Amazing picture thread

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200 year old Wisteria tree in Japan

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One for the bucket list, Iceland’s black sand beach

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Not shopped, stunning vista at Lago el Toro at the edge of the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in southern Chile.

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Trinity College Library in Dublin, been there, amazing!

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Beautiful sight, built for the glory of the French army, tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Stone Tower Island, Sumba, Indonesia...must be some real hard rock holding that upright

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Beach, China, blimey!

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Beach, China, blimey!

Fake.

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cancel the blimey then and maybe the China, looks like a beach though

[Neverna]

Moved on a bit, heh!

I can remember those. It's a nice reminder but what is "amazing" about that picture?

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Brando as Mark Antony in "Julius Caesar" 1953

Amazing?

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Not shopped, stunning vista at Lago el Toro at the edge of the Parque Nacional Torres del Paine in southern Chile.

Trekked that, stunning place. They've got different coloured lakes tinted with the minerals. I was looking forward to seeing condors, spent 5 days trekking around and just seeing them as specks high up. Last day we were being bussed out to Argentina to Los Glaciares and the driver pulled over. I was in a bit of fug after a last night party and it took me a few minutes to understand that they parked up near a fence and there were 6 condors sat in a row kinda like crows do having a chat - got my condor piccies

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St Petersburg in winter

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Evolution of the coke bottle

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Cunard R.M.S. Aquitania, New York City c1920 (Postcards from Old New York)

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Is this how volcanoes are born?
Aogashima, Japan

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A dramatic capture of the famous Lighthouse Ar Men, otherwise known as the Hell of Hells, off the coast of Brittany. (Breizh'scapes Photographes)

htf did they ever build it!

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The famed 19th Century Tornado that was caught on camera in Oklahoma, 1898
(Pictures in History)

[Maanaam]

htf did they ever build it!

And build it so well! That would be a great photo essay and story.

Time for google.

Yeah, worth a read.
"work began in 1867. In the first year of work, workmen were able to land on the rock on only seven occasions and could spend a total of just eight hours per day drilling holes for the foundation.[3]"
Wiki.

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Liberty is timeless and universal. So few have enjoyed it. Even fewer appreciate it.
Libération de Paris 1944
(Robert Doisneau)

Don't know why we bothered

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Judy Garland and some Munchkins take a break during filming of 'The Wizard of Oz, 1938

Trivia: After the WoO, a lot of these munchkins worked in aircraft factories during WWII, laying electrical wire, cable wire and hydraulic lines.

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48th St Window Washers, NYC 1958

(Inge Morath 1923-2002)

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The day prohibition ended in America, December 5th, 1933.
A rare example of how irrational restraints on liberty CAN be repealed, and without a court decision.

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Preikestolen cliff in Norway, bucket full of no thanks!

Anyone been here? Some of these look awful close to the edge; is there a token fence or barrier to stop them falling off?

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Not sure, could be White cliffs of Dover