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bali, indonesia
1972
barong dance
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
25 September 2013
I woke up incredibly late today (come on, it's not like I have obligations yet!) and had some breakfast. Since one of my goals today was to figure out internet, I started looking up stuff about Vodafone before going to the store. From what I could find online, they only offer like,18 month plans at the minimum. No sin permanencia plans, which let you pay month-to-month.
There's a random Jazztel router in the closet of my apartment, and I know they offer monthly internet plans, so I might see what's up with them instead.
I was lazing around, and Olivia messaged me about getting coffee. So I got around and met her at a cafe. After drinking coffee (and getting free mojitos!) we made plans to try to figure out the bus to Almerimar in the evening.
I went up to the house, where Isabel and Joaquin were finishing lunch. I wanted to talk to them about rent. So I asked if they wanted more than 350 for the first month, since I'm staying longer than 30 days and also as a sort of deposit. I told them how I was really thankful that they were already letting me stay in their house and feeding me and basically that I was willing to pay more even just out of gratitude.
They were like "No, no, we invited you! We know it's hard to move to a new country. Think of the first week's rent as free… just pay us the 350 on the first."
So that essentially solved that. SUCH NICE PEOPLE, SERIOUSLY. I at least feel better having offered to pay more.
Joaquin also said he could try to talk to Vodafone and see if we could negotiate a shorter internet contract, like 9 months. Not sure if that will work, but it's worth a try!
I carried the rest of my stuff over to my apartment (and apparently like, busted some blood vessels in the crook of my elbow from carrying a heavy bag? It looks better now, but it was gross for a while). I hung out in the blissful loveliness that IS LIVING ALONE, listened to loud music, finished putting away my clothes, and got ready to go to the beach.
I met Olivia and we went to the bus station to try to figure out the schedule for buses between El Ejido and Almerimar. The man there gave us a schedule, which at first we thought was SO HELPFUL and the solution to all our problems… but it was strangely difficult to understand. From what we could gather, there was a bus coming to a stop on El Bulevar at 7:15.
So we walked along Bulevar until we saw what appears to be the only bus stop, and we sat and waited. And waited. No bus at 7:15, none at 7:30… so eventually we just gave up and decided to change and meet back up to go out. We're going to try again tomorrow a little earlier :/
On the way back to my apartment, I decided I needed to accomplish at least SOMETHING else on my list of goals for today, so I stopped at the first peluqueria I saw that offers mani-pedis and made an appointment for Friday.
I got changed, and then Olivia and I went for drinks and tapas. Good night!
I can't actually upload this picture or description until tomorrow because I don't have wifi. But now I'm going to enjoy the simple joy of sleeping in my underwear all alone in my apartment with music on.
Oh yeah. And this photo was one of the only ones from today. I was planning on taking more when we went to the beach, but since we didn't get to the beach… MIRROR SHOT IN MY NEW BEDROOM!
Fomapan 100 Testfilm, shot with Pentax MZ-5n, self developement 8min. in 1/50 Adonal 20 degree Celsius, shot from negative and only converted. Great contrasts and lights.
La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Desde la arriba de la cabina de ascensores de un edificio de 16 piso.
Dedicada a Nico, y mil gracias por prestarme el trípode
Me morí de frío porque si bien la noche estaba hermosa, había un vientito fresco en las alturas.
Es la primer foto que hago con tripode y con larga exposición.
Espero les guste y con ella les deseo buen comienzo de semana. Saludos.
A tribal mask with many eyes. All the better to see through you!
Get one here:
www.shapeways.com/model/1170503/25-eyes.html
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© stuart wade
HMS Coventry, hit and sunk by Fuerza Aérea Argentina
Islas Malvinas war, Argentina, 25 May 1982
On 25 May 1982 (one of Argentina's national days: el Día de la Revolución de Mayo Spanish: May Revolution Day), Coventry was ordered to take up position in Estrecho De San Carlos, accompanied by HMS Broadsword. There she would act as a decoy to draw Argentinian aircraft away from other ships at Estrecho De San Carlos. In this position, close to land, with not enough open sea between her and the land, her Sea Dart missiles would be less effective. Broadsword was armed with the Sea Wolf missile, which is for short range anti-aircraft and anti-missile use.
At first, the trap worked, with FAA A-4B Skyhawk C-244 of Grupo 5 shot down north of Isla De Borbón by a Sea Dart. Pilot Capitán Hugo Angel del Valle Palaver was killed. Later a FAA A-4C Skyhawk coded C-304 of Grupo 4 de Caza deployed to San Julian was shot down north east of Isla De Borbón by another Sea Dart while returning from a mission to San Carlos water. Capitán Jorge Osvaldo García successfully ejected but was not recovered from the water. Garcia's wingman, Teniente Ricardo Lucero, was also shot down during the raid on San Carlos by a Sea Cat from HMS Yarmouth (also claimed by various others in the area including a Rapier battery), but he was luckier, and ejected into captivity, in front of waiting news crews.
The two ships then came under attack by two waves of two Argentine A-4 Skyhawks, with each aircraft carrying three 1000 lb bombs. This load was possible due to the extreme proximity of Malvinas Islands to the Argentine mainland. The four Skyhawks flew so low that Coventry's targeting radar could not distinguish between them and the land and failed to lock on. Broadsword attempted to target the first pair of attackers (Capitán Pablo Carballo and Teniente Carlos Rinke) with her Sea Wolf missile system, but her own tracking system locked down during the attack and could not be reset before the aircraft released their bombs. Of the bombs released, one bounced off the sea and struck Broadsword's flight deck and, though it failed to explode, wrecked the ship's Lynx helicopter. Coventry claimed to have hit the second Skyhawk (Capitán P. Marcos Carballo) in the tail with small arms fire, although he did return safely to Argentina. In fact, Carballo's plane was hit under the right wing by a piece of shrapnel on his way in, that pierced his aircraft's right fuel tank.
The second pair of Skyhawks (Primer Teniente Mariano A. Velasco and Ensign Alférez Leonardo Barrionuevo), headed for Coventry 90 seconds later at a 20-degree angle to her port bow. Still unable to gain a missile lock, Coventry launched a Sea Dart in an attempt to distract them and turned hard to starboard to reduce her profile. On Broadsword the Sea Wolf system had been reset and successfully acquired the attacking aircraft, but was unable to fire as Coventry's turn took her directly into the line of fire.
Coventry used her 4.5-inch gun and small arms against the attacking aircraft. The port Oerlikon 20 mm cannon jammed, leaving the ship with only rifles and machine guns to defend herself. Coventry was struck by two bombs just above the water line on the port side. One of the bombs exploded beneath the computer room, destroying it and the nearby operations room, incapacitating almost all senior officers. The other entered the Forward Engine Room, exploding beneath the Junior Ratings Dining Room where the First Aid Party was stationed and the ship immediately began listing to port. The latter hit caused critical damage as it breached the bulkhead between the forward and aft engine rooms, exposing the largest open space in the ship to uncontrollable flooding. Given the design of the ship, with multiple watertight compartments, two hits virtually anywhere else may have been just survivable.
Within 20 minutes Coventry had been abandoned and had completely capsized. Nineteen of her crew were lost and a further thirty injured. Coventry sank shortly after.
Also on 25 May 1982: HMS Broadsword and HMS Sir Lancelot were hit and taken out of service. HMS Alacrity and HMS Yarmouth were hit with moderate damage. A Lynx helicopter and three Harriers were shot down and two additional Lynx helicopters were damaged.
We thank and honor those who served and those who died fighting for our sovereignty. Malvinas Islands, Georgias & Sandwich del Sur will FOREVER be Argentine.
LAS MALVINAS SON ARGENTINAS
Day 25: A self-portrait partial my face is covered only eyes can be seen, used a self-timer on this exposure....
Manual
Nikon D90
400 ISO
WB- White Warm fluorescent
Aperture-f/1.4
Shutter Speed-1/100s
Set Picture Control-Portrait
Lens-AF Nikkor 85mm f/1.4D IF
Focal length @ 85mm
bali, indonesia
1972
young girl dancing
part of an archival project, featuring the photographs of nick dewolf
© the Nick DeWolf Foundation
Image-use requests are welcome via flickrmail or nickdewolfphotoarchive [at] gmail [dot] com
I saw Haidar who was walking in the opposite direction with a friend and I knew I wanted to take his photo, but I couldn't react fast enough. Luckily he wanted the same and stopped and asked me if I could take a photo of him. He wanted a picture with the mountain in the back (it can be seen at the end of the street), but I explained I couldn't take such a picture at the moment. I gave him a small reflector and asked him to pose by just looking calmly in my camera. I had a Kodak Trix 400 loaded and an EF 85 1.8. Later I remembered I had my 100D and the 30 1.4 in my bag so the mountain shot was possible, but didn't think of that at the moment. I think I'll be shooting film some more - I love the results I get and it is ver challenging.
Haidar, I hope you had the patience to wait for the film to be developed and I hope you like your photos.
This picture is #25 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Yes, our family is getting bigger and I have a model(s) to practice! Plus, everybody is excited and waiting for September.
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Strobist info:
1. Nikon SB900 at 1/4 power through white umbrella camera right.
2. Pentax AF540 at 1/32 power at camera left.
Triggered via Cactus V4
Lemon with lemon reamer on my kitchen worksurface, lit by a small lamp. Taken using the "low key" setting on my camera.
365D yellow
7DOS
114 Pictures #25 "sour"
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EEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!! We found a laundromat that let us take pictures!!!
Double EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! I hit 11,000 (photostream) Flickr views today!
SuperCat 25
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this photo appears in the book xgray vision, which is available for sale through blurb.com.
prints of this photo may be purchased through my xgray.imagekind.com. this photo can be found in the gallery xgray vision 2.
A ballast train from Nuneaton Abbey approaches the Kingsbury line junction. The 25 has a token recess and number at the wrong end; 1978.
Meet Mogs.
I spotted Mogs sitting on top of a large black box at the corner of a building in Nottingham - the box looked like a suitcase or a instrument carrier.
I approached him and asked if I could take a photo - he was drinking a cup of coffee and told me to go ahead. I tried to tell him about the project and asked him if he had an Internet connection to see the picture - he told me he did but never used it, in fact Mr Mogs hasn't checked his email since May!
I was intrigued by his eye patch/glasses and hat but didn't ask him about his eye. I did ask him if he was a street musician and he told me he played Saxophone (so I told him about my wife's Sax playing) and I popped back later to see him in action and drop some cash in his hat but as it was only 11am he was just waking up with a coffee.
Thanks for the chat and I hope you do someday see your picture.
This is shot 25 in my 100 Strangers Project.
Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at www.100Strangers.com
Kiwi joined us for our little meet yesterday. She enjoyed mixing and mingling with the other dollies -- and of course all the treats!
Restando fedele
a ciò che mi è caro e che è la cosa più importante,
impedendo in tal maniera che si cancelli con gli anni,
sentirò poi forse
del tutto inatteso
il brivido della durata
e ogni volta per gesti di poco conto
nel chiudere con cautela la porta,
nello sbucciare con cura una mela,
nel varcare con attenzione la soglia,
nel chinarmi a raccogliere un filo.