| Lat: 35° 5' 9.09" N |
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Long: 137° 10' 2.69" E |
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| Date/Time: |
September 20, 6:30pm |
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Equipment: Fuji S2 Pro, Nikon 10.5 lens, Realviz Stitcher, Cubic Converter |
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Located in Toyota City, the Toyota Bridge is a sleek, ultra modern bridge built by well known Japanese architect Kisho Kurokawa . The all white bridge is notable for its very wide pedestrian lanes which actually provide more space than the roadway. Adjacent ..
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| Photo: Ian Orgias |
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Azumi Village, Nagano Pref., Japan
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| Lat: 36° 14' 44" N |
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Long: 137° 38' 16" E |
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| Date/Time: |
Sep. 18th 2004 11:30 am JST |
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Equipment: Taken with a Canon SD-10, Raynox HD-5000PRO |
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Kamikouchi is in the Chubusangaku National Park that includes the entire North Japan Alps since 1934. The Kappa-bashi buridge is symbol of Kamikouchi scenery. The landscape from on the bridge is one of the most popular view-point. This suspention bridge over..
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| Photo: Mika Takizawa |
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Segamat, Malaysia
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| Lat: 2° 33' 20" N |
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Long: 102° 45' 37" E |
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| Date/Time: |
18 September 2004 (11:40, UTC +8) |
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Equipment: Canon 1Ds, Sigma 8mm, Panoweaver, CubicConnector |
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This bridge was once crossing the river Sungei Muar near the town of Buloh Kasap, Segamat, in the Johor state in Malaysia. During the Japanese Invasion (1941-1945) in Malaysia, the Japanese troops continously forced the British troops more southwards. In Janua..
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| Photo: Sven Hafner |
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Putrajaya, Malaysia
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| Lat: 3° 1' 52" N |
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Long: 101° 39' 44" E |
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Putrajaya is the new administrative capital of Malaysia. From an oil palm estate it is transformed into a modern city. Among the new architecture are bridges of very modern design. This bridge is testament to local design talent...
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| Photo: Jenhor Siow |
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Taipei, Taiwan
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| Lat: 25° 4' 34.81" N |
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Long: 121° 32' 39.44" E |
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| Date/Time: |
7:00pm , 22 September 2004 |
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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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Taichung Harbor, Taichung, Taiwan
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| Lat: 24° 16' 59.6" N |
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Long: 120° 31' 2.64" E |
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| Date/Time: |
11:15am Taipei(GMT+8), 22 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Hardware: Canon 10D DSLR, Sigma 8mm f4 fisheye lens,
Software: Stitched with PanoTools & Photohop. |
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It's bridge too.
In 9/22 just have good chance to take the ship's brige panorama shoot. That's first time into the brige. It's very unusual experience for me!..
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| Photo: Walker Young |
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Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
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| Lat: 42° 44' 1.38" S |
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Long: 147° 26' 24.77" E |
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| Date/Time: |
19/9/2004, 2:00pm AEST |
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Equipment: Stitched with Apple QuickTime VR Authoring Studio. |
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The Richmond Bridge is the oldest bridge in Australia. It was built by convicts in 1823, connecting Hobart to Port Arthur and the Tasman Peninsula. It spans the Coal River. This picture was taken looking South...
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| Photo: Michael Evans |
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Richmond, Tasmania, Australia
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| Lat: 42° 44' 2" S |
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Long: 147° 26' 24.4" E |
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| Date/Time: |
2:00pm Australian Eastern Standard Time, 20 September 2004 |
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Equipment: Shot with Nikon body and lens on film.
Stitched by hand with PanoTools, PTGui and Photoshop. |
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The Richmond Bridge was built in 1823-25 by convict labour to link Hobart to the penal settlement of Port Arthur. It is the oldest road bridge in Australia.
Richmond is a beautiful village with many historic buildings, boutique accomodation and serene scenery..
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| Photo: Loic Le Guilly |
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