Panasonic Lumix GX8

A digital compact system micro four thirds stills and video camera that features a 20 MP sensor. The camera was introduced in 2015. 


Recommended links: cameralabs, dpreview, ephotozine, Focus numérique, imaging resource, Panasonic UK, pocket-lint, photography blog, Review by Richard, trusted reviews

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Lake Pukaki

A large moraine-dammed lake at the foot of the Aoraki/Mount Cook mountains, on New Zealand's south island, that is most remarkable for its intense blue-turquoise-green color (due to glacial flour). The natural outflow at its southern end has been dammed to use its waters for hydroelectric power generation.


Recommended links: Christian Krieglsteiner (g+), encyclopaedia britannica, newzealand.com, Wikipedia, 7 most stunning NZ lakes

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Pohutukawa (Metrosideros excelsa)

A beautiful evergreen tree in New Zealand that belongs to the Myrtaceae family. Its beautiful red flowers emerge around Christmas, which is the reason why the Pohutukawa is also called "New Zealand Christmas tree".


Recommended links: Department of Conservation, New Zealand history, NZ Plant pics, Virtual New Zealand, Wikipedia

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Pfäffikersee

Pfäffikersee (Lake Pfäffikon) is a small lake, about 20 kilometers east of Zurich, that exists since the end of the last ice age.


Recommended links: Wanderland.ch, Wanderungen.ch, Wikipedia (german), Wikipedia (english), ZVV Ausflugstipps

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Provence

A region in the southeast of France; between the river Rhône, the Italian border, and the Mediterranean.


Recommended links: BBC, Fodor's travel, Lonely Planet, National Geographic, provenceweb.fr, visitprovence.com, Wikipedia, Wikitravel

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Pike Place Market

 A public market and attraction in Seattle that has been continuously operating since 1907. It is not only a farmers and fish market, but also home to small businesses and craftspeople and merchants. 


Recommended links: Pike Place Market, seattle.gov, Visit Seattle, Wikipedia

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Prime Tower Zurich

A skyscraper in Zurich, which is currently (2013) the highest building in Switzerland. It is 126 m high, has 36 floors and was designed by the architects Gigon & Guyer.


Recommended links: Architectural record, architecture today, Gigon & Guyer architects, Mimoa, primetower.ch, Wikipedia,

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PWC building

An office building on Birchstrasse in Zurich-Oerlikon that was finished in 2006 and designed by the Swiss architects Kaufmann van der Meer + Partner.


Recommended links: Architect homepage (MOKA), world architects review

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• Nearby: EAWAG 1
• Nearby: EAWAG 2

Pollen

The male life-form (microgametophyte) of seed plants that contains a reproductive cell that forms two sperm cells. Pollen are durable and produced in huge quantities by plants. Therefore, pollen is even found in fossil record and can thus reveal the vegetation of the past (palynology). Many people become painfully aware of pollen because of allergies (hay fever).


Recommended links: Pollen.com, Pollenprognose (Switzerland), The remarkable biology of pollen, Wikipedia (pollen), Wikipedia (palynology)

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Purple-throated Woodstar, Calliphlox mitchellii

The males of this species of hummingbird are recognized by their bright purply throat. The species is mainly found in Colombia and Ecuador and inhabits wet and dense forests. 


Recommended links: Avian web, Avibase, BirdLife International, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Internet Bird Collection, Ray Wilson Photography, Wikipedia

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• Ray's birds: Hummingbirds

Panasonic Lumix GH2

The sucessor of the Panasonic Lumix GH1 and also a digital compact system micro four thirds stills and video camera. The camera was introduced in 2010 and very popular, particularly among film makers.


Recommended links: Cameralabs, DPreview, EOSHD shooters guide, Imaging resource,  Photobraphy Blog, Wikipedia,

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-Moderation: Panasonic G5 or G6/G7?

Panasonic Lumix GH1

A digital compact system micro four thirds stills and video camera that features an electronic viewfinder and a multi aspect ratio sensor. The camera was introduced in 2009 together with a 14-140 mm lens and is now discontinued.


Recommended links: Cameralabs, DPreview, Imaging resource, Luminous Landscape, Photobraphy Blog, Wikipedia,

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• Moderation: Panasonic G5 or G6/G7?

• Moderation: I do not want a Sigma DP3 merrill

Passeriformes

An order of birds that are characterized by three forward and one backward pointing toe. The foot of a passerine bird automatically curls when it lands on a branch, enabling the bird perch (which is why the passerines are also called perching birds). Most smaller songbirds belong to the Passeriformes. Well-known non-passerine birds are for example water birds, birds of prey, owls, parrots or hummingbirds. 


Recommended links: Wikipedia (Passerine), Ray Wilson (Passeriformes), Ray Wilson (Non-passerine birds)

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Pisa

Pisa is a famous and historical city in Tuscany, Italy, that is best known for the leaning tower, which is located within the Piazza del Duomo UNESCO World Heritage Site.


Recommended links: Lonely Planet (Pisa), Google world wonders project (Piazza del Duomo), UNESCO, Virtual travel to Pisa, Wikipedia (Pisa), Wikipedia (leaning tower), Wikipedia (Piazza del Duomo)

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Plane tree

Plane trees belong to the only genus Platanus in the small family of the Platanaceae and grow in the northern hemisphere, where they are often found cultivated in man-made environments.


Recommended links: Arbor day foundation, Natural history museum, Wikipedia (Platanus), Wikipedia (Platanaceae), Wikipedia (Platane - german), Woodland trust

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Prisoner's dilemma

The prisoner's dilemma is an example of a game used in game theory to study decision making strategies and the evolution of cooperation.


Recommended links: Online game, Principia Cybernetica Web, Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, The Concise Encyclopedia of Economics, Wikipedia (prisoner's dilemma), Wikipedia (game theory)

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Peace flag

A rainbow colored flag that serves as a universal sign for peace.


Recommended links: Wikipedia (peace flag), Wikipedia (rainbow flag)

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Pine tree

A designation for the trees of the genus Pinus, which are evergreen, coniferous trees with bunches of 1-6 needles. The worlds oldest living organisms are Bristlecone Pines (Pinuse longaeva), which belong to this genus.


Recommended links: baumkunde.de, conifers.org, Wikipedia (pine), Wikipedia (P. longaeva), Wikipedia (pinus classification), Wikipedia (German)

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Piscia di Gallo

A waterfall in the Alta Rocca region of southern Corsica, close to the city of Porto-Vecchio, that is 60 meters high and reached by a very popular hike in about 45 minutes. 


Recommended links: portovecchiocorsica.com, Simpson travel, Tripadvisor,  Wikipedia (french)

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Point-and-shoot camera

A point-and-shoot camera is a small, fully automatic photo camera with a fixed lens that does not require any adjustments except for pressing the shutter in order to take a picture.

Recommended links: Camerapedia, the free dictionary, Wikipedia

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• A nearby composite sunset photograph
• Tilt-shift moderation: Depth of field 
• The fairy tale of the egg laying wooly milk pig