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Due for completion in March 2009
The Point is a waterfront location on Dubai Marina with panoramic views
Launched in 2006, The Point, Dubai Marina, is an innovative 27-storey development from award-winning architects N.E.B.
Located between the sands of Jumeirah Beach and the heart of Dubai Marina, this much sought after marina address is located opposite the grand Dubai Yacht Club amidst the most celebrated hotels and restaurants in the Emirate.
At approximately 10 metres from the marina’s edge, The Point offers a spacious pool deck running the length of its waterside location offering a number of climate-controlled pools as well as a shaded pool and deck area.
Approximate Focus Distance : 12.6m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 1/13 secs
Exposure Bias : -1/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 7.29m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/100 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Messier 108 (M108 or NGC 3556), nicknamed the Surfboard Galaxy, is a barred spiral galaxy located in the constellation Ursa Major. The galaxy lies at an approximate distance of 45.9 million light years from Earth and has an apparent magnitude of 10.7.
Tech Specs: Meade 12" LX90, Canon 6D, 54 x 60 seconds at f/10 (includes darks, bias and flats), guided, processed with DSS and PixInsight. Image Date: March 6, 2019. Location: The Dark Side Observatory, Weatherly, PA, USA.
Approximate Focus Distance : 7.54m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM Lens
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/40 secs
Exposure Bias : -1 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 6.97m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/200 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
CP 147 was approximately 15 miles into its trip before their trailing unit started giving them issues. 35 miles in, it cut out completely. Multiple hours later, RTC gets a rescue engine out of Toronto with a new crew to take the train west. CP 8778 flies through Toronto quickly approaching the train they must control.
Approximate Focus Distance : 25.7m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/80 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximately 250º panorama view from the top of Edoras, the capital of Rohan and home to Meduseld, the hall of King Theoden. It doesn't really get much better than this! So much so I had to include myself in the photo! ;)
These days, you're better off seeing all my photos in "L", as I've reduced substantially the resolution of the images I upload. Your honest comments and critiques are very much welcomed. Favs too! ;) Please refrain from posting awards and groups' "comment codes". They're really not my thing.
Approximate Focus Distance : 7.24m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM Lens
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/40 secs
Exposure Bias : -2 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 8.02m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/125 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 6.42m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/6.3
Exposure : 1/200 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
I have been asked for the original image for 'Metromorphosis' on my photostream. So here it is, the DC Metro - unaltered (although I have to use Photoshop to rotate the image)... to create the actual Metromorphosis image, I cropped it first - see note, and then upped Contrast by 25 units, applied the Glowing edge filter with pretty much the defaults I think, and then upped Color Saturation by 25 units... (This was shot hand held - the tripod picks up the vibrations of the incoming trains on the Metro.)
Here is a link to the modified image... farm4.static.flickr.com/3154/2371768319_21a380d8ee_t.jpg
The Pykara river flows over a series of waterfalls, the last two of 55 metres (180 ft) and 61 metres (200 ft) being known as Pykara Falls. The falls are approximately 6 kilometres (4 mi) from the bridge on the main road. There is a forest rest house at Pykara. A boat house on the Pykara reservoir is an added attraction for tourists. Pykara boasts well-protected, fenced sholas, Toda settlements, large grassy meadows and good wildlife habitat. The Pykara Dam, falls and reservoir attract many tourists.
Approximate Focus Distance : 10.7m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM III Lens
ISO Speed 1000
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/1000 secs
Exposure Bias : -1/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximately 1" long.
Spotted this one in our front yard.
Rondeau Provincial Park, Ontario, Canada, August 13, 2020.
The term "hummingbird moth" is applied to many medium to large moths in the Sphingidae family and Hemaris genus of moths. There are more than 1,200 species of these moths worldwide, and roughly 125 of them can be seen regularly in North America. These insects are also called hawk moths, sphinx moths, clearwing moths, bee moths, and bee-hawk moths, and in the caterpillar stage, they are called hornworms.
I recently agreed to join the current round of the Portland Grid Project. I was a bit hesitant about the commitment but at the same time recognized the value in having some additional motivation to not just get out to make more photos, but to get outside of my usual routes in search of those photos. The first grid sent me off to the edge of Multnomah Village. I didn't quite know what to make of the area photographically, but that sort of exploration is also one of the reasons I figured this project might prove of value to me. So I took a couple of cameras with me but it was my Holga I ended up using the most. While other cameras I own may be more trusted, or more battle-worn, or have been with me longer, I don't know any other camera I would rather take into a situation where I don't know what I intend to do creatively speaking. Something about this camera lends itself well to exploration of various sorts, and encourages me to try different things. Anyway, at some point I was walking down one of the side streets noting the differences, but mostly the similarities, between the homes lined up one next to the other. So I spent an entire block stopping and overlapping a picture of one house over the next.
Holga 120N
Kodak Ektar 100 (but it is much better in b&w)
Approximate Focus Distance : 8.93m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 800
Aperture : f/10.0
Exposure : 1/1250 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 5.96m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 1/15 secs
Exposure Bias : +1/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 7.86m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS III USM Lens
ISO Speed 2000
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/30 secs
Exposure Bias : -4/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Kampong Phluk is a commune in Prasat Bakong District in Siem Reap Province Cambodia. The name means "Harbor of the Tusks". The community largely depends on fishing for survival, spending Cambodia's wet season (May-October) fishing. During the dry season (November-April) as the river thins due to receding water, many turn to farming to supplement their income. Tourism, which started in the village approximately 10 years ago, is also a growing part of the local economy.
As of 2019, the commune has 911 families with a total population of 3,707. The commune consist of three villages: Tnaot Kambot, Dey Krahom and Kok Kdol.
The village is on the Tonlé Sap which is a seasonally inundated freshwater lake, Tonlé Sap Lake, and an attached river, the 120 km long Tonlé Sap River, that connects the lake to the Mekong River. Wikipedia
The muddy river is the Tahas River which flows through the Kampong Phluk village.
A mangrove is a shrub or small tree that grows in coastal saline or brackish water. The term is also used for tropical coastal vegetation consisting of such species. Wikipedia
Approximate Focus Distance : 19.0m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 200
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/500 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
The Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is a butterfly house operated by the Niagara Parks Commission in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada. It is located approximately 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) north of Niagara Falls on the grounds of the Niagara Parks School of Horticulture, which is 40 hectares (99 acres) in size.
The conservatory was opened in December 1996 with a gift shop, 200-seat theater/auditorium room, and a climate-controlled greenhouse. The conservatory has over 2,000 tropical butterflies from over 60 different species. The conservatory glass dome is 1,022 square metres (11,000 sq ft) in size with 180 metres (590 ft) of paths inside the greenhouse portion, which has a wide variety of foliage. The conservatory can accommodate up to 300 visitors per hour. Since captive butterflies usually have a life span of 2–4 weeks, the conservatory imports up to 3,000 butterflies per month from world butterfly farms in Costa Rica, El Salvador, the Philippines, and Australia. Special netting along the inside of the glass dome keeps the butterflies from getting stuck to it and from dying from hypothermia. Butterfly food plants at the conservatory such as Lantana, Cuphea, Zinnia, Ixora, Liatris, and Pentas are replaced every 2–3 weeks because caterpillars have large appetites.
Visitors who want the butterflies to land on them should wear bright clothes, move slowly, and wear perfume or cologne. Eurasian quails, turtles, goldfish, toads, and beetles help keep the insect population in balance. The Emergence area allows visitors to view the butterfly life cycle and produces over 45,000 butterflies annually.
The species of butterfly at the conservatory include the banded orange, blue morpho, common Mormon, cydno longwing, Doris longwing, Gulf fritillary, Julia, Low's swallowtail, monarch, mosaic, owl, red lacewing, Sara longwing, and small postman.
This lake is approximately 2.8 km (1.7 miles) in length by about 0.8 km (0.5 mile) in width, with a surface area of 5.3 sq/km (2 sq/miles) at an elevation of 1,860 m (6,100 ft)
It is fed by Peyto Creek, which drains water from Caldron Lake and Peyto Glacier which is part of the Wapta Icefield and rests along the continental divide.
During the summer, significant amounts of glacial rock flour flows into the lake from Peyto glacier, these suspended rock particles refract the light and gives off a vivid teal or turquoise color.
The colour varies depending on the season and even with the time of day. (Rock flour is essentially bedrock that has been ground down into extremely fine grains by glacial erosion)
Peyto Lake was named for Bill Peyto, a pioneer, mountain guide, and early park warden of the Banff National Park back in the early 1900’s.
If you’re wondering how to pronounce the name, it is ‘pea-toe’, but don’t worry if you still say and hear ‘pay-toe’; it’s how many people still say it!
Approximate Focus Distance : 12.2m
Canon EOS 5DS +
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM III Lens
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/200 secs
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 8.93m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 640
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/125 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 19.0m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 800
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 1/640 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 8.93m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 640
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/640 secs
Exposure Bias : -1 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 12.2m
Canon EOS 5DS +
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM III Lens + Canon Extender EF 1.4x III
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/50 secs
Expose Bias : -1/3 EV
Focal Length : 840mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 6.69m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/9.0
Exposure : 1/6 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
Approximate Focus Distance : 15.1m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 640
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/800 secs
Focal Length : 600mm
Situated approximately 20 miles West of St Ann's Head,
the Smalls is the most remote lighthouse in the UK, with five thousand miles of open Sea to the South West,
this reef becomes a complete wash during heavy storms,
Completed in 1861, and built to replace the original wood and iron structure, which was designed and completed by Henry Whiteside in 1776.
The old lighthouse was said to rock back and fore in heavy storms, there would have been two keepers originally assigned to man the old light, the keepers would spend a month or more, sometimes in horrendous conditions, manning the light till their next shift change.
It's told the first successful SOS message in a bottle was thrown from the old structure, Whiteside and a small work team became stranded for weeks during heavy storms.
the bottle was reportedly noticed on the shoreline, and recovery was sent soon after.
The old lighthouse brought about a change in lighthouse policy in 1801 after a gruesome episode.
One of the two man team, Thomas Howell and Thomas Griffith, were known to quarrel,
and so when Griffith died in a freak accident, Howell feared that he might be suspected of murder if he discarded the body into the sea.
As the body began to decompose, Howell built a makeshift coffin for the corpse and lashed it to an outside shelf.
Stiff winds blew the box apart, though,
and the body's arm fell within view of the hut's window and caused the wind to catch it in such a way that it seemed as though it was beckoning.
Working alone and with the decaying corpse of his former colleague outside Howell managed to keep the lamp lit.
When Howell was finally relieved from the lighthouse the effect the situation had had on him was said to be so extreme that some of his friends did not recognise him.
The rules changed after this tragic event, and rosters of three men to man the light, at any one time was to become the rule.
[Explored 14th October 2016] Thank you all for looking in !! :-)
Approximate Focus Distance : 6.9m
Sony ILCE-7RM4 +
Sony FE 200–600mm F5.6–6.3 G OSS (SEL200600G)
ISO Speed 1600
Aperture : f/8.0
Exposure : 1/40 secs
Exposure Bias : -0.7 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
At approximately 0749 on September 15, 2020, UP Train MCXNP 14 ran a stop indication and derailed on a crossover switch at State Line Jct. on the KCT High Line while crossing over from 75 to 74 Track. The switches were out of correspondence, being thrown while the stop signal violation took place. At over 20 MPH, both engines and the head 5 cars derailed, listing but upright.
The derailment thankfully stayed on the ballasted deck bridge without falling to the ground below, but presented a unique challenge with where the equipment came to rest, necessitating the use of several contractors to remove the locomotives and railcars.
Wilkerson Crane Rental, Inc., and Cranemasters did most of the lifting, while Mainline Services LLC., under the direction of BNSF engineering forces, as they have the MOW contract on the KCT; replaced the track. Watco/KCTL dropped new ballast with a BNSF rock train to replace what was removed from the bridge deck during cleanup.
A myriad of other contractors also assisted in moving the needed materials and equipment into the site. The line returned to service at 0450 on the 17th without the crossover, which will be restored at a later date. It was nothing short of a fascinating procedure to watch as the equipment was recovered.
After Cranemasters and Wilkerson rerailed the lead unit, Mainline moved it aside with a Sideboom Cat, and the teams begin to work on rerailing the trailing SD70ACe. Underneath a KCT Transfer returns to Mill Street after running "out east" to Blue River Yard.
Locomotives: UP 6539, UP 9104
Rolling Stock: TTGX 697357
9-16-20
Kansas City, MO
Approximately 375 30-second exposures all stacked together. I think the addition of the off-road vehicles in this attempt adds a little something :)
Approximate Focus Distance : 25.7m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 640
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/250 secs
Focal Length : 600mm
The Timna Valley is located in southern Israel in the southwestern Arabah, approximately 30 kilometres (19 mi) north of the Gulf of Aqaba and the town of Eilat. The area is rich in copper ore and has been mined since the 5th millennium BCE. There is controversy whether the mines were active during the Kingdom of Israel and the biblical King Solomon.[1]
A large section of the valley, containing ancient remnants of copper mining and ancient worship, is encompassed in a recreation park.
In July 2011, the Israeli government approved the construction of an international airport, the Timna Airport, in the Timna valley.
Copper mining[edit]
Copper has been mined in the area since the 5th or 6th millennium BCE.[3] Archaeological excavation indicates that the copper mines in Timna Valley were probably part of the Kingdom of Edom and worked by the Edomites, described as biblical foes of the Israelites,[4] during the 10th century BCE, the period of the legendary King Solomon.[5] Mining continued by the Israelites and Nabateans through to the Roman period and the 1st and 2nd centuries CE, and then by the Ummayads from the Arabian Peninsula after the Arab conquest (in the 7th century CE) until the copper ore became scarce.[6]
The copper was used for ornaments, but more importantly for stone cutting, as saws, in conjunction with sand.[7]
The recent excavations dating copper mining to the 10th century BCE also discovered what may be the earliest camel bones with signs of domestication found in Israel or even outside the Arabian peninsula, dating to around 930 BCE. This is seen as evidence by the excavators that the stories of Abraham, Joseph, Jacob and Esau were written or rewritten after this time seeing that the Biblical books frequently reference traveling with caravans of domesticated camels.[8]
Modern history
Scientific attention and public interest was aroused in the 1930s, when Nelson Glueck attributed the copper mining at Timna to King Solomon (10th century BCE) and named the site "King Solomon's Mines". These were considered by most archaeologists to be earlier than the Solomonic period until an archaeological excavation led by Erez Ben-Yosef of Tel Aviv University's found evidence indicating that this area was being mined by Edomites, a group who the Bible says were frequently at war with Israel.[10][11]
In 1959, Professor Beno Rothenberg, director of the Institute for Archeo-Metallurgical Studies at University College, London, led the Arabah Expedition, sponsored by the Eretz Israel Museum, and the Tel Aviv University Institute of Archaeology. The expedition included a deep excavation of Timna Valley, and by 1990 he discovered 10,000 copper mines and smelting camps with furnaces, rock drawings, geological features, shrines, temples, an Egyptian mining sanctuary, jewelry, and other artifacts never before found anywhere in the world.[12] His excavation and restoration of the area allowed for the reconstruction of Timna Valley’s long and complex history of copper production, from the Late Neolithic period to the Middle Ages.[13]
The modern state of Israel also began mining copper on the eastern edge of the valley in 1955, but ceased in 1976. The mine was reopened in 1980. The mine was named Timnah after a Biblical chief.
Geological features
Timna Valley is notable for its uncommon stone formations and sand. Although predominantly red, the sand can be yellow, orange, grey, dark brown, or black. Light green or blue sand occurs near the copper mines. Water and wind erosion have created several unusual formations that are only found in similar climates.
Solomon's Pillars
The most striking and well-known formation in Timna Valley are Solomon's Pillars. The pillars are natural structures that were formed by centuries of water erosion through fractures in the sandstone cliff until it became a series of distinct, pillar-shaped structures.[6]
American archaeologist Nelson Glueck caused a surge of attention for the pillars in the 1930s. He claimed that the pillars were related to King Solomon and gave them the name "Solomon's Pillars".[citation needed] Although his hypothesis lacked support and has not been accepted, the name stuck, and the claim gave the valley the attention that helped bring about the excavations and current national park.
The pillars are known as the backdrop for evening concerts and dance performances the park presents in the summer.[15]
Mushroom
The Mushroom is an unusual monolithic, mushroom-shaped, red sandstone rock formation known as a hoodoo. The mushroom shape was caused by wind, humidity, and water erosion over centuries.[15] The Mushroom is surrounded by copper ore smelting sites from between the 14th and 12th centuries BCE.[6]
Arches[edit]
The Arches are natural arches formed by erosion, as well, and can be seen along the western cliff of the valley. Arches are not as rare as Solomon's Pillars and the Mushroom, and similar structures can be found in elsewhere in the world. The walking trail that goes to the Arches also goes past the copper mine shafts.[6]
Source Wikipedia
Approximate Focus Distance : 10.1m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 1250
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/100 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm
In 1825, Yellow Springs was founded by William Mills and approximately 100 families. The village was named after nearby natural springs with waters high in iron content.
The completion of the Little Miami Railroad in 1846 brought increased commerce, inhabitants, and tourism to this area of Greene County. Many regular visitors of the 19th century came for the springs, as these were believed to have medicinal benefits. The village of Yellow Springs was incorporated in 1856.
Antioch College was founded here in 1850, and began operating in 1853 with the distinguished scholar Horace Mann as its first president.
(Wikipedia)
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At late December we are at the middle of the polar night in Tromsø, Norway. The sun is under the horizon, and will still be for approximately one more month. The brightest hour is more like dusk, at clear days.
Approximate Focus Distance : 25.7m
Canon EF 600mm f/4L IS USM Lens
ISO Speed 800
Aperture : f/7.1
Exposure : 1/8 secs
Exposure Bias : -2/3 EV
Focal Length : 600mm