Martin Horkley's Snapshots

La Fragatta rotating restaurant. by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Bogota looking both north and south by Martin Horkley

La Fragatta - once famous for excellent and expensive food. I say once, as the last time I went I was very disappointed with the quality. This used to be a pleasant annual meal out near Christmas every year, but I have now knocked it off the list. The whole room rotates in about an hour and the tables get a very pleasant view of the city during the meal. Shame the quality has dropped so much... of courses the prices are still as high as the building.

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Police Body Guard - Bogota by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Bogota looking both north and south by Martin Horkley

Police Body Guard in Bogota stopping traffic to allow some dark windowed cars out of a junction. The fact that this is a policeman would mean that the people/person in the car is either a politician or a diplomat - probably the former.

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Crem Helado Icecreams.... can you spot the other one in the picture? by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

Crem Helado Icecreams.... can you spot the other one in the picture?

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Arabic Turkish restaurant on calle 85 by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

Arabic Turkish restaurant on calle 85

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Colombian Police bike by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

Colombian Police bike

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Water storage in warm climates.. by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

These could not exist in northern and southern hemispheres nearer to the poles as they would freeze. Temperatures here rarely drop below 5c at night and almost never in the city.

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One of the permenant kiosks for street selling by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

These permenant kiosks will replace the pram street sellers. Sellers will have to rent these from the city.

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Street seller by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View of the mountains and streets around Bogota by Martin Horkley

Very soon these will become a thing of the past as the city has placed permenant kiosks around this part of the city and will make unorthorised selling illegal.

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Coffee Farmer statue by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Parque Cafe top station just as dusk sets in by Martin Horkley

Coffee Farmer statue

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Guadua Bamboo by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan View into the main square of the Parque Cafe near Armenia in Quindio Colombia by Martin Horkley

Guadua Bamboo

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Buenavista Quindio Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Buenavista Quindio Colombia coffee region by Martin Horkley

The town of Buenavista Quindio Colombia

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Guadua Bamboo by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Buenavista Quindio Colombia coffee region by Martin Horkley

This incredible bamboo is very broard and strong, perfect for construction. Once a plant has grown to maturity, it can grow one stem in 6 months: thats 12-15 cms a day. The width of these shoots are about 15-20cms. With correct treatment they can last for 100 years... with no treatment, they maay only last 3-5 years. I understand the treatment is.... first cut the guadua at the base and then leave it hanging (the top part is caught with other branches and will hold it there suspended.) This is left to dry for 45 days and then it is pulled down and trimmed and placed in a bath of borax and other chemicals for about 6 days. Once dryed this will produce the perfect treatment for constructing.

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Coffee and Banana plantations in Quindio Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Buenavista Quindio Colombia coffee region by Martin Horkley

Coffee and Banana plantations in Quindio Colombia. This shows a tipical method of cultivating both bananas and coffee in the same area. The banana palms offering some shade to the coffee bushes. The blue coverings are bags placed over the growing bananas to help protect them from birds.

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Guadua Bamboo house in the coffee region of Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Salento Mirador Quindio Colombia by Martin Horkley

Guadua Bamboo house in the coffee region of Colombia. A very broad bamboo, about 15-20cm across, that is perfect for construction use. If treated correctly, then this should last over 100 years. The treatment takes about 60 days.

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They must love television in Bogota, Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Escuela de Caballeros in Bogota Colombia first picture by Martin Horkley

This satalite dish is biiger than the apartment!

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Petrol Prices in Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

2300 Pesos to the US$ /
3350 Pesos to GBP /
16/11/2008

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Colombian Flag by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Escuela de Caballeros in Bogota Colombia by Martin Horkley

Colombian flag in Bogota Colombia

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Toyota in Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Escuela de Caballeros in Bogota Colombia by Martin Horkley

Toyota in Colombia

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secret BBQ hideout by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Represa del Tomin� near Bogota & La Calera in Colombia by Martin Horkley

secret BBQ hideout

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Tree Berries in Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Represa del Tomin� near Bogota & La Calera in Colombia by Martin Horkley

I thought I had locked the focus on the camera, but apparently not. So this is the effect.... The berries have come out well, but the background is out of focus. This is repeated across this scene.where the camera has locked onto objects in the forground. The G9 has a f-stop of f8.0 max. If I could have taken this wih it set at F22 then I would have probably gained both fore and background.

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Transmilenium Mass transport system by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

The transmilenium has its own routes and is based on double length busses. I am a little sad they didn't use either natural gas or other types of cleaner energy to power the busses.

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Chiva by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

An old Chiva - now used to take people to clubs. Drive around the city, drink aguardiente and jump around to loud music.... then end up at a club for the rest of the night.

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Unicentro Shopping Centre by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Unicentro shopping centre in Bogota.

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Colombian Rum by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Colombian Rum

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Colombian Flag by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Colombian Flag

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Tourist Train to Nemacon by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

I snap shot of the tourist train to Zipaquira and Nemacon. Ther are very few trains in Colombia and only this train in Bogota.

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Carrefour Santa Ana Bogota Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Carrefour Santa Ana Bogota Colombia

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Roof Sign Post by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Interesting roof...

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British Telephone box by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Interesting... A british Telephone box in Colombia. What's it for? I guess it isn't very accessable by the general population. Maybe it is a direct link to the British Ambassador!

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El Dorado Airport Bogota Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

El Dorado Airport, Bogota, Colombia

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La Fragata - Rotating Restaurant by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

La Fragata on the world trade centre on calle 100

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Homecentre by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan The City of Bogota by Martin Horkley

Homecentre DIY (Do It Youreself)

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Boat trip around Sochagota lake, Paipa, Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Lake Sochagota Paipa Colombia 2 by Martin Horkley

Take a boat trip around Sochagota lake, Paipa, Colombia.

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red nature by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Boston BackBay Charles river by Eric B.

nice color to find in the middle of the city

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Halloween Ghost by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Birthday Party at Choquenza Club in Bogota Colombia by Martin Horkley

This is surreal!

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Cottage in Provence? by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Lake Sochagota Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley

Is this a french cottage?

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Paddle Boat by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Lake Sochagota Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley

Three people on this bost is surely too many!

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People walking away by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Munich Airport Franz Josef Strauss by gigapanbot

People walking away from the outer perimeter

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Water Skiing in Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Lake Sochagota Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley

Water Skiing in Paipa Colombia

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The town of Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley from the GigaPan Lake Sochagota Paipa Colombia by Martin Horkley

This is the town of Paipa. Famous for its hot springs.

Many hotels in this relatively cold part of the country have hot spring heated swimming pools, which is a very pleasant way to relax day or night.

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