Message In A Bottle - a photo on Flickriver

For May's Monthly Scavenger Hunt

"Five ponies and 150 dogs remain. Desire hay, fish and 30 sledges. Must return early in August. Baldwin"

A message sent by explorer Evelyn Baldwin, 1902.

In 16th century England Queen Elizabeth I appointed an official “Uncorker of Ocean Bottles” making it a capital crime for anyone else to open the bottles. This severe punishment was seen as necessary as it assumed that some might contain secret messages from spies as well as from the British fleet who sent messages about enemy positions ashore in bottles.

Taken on: May 3, 2009

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I had plenty of fun doing this

I'm sure onlookers got a laugh too

kept jumping out the way of waves

Olympus SP-570UZ « less

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Groups appears in: • Flickr Monthly Scavenger Hunt • 10 Million Photos

Camera: Olympus SP570UZ, f/5.6, 1/250 sec, 11.5mm, ISO 64 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Olympus SP570UZ
Aperture:	f/5.6
Exposure Time:	0.004 sec (1/250)
Focal Length:	11.5mm
ISO:	64
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Creative (Slow speed)
Exposure Mode:	Auto
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Paint Shop Pro Photo 12.01
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