Boston Globe's Big Picture presents ... Human landscapes from above ...

[ColbertWatcher]

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/human_landscapes_from_above.html

[malaise]

1. Boston Globe's photo spreads are up there

with the best in the business.

Thanks for these - stunning

[Captain Hilts]

2. I'd never heard of the Maunsell Sea Forts protecting the Thames and Mersey rivers. nt

[KittyWampus]

6. Nor I. Jason Hawkes has quite an eye for a photograph

[ContinentalOp]

10. A pirate radio station was run from there in the 60s.

Also, look up the "Principality of Sealand" which is a "micronation" housed in one of those forts! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Principality_of_Sealand

[NV Whino]

3. Those are great.

Thanks for posting.

One does question the tomatoes.

[ColbertWatcher]

8. The tomato one caught my attention, too.

Don't know what to make of it.

That one and the Hong Kong apartments.

[NV Whino]

9. My reaction to the apartments was

Holy shit, people live in those in earthquake country!

My friend's reactions was, "Holy shit, people live in those!"

[ColbertWatcher]

11. I was shocked by the density.

Not so much that people live in earthquake country, but that so many people live in just that little block of earthquake country!

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. You might also like this site: "Earth as Art". Has stunning pics.

http://earthasart.gsfc.nasa.gov/image_index.html

[ColbertWatcher]

7. Wow. I've never seen these before, thank you! n/t

[lunatica]

5. Thanks! I love threads like these

[malaise]

12. The New York Times is about to shut down

The Boston Globe.