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Region: Voodoo
And there's no remedy for memory your face
Is like a melody, it won't leave my head
Your soul is hunting me and telling me
That everything is fine
But I wish I was dead
Diaplan 100 1:2.8. Nicht gerade ein Schärfe- und Kontrast-Wunder, aber trotzdem mit einem eigenen Charakter ;-)
The day I ran KSN Bourbon Inc.
An alternative reality is a hypothetical world that differs from our own, often explored in fiction through concepts like parallel universes or alternate histories. It can also refer to an imaginary world within a computer game or an imagined state of affairs that is different from the current one. This concept is frequently used in stories to explore different narrative possibilities, character developments, or "what-if" scenarios.
This is an A.I generated image by Google Gemini. The only real piece is me.
Brightness and contrast were adjusted in Adobe Lightroom.
Original Image was shot with an Olympus E-PL3 .
Not photography I admit - but it offers an easy way to visualise an idea.
Original image with Agfa Super Isolette on Kodak Ektar 100; Printed as Kallitype, developed in sodium acetate and tone with platinum toner.
I'm not fit enough to venture out and search for the birds in nature yet, so I'm searching in my archives instead.
Grey Fantail
(Rhipidura albiscapa)
Reprocessed version of Work-stained 8F 48624 and ex-works Ivatt 2MT 46521 between duties at the Great Central Railway Winter Gala 2015
I last photographed the Thames Barrier a little over a year ago, but became inspired to revisit the location after coming across an article about the 1953 North Sea Flood, which overwhelmed British sea defences in the Thames Estuary and led to the deaths of more than 300 people across several counties. It was remarkable to read that the gates protect not only the immediate East London borough against tidal surges, but also the infratructure, underground network and power supplies stretching beyond the O2 Arena, the Docklands and Tower Bridge and all the way to Westminster. In addition to this, the barrier now also needs to contend with the impact of climate change and rising sea levels.
With all of this in mind, my aim with this image was a darker, moodier and altogether more sinister alternative to my last take on the location, capturing the formidable size and scale of the barrier's piers at dusk, but also contrasting the peaceful flow of the Thames and the reassuring glow of the piers' evening lights with the foreboding tones of the evening sky.
The final image is a blend of a dozen exposures captured over two hours, starting with a 90-second exposure as the sun was setting and continuing into the evening, at which point the shutter speed had extended to 12 minutes. My intention all along had been to weight the emphasis on the later exposures, but I knew I would also be using the earlier and brighter exposures to enhance the lighting across the roof of the piers and the tones along the Thames. Having created Pen Tool selections in Photoshop for the barrier's piers, the sky and the river, I blended in portions of each of these exposures using a combination of Soft Light, Lighten, Luminosity, Linear Dodge, Colour Dodge and Screen blend modes. The goal at this stage was to bring out the reflective finish and dimensionality along the tip of the piers, to emphasise the glow of the lights inside the barrier, to produce a clean finish in the concrete at the base of each pier, and to brighten the water and darken the sky. After blending the exposures,
I applied a gentle radial blur to the sky and used Silver Efex Pro to lower its midtone structure and soften its texture, creating a subtle contrast between the piers and their surroundings. I then used Colour Efex Pro to add some minor tonal contrast adjustments, with a gentle Detail Extractor to bring out the gritty nuance in the piers. The final touches were a combination of a Gradient Map to emphasise the chilly evening tones and a Colour Lookup set to Bleach Bypass to desaturate the tip of the piers, which helped to bring out their metallic texture and to add some definition to their background.
The end result involved more planning and attention to detail at both the shooting and editing stages than my previous take, but it hopefully brings out the immense feat of engineering behind the barrier's design, as well as the rock-steady industrial strength of the barrier against a sometimes menacing force of nature, which was the aspect that inspired me to revisit the location in the first place.
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KNOSSOSKnossos (alternative spellings Knossus, Cnossus, Greek Κνωσός, pronounced [knoˈsos]) is the largest Bronze Age archaeological site on Crete and considered as Europe's oldest city.
The name Knossos survives from ancient Greek references to the major city of Crete. The identification of Knossos with the Bronze Age site is supported by tradition and by the Roman coins that were scattered over the fields surrounding the pre-excavation site, then a large mound named Kephala Hill, elevation 85 m (279 ft) from current sea level. Many of them were inscribed with Knosion or Knos on the obverse and an image of a Minotaur or Labyrinth on the reverse, both symbols deriving from the myth of King Minos, supposed to have reigned from Knossos.[5] The coins came from the Roman settlement of Colonia Julia Nobilis Cnossus, a Roman colony placed just to the north of, and politically including, Kephala. The Romans believed they had colonized Knossos.[6] After excavation, the discovery of the Linear B tablets, and the decipherment of Linear B by Michael Ventris, the identification was confirmed by the reference to an administrative center, ko-no-so, Mycenaean Greek Knosos, undoubtedly the palace complex. The palace was built over a Neolithic town. During the Bronze Age, the town surrounded the hill on which the palace was built.
The palace was excavated and partially restored under the direction of Arthur Evans in the earliest years of the 20th century. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed de novo an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
The site of Knossos was discovered in 1878 by Minos Kalokairinos. The excavations in Knossos began in 1900 by the English archaeologist Sir Arthur Evans (1851–1941) and his team, and continued for 35 years. Its size far exceeded his original expectations, as did the discovery of two ancient scripts, which he termed Linear A and Linear B, to distinguish their writing from the pictographs also present. From the layering of the palace Evans developed an archaeological concept of the civilization that used it, which he called Minoan, following the pre-existing custom of labelling all objects from the location Minoan.
Since their discovery, the ruins have undergone a history of their own, from excavation by renowned archaeologists, education and tourism, to occupation as a headquarters by governments warring over the control of the eastern Mediterranean in two world wars. This site history is to be distinguished from the ancient.
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66741 heads a diverted 6S45 North Blyth to Fort William loaded Alumina working through a deserted Wylam station, on the 23rd October 2021. Although the ECML was shut for several weekends in September and October I believe this was the only occasion that the Fort William 'Alcans' Saturday working operated via the Tyne Valley line during this period.
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Who would want to live at No.10? A few people would do just about anything to live at the more famous one. But many millions would love to live at this one.
This is a silver gelatin print with elements of chemigram and lumen printing from my project "Traces".
”Traces” is a series that explores the transformation of identity over time. It delves into the fluid nature of "the self," questioning how much of who we are is shaped by our past versus the influence of fate. Through this work, I sought to deconstruct the familiar image we recognize as ourselves and rebuild it through a variety of alternative techniques. I employed methods such as manipulating the negative, experimenting with alternative chemical processes in the darkroom, and incorporating mixed media on the final prints. The portraits, captured on film first and finally printed on paper, reflect a layered process that blends traditional analog techniques with experimental approaches to reimagine the subject’s identity.
An alternative view (including the signal box and houses) of A4 Pacific 60007, 'Sir Nigel Gresley’, passing through Pontrilas working the 1Z52 Saphos 'Welsh Marches Express' tour from Shrewsbury to High Wycombe via Bristol Temple Meads.
I got to thinking about this as alternative versions like Schrodiger's cat so we have here the final version, just below center while all the other possible versions drift off like smoke. I recall some physicist using an expression like "the collapse of the alternative" so I have borrowed that. If it's your expression send me a letter because I haven't had a letter from a physicist since I did graphics for the Department of Physics at the University of Illinois. There is, by the way, a nasty green spot in the middle, but I haven't found an adequate substitute for it.
My alternative shot for this week's Macro Mondays theme of Arrow.
It's a commemorative coin, that depicts a flaming arrow, through all points of the compass.
I was torn between this 'obvious' arrow shot and a more subtle one, which I eventually submitted: www.flickr.com/photos/kev_gregory_general/31060216200/in/...