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Candid portrait of a Hindu religious ascetic (Sadhu) after a holy dip at Gangasagar
Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind (more than 0.8 million this year) after the holy Kumbha Mela. Gangasagar finds mention in sacred texts and ancient scriptures of Hindu mythology including the two great Hindu epics, the Ramayana and the Mahabharata.
The river Ganga (Ganges) which originates in the Gangotri glacier in the snow clad high Himalayas, descends down the mountains, reaches the plains, flows through ancient pilgrimage sites, and drains into the Bay of Bengal. A dip in the ocean, where the Ganga meets the sea is considered to be of great religious significance particularly on the Makara Sankranti day (January 14/15), when the sun makes a transition to Capricorn from Sagittarius. Almost a million of Hindu devotees from all over India gather at Gangasagar for a holy dip and perform rituals and prayer (puja) with a belief that it will cleanse and purify their souls.
Images of Bengal, India
"The unleashed power of the atom has changed everything except our thinking. Thus, we are drifting toward catastrophe beyond conception. We shall require a substantially new manner of thinking if mankind is to survive."
— Albert Einstein
The Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station and Salem Nuclear Power Plant on the New Jersey side of the Delaware River ツ ツ ツ
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This guy was playing no games he wanted to take a rest in the corner of this busy street.
ODC~ 4/7/13 - games
© 2012 Teresa Escamilla, All rights reserved.
Fahrerseite VW Käfer - Tü - VW 82 - VW Käfer 1302, effiArt, texture brick brickstone
"The People's Car" = Volkswagen
In 1951, Volkswagen prototyped a 1.3 L diesel engine.
Volkswagen made only two of these air-cooled boxer diesel engines (not turbocharged), and installed one engine in a Type 1 and another in a Type 2. The diesel Beetle was time tested on the Nürburgring and achieved 0–100 km/h (0–62 mph) in 60 seconds.
Finally:
VW 1303/Super Beetle (1973)
Parking under the street lanterns closest to the brick stone wall. :-)
Laternen Parkplatz, ganz dicht an der Backstein-Mauer : das heisst 's Käferle muss draussen bleiben bei der Kälte - 12 Grad - minus 18 Grad (9 'F , feels like 2' F, wind NE 9 m/h ) bei uns heute Nacht. (Fri. Feb. 3, 2012, 4:00 am )
Den technischen Höhepunkt der Käferentwicklung in Deutschland markiert das im August 1970 erschienene Modell 1302.
Der VW Käfer ist ein Automodell der Marke Volkswagen mit luftgekühltem Vierzylinder-Boxermotor und Heckantrieb, der von 1938 bis 2003 gebaut wurde.
Mit über 21,5 Millionen Fahrzeugen war er das meistverkaufte Automobil der Welt, bevor ihn im Juni 2002 der VW Golf übertraf.
Nachdem der Wagen Anfang der 1950er Jahre mit wachsendem Erfolg in die USA exportiert und als erschwingliches, sparsames und robustes Gebrauchsauto populär geworden war, bürgerte sich dort der spöttisch-liebevoll gemeinte Spitzname „Beetle“ oder „Bug“ ein.
The Volkswagen Beetle, officially the Volkswagen Type 1, or informally the Volkswagen Bug, is a two-door, four passenger, rear-engined economy car manufactured and marketed by German automaker Volkswagen (VW) from 1938 until 2003.
Der letzte Käfer aus Wolfsburg lief am 1. Juli 1974 nach 11.916.519 dort produzierten Exemplaren vom Band.
Die für den deutschen Markt bestimmten Käfer kamen fortan aus Mexiko.
Bis 1985 gab es einige Käfer-Sondermodelle in limitierter Zahl. Die letzte offizielle Lieferung von Käfern aus Mexiko für Deutschland traf am 12. August 1985 in Emden ein.
Die Volkswagen AG nahm den Käfer aus dem deutschen Vertriebsprogramm. In den folgenden Jahren boten freie Importeure wieder Käfer aus mexikanischer Produktion an.
Die Handelskette Rewe sorgte im Juli 1995 für Furore, als sie von einem freien Importeur gelieferte Käfer in Deutschland in ihren Supermärkten anbot. Im Juni 1996 folgte der Baumarkt Praktiker.
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Ein detailliertes Konzept des Käfers entwarf schon
1925 Béla Barényi,
was lange Zeit von dem Automobilhersteller Porsche bestritten wurde.
Automobilhersteller Porsche nannte Ferdinand Porsche als Konstrukteur.
Erst durch ein Gerichtsurteil konnte Barényi 1953 seine Urheberschaft und damit seine Ansprüche durchsetzen.
Umstritten und nicht eindeutig geklärt sind die möglichen frühen Beiträge von Josef Ganz zur Entwicklung des Ur-Käfers.
Den ersten Prototyp von Ganz bauten 1930 die Nürnberger Ardie-Werke.
Daneben erhielt der damals tschechoslowakische Automobilhersteller Tatra im Jahr 1961 eine Entschädigung in Höhe von 3.000.000 DM von Volkswagen. Das Urteil traf das Gericht wegen Patentverletzungen bei Motor und Design des Tatra 97.
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Taken in: Germany / Baden-Wurttemberg / Gemeinde Tübingen
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Flash On, Red-eye reduction
This image shows manhole to periscope wall, valve wheels for flooding and blowing. Hanwheels for periscope gear, air pressure gauges. The UB-110 sunk after attacking a merchant shipping convoy near Hartlepool in July 1918. It was then salvaged and transferred to Swan Hunter Wigham Richardson Ltd. Dry Docks (Wallsend), with an order to restore her to fighting state. The order cancelled following Armistice and she was scrapped thereafter.
Taken from the Swan Hunter and Wigham Richardson Ltd. Shipbuilders Collection
Date: November 1918
Reference no. DS.SWH/5/3/2/14/1/26
This photograph was selected by Paul Gibson as part of the 'Uncovering Archives Photography' Workshop held at Tyne and Wear Museums and Archives in November 2012. See Paul's response to this image here: www.flickr.com/photos/28300738@N07/8341111085/in/pool-unc...
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One World Trade Center (1 WTC) is the main building of the new World Trade Center complex in Lower Manhattan, New York City, New York. The 104-story supertall skyscraper is being constructed in the northwest corner of the 16-acre World Trade Center site, occupying the location where the original 8-story 6 World Trade Center once stood. The building is bounded to the west by West Street, to the north by Vesey Street, to the south by Fulton Street, and to the east by Washington Street. Construction on below-ground utility relocations, footings, and foundations for the building began on April 27, 2006. The tower's steel structure topped out on August 30, 2012, and work is currently underway on its spire.
By the time of its scheduled completion in late 2013, One World Trade Center will be the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere and the third-tallest building in the world by pinnacle height, with its spire reaching a symbolic 1,776 feet (541.3 m) in commemoration of the year of American independence. It has been the tallest building in New York City since April 30, 2012. On March 30, 2009, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey confirmed that the building will be known by its legal name, One World Trade Center, rather than the colloquial name, Freedom Tower. The new World Trade Center complex will also feature three other high-rise office buildings, located along Greenwich Street, and the National September 11 Memorial & Museum, located just south of One World Trade Center, where the Twin Towers once stood. The construction is part of an effort to memorialize and rebuild following the destruction of the original World Trade Center complex during the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Shanghai Pudong´s Greatest: the new Shanghai Tower (under construction), Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai World Financial Center embedded in a typical scenery of high rises.
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From the label: 'Funerary monument from the church of the Minimes: Madeleine Marchand, wife of a president of the Parlement de Paris' - by Thomas Boudin, 1628. Made of marble.
Madeleine Marchand lived 1603-1625, so just around 22 at the time of her death, and she was married to Nicolas de Jay.
At the Louvre-Lens museum (a museum opened in 2012 exhibiting art from the Louvre, Paris, lent on (semi-) long-term basis). Really, really, really worth a visit if you are in the area!
This is the RGB + Luminance. I have to say this has been one of my toughest projects to process. If conditions allow I will be adding HA to this soon.
Total Exposure time 10 hours and 40 minutes.
Incidentally I am using CCD Stack for the very first time and I am impressed, I might have to go back and reprocess everything now:)
I hope you like the result.
Clear Skies
Terry Hancock
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16 x 10 min each RGB un binned
16 x 10 min Luminance un binned
Location: DownUnder Observatory, Fremont MI
Date of Shoot 12th,13th,18th and 19th April 2012
Camera: QHY9M monochrome CCD www.astrofactors.com
StarlightXpress Color Filter Wheel
Scope: Astronomy Technologies Astro-Tech 10" f/8 Ritchey-Chrétien astrograph
Astro Tech 2" Field Flattener.
Autoguided using QHY5 autoguider, StarlightXpress Ultra Slim Off Axis guider
Paramount GT-1100S German Equatorial Mount (with MKS 4000)
Image Aquisition software Maxim DL5
Registed, Calibrated and Stacked in CCD Stack
Post Processed with Photoshop CS5
Day 276.
A match at the moment of ignition. This was a lot of fun to photograph, even though it took some trial and error to get the right setup, and then about 50 matches to get the timing right.
Taken Oct 2, 2012 in Somerville, Massachusetts, United States
¹⁄₃₂₀ sec at f/6.3, ISO400, no flash.
Lens: EF50mm f/1.4 USM @ 50 mm
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The cold winter days are over. It's springtime. So I took some time to look back at our wonderful winter in Amsterdam. We had this winter the legendary Keizer Race across the frozen Keizersgracht canal in Amsterdam for the first time in 15 years. My best winter evening photo's of Amsterdam and most faved in one collection. I hope you'll like them. Thanks for your comments and faves.
1. Magical winter wonderland in Amsterdam, 2. My Red Vespa parked in the Jordaan, 3. Let it snow in the Amsterdam, 4. Always fun at Café Nol in the Jordaan, 5. Even mom enjoys sledding from the bridge, 6. Mom pulling child in sled, 7. Passing on a cosy feel this winter, 8. Heavy snowfall in the city of Amsterdam, 9. Heineken “Life Below Zero” Beer, 10. This houseboat in Amsterdam sure does look "gezellig", 11. A too cold saddle for biking, 12. Winter Holiday Season in Amsterdam, 13. Amsterdam Ice-skating by night.
De koude winter is voorbij. We hadden bijna een Elfstedentocht dit jaar. Maar in Amsterdam liepen we in deze ijskoude dagen helemaal warm voor onze legendarische Keizersrace op de Keizersgracht. De kortebaanrace die vijftien jaar geleden voor de laatste keer kon plaatsvinden werd gereden op zaterdag 11 februari 2012. Deze winter kwam wat laat op gang. Maar het was weer een pracht winter met sneeuw en veel ijspret. Ik heb mijn beste winter avond foto's van Amsterdam in een Mosaic gezet. Ik hoop dat je ze mooi vindt. Bedankt voor al jullie commentaar en faves.
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Crowley Tug ADMIRAL assisting APL PHILIPPINES departing Pier 300, Port Of Los Angeles, CA.
Happy New Years to all. To all the seafarers out there thanks for keeping the seas safe. I hope you and your families all have a safe and prosperous 2013.
Photo processed in Adobe Lightroom 4.3
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Akinko @ Mayakan
Here are some othef photos and info about the location: Mayakan / マヤカン
It’s really hard to fund such locations around, and I’m trying to use it in a different way anytime I go!
そこにはマヤカンへの行き方とかも書いてるので、行きたい人は見てください！
These images are HDRs and you can check how I do my HDR on the link to the article to my homepage in the beginning!
Dress Designer: Ken Isaka - Baa Maa Design
Model - Aki
Here is the whole article about how I edit HDR photographs! Check it out!
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A selection of "Digital Circlism" limited edition prints
(Diasec finishing) were exhibited in Brussels, Belgium
at L'Arsenal via "Exhi-B", the 22nd of June 2012.
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Two days spent at Negri-nepote got me some decent photos of one of the two Male Dickcissels and a few others including this Indigo Bunting. Very hot, very windy, so it was a challenge getting the birds to hold still long enough to get sharp focus.
Fairly common bird, but they tend to elude my lens, so I'm happy with this shot.
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Day by day my life gets colder
My eyes close thin, as I get older
Peace in pieces, bloody and bruised
I feel so helpless and confused
Cuz I hear screamin on the left
yellin on the right
I’m sitting in the middle tryin to live my life
Cuz I cant stop the war
Shelter homeless, feed the poor
I can’t walk on water
I can’t save your sons and daughters
I can’t change the world and make things fair
The least that I can do
The least that I can do
The least that I can do is care
Lyrics by Kid Rock
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The other day I shot a couple getting engaged, great surprise by the boyfriend, and I also took pictures of the family at dinner at the Signature Room. I did not have time to shoot the city, which made me want to go back and revisit when I last headed up there to shoot about a year ago. This is a re-edit of one of the shots. Just another reminder why I love this city!
Well I am off to Italy tomorrow and in prep a new blog post: Travel Photography: What's in the Bag?
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Solitary fisherman in the Pantanal wetlands, Rio Piraím, Mato Grosso, Brazil.
The Pantanal, man and the environment, is one of the themes of Photography Month 2012:
mesdafotografia.blogspot.com.br/p/exposicao-encontro-com-...
De Ponte Vecchio (Italiaans: oude brug), is een beroemde middeleeuwse brug over de rivier de Arno in Florence, Italië. De brug is vooral bekend door de winkeltjes (vooral juweliers) die zich op de brug bevinden en de Corridoio Vasariano, de gang die zich een niveau hoger op de brug bevindt, zodat de adel zonder zich met het normale publiek te mengen toch de oversteek kon maken.
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It's not easy using this ultra wide angle Sigma 12-24mm.
Did I already tell you it has a viewing angle of 122 degrees? Hehe. ;-)
For example, people have no clue they're in my picture while standing next to me at 3 or 5 meters distance! (10 to 15 ft) I already had my own shoes in my picture, my shadow, my tripod... argh!
But... I love this glass to bits, I just gotta get used to it! Ta!
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Date: Taken on January 6, 2012 at 18:22 h / 6.22pm CET
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Exposure 62 seconds
Aperture f/16.0
Focal Length 12 mm (Sigma 12-24mm f/4.5 - f/5.6 DG HSM)
ISO Speed 100
Exposure Bias 0 EV
After a long morning of exploring around Death Valley, a day that had commenced with a 5:45 a.m. arrival at Zabriskie Point, we pulled off onto the side of the road on the one-way Artist's Drive, unpacked our cooler from the trunk and had a lunch of ice-cold water, crisp green apples, cheddar cheese and crackers. It was unbelievably quiet and only 1 or 2 cars passed by the entire time. I highly recommend this as a picnic spot, because you're sure not going to find a place with trees and shade !
High clouds were gathering, and eventually turned into a very windy sandstorm the next day.
Although it may not look it, this is a perfectly level view of one-way Artist's Drive which meanders through the hills above the Badwater Basin. The Canon EOS 7D has a built-in level which I use a lot :)
© 2012 Jill Clardy
Italien / Südtirol - Marmolata
seen from Pralongià High Plateau
gesehen von der Pralongià
Marmolada (Ladin: Marmolèda; German: Marmolata, pronounced [maʁmoˈlaːta]) is a mountain in northeastern Italy and the highest mountain of the Dolomites (a section of the Alps). It lies between the borders of Trentino and Veneto. The Marmolada is an ultra-prominent peak (Ultra), known as the "Queen of the Dolomites".
Geography
The mountain is located about 100 kilometres (62 mi) north-northwest of Venice, from which it can be seen on a clear day. It consists of a ridge running west to east. Towards the south it breaks suddenly into sheer cliffs, forming a rock face several kilometres long. On the north side there is a comparatively flat glacier, the only large glacier in the Dolomites (the Marmolada Glacier, Ghiacciaio della Marmolada).
The ridge is composed of several summits, decreasing in altitude from west to east: Punta Penia 3,343 metres (10,968 ft), Punta Rocca 3,309 metres (10,856 ft), Punta Ombretta 3,230 metres (10,600 ft), Monte Serauta 3,069 metres (10,069 ft), and Pizzo Serauta 3,035 metres (9,957 ft). An aerial tramway goes to the top of Punta Rocca. During the ski season the Marmolada's main ski run is opened for skiers and snowboarders alike, making it possible to ski down into the valley.
History
Paul Grohmann made the first ascent in 1864, along the north route. The south face was climbed for the first time in 1901 by Beatrice Tomasson, Michele Bettega and Bartolo Zagonel.
Until the end of World War I the border between Austria-Hungary and Italy ran over Marmolada, so it formed part of the front line during that conflict. Austro-Hungarian soldiers were quartered in deep tunnels bored into the northern face's glacier, and Italian soldiers were quartered on the south face's rocky precipices. It was also the site of fierce mine warfare on the Italian Front. As glaciers retreat, soldiers' remains and belongings are occasionally discovered.
On July 3, 2022, a serac collapsed which led to the sliding downstream of over 200 000 m3 of ice and debris, killing eleven people and wounding eight more.
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Die Marmolata (italienisch Marmolada, ladinisch Marmoleda, der Name soll von der Ähnlichkeit des Felsens mit Marmor herrühren) ist der höchste Berg der Dolomiten und Teil der Marmolatagruppe. Die Marmolata ist ein westöstlich verlaufender Gratrücken, der von der Punta Penia (3343 m s.l.m.) über die Punta Rocca (3309 m s.l.m.) und die Punta Ombretta (3230 m s.l.m.) zum Pizzo Serauta (3035 m s.l.m.) und der Punta Serauta (3069 m s.l.m.) führt. Dieser Gratrücken bricht nach Süden in einer geschlossenen, zwei Kilometer breiten und bis zu 800 Meter hohen Steilwand ins Ombrettatal ab. Die auf der Nordseite zum Passo Fedaia vergleichsweise sanft abfallende Flanke trägt den einzigen größeren Gletscher der Dolomiten (Ghiacciaio della Marmolada).
Zur Geschichte der Marmolata
Die Sage vom Marmolatagletscher
Eine Südtiroler Sage erklärt (ätiologisch) den Ursprung des Marmolatagletschers so: Ursprünglich gab es auf der Marmolata kein Eis und Schnee, sondern fruchtbare Almen und Wiesen. Vor einem Marienfeiertag im August unterbrachen die Bauern wie üblich die Heuernte und gingen ins Tal, um in die Kirche zu gehen. Doch zweien war die gebotene Feiertagsruhe gleichgültig, sie arbeiteten den ganzen Feiertag durch, um ihr Heu noch trocken in die Heuschober zu bringen. Tatsächlich fing es auch gleich an zu schneien. Doch es schneite immer weiter und hörte gar nicht mehr auf, bis schließlich die ganze Marmolata von einem Gletscher bedeckt war. Eine andere Version berichtet von einer gottlosen Gräfin, welche die Bauern zur Heuarbeit gezwungen hatte. Während sich die Bauern retten konnten, wurde die Gräfin samt Gesinde von den Schneemassen begraben.
Die Besteigungsgeschichte bis 1914
Am 3. August 1802 erreichen drei Priester (Don Giovanni Costadedòi, Don Giuseppe Terza, Don Tommaso Pezzei), ein Chirurg (Hauser) und ein bischöflicher Richter (Peristi) vom Passo Fedaia aus den Höhenkamm bei der Punta Rocca. Beim Abstieg verliert die Gruppe Don Giuseppe Terza vermutlich durch Spaltensturz. Es ist ein Unfall, der dem Aberglauben neue Nahrung gab, was dazu beigetragen haben mag, dass erst 50 Jahre später ein neuer Besteigungsversuch unternommen wurde. Diesmal waren es drei Priester aus dem Bereich Agordo (Don Pietro Munga, Don Alessio Marmolada, Don Lorenzo Nikolai) und der 17-jährige Adelsspross Gian Antonio De Manzoni. Als Führer der Gruppe wird der bergerfahrene „Führer“ Pellegrino Pellegrini engagiert, der den Gämsjäger Gasparo de Pian mitnimmt. Diese Sechsergruppe steigt am 25. August 1856 vom Passo Fedaia, mit einfachen Steigeisen ausgerüstet, über den Gletscher zum Grat an und bezeichnet sich als Erstbesteiger, obwohl ihr Bericht keinen Nachweis enthält, dass man die Punta Rocca tatsächlich bestiegen hat.
1860 bezeichnet sich John Ball (mit dem Führer Victor Tairraz und John Birkbeck) ebenfalls als Erstersteiger der Marmolata, was jedoch widerlegt wurde.
Tatsächlich wurde die Punta Rocca erst im Juli 1862 vom Wiener Bergsteiger und Gründungsmitglied des Österreichischen Alpenvereins Paul Grohmann auf der Nordroute bestiegen. Er fand weder auf dem kurzen, schwierigen Gipfelgrat, noch auf dem Gipfel Besteigungsspuren. Die um 35 Meter höhere Punta Penia wird am 28. September 1864 ebenfalls von Paul Grohmann gemeinsam mit den beiden Bergführern Angelo und Fulgenzio Dimai bestiegen. In den 1880er Jahren nimmt das Dolomitenbergsteigen einen gewaltigen Aufschwung, was zur Errichtung von Schutzhütten am Fedaiasattel (Alpenvereinssektion Bamberg) und beim Ombrettapass (Contrinhaus der Alpenvereinssektion Nürnberg) führt. Die Sektion Nürnberg bemühte sich auch um einen relativ einfach zu begehenden Weg auf die Punta Penia und finanziert die Versicherung des Westgrates, der von Hans Seyffert, Eugen Dittmann mit Führer Luigi Rizzi am 21. Juli 1898 erstbestiegen wurde. Der sehr beliebte, exponierte Klettersteig wurde am 5. August 1903 eröffnet.
Den ersten Weg durch die Südwand (Schwierigkeitsgrad II) fanden die Bergführer Cesare Tomè, Santo De Toni und ihr Begleiter Luigi Farenza am 21. August 1897 mit Hilfe einer Schlucht. Den Grat erreichten sie allerdings zwei Kilometer östlich des Hauptgipfels. Die erste Südwandroute auf die Punta Penia, die heute als „Via Classica“ (IV) bekannt ist, wurde am 1. Juni 1901 von den Bergführern Michele Bettega, Bortolo Zagonel und der Britin Beatrice Tomasson eröffnet.
Die Marmolata und der Erste Weltkrieg
Die Marmolata war im Ersten Weltkrieg als Grenzberg zwischen Österreich-Ungarn und Italien Frontgebiet. Die österreichischen Stellungen verliefen vom Passo Fedaia über den Sasso Undici zur Forcella Serauta und weiter entlang des Kammes nach Westen. Die italienischen Stellungen befanden sich ostwärts bzw. südlich davon. Die Italiener bemühten sich vor allem entlang des Grates Richtung Punta Rocca vorzudringen, was jedoch auch unter Einsatz von Sprengstollen nicht gelang. Um den Nachschub zu den Stellungen am Kamm sicherzustellen, gruben bzw. sprengten die Österreicher Stollen in den Gletscher, die neben der Versorgung auch Unterkunftszwecken dienten, was zur Errichtung einer regelrechten „Eisstadt“ führte. In Zusammenhang mit diesen Kampfhandlungen steht auch das größte Lawinenunglück der Alpingeschichte. Am 13. Dezember 1916 verschüttete eine Nassschneelawine das westlich des Fedaiapasses gelegene österreichische Reservelager Gran Poz, wobei an die 300 Soldaten ums Leben kamen (→ Lawinenkatastrophe vom 13. Dezember 1916).
Die Erschließung ab 1918
Nach dem Krieg schreiben vom 8. bis 9. September 1929 Luigi Micheluzzi, Roberto Perathoner und Demetrio Christomannos mit der Ersteigung des Südpfeilers der Punta Penia (VI) Alpingeschichte. Sie hatten lediglich ein Hanfseil mit und schlugen ganze sieben Haken. Bezüglich der korrekten Besteigung tauchten allerdings Zweifel auf. Jedenfalls bezeichneten einige Nachbegeher (Fritz Kasparek, Hans Steger) diesen Weg als den schwierigsten ihrer Kletterlaufbahn, vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg wird er lediglich sieben Mal begangen. Mit der Südwestwand der Punta Penia (VI+) durch Gino Soldà und Umberto Conforto und vor allem mit der ebenfalls 1936 durch die von Batista Vinatzer und Ettore Castiglioni erstiegenen Südwand der Punta di Rocca (VI+) kamen noch vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg hervorragende Routen dazu. Die Vinatzerführe trug lange Zeit den Ruf der schwierigsten Dolomitenführe. Nach dem Krieg trugen sich mit Armando Aste, Toni Egger, Claudio Barbier, Walter Philipp und Georges Livanos Spitzen des Nachkriegsbergsteigens in die Liste der Erstbegeher ein. In den 1980er Jahren sollte sich zeigen, dass die schon beendet erschienene Erschließung durch die Freikletterbewegung neue Impulse erhielt. Eine neue Generation eroberte die Silberplatten, wobei vor allem Heinz Mariacher Pionierarbeit leistete. Bekannt wurde auch der Weg durch den Fisch (IX-), den tschechische Bergsteiger erstbegingen.
Tourismus heute
Über die Westseite des Gletschers verläuft der anspruchsvollste Teil des sogenannten Dolomiten-Höhenweges Nr. 2. Auf die Punta Penia führt ein Klettersteig mit der Schwierigkeits-Bewertung B vom Contrinhaus auf der Südseite via Marmolatascharte und Westgrat (daher der Name Westgrat-Klettersteig). Der Klettersteig trägt auch den Namen Hans-Seyffert-Weg. Eine sehr eindrucksvolle Bergtour führt am Fuß der Marmolata-Südwand von Malga Ciapela über den Passo Ombretta und das Contrinhaus nach Alba bei Canazei.
Auf die Marmolata führt auch eine Seilbahn;[3] die in den Jahren 2004 und 2005 erneuerte Anlage führt in drei Abschnitten von Malga Ciapela (1467 m s.l.m.) über die Stationen Banc/Coston d'Antermoia (2350 m) und Serauta (2950 m) auf die Punta Rocca genannte Bergstation (3265 m), von der man den Marmolata-Nebengipfel Punta Rocca (3309 m) in einer halben Stunde erreichen kann. Das in die Seilbahnstation Serauta integrierte Gebirgskriegsmuseum in 2950 m Seehöhe ist das wohl höchstgelegene Museum Europas. Von der Bergstation Punta Rocca lässt sich durch einen Stollen unschwer das kleine Felsheiligtum Madonna della Neve erreichen, das Papst Johannes Paul II. bei einem Besuch persönlich konsekriert hat.
Eine der längsten Skiabfahrten der Alpen, die Bellunese, ist ca. 12 km lang. Sie führt von der Punta Rocca 1900 Höhenmeter bergab über den Passo Fedaia nach Malga Ciapela.
Bis etwa 2000 fand auf dem Marmolata-Gletscher Sommerskifahren mit einigen Schleppliften statt. Dieses Angebot wurde danach seltener und 2005 – auch auf Druck von Umweltschutzverbänden – komplett gestrichen. Bis zum Jahr 2008 gab es eine weitere Liftkette von der Passhöhe des Fedaiapasses zur Punta Serauta. 2008 wurde der Schlepplift stillgelegt; 2012 brannte die Talstation der Sesselbahn auf der Passhöhe nieder und wurde seitdem nicht wieder aufgebaut. Die hierdurch stark verminderte Kapazität und der große Andrang führen oft zu langen Wartezeiten (eine Stunde und mehr) bei der Talstation der nun einzigen Seilbahn auf die Marmolata in Malga Ciapela.
Gletschersturz 2022
Am 3. Juli 2022 kam es zu einem Gletschersturz am Gipfelgletscher der Punta Rocca. Wohl aufgrund außergewöhnlich hoher Temperaturen und eindringenden Wassers riss ein Eisblock auf etwa 200 Meter Breite ab, die Eis- und Gesteinsmassen stürzten auf die darunterliegende Normalroute zur Punta Penia, auf der zu diesem Zeitpunkt mehrere Seilschaften unterwegs waren. Zahlreiche Tote und Vermisste waren die Folge. Als Auslöser wurde der Klimawandel gesehen: Nach einem warmen und niederschlagsarmen Winter habe sich im folgenden Sommer Schmelzwasser unter dem Gletschereis gesammelt und dessen Haftung reduziert.
Schutzhütten im Marmolata-Gebiet
Rifugio Contrin (2016 m, A.N.A., traditionsreiches Haus südwestlich der Marmolata-Südwand)
Rifugio Falier (2074 m, CAI, am Fuß der Marmolata-Südwand im Val Ombretta)
Bivacco Marco Dal Bianco (2727 m, Biwakschachtel am Passo Ombretta)
Capanna Punta Penia (3340 m, privat, kleine Schutzhütte in Gipfelnähe)
(Wikipedia)
Whilst the Sun was very harsh at midday by the Laguna Blanca, Bolivia when this was captured, I thought that the multiple highlights from the fractured ice made a good, textural scene and the simplicity of this melting area cutting into the ice from one side suited what is essentially an image about surface texture rather than shape. That said, I like the inverted letter C too :-)
I've uploaded the full size version as this is way better viewed as large as possible.
UP 1983 leads the a Operation Lifesaver train northbound on the Santa Barbara Subdivision at CP CO395 approaching the Ash St crossing ~ Ventura, CA
Explore: 13 August 2012 - # 454
Note 1 - UP 1983 [ex-UP 8383] is an EMD SD70ACe locomotive owned by Union Pacific Railroad. She is one of UP's locomotives painted in the scheme of a predecessor railroad. UP 1983 is painted in Western Pacific Railroad colours. The locomotive was unveiled together with number 1982 [painted in honor of Missouri Pacific Railroad] in a private ceremony on July 30, 2005, in Omaha, Nebraska, after which she entered regular revenue service.
Note 2 - This is my 2nd time photographing UP 1983, I photographed her on 10/20/11 in Guadalupe, CA.
Waiting for christmas and waiting for the release in january 2012 of the official video of LUA, first single taken from their debut EP, they decided to upload this christmas cover with an unpretentious and funny video.
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Filming Davide Leto Barone, Matteo Mugerli.
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Sincere good wishes for the New Year to all my many friends, I hope it brings you peace, happiness & prosperity, and may the light always be with you!
I have not been so active on Flickr recently, but my little "holiday" has made me realise that I have spent sufficient time playing with different cameras, films, & developers, and it is better for me to spend more time taking photographs! Accordingly, I have decided to use only one camera, one film, & one developer, for 2013.
The choices are agonising,of course, whatever I decide will mean sacrificing many old friends & bad habits, at least for a while! I don't really take that many photos in a year, so I might as well use the biggest practical sized negatives, 6X9. I like to travel fairly light, so a folder seems the way to go, and of the many 6x9 folders I have used, or own, my all time favourite is the Kodak Tourist 620, and since I have converted mine to use 120 straight out of the box, it fits the bill nicely.
That was easy, films & developer less so. I start the year with a lot of Shanghai GP3, quite a few rolls of Foma, in various speeds, and a few assorted Rollei films also, so I'll use them up first, but what to choose as a "standard" for the future is difficult. I am tempted to try Foma 200 again, it was my favourite film before the catastrophic re-launch, but I had some bad results with it after, but it seems they might have got it right now, otherwise, I may return to Tri-X 400, a film I used almost exclusively for nearly thirty years, so it's like an old friend, - tolerant, forgiving, and always predictable!
As for developers, I like Caffenol a lot, I like divided D23 the same, and Thornton's Two Bath, but I am again tempted to return to old friends, either Diafine, or D76H, (which is D76 without the hydroquinone, which is not healthy for the good guys who live in the septic tank!) In truth, the jury is still out on this one, and I'd be interested to hear other peoples ideas!
Oh, the picture, I almost forgot, - taken on 620 day 2012, the little station at Parsac-Gouzon, on the cross country line between Gueret & Montluçon, in Central France, not surprisingly, with the Tourist!
1948 Kodak Tourist I, f4.5/105mm Anaston lens, x2 yellow filter. Shanghai GP3 in Divided D23, 5+5 mins @21C. Scanned @1200dpi on Epson 500
Hi! So I've seen many doing this tag game, so I will make one, I I will use questions you have and see if I will come up with other questions! =)
1. Your name : Henrik (Alexanteri Laalo) Norrgård *() my middle name and my mum's surname. My dad's surname is Norrgård.
2. Are you named after someone or something? : Not that I remember, but I know that my dad choosed my name!
3. The last time you cried? : Yesterday.
4. Age? : 17, turning 18 17th of June!
5. Sexuality? :
6. Do you use sarcasm alot? : Actually yes really often, It's fun with sarcasm! xP
7. Eye colour? : Brown around the pupil and then it becomes greenish.
8. Height? : Last week I was around 1.93 meters.. I don't like to be tall.. ._.
9. Favourite smells? : Haha have some weird like petrol, new shoes, and some otherls like expensive perfumes (I've smelled some cheap and yuk!) And omg I love the smell of the beach! <3
10. Scary movie or Comedy? : Scary movies, more like disaster movies like 2012, The Day After Tomorrow, well I also love scary movies (mostly asian!)
11. Summer or Winter? : None, I love the autum the most! Next comes the spring then summer and last winter, I like all the 4 times of the year so! ^^
12. Tv or Comuter? : Computer, 24/7, swedish television sucks.. Not to sound mean or negative but they only show american comedyshows or reality shows.. Not my type, actually I don't like to watch tv at all only movies or korean dramas.
13. Piercings or tattoos? : No, but I want a snakebite!
14. Born? To be exactly! Västerås BB in Sweden! =P
15. The longest you've been from your home? : Haha I've never travelled outside scandinavia, but the longest I've been is to Helsinki in Finland, but who knows how the future will be!
16. Describe yourself : Shy, but really fun to be with when you get to know me, If you have same intrests like me, I'm sure we will become good friends, since I don't have a single friend that likes the stuff I like, and I'm also a very caring person, and I've noticed that when I talk to people I always end up talking about myself.. Gotta stop doin' that! D=
17. Special talents? : Does sound like a little girl count as a special talent then yes.. xP
18. Hobbies? : Kpop, kdramas, movies,shopping, dolls, photo.
19. Own any pets? : Yes 2 cats for now!
20. Fave movie : I've seen so much I don't really know, but I guess I would choose Spirited Away (god can't stop the tears from falling when I watch that movie.. T___T)
21. Style? : I would see myself as a mixture of cozy/street/kpop. xP
22. Siblings : Yes.. Tons of them 7 with me included.. Fun fact : I am the middle child so.. Yeah awesome I know.. :3
23. Fave colur : Purple, Pink, or Blue!
24. Lucky number : 8, because it's not an uneven number and if you turn the 8 it looks like the infinity symbol (witch i usually see as unlimited happines and love) <3
25. If you could meet anyone from the earth? : My god! All the members of SNSD and EXO and 9 Muses! <3 My life would be completed then!! </3
26. Allergies? : Nope!
27. Addiction? :.. Kpop/Korean dramas and dolls! Lol!
28. Fave social media? : Facebook, Flickr and Instagram! Can't live without these 3!
29. Ever stole anything? : Yes.. Not proud of it..
30. What do you like about yourself? : Oh.. Hard.. Nothing actually, hate my face, hate my voice, hate my body.. The ONLY thing I like (sometimes) is my hair, when it wants to cooperate with me.. D:
31. Smoke or drinking? : No but I have tried both a few times.. Under age but it's normal in this age.. Sad but true..
32. Videogames? : My god yes! Like GTA, COD, sometimes Minecraft and zombie games, but most The Sims! <3
33. Broken any bones? : Yes, my toe got broken when I played "floorball"? without my shoes.. Ah.. the pain!..
34. Fave toy as a kid? : I was going to say Barbie, but we didn't have so much barbies since I started to grow up when I got my first real sister, but my fave toy was my HUUGE teddy bear which was blue and cute! <3
35. Like cheese? : My god yes! Love it, on everything.. Lol jk.. =P
36. Favourite tv show? : Since I am that person that don't like and have the time to watch tv shows, and I actually started to watch tv shows last year, so the only show that i actually really love is "The Heirs" kdrama and ofc Simpsons! ;3
37. Fave song? : Right now, the 24th of February 2014, my fave song is Mr. Mr. by Girls' Generation! <3
38. Dream vacation : I would love to travel around China, Korea and Japan with car, especially Korean and Japan together with ma best friends!
39. Favourite sentence? : I love to say the sentence : Sorry not sorry! Sound so good! And ofc everytime i cross the road I always shout out YOLO! So yeah!
40. Jealous of something? Many stuff, I am a geography nerd and about countries, I am super jealous of Norweigans, Germans, Swiss, Korean and Japanese people, most because their countries are among the best in the world, even is Sweden is in the same "leauge" as them, I don't know, I have always been jealous of them! xD
And ofc of all the ones here that have many dolls or accessories that I want!
Finally done! Hope you enjoyed this looong list! I enjoyed the ones I have read so! =) I love this kind of tag games, It is making us flickr friend come closer to each other! ^^
And see yourself as tagged when you see this! =)
Taken with a Bilora Bella camera which takes 8 exposures on a roll of 127 film.
The film was Kodacolor Gold 200, which expired in 1995, I processed it with the Tetenal C41 kit, and there is plenty of evidence of age related deterioration in image quality.
2012 is the centenary of the introduction of the 127 film format by Kodak in 1912. To mark this anniversary, I will be using as many 127 cameras as I can this year.
There is also a blog:
and my ongoing 52 cameras project:
You can see this guy feeding at the roadside below. As I was shooting, a car came along, forcing him to fly for cover.. Luckily for me, I had the camera trained on him so shooting the flight was easier than usual and the light was perfect to show his incredible plummage.
Best in Large size in the Lightbox view. Just hit L.
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This is the third Fender Telecaster I have owned. The first was a 1960's vintage, bought new, that was stolen along with my Fender Concert Amp. How I miss that amp. The second Tele, was a 1957, that I bought used, in the '70s, for $175. Why did I ever sell that guitar....doh!!!
Update 2/27/2012: I purchased a used '59 Reissue Fender Bassman Amp in excellent condition. The Tele sounds great through that amp. A great replacement for the stolen Concert Amp, both have four 10 inch speakers.
Lighting: Small strobe bank left as main light, background light on seamless paper backdrop, light bounced off white wall behind camera for fill. All strobe heads 200WS. Camera f19 @ 180th sec.
7/5/2012: Replaced original image after reworking brightness/contrast in photoshop. I am continually disappointed that I cannot seem to get the contrast I want in my images, shooting digitally, without resorting to photoshop. I have never had that problem shooting film. I was dissatisfied with the flatness of the original image I posted, and the way it looked on my Mac. While digital is certainly convenient, it has its negatives. I have also noticed that what looks good on my Mac, may or may not look good when viewed on a PC.
This pretty little Michigan waterfall is hidden in the Beaver Basin Wilderness , PRNL. If you like brook trout fishing there are lots of them in here. Sorry I've been a lame contact here on flickr , lots of irons in the fire lately!
Camera - Nikon D700
Lens - Nikon16-35mm
Exposure -..1/5 sec
Focal length -26mm
Aperture - f/8
ISO Speed -200
Quality - raw processed in capture NX2
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Seen by my Yashica-Mat TLR. I used an orange filter and Fomapan 400 iso film.
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Explored #461, 25/08/2012
"In classical music, the violin can be the most important instrument because it has a very distinct melody and sound than other instruments of the orchestra. In fact, most orchestra are dedicated to violins where the melody and the harmony are both played by the violinists.
Not just for the romantics, violin soloists often have the ability to translate their talent and skills to change an emotion for their audience." ~Tomitheos
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Inset Pic: Max Scheinin - Violinist
Location: Ben Navaee Gallery - Toronto
Date: April 30, 2011
Soviet aviation memories from a collection of some 80 slides of Soviet-built aircraft that I've had scanned from my archives. Hope they will provide some enjoyment and nostalgia from a bygone age.
Catching the western sun, DM-SCX makes a fine sight on an evening arrival (at sundown) at London Gatwick on the weekly charter that operated at the time 😎 :)
My trusty log book gives the flight number as IF7200.
Interflug at Gatwick Back in the early 1980s, I remember well waiting each Saturday afternoon (and often into the evening!) for the Interflug Tu-134A charter flight to arrive. Eventually we worked out there was an old computer terminal (green screen :) down on one of the airline desks that had the registrations appear around an hour before arrival was due - and often traipsed down there to see if the reg was up to save waiting around if not a 'cop'!
Checking the calendar, this was in fact a Sunday - so either an extra flight or running a day late!
Interflug I only bagged a handful registered as country prefix DM in the summer of 1980, and when the 1981 season started they had all been re-registered as DDR-
This was a bit of a surprise, as nearly all airlines at the time either had single or double letter prefixes.
DDR of course stood for Deutsche Demokratische Republik )(otherwise known as the German Democratic Republic (GDR)
DM-SCX c/n 48320 - Tupolev Tu-134A delivered new to Interflug in April 1976, and flew with the airline as such until May 1981 when renumbered as DDR-SCX. The aircraft continued into the post-Eastern Bloc era as D-AOBL from 1990 to 1991, and was then sold back to Russia as CCCP-65621 with Komiavia and then Harco Air. Around 1996 converted to a Tu-134A-3 and flew with Aeroflot as such. To Komiinteravia in 2001, and then TyumenAviaTrans (UTAir Aviation) in 2002. The aircraft remained in service until around 2012, only being retired after an astonishing 36 years of service! Believed to have been broken up around May 2014.
Interflug Tu-134(A)s - the airline operated one of the largest fleets of Tupolev Tu-134s and the larger Tu-134As in Europe, around 30 aircraft between 1968 and German unification in 1990. Here is a list of the fleet:
Tu-134
DM-SCA 1968-1972 - damaged on landing at Dresden 30/5/72 and sold to Aeroflot - since scrapped.
DM-SCB 1968-1986 - wfu and used as a restaurant cafe at Oschersleben, Germany until 2004 - since preserved at Flughafen Magdeburg.
DM-SCD 1969-1975 - w/o on landing at Leipzig - Halle 1/9/75
DM-SCE 1969-1985 - 175 East German Air Force, then Interflug 3/74, DDR-SCE in 4/81, wfu 5/85, presume scrapped
DM-SCF 1969-1986 - 178 East German Air Force, then Interflug 6/74, DDR-SCF in 7/81, wfu 6/86, and used as fire fighting trainer at at Leipzig, scrapped 5/13
DM-SCG 1969-1985 - 179 East German Air Force, then Interflug 2/74, DDR-SCG in 7/81, wfu 8/85, and used as fire fighting trainer at at Erfurt , since scrapped
DM-SCH 1969-1984 - DDR-SCH in 7/81, wfu 1/84, preserved on display Latuftfahrthistorische Sammlung, Finow
DM-SCZ 1969-1986 - 177 East German Air Force, then Interflug 12/75, DDR-SCZ in 7/81, wfu 6/86, preserved since 6/01 at Luftfahrt und Technik Museum, Merseburg
Tu-134A
DM-SCI 1973-1990 - DDR-SCI in 4/81, became D-AOBA 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65611 2/92, then RA-65611 - wfu by 2012, presume scrapped
DM-SCK 1971-1990 - East German Air Force, then Interflug 11/79, DDR-SCK in 7/81 - wfu 9/90, moved by 6/94 to Hermeskeil Museum and preserved
DM-SCL 1971-1990 - 182 East German Air Force, then Interflug 5/77, DDR-SCL in 5/81 - wfu 3/90, purchased and preserved by HYDRO Gerätebau GmbH at Biberach, Germany
DM-SCM 1973-1977 - damaged on landing at Berlin Schönefeld 22/11/77 - broken up for parts
DM-SCN 1973-1990 - 170 East German Air Force, then Interflug 7/77, DDR-SCN in 4/81, became D-AOBC 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65612 9/91, then RA-65612 - wfu 9/04 at Berlin Schönefeld, used for firefighting practice, broken up 8/10
DM-SCO 1973-1990 - 171 East German Air Force, then Interflug 5/79, DDR-SCO in 4/81, became D-AOBD 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65613 10/91, then RA-65613 - wfu 2006, presume scrapped
DM-SCP 1974-1990 - East German Air Force, then Interflug 10/78, DDR-SCP in 7/81, became D-AOBE 10/90, then sold to Komiinteravia as CCCP-65615 10/91, then RA-65615 - wfu 2008, presume scrapped
DM-SCR 1974-1990 - 176 East German Air Force, then Interflug 5/77, DDR-SCR in 4/81, became D-AOBF 10/90, then sold to Syktyvkar Avia as RA-65616 10/91 - wfu 2008, presume scrapped
DM-SCS 1974-1990 - East German Air Force, then Interflug 5/79, DDR-SCS in 4/81, became D-AOBG 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65614 10/91, then RA-65614 - wfu 2008, presume scrapped
DM-SCT 1974-1990 - DDR-SCT in 5/81, became D-AOBH 10/90, then sold to Komiaviatrans 8/91 as RA-65617 10/91, damaged 24/6/95 landing at Kaduna, Nigeria and broken up
DM-SCU 1974-1990 - DDR-SCU in 7/81, became D-AOBI 10/90, then sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65605 12/90, then EW-65605 Belair (Belarus), then RA-65605 - wfu 2005, presume scrapped
DM-SCV 1974-1990 - DDR-SCV in 4/81, became D-AOBJ 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65618 10/91, then RA-65618 - wfu 2005, presume scrapped
DM-SCW 1975-1990 - East German Air Force, DDR-SCW in 10/81, then Interflug 5/82, became D-AOBK 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65619 10/91, then RA-65619, then UN-65619 with Atyrau Airways, Kazakhstan, then UP-T3405 with Kazakhstan Air Force - seen stored in 2018
DM-SCX 1976-1990 - DDR-SCX in 5/81, became D-AOBL 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65621 10/91, then RA-65621 - wfu by 2012 and broken up 2014
DM-SCY 1978-1990 - DDR-SCY in 4/81, became D-AOBM 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65622 10/90, then RA-65622 - wfu by 2012 and broken up 2013
DM-SDC 1974-1990 - 181 East German Air Force, then Interflug 3/82 as DDR-SDC, became D-AOBN 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65620 10/91, then RA-65620 - wfu by 2014 and broken up at Syktyvkar, Russia 11/14
DM-SDE 1975-1990 - 183 East German Air Force, then Interflug 3/85 as DDR-SDE, became D-AOBO 10/90, then sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65608 9/91, then RA-65608 - wfu by 2014 and broken up at Syktyvkar, Russia 1/15
DM-SDF 1975-1990 - 185 East German Air Force, then Interflug 7/84 as DDR-SDF, became D-AOBP 10/90, then sold to Syktyvkar Avia as CCCP-65610 9/91, then RA-65610, then UN-65610 with Atyrau Airways, Kazakhstan, then UP-T3406 with Kazakhstan Air Force - seen stored in 2018
DM-SDG 1976-1990 - 186 East German Air Force, then Interflug 2/88 as DDR-SDG, became D-AOBQ 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65609 9/91, then RA-65609, then UN-65610 with UTAir Express, wfu 2014 and broken up
DM-SDH 1976-1990 - DDR-SDH in 6/81, became D-AOBR 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65606 10/90, then RA-65606 - wfu by 2004 and transferred to Tupolev Design Bureau - converted to Tu-134A-3 - still current!
DM-SDI 1976-1990 - DDR-SDI in 4/81, became D-AOBS 10/90, then sold to Aeroflot as CCCP-65607 10/90, then RA-65607 - wfu by 2014 and broken up 2016
DM-SDO 1979-1990 118 East German Air Force, DDR-SDO in 8/81, then Interflug 8/81, then sold to Vietnam Airlines as VN-A130 6/90 - wfu 1997 and broken up at Hanoi, Noibai International airport around 2004
Taken with a Soviet made Zenith E camera and 300mm lens. From an original slide, scanned with minimal restoration.
You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/
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Vertigo is a 1958 American film noir psychological thriller film directed and produced by Alfred Hitchcock. The story was based on the 1954 novel D'entre les morts (From Among the Dead) by Boileau-Narcejac. The screenplay was written by Alec Coppel and Samuel A. Taylor.
The film stars James Stewart as former police detective John "Scottie" Ferguson. Scottie is forced into early retirement because an incident in the line of duty has caused him to develop acrophobia (an extreme fear of heights) and vertigo (a false sense of rotational movement). Scottie is hired by an acquaintance, Gavin Elster, as a private investigator to follow Gavin's wife Madeleine (Kim Novak), who is behaving strangely.
The film was shot on location in San Francisco, California, and at Paramount Studios in Hollywood. It is the first film to use the dolly zoom, an in-camera effect that distorts perspective to create disorientation, to convey Scottie's acrophobia. As a result of its use in this film, the effect is often referred to as "the Vertigo effect".
Vertigo received mixed reviews upon initial release, but is now often cited as a classic Hitchcock film and one of the defining works of his career. Attracting significant scholarly criticism, it replaced Citizen Kane (1941) as the best film ever made in the 2012 British Film Institute's Sight & Sound critics' poll.[2] In 1996, the film underwent a major restoration to create a new 70mm print and DTS soundtrack. It has appeared repeatedly in polls of the best films by the American Film Institute,[3] including a 2007 ranking as the ninth-greatest American movie of all time.
A new route for the 2019 summer season operated by Stagecoach Devon is the 222, operating hourly between Dawlish Warren-Teignmouth, the route is supposed to be open top operated, but apart from the first few days of the season it has been run by closed tope buses due to an issue with overhanging branches.
15800-WA61KZL is pictured heading past the Smugglers Inn at Holcombe bound for Teignmouth. You may be wondering where the third 2 has gone on the display, I assume unlike the more regularly uses Tridents these Scanias have yet to have the 222 displays programmed, so made do with one of the route 22 displays instead, which given it's not open top operated ironically makes more sense!
Company: Stagecoach Devon
Registration: WA61KZL
Fleet Number: 15800
New: 2012
Chassis: Scania N230UD
Bodywork: Enviro 400 H75F
Route: 222 (Dawlish Warren, Bach Road-Teignmouth, WH Smith)
Location: A379, Holcombe, Teignmouth
Exposure: 1/500 @ f8 200ISO
Lens: Pentax M 50mm F1.7
Date: 22 June 2019
This is what greets you at the head of the Elowah Falls trail. I don’t know if this small aging water tower serves a purpose anymore other than for people to say “Hey, look at the cool water tower” and then continue on their journey to the falls. I could not find information online and I didn’t notice any outlets other than the spigot at the top of the tower and the opening on the bottom. It is a cool water tower, though. =)
I’m going to be away from Flickr until after the holidays so I’d like to take this moment to thank all of my friends and contacts for a fun 2012. May you all have a safe, healthy, and prosperous 2013. See you next year.