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• bouette (1241)
• [2006-11-10 7:50]

J'aime bien cette photo

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• tournesol (12862)
• [2006-11-10 12:50]

Welcome to TL, Kati! Very nice shot, good juxtaposition of coloured and monochrome. The touch of humour is nice too. Well done!

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• Aida (2258)
• [2006-11-10 16:40]

Hi Kati,

Nice photo. The colors and the details are great.

Regards,
Aida

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• MLINES (8520)
• [2006-11-16 7:22]

Hi Kati. Welcome to TL. Wonderful photo for others to see. As a geo myself i have been to some strange places but nothing quite like this! Great POV and clarity with good colours. Murray.

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• MarcLabbe (1845)
• [2006-11-16 13:03]
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Great September Artic photo. But i would have liked a note like the following:

Svalbard, often called Spitzberg (in french) is an archipelago located between 74 and 81N. and between 10 and 34E.

Politics:
Svalbard is completely controlled by and part of the Kingdom of Norway. The Svalbard Treaty recognizes Norwegian sovereignty over Svalbard. However Norway's power over Svalbard has some limitations in taxation, environmental conservation, non-discrimination and certain military activity.

Svalbard was made a part of Norway by a Norwegian act in 1925, thus Svalbard is not a Norwegian dependency. However, under the terms of the treaty, citizens of signatory states have rights to exploit mineral deposits and other natural resources "on a footing of absolute equality". As a result, a permanent Russian settlement, more or less autonomous, grew up at Barentsburg. Another Russian settlement at Pyramiden was abandoned in 2000.

According to Per Sefland, Norway's governor on the archipelago, the Svalbard Treaty of February 9, 1920 implies that "If you're able to find a job, you have the right according to the treaty to come here."[1] The treaty states: "The nationals of all the high contracting parties [signatories] shall have equal liberty of access and entry for any reason or object whatever to the waters, fjords and ports of the territories." Therefore, some immigrants who have been denied residence to EU countries have relocated to Svalbard.

Seed Bank
By the year 2007 the Norwegian government is planning on building a 'doomsday' seed bank in which as many (known) species' seeds as possible will be stored.

Source: Wikipedia

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• henrytf (117)
• [2006-11-17 16:29]

Hello Kati
Strange photograph
Strange attitude of the three walkers. Are they trying to face the wind?
Wild but beautiful country.
I am so pleased to see that all that ice has not melted yet.
(^_~)
Regards
Henry

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• sebcz (869)
• [2006-11-21 7:31]

Hi Kati!
A funny shot, you told them to strike such poses, right? :)
Nice one, with good compo and 'deep' (in both senses of the word) DoF.
Regards,
Seb

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• Soundsangels (11725)
• [2006-11-27 7:34]

What a view.....
A real paradise for photographers.....
Oh i like it too much
Bravo
Welcome on TL....
Claude