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Re: the next theme
G. Donald Bain 2004-Aug-12 22:29:00
If you want to "claim" a bridge go ahead, just post your intentions to
the list. Plenty of bridges to go around.
There are also many unique ways to shoot the same bridge. Here's a
suggestion some of you might want to follow up on -- take a friend who
is interested in QTVR along, and help him/her shoot a panorama. Could
be at the same bridge with a different location, or another bridge
altogether.
Bridges, though everywhere, might be a little less obvious in the
desert. But how about a bridge over a dry river, like the Mojave at
Barstow? Mundane to you, but a revelation to people from different
climes.
Don
On Aug 12, 2004, at 2:28 PM, Bo wrote:
> Bridges = GREAT
>
> Do we sign up for a particular area again this time or just go hit
> it hard. (smile)
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> Though, Bridges is somewhat sparse out towards Palm Springs... But
> there gotta be something cool in the mountains. Not counting the
> infamous London Bridge in Havasu.
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> Bo
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> --- In #removed#, G. Donald Bain <#removed#> wrote:
>> As you may have noticed I have been in and out of contact a lot in
>> recent weeks, participating in discussions some days, then
>> disappearing. Landis is on the road continuously for a while now,
> so we
>> hear from him also only intermittently.
>>
>> But it is time to move on - the Equinox is only six weeks away. A
>> theme needs to be determined so we can organize our lives around
> this
>> event!
>>
>> There have been many good suggestions, and we have at least a
> couple of
>> years of excellent themes to work on.
>>
>> My concern right now is to be as inclusive as possible - we need
> to
>> keep building the base of participants. We don't want a theme that
> will
>> be a problem for anyone, or too difficult. This is certainly a
>> challenge, considering the range of cultures, climates, and
>> personalities we have to work with.
>>
>> Here's my proposal:
>>
>> BRIDGES -- A World Wide Panorama -- September 18-22, 2004
>>
>> Every place on earth has bridges, from heroic suspension spans to
>> graceful arches over the canals of Venice. There are scary
> swinging
>> bridges, busy bridges over urban rivers, high arched bridges in
>> Japanese gardens, picturesque covered bridges in the countryside,
>> bridges that open for shipping, floating bridges, Roman bridges
> still
>> in use, ancient bridges in China.
>>
>> Bridges are interesting, in their engineering, their materials,
> their
>> setting, their history. They are important, providing vital access
>> across rivers and to islands. Some carry huge volumes of traffic,
>> others cross international boundaries. Bridges can be short but
>> complicated, the soaring loops of a freeway interchange, or
> immensely
>> long like the causeway connecting the Florida Keys. Some cross
> deep
>> narrow gorges in the mountains, others span turbulent tidal
> channels.
>> They can be symbolic, like a Chinese nine-turn bridge, or strictly
>> utilitarian, like the ubiquitous Bailey bridges.
>>
>> Bridges can be beautiful, in and of themselves. From the classic
> spans
>> of ancient times, to the bravado of the industrial revolution, to
>> dramatic new shapes by Santiago Calatrava. Bridges sometimes
> provide
>> the grace-note to a dramatic scene, the focal point of a
> landscape.
>> Bridges over lakes and streams in gardens and parks are often
> works of
>> art, carefully designed for visual effect as well as utility.
>>
>> Many bridges are famous: the Golden Gate Bridge, Brooklyn Bridge,
>> London Bridge (in Arizona) and Tower Bridge (still in London), the
>> Bridge of Sighs in Venice, Sydney Harbor Bridge, the Eads Bridge
> over
>> the Mississippi, the new bridges over the Inland Sea in Japan, the
>> Tagus River Bridge in Lisbon, the Firth of Forth bridges in
> Scotland.
>>
>> Taken metaphorically, bridges can be anything that helps us to
> progress
>> from one place to another, spanning barriers and obstacles. There
> are
>> social and cultural bridges, economic and business bridges,
> emotional
>> and psychological bridges.
>>
>> So, I think we can all find something exciting to contribute on
> the
>> theme of BRIDGES.
>>
>> More information later.
>>
>> Don
>> ----------
>> G. Donald Bain
>> Director, Geography Computing Facility
>> University of California, Berkeley
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