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Bei diesen Wolken konnte ich nicht widerstehen, hatte leider nur das Handy zum fotografieren dabei...Samsung Galaxy Note 2
These clouds, I could not resist, unfortunately only had the phone to photograph it ...Samsung Galaxy Note 2
My Korner #395 - Tea Time!
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BLOG NAME: Tea Time!
DESIGNERS: Adorsy, Tantrum & Avada
Time for low tea with a delicious cake that is still cooling! You are all invited, party on the patio!
Today I'm wearing:
BODYSUIT: adorsy - Melanie Bodysuit Fatpack @Kinky Event
BOOTS: adorsy - Melanie Boots Fatpack @Kinky Event
GLASSES; Tantrum Doll Sunglasses
NAILS: Avada~ Stiletto Nails - Classic Colors - Set 2
RINGS: Avada~ Eldora Rings - Legacy
Melanie bodysuit and boots are rigged for Legacy, Maitreya & Maitreya Petite. Comes in 12 single colors or fatpack with some amazing and fun textures. Boots come with full color hud to match all your outfits.
Doll Sunglesses have 9 frame color choices and 2 metal choices. Resizeable and copy.
Avada classic colors nails comes with 3 sets, light, medium and dark. Showing set 2. These nails are rigged for Belleza, Legacy, Slink & Maitreya.
Eldora Rings are rigged for Maitreya & Legacy and come with HUD with 4 metal changes.
Links:
Kinky Event
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Liberty%20City/43/127/33
Adorsy Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sorens/221/36/21
Adorsy Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/197132
Tantrum Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Marathon%20Shores/32/32/1133
Tantrum Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/227681
Avada Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elmira/136/134/27
Avada Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/147505
Tea location
My Korner #334 - Summer Breeze!
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BLOG NAME: Summer Breeze!
DESIGNERS: Adorsy, Monso, Supernatural, Avada & ACT5
I love living near the ocean. The summer sun with the ocean breeze makes getting up every day a pleasure!
Today I'm wearing:
TOP: adorsy - Charlee Top Fatpack @Cosmopolitan
SKIRT: adorsy - Charlee Denim Skirt Fatpack @Cosmopolitan
HAIR: [monso] Lalisa Hair @Kustom9
NECKLACE: .::Supernatural::. Karina Necklace Fatpack
NAILS: Avada~ Stiletto Nails - Classic Colors - Set 2
POSE: ACT5-564-Female Sunglass Fun 2 Pose
Charlee top and skirt are rigged for Legacy, Maitreya and Maitreya Petite. Top comes in 12 colors or fatpack. Skirt comes in 12 colors or 12 denims or fatpack.
Lalisa hair has 3 style options and is available in 3 color HUDs. Black&Red, Brown&Blonde, Mix&Pop. Wearing Mix&Pop.
Karina two-piece necklace comes in Gold or Silver. Lovely necklace set.
Avada classic colors nails comes with 3 sets, light, medium and dark. Showing set 2. These nails are rigged for Belleza, Legacy, Slink & Maitreya.
LINKS:
Cosmopolitan
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/No%20Comment/131/61/29
Adorsy Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sorens/221/36/21
Adorsy Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/197132
Kustom9
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/kustom9/127/75/24
Monso Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Sweet%20Isle/196/108/23
Monso Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/105079
Supernatural Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Supernatural/126/130/21
Supernatural Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/104402
Avada Mainstore
maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Elmira/136/134/27
Avada Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/147505
ACT5 Marketplace
marketplace.secondlife.com/stores/215194
For great male fashion, check out: Crann's Blog
Blog: Shaki's Korner
BLOG NAME: Unwritten!
DESIGNERS: Salt & Pepper, Monso, Avada & ACT5
Reaching for something in the distance
So close you can almost taste it
Release your inhibitions
Live your life with arms wide open
Today is where your book begins
The rest is still unwritten
Today I'm wearing:
BODYSUIT/FEATHER SKIRT: S&P Angel bloggers @C88
SHOES: S&P Nutcracker pointes colours
HAIR: [monso] Ana Hair
NAILS: Avada~ Stiletto Nails - Classic Colors - Set 2
POSE: ACT5-646-Female Ballet 4 Pose
Angel bodysuit and feather skirt are rigged for Legacy, Perky, Maitreya and Petite. Comes in 14 colors or fatpack. Skirt is optional and opaque or sheer versions and materials on/off enabled.
Nutcracker pointes are rigged for Legacy & Maitreya and come in natural or color tones.
Ana hair has 3 style options and Gwin has 4 style options. Both hairs are available in 3 color sets (black & red, blonde & brown and mix & pop.
Avada classic colors nails comes with 3 sets, light, medium and dark. Showing set 2. These nails are rigged for Belleza, Legacy, Slink & Maitreya.
LINKS:
A 2 image composite adjusted with Topaz Glow 2 and Topaz Impressions 2...these sunflower fields and images of sunflowers make me smile...I hope this will do that for you :)
Marco Monday
Theme: High Key ...
Take #2
These are my dollar deal dishes ... and I do hope I cropped them enough ...
for 11:00PM I did the best I could for a high key shot ...
Have a Great Day Folks .... Cindy
New York, Susquehanna and Western train CL-1 works its way southbound through Jamesville, NY with a pair of EMD SD70M-2s bracketing an SD40-2. These locomotives have become a staple on the Northern Division, leading most road trains since mid-January.
The rose-ringed parakeet is sexually dimorphic. The adult male sports a red and black neck ring, and the hen and immature birds of both sexes either show no neck rings, or display shadow-like pale to dark grey neck rings. Both sexes have a distinctive green colour in the wild, and captive bred ringnecks have multiple colour mutations including blue, violet and yellow. Rose-ringed parakeets measure on average 40 cm (16 in) in length, including the tail feathers, a large portion of their total length. Their average single-wing length is about 15 to 17.5 cm (5.9 to 6.9 in). In the wild, this is a noisy species with an unmistakable squawking call. Captive individuals can be taught to speak. They are a herbivorous and non-migratory species.
One of the few parrot species that have successfully adapted to living in disturbed habitats, it has withstood the onslaught of urbanisation and deforestation. As a popular pet species, escaped birds have colonised a number of cities around the world, including Northern and Western Europe.[2] These parakeets have also proven themselves capable of living in a variety of climates outside their native range, and are able to survive low winter temperatures in Northern Europe.[3][4] The species is listed as least concern by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) because its population appears to be increasing, but its popularity as a pet and unpopularity with farmers have reduced its numbers in some parts of its native range.[1]
Ales stenar or Ale stenar is an ancient relic of the type of ship setting. It is located at the village of Kåseberga in the parish of Valleberga, on Österlen in the municipality of Ystad on the south coast of Skåne. The ship set consists of 59 stones and is usually dated to the Vendel period (around 540 to 790).
The ship's set consists of 59 stones, each weighing around 5 tons. The entire shipwreck is approximately 67 meters long and 19 meters wide and is Sweden's largest preserved. It stands 32 meters above sea level on Kåsehuvud, with a view of the steep coast and Bornholm. Most of the stones are of granite from Kåsebergaåsen, but the stave stones and altar stones are of Hardeberga sandstone. The rudder stone is made of white quartzite.
The shipyard was built during the Vendel period, but burials may also have taken place on the site earlier in the Iron Age. That it is a monument from the middle to late Iron Age is evident from the fact that the stones are far apart, not close together as in the Bronze Age shipwrecks. Six carbon-14 datings of organic remains excavated around and in the ship, including under some of the stones, lie within the range of 400–900 AD. with emphasis in the 7th century.[2] These dates were carried out under the guidance of archaeologist Märta Strömberg in connection with her investigations in the 1980s and 1990s. A seventh carbon-14 dating was paid for by private researcher Bob Lind, and was made on charcoal from a hearth excavated outside the north-west stave. This sample was found to be 5300–5600 years old, indicating that the site was inhabited long before the shipyard was built.[3]
The function of Iron Age shipwrecks is somewhat unclear as traces of any particular activities are not always found when excavating them, but they are generally regarded as burial monuments. Often these are cremation graves with an urn full of burnt bones buried somewhere within the stone circle. In the case of Ale's stones, no grave has been identified, but the site has not yet been fully excavated. In 1916, 40 fallen stones were raised, in some cases without knowing whether the positions were the original, and the monument was badly damaged in the removal of flying sand. The monument was again heavily restored in the 1950s without archaeological investigation, when earth masses were removed and sand was leveled with bulldozers.[4]
Topiary 1 of 2
These examples are from Bavaria but could be from anywhere.
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Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge
Photo 2 of 2: These Two Bald Eagles spotted a flock of Coots on a waterway that I was near. There was a lot of action for about ten minutes, but the Coots remained safe. A third Bald Eagle then flew my with its catch, a Northern Pintail. The two Bald Eagle pursued it and were soon out of view.
A shot that's connected to the previous one, albeit taken some 40 years apart - I'm at Manchester's Piccadilly station looking down platform 1 and across to platform 2. These platforms were, until around 30 years ago, electrified on the 1500v DC system to support services to Glossop and Hadfield and, in the 1960s, over the old GCR Woodhead route to Sheffield Victoria.
Times have changed of course with the route now only open as far as Hadfield, and also now electrified at 25Kv ac, consistent with the rest of the West Coast Mainline. But happily some continuity remains because these two platforms still serve the route to Hadfield, and with a frequency of service such that barely has one train left the platform then another one is shortly afterwards due in.
The services are now handled by Northern's class 323s and, captured in the mirror in this selfie, is unit 323226 arriving from Hadfield where it will form my train, the 11.59am return (2G13), which I take as far as Guide Bridge. I quite like the way the shape of the mirror repeats itself in the curve of the overall roof.
11.51am, 3rd April 2019
I've always been intruiged by the original Daleks from their first two stories.
I have two basic theories regarding these guys:
Theory #1) These Daleks were not created by Davros. They are actual "natural" Kaled mutants who survived the destruction of the Kaled's domed city seen in "Genesis of the Daleks". It seems to me entirely plausible that there would have been survivors considering the fact that the Kaleds and Thals were at war for a thousand years, they should've had an extensive network of underground bomb shelters beneath their city. When the Thals fired their missile, some of the citizens, especially the government types, should've been able to make it to these shelters. Also, we know that the weapons used were neutron weapons, which leaves buildings intact but delivers a lethal does of radiation to an area. After the missile penetrated the outer dome and released it's radiation, I believe that most of the city inside the dome would've survived and that this is the same city we see in "the Dead Planet".
The Daleks seen in that story were living in the aforementioned network of bomb shelter tunnels the Kaleds built. I propose that the radiation from the Thal missile acelerated the mutations among the survivors to the point where they adopted Davros' Dalek travel machine designs in order to survive. The shame they feel about their mutated state made them bitter and angry and accounts for the "evilness" of this group of Daleks. Perhaps they hate and seek to destroy anything that reminds them of their old humanoid forms out a sense of self-loathing? Since the Scientific Elite were overseen by a government committee, and a neutron bomb would've left buildings intact, it isn't difficult for me to believe that there may've been blueprints of the Dalek casings in the city and that some government types who were aware of Davros' experiments would've survived and decided to use them.
The fact that these early Daleks used static electricity from the floor of the city as a power source may've been due to them only having access to an earlier, more primitive set of Dalek designs (Mark II Travel Machines?) or simply a conscious choice. Perhaps the cars in the city were powered via static electricity and they found it more practical to simply convert the Dalek casings to run off of the existing power grid rather than try and manufacture separate power supplies for each casing, which may've been impossible with their limited resources? Or perhaps these mutants were simply larger than the ones created by Davros and they needed extra room in the casing that was being taken up by the casing's power supply?
With Skaro an irradiated wasteland whose resources had been bled dry by a millenium of unending war, these Daleks set out to seek out new worlds to colonize, having come up with the "satellite dish" on the back system to beam power to Daleks who needed to leave the city confines. The main group of Daleks constructed a fleet of saucers and left only a skeleton crew of Dalkes behind in the city on Skaro. In time the Daleks forget about Skaro, which was pretty useless to them, and the Daleks left behind may've even started to devolve and lose some of their scientific knowledge as the best and brightest of their species left for the stars.
These "City Daleks" were then easily defeated by the first Doctor and the Thals, who then occupied the city and took advantage of Dalek science to reach out to the stars. Eventually Davros' original Daleks bust out of the bunker they were sealed in and are driven off world by the Thals. These Daleks then go on to create their own space empire (either wiping out or absorbing into their ranks the earlier group of Daleks who left Skaro ) which is the state of affairs seen in "Planet of the Daleks". The Daleks and Thals continue to war throughout space, until the Daleks eventually drive them from Skaro as seen in "Destiny of the Daleks" and the Daleks then go on to eventually reoccupy the planet until it is destroyed by the 7th Doctor in "Rememberance of the Daleks" or maybe in the Last Great Time War - take your pick.
Theory # 2 ) These Daleks are of the same group created by Davros but for some reason they convert their shells to work off of a centralized static electricity power system while in their city and rely on power being beamed to them from another source for out of city excursions. Perhaps, as is often theorized, the "slats" on the upper part of the Daleks are solar power collectors, then this might account for the change in power supply. Since the first Daleks were buried in a bunker by the 4th Doctor, they would've been unable to recharge themselves while stranded deep underground and therefore had to adapt their casings to run off of the bunker's power generator - thus creating the static electricty system we see in "the Dead Planet".Maybe the Dalek city grows up around the bunker and since all their casings have already been converted to run off of the bunker/city generator, they just keep the system created when they were trapped underground, beaming power to themselves via satellite dish when they need to leave the city, and eventually installing in their saucers mini generators that can broadcast power for when they leave Skaro to conquer the universe. As in my previous theory, the bulk of them leave Skaro to conquer the universe and leave a skeleton crew behind to occupy the city should they ever need to return home. While out trying to conquer the universe, they eventually come to the conclusion (some time after their invasion of Earth obviously) that having power beamed to them from a central power source is a tactical weakness, since all one has to do is destroy that power source to defeat them - so they go back to using Davros' original casing designs.
Archive Shoreditch 2016. 1 of 2
These bendy characters were doing various routines around Brick Lane and dressed in keeping with the backdrops. Of course I couldn’t resist snapjacking a few shots of my own!
The Red Sand Towers (Thames estuary, England).
During the World War 2, these iron towers were a part of the London air defense. I can imagine these heroes who were an evident target for the ennemy.
One nautical mile from these ruins, the Richard Montgomery vessel had sunk during the war, with 15000 tons of bombs on board. Only 10000 have been removed. If they explode, this will be the strongest non nuclear explosure until this day.
This is my oldest grandson, Zachary (4)... the first time we went to one of his T-Ball games, so much fun to watch his team play!!!
I've been watching him 2-3 days a week since he was 3 months old... how fast those years pass.... now I also watch is younger brother, Austin (2)....
These boys, are a joy and they really keep this grandma hopping... and I love it!!
The Volkswagen Transporter series, also referred to as the Volkswagen Group T platform series, refers to several generations of motor vehicles from Volkswagen Group, starting with the original Volkswagen Type 2.
These vehicles are traditionally in the light commercial vehicle sector; and comprise vans, minivans, minibuses, pick-ups, campervans, and other derived vehicles, spanning over 55 years of production from 1950. Throughout their generations, they have generally been available worldwide. Its traditional competitors are the Toyota Hiace and Mercedes-Benz Vito.
Though the T1 to T3 generations were named unofficially and retrospectively, the T series is now considered an official Volkswagen Group automotive platform.[1][2]
The Volkswagen T2 platform[2] is basically a cosmetically upgraded T1 (since only one vehicle shares the platform at this point, the distinction is used for both the Volkswagen Type 2 generation and platform), with a Volkswagen Type 4 engine optionally available from 1972 on. This generation was informally known as "bay" (derrived from bay window) or "bread loaf".
Flexible-fuel in Brazil (2009-present)
As of 2009, a modern T2 with a flexible-fuel engine that runs on any combination of gasoline/petrol and ethanol started manufacturing in Brazil, as the Volkswagen Kombi Total Flex.
DFS is participating in The SLB20 Event, which runs from June 22nd to July 11th, with some brand new summer fun releases. Exclusively at the event you can purchase the DFS Rooster – Summer Roosta and the DFS Hen – Summer Chicka, the Rooster has an LI of 1 and the Chicken has an LI of 3. Each animal produces 100% chance of special babies for the 1st 30 days, and have the permissions of No Copy / No Modify / Transfer. Also available for the event are the DFS Clicky – Summer Sun with an LI of 3, the DFS Avocado Tree – Avo-Cuddle, the DFS Prep Table – Summertime Fun with an LI of 2, the DFS Trowel – Beach Sumer with an LI of 2 and the DFS Stuffy – Aco-Cuddle with an LI of 2. These also have the permissions of Copy / Modify / No Transfer.
SLB20 Event: maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Gilded/104/215/54
Daily exercise at Willen Lake MK 1 of 2.
These girls are determined to beat that pair of geese on the lake...
Four dual-door former Unilink Enviros are often also found on route 2. These are different from their Totton examples as they have orange LEDs, with those from the same batch at Totton generally being adapted to white. 1569 is numerically the second-to-last in the batch.
Bismarckia nobilis grows from solitary trunks, gray to tan in color, which show ringed indentations from old leaf bases. Trunks are 30 to 45 cm in diameter, slightly bulging at the base, and free of leaf bases in all but its youngest parts. In their natural habitat they can reach above 25 meters in height but usually get no taller than 12 m in cultivation. The nearly rounded leaves are enormous in maturity, over 3 m wide, and are divided to a third its length into 20 or more stiff, once-folded segments, themselves split on the ends. The leaves are induplicate and costapalmate, producing a wedge-shaped hastula where the blade and petiole meet. Petioles are 2–3 m, slightly armed, and are covered in a white wax as well as cinnamon-colored caducous scales; the nearly-spherical leaf crown is 7.5 m wide and 6 m tall. Most cultivated Bismarckias feature silver-blue foliage although a green leaf variety exists (which is less hardy to cold).[2] These palms are dioecious and produce pendent, interfoliar inflorescences of small brown flowers which, in female plants, mature to a brown ovoid drupe, each containing a single seed.
Sample image taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro 2. These samples and comparisons are part of my Fujifilm X-Pro 2 review at:
www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Fujifilm_X-Pro2/
Feel free to download the original image for evaluation on your own computer or printer, but please don't use it on another website or publication without permission from www.cameralabs.com/
BOKALIFT 2 : These heavy lift vessels offer versatile transportation and installation solutions using cranes with lifting capacities of 3,000 and 4,000 ton.
They can be used for transportation and installation of offshore wind turbines as well as new-build oil and gas production platforms. Furthermore they can be deployed for the decommissioning of offshore structures. (Boskalis website)
Seen here on the North Sea Canal near Amsterdam.
By mid June 2023, most of a batch of 30 Volvo BZL DD/MCV electric buses had been introduced to service on the Cambridge Park & Ride routes and local route 2. These buses feature cameras instead of mirrors and have coloured LED displays. Route PR4 uses green, which just about shows in this view taken on Emmanuel Street on 19 June 2023.
June 3, 2010
The Fear of Stars
i would love to thank Eight Line Poem for her wonderful and lovely testimonal, check out her stream :D
to the people who cheered me up yesterday, muah! :D this ones for you :))))
i was tagged but i think ill do that later :)
1. i love when i get favorites on my photos.
2. these took forever to hang and tape up.
3. i almost ran away from this shoot because the bugs were annoying.
4. i just found out last night that im getting my dslr soon!
5. im upgrading to pro tonight :) i upgraded.
6. im confident about this photo.
7. i had to shower after this because it was so gross outside.
8. i need to take more photos with my face in it.
9. thank you for the people who gave me ideas, im processing thoughts about them.
10. i like to comment people back when they comment on my things. :)))
pro should be like fucking 10 dollars. im not sure its worth it
i just realized i have an eight day streak of explore photos.
Explore # 312
The Nikon FM2n is the best medium-compact mechanical shutter SLR camera ever made. There are other bodies from other manufacturers that have been favorably compared, such as the Olympus OM-3 and the Leica R6.2. These other cameras indeed have certain features, e.g., spot metering capability, that are not found on the FM2n. However, they have disadvantages, too. The Olympus system is smaller than Nikon, and lenses and accessories are presumably less abundant on the used market. The Leica system is substantially more expensive used, especially the lenses, and the Leica R series never became that popular (as opposed to Leica's M-Series). The design of the FM2n has been highly refined over several generations of the FM product line. It is part of the enormous Nikon system of manual focus and auto focus cameras. Many Nikon bodies are available on the used market. And the FM2n is just an absolutely great camera.
The FM2n is the final all-mechanical version of the FM Series that began with the FM in 1977 as an upgrade to the classic Nikkormat FT3 (early 1977). The FM was subsequently updated and modernized with various versions of the FM, FM2 (1982) and FM2n which were developed over the years, with the FM2n finally introduced in 1984. The FM2n remained in production until 2001. There was actually one additional major upgrade after the FM2n, which was the FM3A (2001-2006; 1991). The FM3A is the most advanced of the FM Series, with a hybrid mechanical/electronic shutter, an FE2 style readout, and all of the other features of the FE2. From a technological point of view, the FM3A is really cool and unique. However, due to some of the feature advantages that I will discuss below, the FM2n is still a very attractive option for all manual film shooting . The FM3A is relatively more expensive on the used market, with relatively high prices for the occasional NIB sample, or even very clean used camera.
Check out the FM3A here:
www.flickr.com/photos/trphotoguy/23145338649/in/album-721...
The standard FM2n was available in silver chrome and black paint. Both look great.
There were a few special versions of the FM2n that were introduced. The most interesting one is the FM2/T (1993-1997). The FM2/T is exactly the same mechanically as the latest FM2n, except that the top and bottom covers are made out of titanium. Please refer to my separate page on the FM2/T, which is one of the most beautiful SLR cameras ever made:
www.flickr.com/photos/trphotoguy/16514084188/in/album-721...
My own experience with the FM line actually started with the FM2n. Previously, I had been using the Nikon F2 Photomic AS and Nikon FE combination; my F2 was the reliable all-mechanical body, and I used the FE as an electronic backup when needing something smaller than the F2, or when wanting to shoot quicker with the FE in aperture priority mode, or just for a different kind of film. (Back then, photographers still looked askance at electronic cameras compared with tried and true mechanical ones.) However, when I finally upgraded from the F2 to the new F3HP, it was time to switch around and get the FM2n as a mechanical backup to the electronic F3HP.
Since my experience with the FM Series started with the FM2n, and given that the FM2n would be the best body of the series to go with on the used market today, I will focus my comments on the FM2n.
As with the prior models of the FM Series, the FM2n takes either a 3V lithium battery, two 1.55V silver oxide batteries, or two 1.5V alkalines. Quite standard for Nikon bodies of the that era. I usually prefer to just go with a single 3V lithium to enjoy the long shelf life, but of course the other two types work fine too, as needed. Since the small batteries are used only for the light meter, they seem to last forever and are not necessary for camera operation at all shutter speeds.
The FM series is built with a copper-aluminum-silicon (copper-silumin) alloy body. I find the size and weight of the FM2n to be perfect, especially with wide-angle through medium telephoto Nikkor manual focus prime lenses. The body size is not too big or too small. Its size is large enough to hold securely, but still smaller than full size professional bodies like the concurrent F3HP. It is not as small as the Contax S2, Pentax MX, or even the Olympus OM-3, which are considered small compact bodies and sometimes feel a bit too small to get a good grip. The FM2n weighs in at only 540g without lens, and of course the weight of the batteries is insignificant, compared with the multiple AA batteries or other larger batteries in future electronic bodies. The FM2n fits great in a dedicated case, or a spongy snug-fit case, or a small camera bag with a few lenses. It is an excellent size for travel use.
The FM2n body by itself, like all those in the FM Series, feels a bit light and even insubstantial when held without a lens attached. However, once a lens is attached, the lens/camera combination has the perfect balance, size and weight. It has a highly luxurious and precision feel and sound when held in your hands and used. I most often use Ai-S primes from 20/2.8 to 200/4 and the system is wonderful to operate with all of those lenses. However, once you start getting into bigger and heavier lenses such as, for example, the 80-200/2.8, the camera feels a big too light and out of balance. Also, on fatter lenses, you may need to use a rubber tripod filler ring to keep the lens rings from touching the tripod head.
Operation of the FM2n is really smooth. All of the top controls are on the right side of the camera. The shutter speed ring is tall, large and has an easy-to-turn knurled grip. It is easy to grab with thumb and forefinger when the film advance lever is pulled out to turn on the camera. The film advance lever motion is amazingly smooth, although the lever is single-stroke only, unlike the levers on the F, F2 and F3. But the stoke is not very big, so a quick easy stroke quickly winds to the next frame. ASA/ISO setting is embedded into the top of the shutter speed dial. Shutter speed and ISO markings are clear and easy to read. The ISO range of the FM2n is 12 - 6400, wide enough to handle virtually all situations. The small multiple-exposure lever is located under the film advance lever, out of the way but easy to turn when you need it. The mechanical shutter release button is large and located at just the right location near the front of the body. It takes a standard mechanical cable release. The shutter release button has a fairly long travel, but it works well with just the right amount of resistance to allow you to half press for an exposure reading, and then make a short continued push to achieve an immediate shutter release. The shutter has a relatively quiet, pleasing and precision-like sound. The film counter is just in front of release crank and is easy to read.
One of the biggest advantage of the Nikon film SLR lens mount (the "F mount") is that it is the only SLR camera mount that has stayed virtually the same from the time of the first Nikon F and Nikkormat FS/FT through to the most current small and full frame Nikon digital SLRs. Except for the requirement that relatively newer Nikon film SLRs require Ai or Ai-converted lenses, all manual focus Nikon F mount lenses can be used on autofocus bodies, and most full-frame auto-focus Nikon F mount lenses (pre-G type) can be used on all old manual focus bodies. I don't know of any other SLR manufacturer that can make such a claim. Thus, it is convenient to use the FM2N together with a modern Nikon autofocus film or digital SLR because you can often use the same lenses on both bodies.
Loading Nikkor lenses onto any FM Series is quick and positive. Just line up the black dot on the lens with the dot on the camera body and twist the lens counter-clockwise. Of course, there is no need to line up the claw on Ai Nikkor aperture rings with an exposure meet pin on the body; this old system became obsolete after the Nikkormat FT2/EL generation. Unfortunately, the FM Series lens mount lost the retractable meter coupling lever after the original FM body; thus the FM2n won't accept (in stop down mode) any pre-Ai or non-Ai's lenses that you might own. To remove a lens, just press the lens release button on the left front of the body and twist clockwise.
The only control on the top left of the camera is the film rewind/back opening mechanism. Twist the back opening lever counter-clockwise and put the rewind crank upwards to open the camera back. Since the camera only has a manual exposure meter mode, unlike the FE/FE2, the rewind crank mechanism includes no exposure compensation dial. Film loading is traditional style and almost foolproof. Like many Nikon and other cameras of this generation, you need to stick the film leader into a slot on the take-up spool and insure that the latch in the spool engages a film perforation. This system is more reliable than that on newer Nikon bodies where you simply lay the film leader flat next to an index line. With the FM2n, if you are careful when you load the film, you can get an extra exposure on frame 0.
The viewfinder of the FM Series has been gradually improved over the life of the series, but remains essentially the same in the FM2n version. A slight disadvantage of the FM series viewfinder is that, unlike the 100% frame coverage of a pro-level Nikon F series camera, the FM's frame coverage is only 93%. This is not unusual in a pro-sumer level camera, but you need to be aware that objects that are outside the field of view in will be captured on your film. (Maybe it wasn't a problem with mounted slides?) The viewfinder contains all of the information that you need for convenient camera setting. There is a mechanical readout for the selected shutter speed on the left side of the viewfinder. There is also a aperture direct readout (ADR) at the center top of the viewfinder. The exposure meter indicator on the right of the viewfinder utilizes three red light emitting diodes. This is my favorite type of exposure meter readout design, which I learned to like on the earlier Nikon F2 Photomic AS. It is also the same system as that on cameras such as the Leica M6TTL or current MP. First of all and most importantly, the diodes are easy to see in all lighting conditions, light and dark. The LEDs are bright enough to be clearly visible on a sunny day, but also not so bright that they blind you in a dark location. Also, exposure adjustment is extremely rapid and precise.
I normally set the shutter speed first, depending on what I am trying to do. Then push the shutter release button down half way and twist the lens aperture ring on the lens until only the center LED circle lights up. As you move away from correct exposure, the LED display changes to a combined +o or o- (when you are over or underexposed by between 1/5 and one stop-), and finally to a single + or - (when you are over or underexposed by more than one stop).The three-diode system of the FM Series is superior to the match needle system of the aperture priority capable FE Series and the hybrid FM3A. While the match needle system is nice and clear in bright light, it is almost impossible to see the display to adjust exposure in dark environments - although the meter itself is very sensitive. On the other hand, an advantage of the match needle system is that you receive direct visual indication of a wider range of exposure divergence, compared with the LED system. Also, you can directly see intermediate shutter speeds in Aperture Priority mode.
The FM2 and FM2n exposure meter uses a pair of silicon photodiodes (SPDs) for exposure measurement. This was the latest generation of exposure meter technology, after Cadmium Sulfide (CdS) technology in the Nikkormat FT (1965) through the FT3 (1977) and gallium-arsenide-phosphide photodiodes in the original FM (1977). Silicon photodiodes provide quick response and stability, and apparently lower manufacturing cost for Nikon, compared with the prior generation. Exposure measurement range of the FM2n is EV 1 to EV 18 at ASA/ISO 100 and with a 50mm f/1.4 lens. This supports a aperture/shutter speed range of 1 sec. at f/1.4 through 1/4000 sec. at f/8. That range is pretty good for most situations, and a step up from the Nikkormat FT - FT3's range of EV 3 - EV 17. The FM2n is exactly on par with the Nikon F3HP. However, it is not as sensitive as the EV -2 to EV +17 range on the F2 Photomic AS, or the EV 0 to EV 21 range of the Nikon F4.
Since the FM Series cameras have manual exposure mode only, there is obviously no exposure lock button. Exposure lock is one thing that can be frustrating on cameras like the F3HP and FE/FE2. It is often easier, even on these cameras with aperture priority mode, to just use manual exposure mode and set the exposure directly. It is quicker and more comfortable than pointing the camera to where you can measure the proper exposure, pushing the exposure lock button an holding the button down will recomposing a shooting. Anyway, you don't need to worry about any of that on the manual mode only FM2n.
The center of the viewfinder display, with the standard K2-Type focusing screen, contains a small central horizontal split image, surrounded by a microprism donut, which is further surrounded by a large matte donut and a 12mm diameter circle. But utilizing both the split-image and microprism collar, you can manually focus on almost any subject very quickly. Turn the camera at a slight angle when focusing if necessary to find a straight line. I can't resist pointing out that with well-maintained manual focus Nikkor primes, such as Ai-S lenses, focusing ring operation is buttery smooth, with just the right amount of viscous resistance. With the no-slip knurled focusing rings, focusing is quick and accurate. The FM2n system provides three different interchangeable focusing screen types for various applications.Mostly, the standard K2-Type screen is sufficient. The B2 type screen removes the split image and microprism focusing aids, while the E2 type is the same as the B2, except with horizontal and vertical etched lines. FM/FE series focusing screens were improved (from the "K" series to the "K2" series) to provide a brighter viewfinder image starting with the FM2/FE2 generation. Focusing screens were further improved on the final FM3A to avoid split-image blackout with lenses with maximum aperture of f/5.6 or less.
The outer circle encloses the central area which carries a 60% exposure meter weight, with the area outside the circle comprising the remaining 40%. The most important thing to know about an exposure measurement system is how it weights various areas of the viewfinder image so that you can determine how to use it in each situation. The 60/40 system works fine for most situations. It is vast improvement over the classic full-frame averaging system, which was used on Pentax Spotmatic models, the earliest Nikkormat FT, and other cameras. For these averaging systems, if you wanted a proper exposure, you could not include a bright light or big sky in any area of the frame. Still, with the 60/40 system, you need to determine where to point the camera when manually setting the exposure. Find an areas that is representative of the subject, but which is not overly influenced by a bright light, a bright sky, a dark background, etc. Also make sure to select an area that approximates 18% gray, such as a dense area of green trees in a landscape image. If you cannot find an area that is equivalent to 18% gray that fills the 12mm circle, for example, inside the Haleakala volcano crater on Maui, HI, or a bright snowscape, then you need to manually compensate the exposure by appropriately changing the aperture or shutter speed.
Two contemporaneous Nikon bodies with the FM2n, the F3HP and the FA had different exposure metering patterns. The F3HP applies a heavier weight of 80% to the viewfinder's 12mm circle, making it easier to isolate an area that is 18% gray, without surrounding high-contrast areas influencing the exposure reading too much. The FA is the first Nikon body to include a multi-segment metering pattern, in addition to 60/40 centerweight. The 5-segment pattern on the FA and first generation software were the first Nikon attempt to correct the weaknesses of the traditional center-weight averaging system. While early multi-pattern systems on cameras such as the FA, F4, F800 and F90/F90x did a pretty good and steadily improving job in most low contrast situations, in difficult situations, they still didn't work as well as the center weight system with appropriate exposure compensation, which was found on the FM2n. Of course, you have to know what you are doing in such situations! On later-generation cameras, the more highly refined high-tech multi-pattern (matrix) systems, such as on the F5, F6 and the newest digital SLRs, finally do a good job even with difficult lighting. Modern Nikon bodies generally use a 75/25 weight in their default center-weight metering modes.
The latest FM2n incorporates a vertical-travel, metal focal plane shutter with aluminum curtains. Older versions of the FM2N have shutters with titanium curtains. Shutter speed range on the FM2N is 1 sec. through 1/4000 sec. For those of us who started back when the fastest shutter speed as 1/1000 sec. or even slower, 1/4000 sec. sounds amazingly fast. In fact, 1/4000 sec. is plenty fast enough for most situations with film. On the slow end, the camera itself can only operate up to 1 sec., but it is an easy matter to calculate and shoot exposures of any length at the Bulb setting, using a tripod, a standard shutter release cable, and a hand-held light meter. Of course, since the camera has a mechanical shutter, you can shoot exposures of any length and never worry about draining your battery. One slight disadvantage of the FM2n's mechanical shutter is that it cannot be set for intermediate shutter speeds. On an electronic body such as the FE2 or FM3A, you can utilize any intermediate shutter speed in aperture priority mode. (Of course, unlike the FE/FA series, the FM-series meters can't measure Bulb setting shutter speeds.)
There are just a few more features that should be mentioned. On the right front side of the body are located a depth-of-field preview lever and a self timer lever. Like many other cameras, you can check actual depth of field at the set aperture by pressing the depth-of-field lever. The image darkens if the lens is not set to maximum aperture, but you can get a good idea of the expected DOF with your lens/aperture combination. Actually, this lever is not really required with manual focus Nikkor lenses, because such lenses include an easy to read DOF index on the lens barrel. Many AF Nikkor lenses also have DOF index marks. The FM Series bodies have a mechanical self-timer with a delay of up to approximately 10 seconds. While these cameras do not have a mirror lock-up switch per se, you can simulate MLU by using the self-timer lever. When the shutter release button is pressed after the self-timer is set, the mirror swings up at the start of the timer count.
Finally, a hot-shoe contact is installed on top of the prism housing for flash photography. The FM2n does not support automatic TTL flash control. You need to use an FE2 or FM3A if you want that feature. (If you know how to use guide numbers and manual flash, you can still do full-flash or fill-flash photography without any problem, of course). However, the FM2n, like the FE2, has a very fast maximum flash synch speed of 1/250 sec. There is an extra contact on the hot shoe that communicates the flash charging status to the camera a lights a red diode "ready light" in the viewfinder when the flash is ready to shoot. Of course, the FM2n works with any Nikon flash unit. The contemporaneous SB-24 and SB-26 work great. However, if you will be doing a lot of flash photography in the FM line, the FE2 and FM3A are more useful as they both offer automatic TTL flash control.
In addition to the vast selection of Nikkor (and third-party) lenses that are available for the Nikon F mount, the FM2n also accepts various other useful Nikon accessories. One of the most useful is the MD-12 motor drive. This motor drive unit works on all FM Series bodies (and even the Nikon FA) and allows rapid fire or remote shooting up to 3.2 frames per second. Years ago, I used to keep it attached to the camera and carried it around much of the time. However, the MD-12 is quite heavy, especially when loaded with the eight required AA batteries. These days, it would obviously be better to use a more modern camera is you want portable and higher-speed motor drive. Other useful optional accessories (which work with all FM and FE series bodies) are the MF-16 data back, the DB-2 Anti-Cold Battery Pack (particularly useful for the FM2n, which would be the perfect camera to take on a dog sled expedition to the North Pole!), the DR-3 and DG-2 viewfinder eyepieces, and various eyepiece correction lenses.
Copyright © 2013 - 2016 Timothy A. Rogers. All rights reserved.
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16.54: Arrived at a very wet Weil am Rhein only 4 hours after departing Frankfurt Hbf.
Express limited stop ICE and then a quick haulage from Basel Bad Hbf on the RE to Offenburg pushed by 146 110-2.
These loks are not all as young as people think as the first were delivered in 2003, while the last batch was 2015!
146 110-2 was a Freiburg lok from its delivery on 26/08/2004 until 14/12/2019 (over 15 years).
It is now based at Münster (Westf) as the BR 111s there are retired.
First Aberdeen Alexander Dennis Enviro500 38211 travels up Albyn Grove while working a Service X27 from Guild Street to Dyce Railway Station via P&J Live & Aberdeen Airport.
38218 is one of 7 Enviro500s branded for the 1/2, these usually complement the 9 Ex-York Citaros on the service however due to the closure of Auchinyell Road the 2 is currently taking a diversion via Garthdee Road which is not suitable for deckers or artics, as such the service is being single deck operated with the Citaros all on the 1 and Enviro500s being allocated to other routes.
Originally 38218-25 were proposed to be branded, however 38215 was accidently painted with a red front as such 38225 is unbranded instead. 38223 is currently long term VOR, however it is expected that whenever it's reinstated it will be repainted and branded.
Photo Date: 12/08/2021
©Jordan Adam.
Bow Fiddle Rock
A violin bow tip
Bow Fiddle Rock is a natural sea arch near Portknockie on the north-eastern coast of Scotland. It is so called because it resembles the tip of a fiddle bow.[1]
It is composed of Quartzite, a metamorphic rock which was originally quartz sandstone.[1] This rock is part of the Cullen Quartzite formation which is seen along the coast between Buckie and Cullen and is some 2,400m thick and dates from the Neoproterozoic Era, 1,000 to 541 million years ago.[2]
These rocks were folded when the ancient continents of Laurentia and Avalonia collided during the Caledonian orogeny. They later became exposed at the surface where sea and weather eroded the structure seen today.[1]
The rock formation is both a tourist attraction and nesting place for sea birds including herring gulls, great black-backed gulls and lesser black-backed gulls.
So here is something I wouldn't normally do. I'm sharing what's essentially (almost) an entire roll of film.
While looking for something to share today, I came across a roll taken with the Argus C3 that I had never shared before.
The emulsion was Kodak Ektacolor Pro Gold 160, which must have expired in the 90s. It was developed in ECN-2.
These were taken on a leg of my trip last summer that took me from the Terry Badlands of Montana to the Nebraska National Forest.
I don't know why I didn't share them before this. I know that the camera's focus was off, and maybe it just made me cranky and I shelved the entire roll.
Camera: Argus C3 (1954)
Film: Kodak Ektacolor Pro Gold 160
Process: DIY ECN-2
July 2019
Battle of the twig 2. These two male blue dashers were very seriously contesting this twig, When one landed on it the other would rush in to chase it off. They would then have a brief aerial combat when you could hear their wings bashing each others, then one would land and the cycle would begin again.
After a minute or two one had its wing badly damaged and left the victor to proudly sit on his hard won twig.
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Thundering southbound for a meet with a northbound 733 empty Scherer coal train at Ollie, NS 22N (Memphis, TN - Atlanta, Georgia) was lead this day by a now stored / retired EMD SD70M-2. These DC units have been replaced by SD70ACe / SD70IACs along with the ACu rebuilds.
This was a gift inside the 2008 Heist Convention Welcome Bag. I've never used it...lol...cause it was packaged too pretty....but I should use at least 2. These would also make cute pillow covers in your Doll Room.
Translation / Traduction 🇫🇷 Fr.
BB 22318
Mise en service 29 janvier 1980
Activité : Intercités
Liste des BB 22200 :
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_BB_22200
Les BB 22200 sont une série de 205 locomotives électriques de ligne bicourant de la SNCF, mises en service à partir de 1976, et toujours en service.
Description
La série de locomotives BB 22200 est la version bicourant des locomotives de la famille des nez cassés. Elles sont aptes à circuler aussi bien sous courant continu à 1 500 V que sous courant alternatif à 25 000 V et 50 Hz, au contraire des autres locomotives de cette famille qui ne peuvent circuler que sous l'un ou l'autre type de courant, soit respectivement les BB 7200 et les BB 15000.
Leur numérotation émane du principe encore en vigueur à l'époque de leur livraison : numéro de la version bicourant = numéro de la version 1 500 V + numéro de la version 25 000 V, soit respectivement 22200 = 7200 + 15000.
Source :
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/BB_22200
Traduction / Translation 🇬🇧 GB. UK.
SNCF Class BB 22200
The BB 22200 is a class of electric locomotives in service with the French railways SNCF, built by Alstom between 1976 and 1986. They are a dual voltage version (1500 V DC and 25 kV 50 Hz AC) of the BB 7200 and BB 15000 classes.[note 1]
From 1994 nine of the class were used for hauling freight trains through the Channel Tunnel as the Class 92 locomotives were not yet delivered.[1][2] These were numbered 22379/380/399-405,[3] and were used until 1995.[citation needed] For use on British railways these locomotives were allocated the UK traction number Class 22
History, operations and design
After the first test held in 1976, the BB 22200 were introduced on the Marseille–Nice–Ventimiglia line in southern France–northern Italy. The following year they started to haul longer distance trains such as the Train Bleu (1000 km from Ventimiglia to Paris) and the car-transport train between Marseille and Paris.
The BB 22200 are capable of a maximum speed of 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph). Eight locomotives, having a maximum power of 5,600 kilowatts (7,500 hp), were equipped for services up to 200 kilometres per hour (120 mph) and can work on TGV lines.
Source :
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_Class_BB_22200
Übersetzung / Translation 🇩🇪 DE.
SNCF BB 22200
Die BB 22200 ist eine französische Elektrolokomotivbaureihe für den Einsatz sowohl auf dem mit 1,5 kV elektrifizierten Gleichstromnetz als auch auf dem mit 25 kV, 50 Hz elektrifizierten Wechselstromnetz der SNCF. In den Jahren 1976 bis 1986 wurden von Alsthom und Matériel de Traction Électrique (MTE)[1] in sechs Bauserien insgesamt 205 Lokomotiven gebaut.
Durch die Mehrsystemfähigkeit und die Auslegung als Universallokomotive kommen die BB 22200 auf nahezu allen regelspurigen elektrifizierten Strecken Frankreichs vor und finden für alle lokbespannten Zuggattungen Verwendung.
Geschichte
n den 1970er Jahren benötigte die SNCF neue Mehrsystemlokomotiven, um unter beiden Stromsystemen ohne Lokwechsel fahren zu können. Aus der ab 1971 gelieferten Baureihe BB 15000 und der ab 1976 gebauten Gleichstrombaureihe BB 7200 wurde die BB 22200 als Mehrsystemvariante entwickelt. Die Baureihenbezeichnung bildet die Summe aus denen der beiden Schwesterbauarten.
Die Maschinen 22201 bis 22350 entstanden in den Jahren 1976 bis 1980, die übrigen zwischen 1983 und 1986.[1] Über die Jahre hinweg erhielten zahlreiche der ursprünglich betongrau mit orangem Zierstreifen lackierten Lokomotiven neue Livrées.
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_BB_22200
Translation / Vertaling 🇳🇱 NL.
SNCF BB 22200
De BB 22200 is een reeks elektrische locomotieven van de Franse spoorwegen SNCF, die tussen 1976 en 1986 door Alstom werd gebouwd. Het is de bicourante versie (1,5 kV= en 25 kV 50 Hz) van de BB 7200- en de BB 15000-locomotieven.
Vanaf 1994 werden negen exemplaren van deze reeks gebruikt om goederentreinen door de Kanaaltunnel te trekken in afwachting van de levering van de Britse Class 92. Deze droegen de nummers 22379/380/399-405,[3] en waren tot 1995 in gebruik op de route door de kanaaltunnel. Voor het gebruik op Brits spoor kregen ze in Groot-Brittannië de aanduiding Class
Geschiedenis, inzet en ontwerp
Na de eerste proefrit in 1976 werd de BB 22200 geïntroduceerd op het traject Marseille–Nice–Ventimiglia langs de Zuid-Franse en Noord-Italiaanse kust. Een jaar later werd de inzet uitgebreid tot de langeafstandstreinen, zoals de TrainBleu (1000 km tussen Ventimiglia en Parijs) en de autotrein tussen Marseille en Parijs.
De BB 22200 kent een maximumsnelheid van 160 km/u. Acht exemplaren zijn opgevoerd tot een vermogen van 5600 kW en een maximumsnelheid van 200 km/u die ook ingezet kunnen worden op de LGV.
nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/SNCF_BB_22200
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Translation / Traduction 🇫🇷 Fr.
Gare de Lille-Flandres
La gare de Lille-Flandres est une gare ferroviaire française des lignes de Paris-Nord à Lille (quatre autres lignes s'y embranchent à Fives) et de Lille aux Fontinettes. C'est la gare principale de la ville de Lille, située en centre-ville, dans le département du Nord, en région Hauts-de-France.
Le terme Flandres est accolé à son nom en 1993, lors de l'ouverture de la gare voisine de Lille-Europe (située sur la LGV Nord). Ce choix est dû à sa situation en Flandre française.
Elle est mise en service en 1848 par la Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord. C'est une gare de la SNCF, desservie par des TGV, des InterCity belges et des trains régionaux (notamment TER Hauts-de-France). La gare de Lille-Flandres est la plus grande gare TER de France en dehors de Paris ; elle est également la seconde gare de province quant à la fréquentation, après la gare de Lyon-Part-Dieu.
Histoire ( Extrait ) :
Le nouveau bâtiment est construit en remontant la façade de pierre de 1846 de l'édifice de l'« embarcadère » de la gare du Nord de Paris, dont l'architecte était Léonce Reynaud. C'est l'architecte de la compagnie, Sidney Dunnett, qui se charge de cette prouesse architecturale. Néanmoins, comme il n'était constitué que d'un rez-de-chaussée, la compagnie, pour satisfaire les Lillois, lui a fait ajouter un étage et un fronton avec une horloge, l'ensemble étant de style néo-classique. Les nouvelles installations, mises en service en 1867, donnent sur une place de la Gare, récemment créée en face du nouveau bâtiment.
Source :
fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gare_de_Lille-Flandres
Traduction / Translation 🇬🇧 GB. UK.
Lille-Flandres station
Lille-Flandres station (French: Gare de Lille-Flandres, Dutch: Rijsel Vlaanderen) is the main railway station of Lille, capital of French Flanders. It is a terminus for SNCF Intercity and regional trains. It opened in 1842 as the Gare de Lille, but was renamed in 1993 when Lille Europe station opened. There is a 500m walking distance between the two stations, which are also adjacent stops on one of the lines of the Lille Metro.
Construction
The station was built by Léonce Reynaud and Sydney Dunnett for the CF du Nord. Construction began in 1869 and ended in 1892. The station front is the old front from Paris' Gare du Nord and was dismantled then reassembled in Lille at the end of the 19th century; an extra storey, as well as a large clock, were added to the original design. Dunnett added the Hôtel des Voyageurs in 1887, and the rooftop in 1892.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lille-Flandres_station
Übersetzung / Translation 🇩🇪 DE.
Bahnhof Lille-Flandres
Der Bahnhof Lille-Flandres (französisch Gare de Lille-Flandres) ist ein Kopfbahnhof der SNCF in der nordfranzösischen Stadt Lille.
Der Bahnhof wurde für die Bahngesellschaft CF du Nord von den Architekten Léonce Reynaud und Sydney Dunnett erbaut. Der Bau begann 1869 und wurde erst 1892 beendet. Die Fassade des Empfangsgebäudes integriert die dorthin translozierte Front des ehemaligen Pariser Belgischen Bahnhofs, des Vorgängerbahnhofs des dortigen Gare du Nord, ergänzt um ein zusätzliches Stockwerk und einen Uhrturm.
Gebäude
Der Bahnhof weist siebzehn Bahnsteiggleise an neun Bahnsteigen auf. Acht der Gleise enden unter der 65,36 m breiten und 160 m langen Bahnhofshalle. Mit ihrer Firsthöhe von 27,15 m ist sie die größte in Frankreich errichtete derartige Halle.
Bahnhof Lille-Flandres
Ready to descend Ellington Colliery, Northumberland during the visit of His Excellency the Argentine Minister, 22 April 1925 (TWAM ref. DF.GRA/1/2).
These images belong to a series of albums documenting John Grantham’s service to the City of Newcastle upon Tyne as its Sheriff 1924-1925 and its Lord Mayor 1936-1937. John Grantham was born in Blyth in 1877 and became a cinema proprietor in Newcastle. He was elected to the City Council in 1912 and became an alderman in 1932. The albums give us an interesting insight into the duties of Lord Mayor and Sheriff as well as a fascinating picture of the times.
2016 is the 800th anniversary of the creation of Newcastle's Mayoralty and Burgesses.
(Copyright) We're happy for you to share these digital images within the spirit of The Commons. Please cite 'Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums' when reusing. Certain restrictions on high quality reproductions and commercial use of the original physical version apply though; if you're unsure please email archives@twmuseums.org.uk
From the Kennedy Space Center via the Charlie Bell estate, a vintage S-1C, S-II & S-IVB Control/Display Firing Room No.1 panel with the panel face measuring 19"x 9" and with the wiring housing behind it measuring 14" deep. Complete with all its Saturn V stage S-1C, S-II & S-IVB lights intact. A KSC tag from GE with no date, but a modification tag that bears the year as 1968.
Jonathan Ward, an expert on mission control panels, did some research and wrote to me:
"With your panel, congratulations - you're the first person who has a panel that I can definitely tie to a given Firing Room! (since it's labeled Firing Room 1) That would mean that it was "decommissioned" after Apollo 17. GE was tasked with modifying the FR equipment to support Skylab (and later ASTP). The Skylab Orbital Workshop was launched using Firing Room 2, and the manned flights and ASTP were commanded from FR 3. You would think that since the Skylab manned flights used a Saturn IB rocket, which didn't have an S-IC or S-II stage, that there would be different control panels for the S-IB stage and the launch vehicle as a whole. However, I have seen some panels that were for a Saturn V (like yours, they had sections for all three of the Saturn V stages), but they just blanked out the S-II indicators and put a piece of metal tape saying "S-IB" over top of the S-IC label.
I'm checking with a fellow who used to sit in the Firing Rooms, to see if he has any ideas as to where it might have been. It could have been in the range safety section of Area A of the Firing Room, or it might have been in a support room somewhere. As far as I can tell, it was used for monitoring the Range Safety signals, i.e., are the explosive systems on the various stages of the Saturn V showing that their redundant systems are both working, and to monitor the major range safety events (has an engine cutoff and explosive arming command been sent and received, has the propellant dispersion command been sent and received (to blow up the fuel tanks if the missile goes off course), or are the systems "safed".
I asked a friend who is an expert on the KSC Firing Room what he thought about your panel, and this is what he had to say:
The "Control/Display" panel was a range safety panel. Note its references to "rcvr" 1 and 2. These 2 receivers were part of the "DRSCS"-- the Digital Range Safety Command System. Note also the "audio select" switches. The DRSCS signal was de-modulated into a series of audio tones, and the actual vehicle receivers were acoustic-like devices.
The range safety command was sent in 2 steps. The first "armed" the explosive trains, and commanded engine shutdown. The 2nd function set off the Propellant Dispersion system ordnance trains. Note on the indicator lights that there are 3 states of the system-- "Safe", "Arm and Engine Cutoff" and "Propellant Dispersion".
The "Control/Display" panel was part of the "Measurement/RF Networks" row. This one looks like an early version--note that the 3rd stage is referred to as "SIV" in the upper right corner.
The Launch Control Center for Launch Complex 39 is attached to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB). It originally was designed with four Firing Rooms, one for each High Bay in the VAB. Up to four Saturn rockets could be stacked in the VAB at the same time, and each would have a dedicated Firing Room for test, checkout, and launch. The FR’s were designed for flexibility, without interior columns, and with raised flooring, to enable reconfiguration as needs changed.
Ultimately, only three Firing Rooms were built out during the Apollo program. Firing Room 4 was used as the project management room for construction of LC-39 and the Apollo systems integration.
Post-Apollo, Firing Room 1 was refitted to support the Space Shuttle and Ares Programs. It was re-named “The Young/Crippen FIring Room” in 2008, honoring the crew of the first Space Shuttle mission.
Even though the LCC is 3 miles from the Complex 39 launch pads, it needs to be hardened from potential launch catastrophes. The exterior windows are 2 inches thick, and are protected by shutters that can be rapidly closed in the event of an explosion."
Put on display today in our new SF office.
One of the smallest of Africa's wild cats and definitely the most deadly, it's the black-footed cat. These highly attuned predators have a knack for being lethal and are the most successful hunters in the wild cat kingdom. There are 2 known subspecies of black-footed cat in South Africa. They prefer steppes, open, arid-savannas, and semi-deserts with an abundance of trees and shrubs. Sadly, these little critters are listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. This is due to habitat destruction, vehicle strikes, accidental poisoning, introduction of invasive species, and climate change.
First the Stats...
Scientific name: Felis nigripes
Weight: Up to 4.2 lbs.
Length: Up to 28 inches, including tail
Height: Up to 9.8 inches
Lifespan: Up to 12 years
Now on to the Facts!
1.) They can walk up to 20 miles a night in search of food.
2.) These tiny critters are nocturnal (active at night).
3.) During the heat of the day, they sleep in abandoned termite mounds, unoccupied springhare, porcupine, and aardvark burrows.
4.) Black-footed cats prey on mice, insects, small reptiles, and birds; killing up to 15 creatures a night!
5.) Black-feet have a high tolerance for dehydration and get most of their water from the food they eat.
But wait, there's more on the black-footed cat!
6.) Their primary predators are domestic and feral dogs, wild dogs, caracals, and jackals.
7.) These little beasts communicate via purrs, loud calls, growls, gurgles, and hisses.
Did you know...?
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This is one of the many colors of Minigun you can get from the Mystery Pack Vol.2. These will be sold as single pieces at ToyWiz.com starting on October 1st!
So here is something I wouldn't normally do. I'm sharing what's essentially (almost) an entire roll of film.
While looking for something to share today, I came across a roll taken with the Argus C3 that I had never shared before.
The emulsion was Kodak Ektacolor Pro Gold 160, which must have expired in the 90s. It was developed in ECN-2.
These were taken on a leg of my trip last summer that took me from the Terry Badlands of Montana to the Nebraska National Forest.
I don't know why I didn't share them before this. I know that the camera's focus was off, and maybe it just made me cranky and I shelved the entire roll.
Camera: Argus C3 (1954)
Film: Kodak Ektacolor Pro Gold 160
Process: DIY ECN-2
July 2019
Sample image taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro 2. These samples and comparisons are part of my Fujifilm X-Pro 2 review at:
www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Fujifilm_X-Pro2/
Feel free to download the original image for evaluation on your own computer or printer, but please don't use it on another website or publication without permission from www.cameralabs.com/
Lotus Eleven (1956-58) Engine 1098cc S4 Coventry Climax Production 270 approx
Race Stirling Moss Trophy for Pre-1961 Sportscars
Race Number 60 Guy Peeters (Belgium)
LOTUS SET
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The Eleven was designed by Colin Chapman and fitted with a sleek body designed by aerodynamicist Frank Costin. Its top version, dubbed Le Mans, was generally fitted with a 1100 cc (67ci) Coventry Climax FWA engine and occasionally with a 1500 cc Coventry Climax. FWB engine mounted in the front of a tubular space frame and featured a De Dion rear axle and Girling disc brakes. Fully loaded, the car weighed only about 1,000 lb. Versions for a 1100 cc Climax engined Club and the 1172cc Ford engined Sport were also produced both feasturing live rear axle and drum brakes. Several cars were fitted with alternative engines by their owners.
The Eleven came in two main body styles one with a headrest and the other with no headrest, just two small fins. Some cars were later fitted with a closed body with gullwing doors to meet GT specifications.
Prolific in Club and Sportscar racing in their day and a popular choice of mount in Historic racing today, perhaps the Eleven most notable race result was 7th overall at the 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans, driven by Reg Bicknell and Peter Jopp
In 1957, the Eleven underwent a major design change, including a new front suspension and improvements to the drivetrain. Although officially called Eleven Series 2, these late models are sometimes informally referred to as Lotus 13s, since they were produced between the 12 and 14 models and the 13 designation was not used by Lotus.
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oblogaeth y Lloegr honno dros y Mynyddoedd
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Shot 05.05.2018 at Donington Historic Festival, Donington Park, Leic Ref 133-215
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The raccoon dog, aka Neoguri, Mangut, Tanuki, or Mårdhund "marten-dog" in Sweden, can be found in eastern Asia and Europe. There are 5 known subspecies to date. Raccoon dogs are neither raccoons nor are they dogs. They are most closely related to true foxes. These critters prefer forests, farmlands, moist meadows, and urban habitats, as long as there is thick underbrush and they're near a water source. These canids are affected by habitat destruction, hunting, trapping, disease, and invasive species. But they are still listed as Least Concern by the IUCN, due to their stable numbers.
First the Stats...
Scientific name: Nyctereutes procyonoides
Weight: Up to 13 lbs.
Length: Up to 18 inches, plus up to a 7 inch tail
Lifespan: Up to 11 years
Now on to the Facts!
1.) Raccoon dogs are social creatures that gather in pairs or small family bonded groups.
2.) These critters are cathemeral (active during the day and night).
3.) What they lack in vision, they more than make up for with a keen sense of smell.
4.) They hunt via climbing trees, swimming after their prey, or terrestrially (on the ground).
5.) The raccoon dog hibernates in the winter in pairs.
But wait, there's more on the raccoon dog!
6.) These omnivores (eat plant and animal matter) prey on fish, birds, eggs, reptiles, amphibians, small invertebrates, and will also eat seeds, nuts, fruit, and berries.
7.)
Steam gauge purported to be from the battleship Oregon.
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USS Oregon (BB-3) was a pre-dreadnought Indiana-class battleship of the United States Navy. Her construction was authorized on 30 June 1890, and the contract to build her was awarded to Union Iron Works of San Francisco, California on 19 November 1890. Her keel was laid exactly one year later. She was launched on 26 October 1893, sponsored by Miss Daisy Ainsworth (daughter of Oregon steamboat magnate John C. Ainsworth), delivered to the Navy on 26 June 1896, and commissioned on 15 July 1896 with Captain H.L. Howison in command. Later she was commanded by Captains Albert S. Barker and Alexander H. McCormick. Captain Charles E. Clark assumed command 17 March 1898 throughout the Spanish–American War.
Oregon served for a short time with the Pacific Squadron before being ordered on a voyage around South America to the East Coast in March 1898 in preparation for war with Spain. She departed from San Francisco on 19 March, and reached Jupiter Inlet 66 days later, a journey of 14,000 nautical miles (26,000 km; 16,000 mi). This was considered a remarkable achievement at the time. The journey popularized the ship with the American public and demonstrated the need for a shorter route, which led to construction of the Panama Canal.
After completing her journey Oregon was ordered to join the blockade at Santiago as part of the North Atlantic Squadron under Rear Admiral William T. Sampson.
She took part in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, where she and the cruiser Brooklyn were the only ships fast enough to chase down the Spanish cruiser Cristóbal Colón, forcing its surrender. Around this time she received the nickname "Bulldog of the Navy", most likely because of her high bow wave—known as "having a bone in her teeth" in nautical slang—and her perseverance during the cruise around South America and the battle of Santiago.
After the war, the Oregon was refitted and sent back to the Pacific. She served for a year in the Philippines during the Philippine–American War and then spent a year in China at Wusong during the Boxer Rebellion before returning to the United States for an overhaul.
In March 1903, the Oregon returned to Asiatic waters and stayed there for three years, decommissioning in April 1906. The Oregon was recommissioned in August 1911, but she saw little activity and was officially placed on reserve status in 1914. After the United States joined World War I in 1917, the Oregon acted as one of the escorts for transport ships during the Siberian Intervention.
In October 1919, she was decommissioned for the final time. As a result of the Washington Naval Treaty, the Oregon was declared "incapable of further warlike service" in January 1924. In June 1925, she was lent to the State of Oregon, which used her as a floating monument and museum in Portland, Oregon.
In February 1941, the Oregon was redesignated IX–22. Due to the outbreak of World War II, it was decided that her scrap value was more important than her historical value, so she was sold. Her stripped hulk was later returned to the Navy, and it used as an ammunition barge during the Battle of Guam, where she remained for several years. The USCGC Tupelo (WLB-303) assisted in towing the Oregon to Guam. During a typhoon in November 1948, she broke loose and drifted out to sea. She was located 500 miles southeast of Guam and then towed back. She was sold on 15 March 1956 and reduced to scrap iron in Japan.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_Oregon_(BB-3)
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Union Iron Works, located in San Francisco, California, on the southeast waterfront, was a central business within the large industrial zone of Potrero Point, for four decades at the end of the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries.
An 1892 description of the yards stated that between 1200 and 1500 men were employed and the yearly gross revenue was between $2,000,000 and $4,000,000.
By the turn of the century, the shipyard had expanded in area and employment had more than doubled to 3,500.[2]
These industrial facilities used five types of power, distributed throughout; electricity, compressed air, steam, hydraulic and coal or gas fire.
Union Iron works built a number of ships for the United States Navy. These ships include USS Oregon laid down in 1891, and Adder-class submarines Grampus and Pike which were launched in 1902 and 1903, respectively. The latter two were subcontracted from the Holland Torpedo Boat Company, and were the first submarines built on the West Coast.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Iron_Works
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Star Brass Manufacturing Company, Boston, Massachusetts, USA, and London, England. Made internal- and external-spring indicators from the 1880s until the 1920s?
18k yellow gold, enamel ring, in an unusual design.
14x small round brilliant cut diamonds, totalling 0.42cttw, colour F (extremely good); clarity VS (very good).
Weight: 15.55 grams
Size: 8
Gold melt value at USD $1,925 per troy ounce is USD $719.
My take: A very unusual design with a high-rise, narrow top set with 14 small but very fine diamonds. The black, white and red enamel motifs appear to be inspired by ancient designs.
My guess for the hammer price of this ring would have been about USD $1,200. When auction ended, it sold for USD $1,475, which considering its rare and interesting design, doesn't surprise me.
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If you're relatively new to my stream, let me reiterate that 1) I do NOT own these items; 2) these are NOT my own photos; 3) these images are NOT public.
Ever since a wee kid, I've always been fascinated by precious treasures and jewels. I follow and watch auctions quite a lot as pastime. I like to find out the era, styles, materials of these things and how much they are worth etc., pretty much like many follow pro sports.
You can see this image because I've made you a friend or family.
A pair of Illinois Central consolidations sit at the east end of Ottawa Yard, awaiting their next assignment. These versatile locomotives can be found on NAPM's way freights, road trains, and even yard duty.
The IC's Paducah Shops rebuilt these 2-8-0s during World War 2 with larger cylinders and greater steam pressure and tractive effort. The 908 has a distinctive cresent Paducah shops sand dome added during the rebuild, while sister 906 sports a second-hand dome salvaged from an IC 2-10-2.
These brass models are from Hallmark Models. Ted Richardson gave them new gear boxes, drivers and appropriate details added to better represent each individual prototype engine. He painted, decaled, and weathered each engine and added a Tsunami DCC decoder to have the locomotives look and sound as they did in the early 1950s while working the central Illinois branch lines.
Photo by NAPM member Ted Richardson.
Visit the HO scale club on-line at www.napmltd.org.
Sample image taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro 2. These samples and comparisons are part of my Fujifilm X-Pro 2 review at:
www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Fujifilm_X-Pro2/
Feel free to download the original image for evaluation on your own computer or printer, but please don't use it on another website or publication without permission from www.cameralabs.com/
Sample image taken with a Fujifilm X-Pro 2. These samples and comparisons are part of my Fujifilm X-Pro 2 review at:
www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Fujifilm_X-Pro2/
Feel free to download the original image for evaluation on your own computer or printer, but please don't use it on another website or publication without permission from www.cameralabs.com/