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NationsBank bulding. Atlanta's greatest erection.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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September 9, 2002, 16:54
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The view from the 72nd floor of the Westin Tower. Looking at the skyscrapers along Peachtree St.
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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September 9, 2002, 16:56
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A city built in the forest...
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I came upon a barroom full of bad Salon pictures in which men with hats on the backs of their heads were wolfing food from a counter. It was the institution of the "free lunch" I had struck. You paid for a drink and got as much as you wanted to eat. For something less than a rupee a day a man can feed himself sumptuously in San Francisco, even though he be a bankrupt. Remember this if ever you are stranded in these parts. ~ Rudyard Kipling, 1891
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September 9, 2002, 18:02
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Hey Dan, show the one with the side mirror! 
Cal, I don't know, we usually stock such stuff in the cellar, but that's not how you do thing in Manhattan, apparently.
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September 10, 2002, 15:52
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Cal, I don't know, we usually stock such stuff in the cellar, but that's not how you do thing in Manhattan, apparently.
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Our cellar is full! 
What about that picture of DanS?
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September 12, 2002, 11:04
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September 12, 2002, 12:18
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I'm sorry Cal, but you lost me there.  (I don't understand what you mean)
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September 12, 2002, 12:44
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You said that you usually stock such things in the cellar, and I said our cellar is full. Meaning - we would put them in the cellar usually too, but its full.
How about some more pictures?
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September 12, 2002, 13:02
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You said that you usually stock such things in the cellar, and I said our cellar is full. Meaning - we would put them in the cellar usually too, but its full.
How about some more pictures?
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 I meant what you said afterwards, never mind.
More pictures? Ok, but I'm starting from NYC again.
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September 12, 2002, 13:06
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finance guys like shadows
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September 12, 2002, 13:11
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BTW, Cal, is this the building on Broadway you were talking about the other day?
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September 12, 2002, 13:12
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Re: Pictures of my trip to the US (it's not as dull as it sounds)
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(I shot about 300-400 pictures, filling 3 flashcards, including one of DanS. Praise da man! )
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I took this to mean you had a picture of DanS. Am I mistaken?
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September 12, 2002, 13:13
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BTW, Cal, is this the building on Broadway you were talking about the other day?
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Yes! Thats it! The Ansonia! 
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September 12, 2002, 13:20
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Re: Re: Pictures of my trip to the US (it's not as dull as it sounds)
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I took this to mean you had a picture of DanS. Am I mistaken?
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No, I meant to say that I had filled a flashcard of him.
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September 12, 2002, 13:23
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Re: Re: Re: Pictures of my trip to the US (it's not as dull as it sounds)
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No, I meant to say that I had filled a flashcard of him.
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Of him or from him? Saying you "filled a flashcard of him" sounds like you filled a flashcard with pictures of him.
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September 12, 2002, 20:50
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If true, should I be freaked out about it? 
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September 12, 2002, 23:13
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Originally posted by DanS
If true, should I be freaked out about it?
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Who knows, who knows. I could have been doing a lot of things while you were sleeping.
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September 12, 2002, 23:16
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more pictures
Cal, do you know which building this is and in which avenue it's located?
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September 12, 2002, 23:19
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Re: more pictures
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Cal, do you know which building this is and in which avenue it's located?
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Its City Hall, and its at the intersection of Chambers St and Center St. Your photo is looking down Chambers st from broadway.
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September 12, 2002, 23:20
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This must be one of the biggest apartment blocks I've ever seen, it took up the entire block.
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September 12, 2002, 23:25
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I suspect a strong mtoive for building shiny skyscrapers is to make sure the reflections hide its own ugliness.
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September 12, 2002, 23:29
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For some reason I get the urge to play Simcity when I see this picture.
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September 12, 2002, 23:33
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Too much green stuff!
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I think manhatten has great looking skyscrapers but the people are so cold hearted.
Tokyo has the ugliest buildings. But they are sooo darn nice to use yank tourists.
I can remember one cab driver talking about how great macarthur was. He went on and on...like he was the father of there country or somthing. hehe. Its so nice there. If you drop 100 yen, I can remember my dad dropped 200 yen on the ground. One guy picked it up and started chasing my dad and screaming stuff in japenese. He caught to us breathing all heavy and gave it back.
i wonder what possessed me to tell you this.
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September 13, 2002, 00:25
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another thing about japan the cabs have electronic doors. AND YOU NEVER TIP A JAPANESE!!! EVER!!
Its a sign of bad service and considered disrepctful
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September 13, 2002, 02:19
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Nice pictures. Which digital camera do you use? The colors look very realistic, but am I spotting some slight barrel distortion?
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September 13, 2002, 04:49
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Without loading them into a photo editor and laying a straight line along the building edges I think I may be seeing some barrel distortion myself now that you mentioned it. Zoom lenses are usualy going to have at least some distortion in part of their range. Especially in wide angles where its hard to avoid it even with fixed lenses.
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September 14, 2002, 00:11
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Re: Re: more pictures
Barrel distortion? Use layman's words please.
I have an Ixus 300 made by Canon.
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Its City Hall, and its at the intersection of Chambers St and Center St. Your photo is looking down Chambers st from broadway.
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Argh yes, of course!
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September 14, 2002, 00:15
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A couple more pictures (don't mind me, I'm busy selecting and resizing pictures to put them in a gallery)
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September 14, 2002, 00:20
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I wonder what effect it would have given if the WTC still stood up there (occupying the entire left part of the picture, I suspect )
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