Boston Globe's Big Picture presents ... Human landscapes from above ...

ColbertWatcher

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Sun May-03-09 07:13 AM
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Boston Globe's Big Picture presents ... Human landscapes from above ...

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human_landscapes_from_above.html

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malaise

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Sun May-03-09 07:19 AM
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1. Boston Globe's photo spreads are up there

with the best in the business.

Thanks for these - stunning

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Captain Hilts

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Sun May-03-09 07:49 AM
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2. I'd never heard of the Maunsell Sea Forts protecting the Thames and Mersey rivers. nt

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KittyWampus

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Sun May-03-09 10:20 AM
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6. Nor I. Jason Hawkes has quite an eye for a photograph

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ContinentalOp

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Sun May-03-09 05:43 PM
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10. A pirate radio station was run from there in the 60s.

Also, look up the "Principality of Sealand" which is a "micronation" housed in one of those forts! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

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NV Whino

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Sun May-03-09 09:34 AM
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3. Those are great.

Thanks for posting.

One does question the tomatoes.

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ColbertWatcher

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Sun May-03-09 04:52 PM
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8. The tomato one caught my attention, too.

Don't know what to make of it.

That one and the Hong Kong apartments.

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NV Whino

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Sun May-03-09 05:21 PM
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9. My reaction to the apartments was

Holy shit, people live in those in earthquake country!

My friend's reactions was, "Holy shit, people live in those!"

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ColbertWatcher

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Mon May-04-09 07:11 AM
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11. I was shocked by the density.

Not so much that people live in earthquake country, but that so many people live in just that little block of earthquake country!

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dixiegrrrrl

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Sun May-03-09 10:07 AM
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4. You might also like this site: "Earth as Art". Has stunning pics.

http://earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov/image_index.html

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ColbertWatcher

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Sun May-03-09 04:50 PM
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7. Wow. I've never seen these before, thank you! n/t

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lunatica

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Sun May-03-09 10:12 AM
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5. Thanks! I love threads like these

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malaise

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Mon May-04-09 07:15 AM
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12. The New York Times is about to shut down

The Boston Globe.

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