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my joy and pride - no.1
Olympus OM-1
Zuiko OM 1:1.8
Shot with:
Olympus OM-2n
Zuiko 50mm 1:1.4 @ f1.4
Kodak T400 CN
...and if anyone asks, it STILL - technically - belongs to 'phil102' :)
LAP OF LUXURY
Author: JODI VIAL
Date: 12/11/2011
Publication: Newcastle Herald
Section: Weekender - extract
The owners of this stunning lakeside home did not need the raft of housing industry accolades it has collected to know that it's something special.
The owners of this tri-level lakeside home at Buttaba could probably come up with more than a million reasons why they love spending time in it - one for every dollar it cost to build.
After a two-year construction process, the 1000-square-metre site hasn't retained much of its original appearance. But the one thing that hasn't changed is the priceless view of Lake Macquarie, which is what drew the family to the area eight years ago.
"I was looking at getting a place on the water," the Sydney-based owner says.
"A friend suggested looking around Lake Macquarie, and this place came up."
"This place", at the time, was an old house that served the couple and their adult children admirably as a weekender for six years before work began on the expansive residence that now graces the site.
"There were a lot of challenges," the owner says of the building process.
As a civil contractor, he experienced one of the first challenges when excavating the site, finding tonnes of sandstone and conglomerate rock that took him six weeks to move. Most was relocated to another building site at Kilaben Bay.
All the hard work has paid off now, almost 12 months after the owners moved in, with the property named last month as the Housing Industry Association's 2011 Hunter Home of the Year, best custom-built home over $1 million and overall custom-built home of the year. The Master Builders Association also bestowed the award for contract homes between $1.5 million and $2 million on the property in its 2011 Excellence in Housing awards.
Designed by Central Coast architect Paul Zaia and built by McGowan Building Services Pty Ltd, the Buttaba property's environmentally sensitive design was commended by the Australian Institute of Architects in its 2011 awards.
Part of the home's appeal is the ability for the owners to open the indoors out through the use of bifold doors and louvres. All three levels open onto decks, with the top floor housing a kitchen and lounge area that adjoins a three-metre-wide deck. The owner says this area is probably the most utilised during the winter months, with the house's block construction and the large expanses of thermal glass trapping heat and providing a comfortable warmth even on the coldest days.
The second floor houses three bedrooms, including the luxurious master suite, while a guest room and en suite are on the ground floor, opening onto a deck and leading to a boatshed, which is home to the owners' 5.5-metre speedboat should the urge strike for a fishing trip or lunch at the yacht club.
The summer is generally spent around the barbecue or relaxing in any one of several perfect spots to enjoy the fantastic views of a secluded bay.
Is big figure!!! 28.5 cms tall, 24 cm tall on the sholders.
The mature Holstein cow typically weighs 580 kg (1280 pounds), and stands 147 cm (58 inches) tall at the shoulder.
dragon inflable de banda de rock rata blanca,argentina ,su aparicion es violenta y sorpresiva ,con musica y movimiento,es en realidad una gigantezca marioneta animada.
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Day 1...This is scary. I hope I can go without skipping a day!
enlarger > Meopta Opemus Standard 2
lens > Anaret 4.5/80
paper > Ilford MG IV DELUXE, 13x18
multigrade filter > 00 / 5
exposure > F16 6sec. 00 / 23sec. 5
development > Ilford PQ Universal 1+9 2min. 18 °C
print scanned > Epson V600
A special thank you to :
Giò Manera (enlarger)
www.flickr.com/photos/gio_manera/
A. De Marchi (precise answers)
www.flickr.com/photos/etrusco74/
Andrea Calabresi (tutorial)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=y4ZADCMsk9g
Pacher (aka Binococo) {developer & paper r&d}
www.flickr.com/photos/29074503@N03/
Sandro (the spark to start)
There was an outdoor portrait activity , we invited the natural quality girl凡凡 to go to Taipei double creek park to take picture , 凡凡got pretty face , eyes , nice figure with great breast , small waist , round hip and slim long legs, when she wore a sexy low top of fashion skirt to show her personal style of pose , she is so charming and attractive ,thank凡凡 ,she did her best model job
Scanned from the original slide (transparency); from my Swiss holiday in February 1966, taken during a day trip from my ski resort, Unterwasser.
Pack #1: Paintball Dude
The really nice thing about the first pack you open? You know you're going to get a non-duplicate figure. This is the only time I'm going to have that certainty.
Knowing how many doubles I'm sure to encounter before I get a full set of these I wanted to stop for a moment and enjoy the sensation.
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Okay. Good enough. So on with the review.
I've never gone out for paintball, so I can't speak to the accuracy of the gun or helmet. What I can talk about is that these are both new-to-LEGO pieces. While the paintgun is probably not going to become a common part (I doubt we'll see it again unless they release another paintball warrior in a later minifigure collection) the helmet is sure to turn up again. SPACE builders are probably annoyed that it has a green paint splatter on it, but down the road I wager that it'll be the only way to tell this helmet from the ones released in common sets.
The figure itself is pretty nice, too. There's printing on both the front and back of the torso and the legs and face are a new design.
My only critique would be the choice to use yellow hands on the guy. I know if I were playing paintball I'd want some sturdy gloves on.
I should probably start a tally sheet for this adventure. Might as well enjoy this part too. Before long the numbers are sure to start looking horrible.
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Pack Opened: 1
Figures Found: 1/16
Cost: $3
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Follow my adventure on ReasonablyClever.tumblr.com - a new pack opened each day until I get my set. So...a few months worth of content, probably.