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I normally joke about eating cheese with Guinness as I rarely combine the two. However, tonight I figured why not give the combination a try. Its pretty damn good… tasting that is. Im not sure yet how good it is for my body - Internally. We all know how it is for the outside. Just look at the before and after video for day 173!
Today I spent a good portion of the day chasing a forest fire that started with a lightning strike. 75 acres went up in flames sending billowing smoke several hundred feet high, chocking residents and forcing an evacuation. I was out on some crappy business thing and I saw the fire. Immediately I thought, stock footage oppurtunity. I now headed home to grab my camera. I figured I'd call my Mother since she would want the opportunity to get a story for her site. We headed out, following the smoke. We were met with slight opposition with cop after cop sending us away. They were attempting to get people away from danger while we were trying our best to get closer to it.
After several failed attempts at penetrating the road blocks we found a female officer that gave us the information we needed. All it took was a good looking man to get the other part of her brain working! Ok, so i'm lying! I was driving so I stayed in the car and let my mommy talk. I'm only 28, I have a lot of growing up to do!
The media was being let in a few blocks down. We drove down past residents out talking to one another. I could tell that for some of them this was the first time ever talking to their neighbors. Its odd that it takes a disaster to bring people together. We arrive at the final barricade before things get real thick. I start snapping shots of everything including the police cars. The whole time I thinking of what I could composite in front of this. The scene from American History X comes to mind. This is stock gold I think to myself! While shooting, a woman approaches us and asks who we are with. We let her know and then she invites us to ride along with her down to "ground zero" sometimes having media clearance kicks ass!
We hop in her SUV and with ease, roll past every barricade. About 10 blocks down smoke is thick and the area has been evacuated. We get out and walk straight back to the edge of what was less then amazing. It looked as if someone had a camp fire burning. The flames were no more than 2 feet tall. I get a better blaze in my backyard fire-pit. oddly enough, the smoke was thick and spread so high and far they closed both the turnpike and I-95 for 5 miles.
Ok, I'm drinking beer so I'm rambling. Its been pointed out that every blog that I've written while drinking beer is longer than ones sober. I'll try to reel it in and stay on topic.
Ok, so we get a first hand up close view of the fire. I had a business dinner at 6:30 and I smelled completely of camp fire. We went home and I quickly changed before Sushi! Mmm I love sushi!
After dinner I went home to relax for a few minutes before Joyce arrived. I figured since I didn't' get anything good enough for Day 175 at the fire I'd grab a shot of something before She got here. Unfortunately I misjudged how tired I was due to complete lack of sleep for the past 3 days. I passed out for an hour. The next thing I remember is the door bell ringing. Then Joyce walking in. oops, guess I lost track of the time.
I figured that since Joyce was here and I've not seen here for a few weeks that I'd grab a shot of her and call it a night. I did just that and was then off to Walmart to get ready for Cleatus and Lil Bobbi's appearance at the Redneck Circus. I've stained my beater with coffee and mustard. The wigs are ready and I've already started in with the beer. I am going at this event full bore.
Until then… drink beer and eat cheese - Michael
lighting:
Nikon SB-25 boomed overhead (I mean hand held with a light weight stand) with LumaQuest Softbox II 24mm zoom set at 1/2 power.
meh, the focus is a bit off, but i was glad i was able to get some really good light, colors (left side), and flare! which isn't typical of my photos!
[completely manual]
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Scffolding has been erected on the west side to provide access to the toprail. The canvas has been laid out prior to fitting to Maunsell BCK 6686
175/365
27th Aug 2010
really love this.
this is crappy quality because i had to save it off facebook to upload it.
Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited Alstom Limited class 175/1 ‘Coradia 1000’ three car diesel-hydraulic multiple unit number 175116 PETER V L JONES Community Rail Officer - Conwy Valley Line of Chester Depot passes by Helsby Junction signal box (left to right) 6 signal (Home 1 Up Main To Up Hooton) and 2 signal (Home 1 Up Main To Chester) forming the daily 11:47 Llandudno to Manchester Piccadilly (1H87). Saturday 6th September 2008
Note, 175116 was built by Alstom Limited (ordered from GEC Alsthom Limited but the company was renamed Alstom Limited on 23rd June 1998) at Washwood Heath in Birmingham circa August 2001 for Angel Train Contracts Limited, Angel Train Contracts Limited being renamed as Angel Trains Limited on 16th May 2000. It was named PETER V L JONES Community Rail Officer - Conwy Valley Line at Llandudno railway station on 5th May 2003 and was on lease to Arriva Trains Wales/Trenau Arriva Cymru Limited although carrying FirstGroup plc (the owner of its previous operator North Western Trains Company Limited) livery. The name was removed in July 2009
2 and 6 signals are carried on a steel tubular post which replaced signals carried on lattice posts which originally were tall enough to require a lower co-acting arm
Ref no Olympus E500 - P9068933
This is an old photo from 2018. I usually try to post a current photo, but I was looking at an old flash card and I came across this one, A 52-year-old memory. It's the rock on my alma mater's campus that traditionally got painted in the middle of the night by one class or another. This time it was painted in broad daylight to commemorate our reunion.
Saturday July 10th
We ended up mostly just hanging out at the beach all weekend. It was finally nice out for a change and not quite as hot as it would have been in Vancouver.
It's a shame Mattel had to spoil the Corgi Juniors party by splitting them off from the newly independant Corgi company and keeping the castings for their own shortlived Hot Wheels branded range. The Iveco 175 truck was used in many different bodystyles and liveries throughout its life and Corgi always made sure this casting earned its keep! A lot were used for promotional work such as this early 1990's version advertising Kwik Save. Always quite a plainly styled casting, this one features additional detailing to its bumpers and headlamps which makes quite a difference. Mint and boxed.
Fresh peas tonight with our tea and we all helped pod them into the pan, this was the first time our son has helped out with shelling peas and he did really well and only ate a few as he podded them. :) These aren't from the allotment, but there should be some ready soon I think....
Grabbed a quick shot of one of the pods that we'd split open, flash is off to the left of the image and shining through the pod itself at 100% strength.
Alstom (Birmingham) Class 175/0 'Corradia 1000' 2-car dmu No.175 010 of Transport for Wales speeding through Pontyclun on the 14.31 Manchester Piccadilly - Milford Haven service, 24 July 2020.
DKW ARe 175, Straßenrennsport, 1-Zylinder 2-Takt-Motor mit Ladepumpe, 175 qcm, 7 bis 12 PS, 90 bis 115 km/h, 80 kg, Baujahr 1928
PROYECTO 365
Fotos diarias, durante los 365 que tiene este año 2014. Algunas hechas con el móvil y otras con la reflex ;)
Aunque empecé con fotos del día a día en su mayoría por la calle, he incorporado al proyecto a un muñeco articulado que le puse de nombre "OLPHITO"
El proyecto lo hemos iniciado unos cuantos amigos de aquí de Flickr y abrimos un grupo aquí: www.flickr.com/groups/365frikis/
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