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Read more about the article Braye Park panorama 1966

Braye Park panorama 1966

I've a soft spot for panoramic views. They are so inclusive of detail, compared to single frame shots that are generally highly selective of subject matter. We frame our single shots to cut out clutter and deliberately incorporate the most subjectively picturesque elements we can see. With 360-degree panoramas we can't really do that - or at least not to the same extent. We choose where we stand, but then take in all that can be seen as we turn and fire the shutter. Panoramas can be awkward to take. They certainly were in times gone…

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Did dinosaurs sing like birds?

Did dinosaurs sing? Probably not, I guess. Maybe they just hissed and growled and roared as movie makers have mostly proposed. But then again, what if they whistled or made bird noises? As bird ancestors maybe that’s possible. At any rate I often wonder about the soundscape of the world during the long era of the biggish reptiles. It’s not really something you can get from fossils. And as soon as I finish wondering that, I start imagining future explorers wandering around a fossil planet Earth and trying to make sense of what they find. If…

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Life’s ironic behind the digital curtain

The Iron Curtain was not something you wanted to live behind, in my Cold War youth. All I knew about it came from media pundits and politicians, and they were pretty convinced that the folk who lived behind that impenetrable veil of metal were doing it tough. Primarily what they lacked was freedom, but also good movies, clothes and luxuries of various sorts. Powerful ruling elites in the countries behind the iron curtain looked after themselves, first and foremost, and the common herd ran a distant last in priorities. Vast resources were expended on weapons that…

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