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Old 16th January 2007, 18:15   #1 (permalink)
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Smile Whats so special in this picture...

well...i am always bit reluctant to start a new thread but i just could not find any other thread to post this.
Mods plz delete/merge this thread if u think so...

I got this pic today by mail [some of u may have already got it like mea]and thought lets share it with all t-bhpian.

Just guess what is so special in this picture.I will post the answer in 2-3 days..


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Old 16th January 2007, 18:20   #2 (permalink)
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It's etched/painted on another surface like maybe a wall?
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Old 16th January 2007, 18:23   #3 (permalink)
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They are shdaows of an aerial view of a herd of camels.
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Old 16th January 2007, 18:29   #4 (permalink)
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They are shdaows of an aerial view of a herd of camels.
Yes, was able to realize that right away after I saw that pic. Is that the speciality of this pic?!?!
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Old 16th January 2007, 18:30   #5 (permalink)
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From google on 'george steinmetz' yielded following link-info:

Photographs by George Steinmetz

Taken in February 2004 on assignment for National Geographic, this photograph shows a unique aerial perspective of The Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert.

George Steinmetz took the picture looking straight down while piloting his motorized paraglider near Wadi Mitan, a remote part of Oman close to where Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen meet.

Since it first appeared in National Geographic, it has been included in numerous additional publications and exhibitions.

BTW, you should have erased 'george steinmetz'
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Old 16th January 2007, 18:45   #6 (permalink)
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hmmm...looks like someone went to google eh....but at first sight it does look like some painting..but hasnt it been enhanced a little more...the detailing of the camel's shadow looks very clear for a shot like that.
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Old 16th January 2007, 18:56   #7 (permalink)
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From google on 'george steinmetz' yielded following link-info:

Photographs by George Steinmetz

Taken in February 2004 on assignment for National Geographic, this photograph shows a unique aerial perspective of The Empty Quarter, the world’s largest sand desert.

George Steinmetz took the picture looking straight down while piloting his motorized paraglider near Wadi Mitan, a remote part of Oman close to where Saudi Arabia, Oman, and Yemen meet.

Since it first appeared in National Geographic, it has been included in numerous additional publications and exhibitions.

BTW, you should have erased 'george steinmetz'
Way to go Suryam...!
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Old 16th January 2007, 19:00   #8 (permalink)
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Yup this was an award winning photo. an aerial pic looking straight down. you can barely make out the camels other than the white dashes.
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Old 16th January 2007, 19:03   #9 (permalink)
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I guess evrything has been answered and theres nothing more to say mendi
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Old 16th January 2007, 19:15   #10 (permalink)
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Just guess what is so special in this picture.I will post the answer in 2-3 days..
Umm, aerial view of parking lot from TBHP Turkey Meet?
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They are shdaows of an aerial view of a herd of camels.
exactly.. i got this in a mail along time ago.
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Old 16th January 2007, 19:58   #12 (permalink)
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I did mistake the shadow for the camel. And kept thinking that the part of the pic below the outline of the camel are the shadows. But that didnt add up since what I thought were the shadows, are light colored, odd shaped.

Read the messages, and it took a bit to sink in that what I thought was the animal was actually the shadow.
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Old 16th January 2007, 21:06   #13 (permalink)
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alrite...some of u have been able to make out[with the help of google though].The black ones are the shadows,white ones the real camels.

@suryam:-i thought abt erasing all the text but then my faith/trust in fellow t-bhpian's honesty prevented me doing so...

But the award for the best answer goes to......ofcourse B&T

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Old 16th January 2007, 21:14   #14 (permalink)
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Brilliant photography
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