Comments on: Google Sightseeing Safari http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/ Why bother seeing the world for real? Sun, 06 Jul 2008 17:26:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: micah http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-199329 micah Mon, 17 Mar 2008 06:46:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-199329 i think some people are confused....... the hi res photos are taken from planes and superimposed over the satalite image.... which is why there are shadows/reflections of planes and such...... in the market place all the people are staring at the plane above...... they're not sensing your watching eye (much delayed) through the lense of a satalite. however, i'm fully sure that the gov has plenty of hi res photos of the entire earth, or local galaxy for that matter...... but that may be my american conspiracy upbringing speaking. but great photos! i saved them all! i think some people are confused……. the hi res photos are taken from planes and superimposed over the satalite image…. which is why there are shadows/reflections of planes and such…… in the market place all the people are staring at the plane above…… they’re not sensing your watching eye (much delayed) through the lense of a satalite. however, i’m fully sure that the gov has plenty of hi res photos of the entire earth, or local galaxy for that matter…… but that may be my american conspiracy upbringing speaking. but great photos! i saved them all!

]]> By: Mrb http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174268 Mrb Tue, 13 Nov 2007 19:52:09 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174268 Very odd red tree Alex! @ John you need to read the post, a mistake I have made from time to time as it says "Here’s another shot of the same hippos" one does seem to be slightly later than the other as a vulture has definitely moved off the hippos back. Very odd red tree Alex!

@ John you need to read the post, a mistake I have made from time to time as it says “Here’s another shot of the same hippos” one does seem to be slightly later than the other as a vulture has definitely moved off the hippos back.

]]> By: John http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174249 John Tue, 13 Nov 2007 17:49:54 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174249 Sorry to disappoint anyone but the 2 pictures of the hippos are actually of the exact same spot. The camera when they took the pics was rotated and hence why i figure they were placed really close to gether. also you can see the same dead hippo in both Sorry to disappoint anyone but the 2 pictures of the hippos are actually of the exact same spot. The camera when they took the pics was rotated and hence why i figure they were placed really close to gether. also you can see the same dead hippo in both

]]> By: Aaron http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174036 Aaron Tue, 13 Nov 2007 04:44:04 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-174036 These pictures are incredibly high res. They are like 2-3 times better than anywhere in the USA, easy. And the Sahara is really big. Between the horrendous load times and the trillions of gallons of fuel it would take to criscross the Sahara millions of times for tons of pictures of sand it just ain't feasible. Why is my keyboard typing so big? These pictures are incredibly high res. They are like 2-3 times better than anywhere in the USA, easy. And the Sahara is really big. Between the horrendous load times and the trillions of gallons of fuel it would take to criscross the Sahara millions of times for tons of pictures of sand it just ain’t feasible. Why is my keyboard typing so big?

]]> By: Baddinn http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173817 Baddinn Mon, 12 Nov 2007 14:29:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173817 Here is one stupid question. Why do they only but in these small parts of the ground but not the whole county, i mean they have obviously gone all around Africa to take pictures. Here is one stupid question. Why do they only but in these small parts of the ground but not the whole county, i mean they have obviously gone all around Africa to take pictures.

]]> By: James http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173792 James Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:41:38 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173792 @rob, Alex: Yes, it's official, this is the Best. Sight. Ever. Behold, the new <a href="/ratings/" rel="nofollow">ratings page</a>, where GSS Safari is clearly the top rated sight. @rob, Alex:

Yes, it’s official, this is the Best. Sight. Ever.

Behold, the new ratings page, where GSS Safari is clearly the top rated sight.

]]> By: Timothy http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173740 Timothy Mon, 12 Nov 2007 10:25:13 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173740 @Alex - That is not the shadow of the plane it is the reflection of the plane in the water. Similar reflections can be found whenever the plane flies over water. It is directly below the plane so It tells us that the photo was not taken exactly vertically. I wonder why there are no big cats found so far. @Alex - That is not the shadow of the plane it is the reflection of the plane in the water. Similar reflections can be found whenever the plane flies over water. It is directly below the plane so It tells us that the photo was not taken exactly vertically.

I wonder why there are no big cats found so far.

]]> By: Alex http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173621 Alex Sun, 11 Nov 2007 20:36:48 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173621 @mark - I don't know about the only tongue, but definitely the only yawn! @Mrb - They're fantastic! My own fave (so far) is this beautiful shot of a <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=-23.38019,46.857184&z=21" rel="nofollow">solitary red tree</a> in Madagascar. @rob - I'll get James to check the database and find out ;) @everyone else - thanks very much, we're very glad you all enjoyed it so much! :D Finally, here's a little mystery for you to discuss! Have a look at this <a href="http://googlesightseeing.com/maps?p=&c=&t=k&hl=en&ll=15.72915,-2.277611&z=22" rel="nofollow">silhouette of a small plane</a> in the mangrove swamp I mentioned in the post. Now, look at the shadows cast by the mangroves, and explain to me where the outline of the plane is coming from (because I don't believe that it could possibly be a shadow cast by the plane from which the photo was taken...!) @mark - I don’t know about the only tongue, but definitely the only yawn!

@Mrb - They’re fantastic! My own fave (so far) is this beautiful shot of a solitary red tree in Madagascar.

@rob - I’ll get James to check the database and find out ;)

@everyone else - thanks very much, we’re very glad you all enjoyed it so much! :D

Finally, here’s a little mystery for you to discuss!

Have a look at this silhouette of a small plane in the mangrove swamp I mentioned in the post. Now, look at the shadows cast by the mangroves, and explain to me where the outline of the plane is coming from (because I don’t believe that it could possibly be a shadow cast by the plane from which the photo was taken…!)

]]> By: rob http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173450 rob Sun, 11 Nov 2007 11:56:33 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173450 Best sight ever. Anyone keeping count? Best sight ever.

Anyone keeping count?

]]> By: Quentin http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173221 Quentin Sat, 10 Nov 2007 19:46:19 +0000 http://googlesightseeing.com/2007/11/09/google-sightseeing-safari/#comment-173221 wow this is possibly the best post ever! nice stuff! wow this is possibly the best post ever!
nice stuff!

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