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Issue 6:
The 'People' issue.
Interview with Valentine Kleyner.
Point and Shoot: The Olympus Trip 35.
Gallery: Beautiful and inspiring photos from our contributors.
A5 format, perfect bound, professionally printed on quality silk stock.
80 pages.
Photo: Valentine Kleyner
Before its massive 29-ft. hearth breathed its last in 1984 at the age of 21, Dorothy No. 6 blast furnace at the United States Steel Duquesne Works was the largest in the world. The fight by steelworkers to save Dorothy, possibly as an employee-owned company, became the symbol for trying to preserve the steel industry in the area - and the loss of the fight became the death knell of the days of Big Steel in the Mon Valley.
With its stylized blast furnace logo, this is the gate to the outdoor patio of the new Dorothy 6, an innovative and nostalgic restaurant on 8th Avenue in Homestead, the heart of what was area’s largest steel town.
"If we can't pour steel, we'll pour beer" the chalkboard says.
Squirrel: My son's Schleich toy
Grass: scrap book paper
Shrubs: square plants from Michael's
Tree: I made it a few years back
I'm slowly working my way around the car. I've moved a foot or so from the wheel (Shots here and here) to the badge on the front left wing.
I'm enjoying using the single strip box with a mask, effectively making it a 130cm x 15cm sliver of light. It brings out the shape of the body work so nicely. I also positioned the light so that it's reflection completely filled the front face of the badge.
Strobist:
Ranger A Head, A port at 5.5, 130x50 strip with internal diffuser and 130x15 mask, high camera left oriented almost horizontally.
Triggered by Skyport Speed.
June 2010 (from the archives)
I finally got around to editing some of the shots that I was able to get of this American Avocet that I came across near Viscount Saskatchewa...
One of the more colourful shore birds, the American Avocet is definitely one of my favorite shore birds to capture...
Please press "L" to see the larger lighbox version for more detail and contrast...
400mm - ISO 200 - F5.6 - 1/500th
REV67-6 CONQUEST
Class: Light
[Information]
Porcelain in appearance yet deadly
Designed as a testing platform for new weapons it has now stolen by the legendary mercenary known as Drifter, armed to the teeth the frame and pilot roam the battlefields striking terror into the enemy and gaining respect from allies.
The Drifter was an orphan of war forced to migrate from one place to another after her home was destroyed by rivaling nations. Now without a home or family Drifter now seeks revenge as a soldier of fortune.
The suit can be equipped with numerous armaments which can be stored under the skirt armor with its signature weapon being the lever action rifle shotgun nicknamed “Blind Justice”
[Build Notes]
Made this a long time ago but I never got to finish it properly, so after a few tweaks I finally did. I was inspired by the appearance of swans and their large wings and I tried to incorporate that in the form of the removable skirt armor. I haven’t listed any of the armaments yet since it’ll be too long but all in all it can store around 11 unique weapons, maybe in the future post some photos of them individually. Anywho tell me what you guys think about it in the comments thanks!
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My favourite plant in the garden at the Villa! The Bottle brush! I'm sure it has a proper name but no idea what! I just love how it almost glows with the back lit sky behind it! Last day today head home tomorow back to the wet UK by the sounds of it!
Day 6 of my Shark Week drawing and design kick is a downloadable wallpaper for your laptop and iPhone. blakesuarez.com/work/shark-week/
Here is the laptop wallpaper measuring 1680 x 1050
The R60 Was in production from 1973-76 .13,511 were built it has 4 stroke 2 cylinder horizontally-opposed air cooled boxer engine
De AZAM 6, verscheen in 1965. een Belgische uitvoering,speciaal voor de Benelux. De AZAM 6 was gebouwd op AMI-6 basis (zoals de AK; chassis, veerpotten, draagarmen, motor, etc.). Deze luxe Eend was uiterlijk herkenbaar aan diverse sierbeugeltjes (paperclip bumpers)
en stripjes en het AZAM-6 logo op de kofferklep als kenmerk van originaliteit.
Geproduceerd in Vorst-België
Datum eerste afgifte Nederland 08-02-1967
Locatie Noordpolderzijl-Groningen
I can't resist messing around with stuff, as you can see. This hasn't turned out quite as I expected - it is two shots stitched together and I really need to 'see' the composition better when I'm planning to do this. Plus, time for the piles of stones to finish - hard to focus on that and the background (failed!).
But, it was fun, and I got some fresh air to blow a bit of the manflu away!
Apple iPhone 6 advertising board on building, East 22 Street, Manhattan, New York City. 2014.
Justin
Singapore National Day Parade
Singapore celebrated its first National Day as an independent nation in 1966, one year after Singapore's separation from Malaysia on 9 August 1965.
The first National Day Parade started in the morning at 9:00 a.m. that day. People came as early as 7:00 a.m. in order to get good vantage points. Singapore's first President, Mr Yusof bin Ishak and Singapore's first Prime Minister, Mr Lee Kuan Yew, were seated with members of the government at the grandstand on the steps of City Hall. When the parade began, 6 military contingents (including the Singapore Infantry Regiment, SPDF and the then Republic of Singapore Police), a mobile column from the SIR, and various schools and civil contingents marched past City Hall and then into the city streets. Three military bands accompanied the parade inspection and later the march past with military music. The Singapore Fire Brigade also took part in this first parade with its firetrucks included in the mobile column. Rounding it all was a massed lion and dragon dance performance from drum and dragon troupes nationwide.
The following year, the contingents increased to 76, including those of the then established Singapore Armed Forces, the RSP and more cultural groups, with the addition of more civil marching groups. The reason is partly due to the introduction of the National Service program in the military and police forces, and later extended to the Fire Brigade, later called the Singapore Fire Services in the 1970s. Street performances by various groups also debuted in that year's parade. The 1968 edition, although held on a rainy morning that surprised even the marching contingents and the dignitaries, saw the first ground performances on the Padang as the weather improved - a prelude to today's show performances. 1969's parade, the one where the Mobile Column made its first drivepast, commemorated the 150th year of the city's founding and had Princess Alexandra of the UK as principal guest.
On the August 9, 1970 NDP edition, the Flypast of the State Flag and the Republic of Singapore Air Force Flypast debuted. A combat simulation performance by Singapore Army personnel was one of the new highlights for that year.
The 1971 NDP was the first to include the iconic mobile parade floats from various organizations. Choirs also debuted on that year's edition.
The 1973 parade was held from the afternoon to early evening for the first time to attract more attendance from the public. The next year, colour broadcasts of the parade on television began.
The 1975 parades, held to celebrate Singapore's 10th year, were for the first time decentralized into 13 parade venues for more public participation. Almost all of them lasted for an hour and all of them even had route marches on the streets to the participating venues.
By the time the NDP was held at the National Stadium (for the first time) in 1976, the NDP Guard of Honour, composed of officers and personnel of the SAF and the Singapore Police Force made its first appearance, followed after the parade proper by the very first evening presentations by various groups, a prelude to future evening NDPs in 1980 and from 1984 onward. 1977's parade was a decentralized event like two years before (and like 1968's was damped by the rain) while 1978 would see the parade back at the Padang grounds. 1979's parade was yet another decentralized one, held in several high schools and sports stadiums nationwide.
The 1980 parade, held at the National Stadium, almost rained at the start, but the performances went on as planned as the weather improved later. This was the first parade in which the feu de joie of the Guard-of-Honour contingents made its inaugural appearance. 1981's NDP was the very first parade appearance of the then SPF Civil Defense Command, presently the Singapore Civil Defense Force, later combined with the SFS in 1989. (The SCDF of today showed itself for the first time in the 1982 NDP held in the Padang.) They were held in two decentralised venues, Jurong and Queenstown Sports Stadiums for further increase public attendance and participation in the celebrations. 1982's parade, back at the Padang site, featured more contingents and for the first time the mobile column drove past after the marchpast had concluded, thus making it a predecessor to the parades at the Padang from 1995 onward (every 5 years).
1983 would be the final year that the NDP was held in multiple venues.
The 1984 NDP, now back at the Padang, celebrated Singapore's Silver Jubilee of self-governance and included a bigger Mobile Column, the first appearance of the popular Silent Precision Drill Squad from the Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command and the first true evening fireworks display (plus the debut of the very first NDP theme song) while NDP 1985 celebrated the nation's 20th year with more participants in the parade segment and in the show proper. The 1986 edition was the first true evening edition of the parade, and the first to use flashlights for audience use. 1987's parade, held at the Padang, was the first ever evening event held there and featured the first appearance of the massed military bands of the SAF. 1988 saw the card stunt feature being used for the first time during the National Stadium event and the 1989 edition, the first National Stadium daytime event, saw the debut of the nationally famous Red Lions parachute team and the daylight fireworks after 1966. The parade returned to the Padang in 1990 to honor the nation's silver jubilee year, which would turn out to be the last afternoon event ever to be held.
In 1997, for the first time, there was a National Education Show, where Primary 5 students watch NDP rehearsals.
The government set up the electronic voting ticketing system in 2003 in order to tackle the problem of overcrowding. Such ticketing system enables citizens to stand a chance at winning the tickets by registering their e-mail addresses or mobile numbers at the NDP website or phonelines.
Starting 2008, the NDP is also aired all over the Asia-Pacific region through Channel NewsAsia.
2009's NDP was the first ever edition to have an integrated show including the parade segment.
In 2014 Third Warrant Officer Shirley Ng became the first female Red Lion parachutist to jump at the NDP.[1][2]
2015's parade, even as all was planned for the parade to be at the Padang, will be the first ever parade to be held both there and at the Float at Marina Bay, breaking a parade tradition in the process. NDP 2015 is the first National Day Parade without the founding leader Lee Kuan Yew, who never missed a single National Day Parade since 1966, for whom he had died on 23 March 2015, within 8 months after attending the 2014 edition.
NDP editions
The venue of the parade is usually at the historical grounds of the Padang, where the declaration of Singapore's independence was held. Since the first parade in 1966, all the way to 1975, the venue was located in this central area to bring the parade closer to the people. In 1976, the parade was held for the first time at the newly completed National Stadium, where the much larger capacity allowed for more to view the parade live.
Although offering about 60,000 seats in the National Stadium, the demand for tickets remained high. Hence there were several attempts to decentralise the venue to bring the celebration closer to more Singaporeans. From 1975 to 1983, celebrations were alternated between a decentralised event and one centered at the Padang or stadium. From 1984, the parade was held twice at the stadium before being brought back to the Padang. This three-year cycle was repeated up to 1994.
From 1995, it was decided that the Padang would be used as the venue every five years. The Padang, although historically important, posed a greater logistical challenge and also offered fewer seats for spectators. The event and rehearsals also required the closing of surrounding roads. There was a need to construct temporary spectator stands around the field. The site remained, however, the only feasible venue for the mobile column, as the heavy vehicles could not be driven onto the stadium track. The Padang was used as the main performance venue for the 2005 parade, with fringe activities decentralised to Marina South, Jurong East, Yishun and Tampines.
Several alternate locations were mooted, including the utilisation of the Padang, which is physically bigger and less likely to disrupt daily functions in the city.
Parade being held at the Marina Bay Floating Stadium in 2007
On 16 October 2005, it was announced that that 2006 NDP would be held at the old stadium for the last time before moving to The Float at Marina Bay [1]. The 130 metre by 100 metre platform would be used for the next five years until the new stadium is completed. Although offering a seating capacity of only 27,000, which is less than National Stadium, there is a vast area for 150,000 extra spectators along the Marina Bay waterfront.
Since the 2000s (decade), every year's parade would revolve around a theme which would guide the planning of the parade and show.
After ten-year hiatus, the 2016 edition of NDP will return back to the new National Stadium