Uploads from StGrundy, tagged atlanta

Midtown Atlanta from Lake Clara Meer

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 05:46:05 -0800

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Piedmont Park

A shot from my archives that I had not posted before. This was from a stroll through Piedmont Park during Dogwood Festival in 2009. Nice view of the city from here.

Tropical beauties

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Sat, 05 Jan 2013 06:03:52 -0800

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Common Discus
(Symphysodon aequifasciatus)

Georgia Aquarium

Love the color and patterns on these.

Blue Moons

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Fri, 04 Jan 2013 05:52:06 -0800

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Moon jelly
(Aurelia aurita)

seen in the Tropical Diver gallery at the Georgia Aquarium

The tank is lit with varying bright colors and make the jellies look like space creatures. Lots of fun to watch them float about.

Giant Grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Thu, 03 Jan 2013 14:25:15 -0800

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Georgia Aquarium - Ocean Voyager exhibit

Description from Georgia Aquarium website :

The giant grouper is a reef-associated saltwater fish that dwells in shallow reefs, caves, wrecks and estuaries in tropical climates. It is the largest of all coral reef-dwelling bony fish and feeds on fish, sharks and crustaceans by hiding in reefs and ambushing its prey. The giant grouper can expand its mouth to create a strong suction, which allows it to engulf its unsuspecting food.

Due to over-fishing the giant grouper has been listed as “vulnerable” on the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List. The giant grouper population is thought to be declining at a rate of 20 percent every 10 years. This species can live to be more than 50 years old, which means it takes some time for younger fish to replace the older, larger fish in an environment.

Whale Shark (Rhincodon typus)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Wed, 02 Jan 2013 06:14:13 -0800

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Georgia Aquarium - Ocean Voyager exhibit

From the Georgia Aquarium website:

This exhibit was specially designed to house whale sharks, the largest fish species in the world. Schools of predatory trevally jacks, squadrons of small and large stingrays, enormous goliath grouper and several sharks all ply the waters of this ocean habitat containing more than six million gallons of saltwater. With 4,574 square feet of viewing windows, a 100-foot-long underwater tunnel, 185 tons of acrylic windows and the second largest viewing window in the world at 23 feet tall by 61 feet wide and 2 feet thick, visitors will have multiple opportunities to view all of these magnificent animals. No other aquarium in the world has ever attempted to manage the variety and size of fish in this major exhibit.

Lion Fish

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Mon, 31 Dec 2012 16:13:19 -0800

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pterois, commonly known as lionfish, is a genus of venomous marine fish found mostly in the Indo-Pacific. Pterois is characterized by red, white and black bands, showy pectoral fins and venomous spiky fin rays. Pterois are classified into nine different species, but Pterois radiata, Pterois volitans and Pterois miles are the most commonly studied. Pterois are popular aquarium fish and are readily utilized in the culinary world.

Señorita with a Necklace of Tears

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Thu, 13 Dec 2012 05:01:24 -0800

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Waxy Monkey Frog
Phyllomedusa sauvagii

Seen at the GEORGIA AQUARIUM as part of the Frogs - A Chorus of Colors exhibit

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Lissamphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Hylidae
Subfamily: Phyllomedusinae
Genus: Phyllomedusa
Species: P. sauvagii
Binomial name: Phyllomedusa sauvagii

Crescent moon over Midtown

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 11:10:00 -0700

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An early morning view of midtown Atlanta from 14th Street. A storm system had just come through and the remaining clouds made for some interesting views of the midtown buildings. The largest building seen here (in the center) is One Atlantic Center.

One Atlantic Center (also known as the IBM Tower) was the tallest building in the Southeast when completed but is now the 3rd tallest in Atlanta being surpassed by the Sun Trust and Bank of America buildings. The building's exterior consists of Spanish pink granite with a copper pyramidal top and gold peak. The design includes gothic flourishes, most noticeably below the copper top of the building. At night the peak and ridges along the top are illuminated brightly, creating a glowing effect.

To the left of One Atlantic Center is the much shorter Atlantic Center Plaza building, which bears similar postmodern design and was constructed across the street as the second phase of the Atlantic Center development. Atlantic Center Plaza's design and architecture are so similar, it has affectionately become known in Atlanta as the "Mini Me" building, named after the comical dwarfish clone of Dr. Evil in the Austin Powers movies.

Atlanta: Midtown from Bobby Dodd Stadium

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 03:16:44 -0700

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An early morning view of midtown Atlanta from the top of the Georgia Tech (Bobby Dodd) Stadium

Visible in this image:
Georgia Tech Brittain Dining Hall (lower right)
Atlanta Biltmore Hotel (center with towers and neon signs)

Featured on:
* ATL Urbanist site
* Georgia Tech Facebook page
* Atlanta Magazine blog
August 31, 2011

"V" is for VARSITY! (EXPLORED)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:18:04 -0700

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Explore August 27, 2011
Best Position# 356

The Varsity lays claim to the title of: "The World's Largest Drive-in Restaurant". Located on North Avenue across the highway from the Georgia Tech campus, the restaurant was established in 1928. From it's original 70' X 120' lot, the Varsity has grown to two-story site of more than two acres which can accommodate 600 cars and over 800 people inside. On days when the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets are playing a home game, over 30,000 people visit The Varsity.

Atlanta from the Varsity (EXPLORED)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 06:52:31 -0700

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Explored August 26, 2011
Best Position #300

Pre-dawn shot of downtown Atlanta skyline from The Varsity drive-in.

The Varsity doesn't open until 10 AM so there was no one around. The place is usually packed during the day and late into the night. It was very different to see it quiet.

The Varsity lays claim to the title of: "The World's Largest Drive-in Restaurant". Located on North Avenue across the highway from the Georgia Tech campus, the restaurant was established in 1928. From it's original 70' X 120' lot, the Varsity has grown to two-story site of more than two acres which can accommodate 600 cars and over 800 people inside. On days when the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets are playing a home game, over 30,000 people visit The Varsity.

Coca Cola Santa at the Aquarium

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 06:03:07 -0800

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Christmas decorations at World of Coca Cola with Georgia Aquarium in background

Nap time

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Wed, 19 Dec 2012 05:50:33 -0800

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Western lowland gorillas seen in the Ford African Rain Forest display at Zoo Atlanta.

Don't you hate it when something gets in your eye?

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Tue, 18 Dec 2012 06:52:30 -0800

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Zoo Atlanta

Scuba Claus

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 05:00:36 -0800

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Christmas is everywhere - even underwater!
seen at the Georgia Aquarium, Atlanta, GA.

Chinese Gliding Frog

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Mon, 10 Dec 2012 05:55:56 -0800

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Rhacophorus dennysi
seen at the Georgia Aquarium - Atlanta, Georgia, USA

[Description from Wikipedia]

Chinese Gliding Frog or Chinese Flying Frog, is a species of frog in the Rhacophoridae family.
It is found in China, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam.

This frog is up to 4 inches long. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests, subtropical or tropical moist montane forests, rivers, swamps, freshwater marshes, intermittent freshwater marshes, ponds, irrigated land, and canals and ditches.

Females lay eggs in foam nests attached to branches and grasses overhanging water. They create nests by beating a frothy secretion into foam with their hind legs.

Atlanta decorated for Christmas

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Sat, 08 Dec 2012 07:34:25 -0800

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View of Midtown Atlanta from World of Coca-Cola

Atlanta: The Varsity upper level

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 13:45:00 -0700

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Pre-dawn shot of downtown The Varsity with Atlanta skyline.

The Varsity doesn't open until 10 AM so there was no one around. The place is usually packed during the day and late into the night. It was very different to see it quiet.

The Varsity lays claim to the title of: "The World's Largest Drive-in Restaurant". Located on North Avenue across the highway from the Georgia Tech campus, the restaurant was established in 1928. From it's original 70' X 120' lot, the Varsity has grown to two-story site of more than two acres which can accommodate 600 cars and over 800 people inside. On days when the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets are playing a home game, over 30,000 people visit The Varsity.

Atlanta: Midtown morning rush (EXPLORED)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 03:08:30 -0700

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EXPLORE Aug 29, 2011
Best Position #490

A view of midtown Atlanta morning rush hour on the 75/85 connector.

This was taken from the rear parking lot deck of The Varsity, looking North toward Atlantic Station. In this scene you can see: Atlantic Station including the Wells Fargo and BB&T Buildings and The Atlantic Condominium Tower, the 10th Street overpass and the Georgia Tech billboard and of course, the headlight and taillight trails of the traffic streaming through midtown Atlanta.

Atlanta Dawn (EXPLORED)

nobody@flickr.com (StGrundy) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 03:08:28 -0700

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A view of downtown Atlanta from the East. This was taken from the Jackson Street overpass of the Freedom Parkway at about 7 AM.

Quote of the Day:

“In my view you cannot claim to have seen something until you have photographed it.”

~ Emile Zola