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Athirapally Waterfalls

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Athirapally Waterfalls Athirapally Waterfalls are located 1000 feet above sea level at the Chalakudy River in Thrissur district of Kerala. One of the famous tourist attractions in Kerala, the magnificent waterfalls are a sight worth witnessing. This is the biggest waterfall in Kerala. Athirapally falls comes down from a height of 80 feet through several parallel streams. In the monsoon season, in its full might, the waterfalls appear like Niagara Falls. One can reach the top of Athirapally falls in about 15 minutes’ wall. It is blessed with spectacular views of the Sholayar hills and the Western Ghats. The trek down from the top of the waterfalls is about 10-15 minutes trek. Swimming is possible in the stream as you enjoy the spray of the water. Rainbows are also a common sight. It usually takes 2-3 hours to explore the waterfalls. The surrounding environs of the waterfalls is a bio diversity hotspot. The river is blessed with 85 species of fresh water fish living in it. Th

Oriental Japan Large Format Field Camera-1919

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Oriental Japan Large Format Field Camera Oriental Shashin Kōgyō K.K.  (オリエンタル写真工業株式会社, Oriental Photo Industrial Co., Ltd.) was a Japanese film maker founded in 1919. It used the Orient, Peacock and OK trademarks, and was using an  OPIC  logo (presumably for  O riental  P hoto  I ndustrial  C o.) at least from 1936 onwards.It made or distributed large format field cameras in the 1920s or 1930s. It also published a photographic magazine,  Photo-Times . It made an attempt at exporting some products in the mid-1930s, placing advertisements in the 1937 and 1938 editions of  The British Journal Photographic Almanac . It is said that the company Tōyō Kōki Seizō, which made the Peacock cameras from 1939, was a subsidiary of Oriental.It was merged into the main company in 1944, becoming its optical instruments branch (光機部門), dissolved in 1945. The company became Cyber Graphics at an unknown date and still (2009) exists under that name.

Top Tourist Places in Kerala the Ultimate List

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Tourist spots in kerala map - Journeying on and on that will completely new areas normally is actually enjoyable as well as, to be truthful, mind-boggling. First-time travellers, specially, can be much too overwhelmed using the unique and sweetness of the particular place in which they dont know youll be able to start. Of course, when ever its high time to leave, visitors or simply people sometimes repent the matters they need performed besides prancing in the visitor destination aimlessly. Hence, designed for people in addition to visitors, first-timers as well as vets as well, these are a few things you have to remember that provide before you go once again home. Dinning Every single vacationer place features unique foods areas the fact that give you a style of your place. Food is rather characteristic of position and extremely telling with the culture together with affects of this people. Including, destination regions can be full seafood not to mention spices, thats sta

Best Tourist destination in Kerala - District wise Brochure

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The best tourist places in District wise Download brochure using the below link https://www.keralatourism.org/ebrochures/

Overview of Exakta RTL 1000

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Exakta RTL 1000 - (1969) This is an Exakta RTL 1000, a 35mm SLR camera made by Ihagee Kamerawerke AG in Dresden, East Germany between the years 1969 to 1973.  Despite the name, this camera bears very little resemblance to earlier Exaktas, in fact, it was built alongside the Praktica L-series made by VEB Pentacon.  The RTL 1000 shares the original Exakta mount but nothing else.  By the time this model was released, the Exakta name had fallen out of favor with professional photographers, and as a result, the model sold poorly. Film Type:  135 (35mm) Lens:  50mm f/2 Carl Zeiss Jena Pancolar coated 6-elements Lens Mount:  Exakta Bayonet Focus:  0.5 meters to Infinity Viewfinder:  Interchangeable SLR Prism (not compatible with earlier Exakta viewfinders) Shutter:  Vertically Traveling Metal Focal Plane Speeds:  B, 8 – 1/1000 seconds Exposure Meter:  None in Camera, accessory TTL Viewfinder with Coupled CdS Cell w/ viewfinder match needle Battery:  None in Camera, 1.35v PX625 Mer

Kerala Monsoon Season (July – August and October – November)

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Kerala Monsoon Season Kerala enjoys two monsoon seasons. And one of them begins by the end of June. This is known as the south west monsoon and it is the main rainy season in Kerala. While the weather remains humid during this time of the year, cool breeze from south-west and refreshing showers replace the scorching Sun. The south west monsoon or Edavappathy is characterised by torrential rains. The rivers are full of water, and the entire region gets a lush green cover. The average maximum temperature during the season is 30°C, and the minimum temperature is around 20°C. This monsoon season goes away by mid-August, leaving a pleasant weather with occasional rainfall. Kerala monsoon season returns in October with heavy downpours, accompanied by thunder and lightning. It is the retreating monsoon season, and it is known as the north east monsoon or Thulavarsham. And even with heavy rainfall, the days remain hot and humid. The average maximum temperature is 35°C, and the mini

During a monsoon time- a pic from Qatar

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📱 Oppo F11 📷 JIBIN RAJ 

A pic from Qatar - Mobile photography

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I was born to explore...... the Beauty of Nature......  📱 Oppo F11 📷 JIBIN RAJ 

Overview of Bolsey C22

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Bolsey C22 by Karen Nakamura Overview and Personal Comments The Bolsey C22 is a  quirky  little 35mm TLR + rangefinder camera distributed by the Bolsey Corporation in the 1950s. The outside design is definitely 1950s with a sort of art-deco meets modernism look. The unit is an absolutely tiny little jewel that nestles in the palm of your hand just so. It most probably did not sell well to macho photographers.Now most of you are most probably scratching your head .. a twin-lens reflex  and  rangefinder?!?! Yes, the Bolsey C22 has both a small focusing lens with a waist level hood above the main taking lens  as well as  a small coupled rangefinder  as well as  optical viewfinder. This gal had it all.I bought mine at an antique show at the Apache Mall in Minneapolis, MN (2002.11.2) for $70. The seller wanted $77 but I talked him down (he had originally priced it at the very start at $125). The camera was in excellent condition and came with the rare and wonderful Bolsey flash unit as well

Old & Vintage Cameras

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1. Bolsey C22 2. Exakta RTL 1000 3. Oriental Japan Large Format Field Camera 4. NIKON S3 BODY Black Original 5. LOMO 135 VS 6. The Agfa Clack 7. The Zeiss Ikon Ikoflex IIa 8. ANSCO Shur-Flash 9. The Voigtländer Bessa-L 10. The Zenit-TTL 11. Lomography Diana+ 12. Yashica D-Twin 13. Kodak 35 14. Argus 15. Pentax K 1000 16. FUJI TX-2 17. Kodak Instamatic 18. Minolta 110 Zoom 19. Rollei 35 20. Kodak Brownie Bullet Camera 21. Wirgin Folding Camera 22. Mamiya RB67 23. Crown Graphic 24. Kodak Colorburst Instant Camera 25. Minolta Autocord 26. Canon F1 27. Kodak Pony 28. Polaroid SX70 29.The Univex Mercury 30. Hasselblad 500 Series (V Syst