Satellite comms and mobile telephony have really changed life in developing countries - where previously people couldn't communicate easily across distances because their govts couldn't afford to build and maintain the cabling infrastructure, now it's cheap and easy. It's an incredible change.
Flying into Marrakesh in the evening I was struck by the number of satellite receivers pointing at me. I didn't photograph it through the plane window because at that time I knew I'd left my batteries & charger behind, and had to conserve juice. But the entire city, which is a kind of monochrome mud colour of buildings, bristled with them. I'd say there were hundreds of thousands, possibly millions, of satellite dishes peering upwards. Bob > > Inspired by Bob's terrific portfolios, and because I haven't been very > active lately - here's a link to one of mine, taken in Cairo > last year. > http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=7986120 > > Details on the page, comments welcome > > > John Coyle > Brisbane, Australia > > Some cityscapes, buildings, interiors, etc: > > http://www.web-options.com/Arch/ > > Comments welcome (although I know some of them need straightening out > a bit). > > Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
