Comments on: The Twelve Apostles http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html Focus: Photo Journal featuring photos from around the world. Currently in Australia. Sun, 07 Jun 2009 01:30:05 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Peg Moore http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5415 Peg Moore Tue, 26 Feb 2008 07:00:25 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5415 Dude! Then the Apostles are ***really*** tall!?! Like several stories?!? I'm glad Clara asked and that you answered, because I didn't have that concept at all. I was thinking maybe . . . I don't know . . . 15-20 feet? That perspective makes it even more amazing about the one Apostle being there one minute and then gone the next when your friend was photographing it. Wow. Dude! Then the Apostles are ***really*** tall!?! Like several stories?!? I’m glad Clara asked and that you answered, because I didn’t have that concept at all. I was thinking maybe . . . I don’t know . . . 15-20 feet? That perspective makes it even more amazing about the one Apostle being there one minute and then gone the next when your friend was photographing it. Wow.

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5413 josh Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:54:44 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5413 I would estimate a person might be about the height of one of the smaller rocks in the shaddow of the foremost rock in the top photo. I have read most all of King's books. I am starting to go back and pick out the few that I never read, never finished, or can't remember if I've read. Yes, sometimes I forget if I have read a book, and don't remember until the very end. I think there are only about 5 that fit into any of these categories. I would estimate a person might be about the height of one of the smaller rocks in the shaddow of the foremost rock in the top photo.

I have read most all of King’s books. I am starting to go back and pick out the few that I never read, never finished, or can’t remember if I’ve read. Yes, sometimes I forget if I have read a book, and don’t remember until the very end. I think there are only about 5 that fit into any of these categories.

]]> By: Clara http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5412 Clara Tue, 26 Feb 2008 02:45:09 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5412 These photos are lovely and your descriptions most interesting. I'm trying to figure out how tall the rocks are. My Australia book has a photo, but doesn't give dimensions. If a person were standing beside one of the rocks, would the person be totally dwarfed? The formation and striations on the cliffs are amazing, too. Sorry about your camera costing so much to be repaired. Hal has read several Stephen King books. I've read only one or two--a long time ago. These photos are lovely and your descriptions most interesting. I’m trying to figure out how tall the rocks are. My Australia book has a photo, but doesn’t give dimensions. If a person were standing beside one of the rocks, would the person be totally dwarfed? The formation and striations on the cliffs are amazing, too.

Sorry about your camera costing so much to be repaired.

Hal has read several Stephen King books. I’ve read only one or two–a long time ago.

]]> By: dadman http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5388 dadman Sun, 24 Feb 2008 10:50:32 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5388 wow. that would be freaky to be there when it happened! wow. that would be freaky to be there when it happened!

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5381 josh Sun, 24 Feb 2008 02:56:44 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5381 Don't think there is a video, but I saw some before and after photos from one of the people that was there when it was happened. The first one they took having no idea it was about to fall. Then the after picture from 5 minutes later. You couldn't walk down to the beach right there, but up the road a bit you could. Don’t think there is a video, but I saw some before and after photos from one of the people that was there when it was happened. The first one they took having no idea it was about to fall. Then the after picture from 5 minutes later.

You couldn’t walk down to the beach right there, but up the road a bit you could.

]]> By: dadman http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5372 dadman Sat, 23 Feb 2008 13:13:36 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5372 Interesting rocks! I'm wishing there was a video of one of those falling over. That would be pretty spectacular. There must be trails down the cliff to the beach there? Ouch! on the camera! Interesting rocks! I’m wishing there was a video of one of those falling over. That would be pretty spectacular. There must be trails down the cliff to the beach there? Ouch! on the camera!

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5370 josh Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:55:19 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5370 But don't take <i>my</i> word for it. lol But don’t take my word for it.

lol

]]> By: josh http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html/comment-page-1#comment-5369 josh Sat, 23 Feb 2008 08:47:50 +0000 http://focus.circulargenius.com/australia/victoria/the-twelve-apostles.html#comment-5369 The Twelve Apostles is perhaps the most famous landmark on the great ocean road. There are not actually twelve of these stone formations. There may have been at one time, but now there are less. Some have fallen over, one as recently as a couple of years ago. One moment it was there, then it was gone. In this photo you can see a few of the "Apostles," and if you turn around you can see a couple more: <img src="http://focus.circulargenius.com/images/gor6_12_apostles.jpg" alt="12 Apostles"/> I just found out through wikipedia that back in the day, before being renamed to The 12 Apostles, these rock formations were called The Sow and Piglets. Actually, Beth now tells me we read that when we were visiting them. I did not. I do need to get up some photos from Melbourne. The problem is, besides general busyness, my camera is in the shop. It had a bit of dust on the sensor causing artifacts on some photos. Beth took it in, and to my horror it is going to cost $150 to get it wiped clean. Just another example of things being really expensive over here. I have been keeping really busy lately. I spent all week doing some mySQL (database) training to up my knowledge base. I have also been doing quite a bit of reading. Have been getting into some <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Furl%3Dsearch-alias%253Dstripbooks%26field-keywords%3Dmichael%2Bconnelly&tag=spidertalk-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow">Michael Connelly</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=spidertalk-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> books recently, as well as finishing up some of the last few Stephen King books I never got around to reading. I am currently reading <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FBag-Bones-Stephen-King%2Fdp%2F034071820X%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1203756584%26sr%3D8-1&tag=spidertalk-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow">Bag of Bones</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=spidertalk-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> which is better than I expected. I am sure glad SK started writing good books again. There was a while when I just wasn't enjoying what he was putting out, but his last several books have been great. His newest, <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FDuma-Key-Novel-Stephen-King%2Fdp%2F1416552510%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Dbooks%26qid%3D1203756687%26sr%3D1-1&tag=spidertalk-20&linkCode=ur2&camp=1789&creative=9325" rel="nofollow">Duma Key</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=spidertalk-20&l=ur2&o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, is meant to be great. I will have to reserve that one from our local library once I finish the stack on my bedside table. The Twelve Apostles is perhaps the most famous landmark on the great ocean road. There are not actually twelve of these stone formations. There may have been at one time, but now there are less. Some have fallen over, one as recently as a couple of years ago. One moment it was there, then it was gone.

In this photo you can see a few of the “Apostles,” and if you turn around you can see a couple more:

12 Apostles

I just found out through wikipedia that back in the day, before being renamed to The 12 Apostles, these rock formations were called The Sow and Piglets. Actually, Beth now tells me we read that when we were visiting them. I did not.

I do need to get up some photos from Melbourne. The problem is, besides general busyness, my camera is in the shop. It had a bit of dust on the sensor causing artifacts on some photos. Beth took it in, and to my horror it is going to cost $150 to get it wiped clean. Just another example of things being really expensive over here.

I have been keeping really busy lately. I spent all week doing some mySQL (database) training to up my knowledge base. I have also been doing quite a bit of reading. Have been getting into some Michael Connelly books recently, as well as finishing up some of the last few Stephen King books I never got around to reading. I am currently reading Bag of Bones which is better than I expected. I am sure glad SK started writing good books again. There was a while when I just wasn’t enjoying what he was putting out, but his last several books have been great. His newest, Duma Key, is meant to be great. I will have to reserve that one from our local library once I finish the stack on my bedside table.

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