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Skyline Again

02/04/2016 7:53 AM

most of the over 2 million residents of this area speak English (sort of). you get extra points if you know why it is known as a city of light?
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02/04/2016 8:10 AM

Perth Australia. The residents lit their house lights when John Glen passed over on Friendship 7 in 1962

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02/04/2016 8:28 AM

"John Glenn" not Glen.

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02/04/2016 9:12 AM

Is it Six Mile Bottom, in Norfolk?

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02/04/2016 9:18 AM

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02/04/2016 9:40 AM

why do certain annoying idiots insist on responding to your threads with pictures rather than communicating like an adult with text?
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02/04/2016 10:03 AM

Because a picture is worth a thousand words?

Do close the door upon leaving.

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02/04/2016 10:06 AM

You mean 'adults' that hide behind anonymous name calling posts?
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02/04/2016 7:50 PM

Pssssst . . . .my real name is not Brave Sir Robin.

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02/09/2016 10:15 PM

Oh.
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02/04/2016 10:07 AM

Before insulting SE, did you even stop to consider that posting that picture shows he knows the answer, without giving away the game?

No, of course you didn't.

I don't know who you are behind that Anonymous mask, but Admin does; and I hope they stop your abuse of this site and other posters.

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02/05/2016 5:32 AM

Great idea!!

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02/04/2016 10:11 AM

sorry, I don't read minds
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02/04/2016 8:55 PM

Why do we allow anonymous posters again?

As can be seen they have no communication skills, no modesty nor imagination.

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02/05/2016 5:31 AM

We do it to p*** off the coward Anon posters.....

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02/04/2016 10:22 AM

Why do the reflections of the buildings appear to be different colours to the buildings?

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02/05/2016 1:19 AM

Because the reflections are not of the buildings, but of lights.

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02/05/2016 4:56 AM

Good answer: Seems reasonable.

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02/05/2016 11:10 AM

I'm not sure about that. After a closer look at the photo, I couldn't see any colored lights along the esplanade that could produce all these colored reflections. Beside that, some reflections seem to be consistent with the buildings above them (e.g. the blue building at the far right of the picture) while others are not. Although I may be wrong.

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02/05/2016 11:28 AM

You were simply TOO close with your "Avatar" showing!! OOPS!

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02/05/2016 1:01 PM

Zoom in on this

http://dsnsg.org.au/wp-content/blogs.dir/22/files/2012/06/Perth-Landscape.jpg

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02/06/2016 12:13 AM

Good one! So the reflections are of lights. The reflections indeed are mostly NOT the reflections of the buildings themselves, but of the lights, which may or may not all be mounted on those buildings.

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02/06/2016 4:14 AM

Hi Randall. Yes, you are right. The zoom on this image helps a lot. The colored reflections are caused mainly from intense colored lights (illuminated signs) on the top of the buildings. So, this must be an original (nor processed) image.

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02/05/2016 6:59 PM

Yes, that bothered me too, but its either that or its a doctored photo, which is highly likely.

In either case, I'm pretty sure the reflections are not reflections of the buildings shown. All visible reflections are reflections of light, either real or computer-generated, so the second half of my statement still holds.

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02/05/2016 4:35 AM

Yes, that's a good question. This doesn't make sense. Probably the photo is "color processed" for a more intense impression.

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02/04/2016 1:59 PM

"city of light"

Do they have a problem with arsonists?

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02/05/2016 5:33 AM

It certainly has changed dramatically since I last visited it in 1972......I did not recognise it....

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02/05/2016 10:52 AM

2 million is a lot of people..... and a modern skyline hints at Hong Kong... and city of light has a chinese flavour....

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