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Tiia Vissak |
great colors, details & framing!
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Renee Doyle |
Happy New Year to you too Paul ..... were they playing cricket :-) ..... it is a great movie and this is a wonderful capture!!!! Travel safe!
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Michelle Alton |
Beautifully captured, Paul. It looks so top heavy to me...like a monster mouth!
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countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson Contact Tammy M. Anderson Tammy M. Anderson's Gallery |
Excellent comp. and capture, Paul. Great colors.
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- Carolyn M. Fletcher Contact Carolyn M. Fletcher Carolyn M. Fletcher's Gallery |
Those things are huge.. makes you wonder why they don't fall over.
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John Connolly |
A wonderful capture of The Dish, Paul! I must drag my DVD of the movie out and have another look at it, it is one of my favorite movies also!
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Brett Dolsen |
Wonderfull capture of this great location Paul!!Love the movie and love your capture!
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Kate Jackson |
Very interesting shots Paul. I like this one which show it in its location. It looks so top heavy on top of the circular building at the bottom. But if it's been there since 1969 I guess it must be pretty secure!!
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Carolyn J. Connolly |
I really like all your superb captures of 'the dish', Paul...and the sky is gorgeous, too!! Noteworthy is the fact that this radio telescope was originally opened in October 1961!! :o) It's hard to believe that the movie 'The Dish' was actually released over 10 years ago now, too!! Doesn't time fly when you're having fun!! ;o) It's most interesting to visit this site in Parkes!! A few years back Phil and I also visited the site of the now long since (1967-1981) decommissioned Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station, just outside of Canberra!! :o) It was actually "the REAL Dish(!). Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station was an important link in early space missions, including the first footsteps on the Moon."
After Honeysuckle was closed the actual 26 metre antenna dish was "relocated to the Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex at nearby Tidbinbilla, and renamed Deep Space station 46, where it remained in use until late 2009."
Parkes Radio Telescope is definitely worth visiting, too!! We must get out there again sometime soon!! ;o)
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Carolyn J. Connolly |
Additionally, Paul - this is a very interesting web page:
* we did point at the Moon, and, as arranged, did take signals, and successfully, for the moonwalks Pure fictions (to make a good story) * there was no power failure
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Carolyn J. Connolly |
"Understated/overlooked aspects * the first few minutes of the televised broadcast originated from Honey Suckle Creek, near Canberra Puzzling aspects * Prime Ministerial ignorance (we were well known — half the construction funds were from Commonwealth Government) Cricket on the Dish * It never happened. True the actors went up there for about an hour, but they were told where they could stand, what they could do, what they could throw (a tennis ball). So, it wasn't a "stunt-double" dish, it really was the Parkes dish they were standing on, but neither was what the film showed "highlights of a day's play"!"
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countryimpressions.net - Tammy M. Anderson Contact Tammy M. Anderson Tammy M. Anderson's Gallery |
Congrats on your great finalist, Paul.
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emile-abbott-photography.com - Emile Abbott Contact Emile Abbott Emile Abbott's Gallery |
Congratulations on a huge finalist, Paul.
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Tiia Vissak |
Congratulations!
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Nancy (Peaches) Harker |
WOOOOOOOOOOOO HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO HUGE CONGRATS on your finalist! Best of luck in the next round!
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Barbara Mason |
Congratulations on this superb image/finalist Paul !!
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Merna L. Nobile |
Black and White, Bright Colors, Full Frame or Cropped, it does not matter. You’re a winner! CONGRATULATIONS, Merna
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- Evy Johansen Contact Evy Johansen Evy Johansen's Gallery |
Wonderful capture, Paul! Big congratulations on your finalist!
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Raymond Pauly |
Congratulations on your finalist, Paul.
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- Stefania Barbier Contact Stefania Barbier Stefania Barbier's Gallery |
spectacular finalist, huge congrats!!!
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- Patrick Rouzes Contact Patrick Rouzes Patrick Rouzes's Gallery |
Congratulations & good luck, Paul! Amazing finalist! WTG!
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- Ann Coates Contact Ann Coates Ann Coates's Gallery |
Wow, what an amazing sight. Congratulations on your fantastic finalist Paul.
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