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One of the trio of minstrels that play at various history events across the UK. This was taken at the Festival of History, Kelmarsh Hall. (map)
Or you know... a CHARACTER Liam played. Though that could be a new thing, dressing as a guy playing a guy in a movie.=) Now I totally want to do that next year.
Informal street shot of three Filipino teenagers watching their friends perform acrobatics on their boards.
This is the miracle that happens every time to those who really love; the more they give, the more they possess.
~Rilke
WISHING YOU GOOD HEALTH, LOVE, PROSPERITY and ENDLESS PHOTO OPPORTUNITIES in 2009! Explore....thank you!
Five-Card Stud Poker hand. Held by Wild Bill Hickok when he was shot in the back of the head by Jack McCall at point-blank range during a game at Old Style Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood in 1876. Two pairs: black aces and eights, known ever after as Dead Man's Hand. The identity of the fifth card is unknown but is often said to be the nine diamonds.
Costumed characters from Alice in Wonderland - The Queen of Hearts and the Ace Of Spades
New York Botanical Garden's "Wonderland: Curious Nature" exhibit
Macro f/8.0
Technically, this isn't a 1:1 macro. I backed away from the cards so the entire image would be in focus at f/8.0.
Shepton, TX # 417
First attempt at trying a new technique, painting light with a torch while having the camera set on a long exposure. As you can see did a bit of post-processing to add some effect to the photo.
"You know I'm born to lose
And gambling's for fools
But that's the way I like it, baby
I don't wanna live forever."
(Motörhead, "Ace of Spades", 1980)
"Death is an inevitability, isn't it ? You become more aware of that when you get to my age. I don't worry about it. I'm ready for it. When I go, I want to go doing what I do best. If I died tomorrow, I couldn't complain. It's been good." (Ian Fraser "Lemmy" Kilmister)
(Microphone, stand and Rickenbacker bass guitar by Locoape)
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Canon EF100mm f/2.8L Macro IS USM lens. 7 image focus merge, processed in Affinity Photo and 7:5 crop.
From the Richard Harvey Studio One
Vertical/Short Take-Off and Landing aircraft, also known as "V/STOL," are considered crucial assets on the modern-day battlefield. The ability for an airplane to fly from improvised runways or small ships offers an enormous tactical advantage. Similarly, a plane that can convert vertical lifting power to high-speed horizontal flight while carrying a payload is highly desirable. The Harrier, accomplished all of this.
The Hawker Siddeley Harrier resulted from over a decade of intense research, testing, and refinement. The Harrier uses vector thrust from a single engine to take off, hover, maneuver, and fly forward at high speeds. The Rolls-Royce Pegasus turbofan engine, buried within the wide fuselage, had its thrust diverted to four ducts, two on either side, forward and aft below the wings.
These ducts rotate in unison from an angle of 0° for horizontal flight to 90° for vertical hovering flight. The ducts can be turned forward beyond vertical up to 98°, allowing the aircraft to fly backward. Small nozzles in the nose, tail, and wing tips use thrust tapped off the main engine to control the aircraft's pitch, yaw, and roll attitudes while hovering or translating between vertical and horizontal flight.
The Harrier GR Mk. 1 took its first flight on December 28th, 1967. It was first used in combat by the Royal Navy during the Falklands War in 1982 against Argentina. The U.S. Marine Corps, recognizing the Harrier's potential, purchased a total of 110 AV-8A Harriers from England in late 1970–1971.
These aircraft were updated with a radar warning receiver, a chaff-dispensing countermeasures system, and structural upgrades, thus extending the type's service life. These modified Harriers were later designated as AV-8Cs and re-entered service in May of 1979. Despite these upgrades, many U.S. Marine Corps Harrier units suffered appalling accident records during the type's first decade in service, losing 55 aircraft in peacetime mishaps alone. However, improvements in training procedures led to a drastic reduction in aircraft losses.
This AV-8C Harrier, BuNo 159232, was built in 1971, delivered as an AV-8A as part of the original Marines Corps order of 110 Harriers, and converted into an AV-8C sometime after. It mainly served with Marine Attack Squadron VMA-231 ("Ace of Spades") at MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina. In October 1976, it was deployed on the USS Franklin D. Roosevelt for a shakedown cruise to the Mediterranean Sea. It was retired in 1987 when the AV-8Bs, introduced in 1985, replaced the C models. Today, this aircraft is on display at the USS Intrepid Museum. Here, it is painted and dedicated to Cpt. Manuel Rivera, USMC.
Blackjack or Twenty-One is the most popular casino game in the world. A picture card counts as 10 and an Ace as a 1 or a 11. The recipient of this hand is an automatic winner, which is the best hand in Blackjack.
For Flickr Friday
Theme: 21
VMA-231 AV-8B Harrier 165582 in special Spade CAG colors about to touch down on Runway 33L at BWI after doing a flyover before the Navy-Tulane football game.
Bergung Ju52 in Norwegen
Im Zweiten Weltkrieg besetzten gleich zu Beginn des Norwegen-Feldzuges deutsche Truppen am 9. April 1940 den für die Verschiffung schwedischen Erzes notwendigen Hafen Narvik. Die Aktion wurde von der Kriegsmarine durchgeführt, die dabei dem gleichen Ziel der Royal Navy nur um Stunden zuvor kam.
juberg1nAbgesehen von dem für die Treibstoffversorgung der Zerstörer erforderlichen Tanker wurde der gesamte folgende Nachschub von den alliierten Streitkräften abgefangen und versenkt. Für die in Narvik eingeschlossenen Truppen des Generals Dietl blieb somit nur die Möglichkeit, Nachschub auf dem Luftweg herzuschaffen, wobei die Menge mehr symbolische Bedeutung hatte. Die Luftwaffe besaß zur damaligen Zeit zwar Luftfahrzeuge, die die Strecke Oslo - Narvik – Oslo hätten bewerkstelligen können, jedoch gab es so weit im Norden keinen Flugplatz, der unter der Kontrolle der Deutschen Luftwaffe war.
So bot lediglich ein etwa 15 km von Narvik entfernt gelegener, von hohen Bergen umgebener und zu dieser Zeit noch fest zugefrorener See die Möglichkeit einer - wenn auch ungewissen - Landung ohne Rückkehr. Dieser See wurde als Ziel einer abenteuerlichen Mission auserwählt, die nur den Einsatz des Flugzeugmusters Ju 52 erlaubte.
Am 11. April erhielt der Kommandeur der erst wenige Tage vorher in Neumünster/Holstein aus Lehrbesatzungen der Schulen aufgestellten Kampfgruppe 102 den Befehl, mit 13 Maschinen des Flugzeugmusters JU 52 Nachschub nach Narvik zu fliegen. Nach Ausführung dieses Auftrages mussten die Maschinen auf dem zugefrorenen Hartvikvannsee zurückgelassen werden. Mit der nächsten Eisschmelze versanken alle gelandeten JU 52 im See.
Eine davon in jetzt einzigartigem Zustand können Sie bei uns in Wunstorf bestaunen. Die Gründungsmitglieder der IG JU52 e.V., private Ju-52 Freunde und Bundeswehrangehörige haben im Jahr 1986 mit beispielhaftem Engagement die Bergungsaktion durchgeführt. Anschließend wurde "unsere" JU52 unter großem persönlichem Einsatz mit Originalteilen restauriert. Von den anderen Maschinen gleichen Typs sind noch drei der besterhaltenen geborgen worden, hauptsächlich um Teile zur Restauration zu gewinnen. Die Norweger beanspruchten zwei Stück.
Eine JU 52 ist schließlich in ihrem alten Produktionsort Dessau eingetroffen, um dort im neuen Hugo Junkers Museum ausgestellt zu werden.
Diese kurze Dokumentation soll Ihnen nur einen ersten visuellen Eindruck vermitteln. In unserer Luftfahrtausstellung am Fliegerhorst Wunstorf zeigen wir Ihnen gern mehr.
Explore 27.05.08
Amongst the many pleasures and beauties of Praha (Prague) there is music - you find it everywhere - in this case a young man was playing the violin and I took this shot - in the background an amazing wall of a famous Palace with sgrafitto ; we as other stop for a while to listen (there is a small park in front) while going to visit the magnificent Castle ... in Praha 1 .. a delight I advise all. Enjoy"
Listen: Listen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=64KW04601ts
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Wearing the trippy 4th of July glasses for I love that, please send!, hoping to confuse my uno opponent (and yes, it throws them off a LOT when I show my cards!)
my lighting was a disaster so i had to go b/w - but the cards match the glasses :)
For FGR: Playing Cards