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Spring is in full swing and lately Iāve been enjoying the sun around the Canadian River here in Oklahoma stalking the tiger beetles that buzz about in the sand. I first noticed these beautiful beetles last October in the same spot where I found that Phidippus mystaceus male, but didnāt have the time to get any photographs of them.
Without a doubt, these beetles have been some of the most difficult subjects Iāve ever photographed as they rarely let you get anywhere near them. If you move an inch towards them, theyāll fly an inch away.
For the shot above, I laid flat on my belly about 10 feet from the beetles, and very slowly over the period of a minute or two inched my way like a snake towards them. Once I had the pair in focus (the focusing distance with my 200mm lens on a set of extension tubes was about 2-3 feet) I just fired away. To get the low angle, I had to dig my chin down into the sand by wiggling my jaw about. Not long after I started photographing them, I heard the rumble of an ATV and the screeches of the teenage couple driving it approaching behind me. Begrudgingly I got up, wiping the sand out of my beard, and let them pass. As they roared by, the beetles disjoined and flew away.
This shot isn't up to my usual standards of quality, but given the difficulty involved with shooting tiger beetles, I'm pleased with it for now. It's a significant crop from a pretty low quality lens (an old Japanese "ASANUMA" 200mm f/3.5 prime on a set of extension tubes) and was taken in direct sunlight without flash.
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If you are interested in the amazing variety of tiger beetles present in the U.S. - take a look through the photos on bugguide here:
Porthmadog Harbour railway station, the terminus of both the Ffestiniog Railway and Welsh Highland Railway, Porthmadog, Gwynedd, North Wales.
The Station is the head office and operational headquarters of the Festiniog Railway Company, marketed as Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways.
The station is built at the western end of the Cob, the great embankment across the Traeth Mawr, on a peninsula from Ynys Madoc constructed in 1842 to form a slate wharf and a harbour wall. It was opened for passenger service on 6 January 1865. Welsh Highland Railway trains served the station from 1923, but these ceased running in 1936.
The station was closed to passengers on 15 September 1939, although slate trains continued operating through the Second World War until 1946. The buildings continued in use as the principal offices of the Festiniog Railway Company and the home of Manager (Mr Robert Evans) including throughout the years of almost total closure from 1 August 1946 to 24 September 1954. The station reopened for passengers on 23 July 1955. Welsh Highland Railway services were restored in 2011.
The present stone buildings, replacing earlier wooden buildings dismantled and reused elsewhere on the railway, date from 1878/79 and the goods shed was added in 1880. They were linked to the former goods shed by way of a major extension in 1975. Passenger facilities include a booking and enquiry office, a large tourist and hobby shop and a large cafeteria with licensed bar. The erection of the platform awning was completed in 1988.
With the resumption of services in 1955, all traffic on the line has been controlled from an office in Harbour station, known simply as "Control". Except for some early morning and late-night movements by works trains, this office is manned constantly when passenger-carrying services are in operation. Its remit was expanded in 1997 with the commencement of public services on the Welsh Highland Railway between Caernarfon and Dinas and its subsequent expansion south towards Porthmadog.
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c/n 40862, l/n 3625
Built 2011
Seen arriving on flight AH1008 / DAH1008 from Algiers.
Paris Orly Airport, France
9th June 2019
St Thomas, Aslockton, Nottinghamshire, 1890-92.
By Sir Arthur Blomfield (1829-1899).
Grade ll listed.
The church was erected in memory of the Rev Thomas Kenrick Hall, former vicar of Whatton, who drowned in February 1890 as RMS Quetta was wrecked off Queensland on her way to Thursday Island. His mother, Mrs Sophia E Hall, paid for the church.
Berthed at Sur quay, Valencia Port on 16/12/2008.
Call Sign : 4LCA
MMSI : 213125000
Gross tonnage : 3.997, DWT : 6.016, LDT : 2.158
Year of build : 1978
Flag : Georgia š¬šŖ
Dimensions : 108,18 x 15,85 x 6,60 m
TEU : 56, Bale : 7.362 mĀ³, Grain : 7.629 mĀ³
Cargo Handling Gear : 3 Cranes of 5 tonnes SWL
Main engine : Werkspoor 6TM410 _ hp.: 4.000, Kw.: 2.942, Service speed : 13 Kn
Shipbuilder : Juliana Constructora Gijonesa, S.A. - GijĆ³n (ESP). Yard No. 266
Name of ship : CAPTAIN RAFAAT, 2002/04.
Former names : Ortiguera, 1978/11. Alhena, 1987. Ionian Sea, 1990/02. Brave, 2001/08.
Later name : EASTERN PLANET, 2009/06.
Laid up. Last known position 14.69037Ā°N 17.40862Ā°W At anchor in Rade de Dakar (SEN) on 27/03/2011.
State/Province: California (CA)
Agency: Antelope Valley Transit Authority (AVTA) - Transdev
Model: BYD K9M (Battery Electric)
Engine: 2 x TYC-150A permenant magnet motor
Transmission: Direct Drive
Year: 2018
File Name: 2614
Palais Coburg
Objekt ID: 40862 SeilerstƤtte 3, 3b, c, e
Katastralgemeinde: Innere Stadt. Dieses bedeutende spƤtklassizistische Palais mit frĆ¼hhistoristischer Innenausstattung wurde 1839ā1845 nach PlƤnen von Karl Schleps und Adolf Korompay erbaut. Es ist im Inneren mit dem Nebenhaus SeilerstƤtte 1 verbunden. Es hat eine breit gelagerte StraĆenfassade mit drei Rundbogenportalen und einem Mittelrisaliten mit Riesenpilastern. Die von der RingstraĆe sichtbare markante Gartenfassade weist in der Mitte zwei Ć¼bereinanderliegende Loggien mit dorischen und korinthischen SƤulen auf.
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