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A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. They move, make noise and light up. Bits and pieces of this and that.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
Created in DDG Text 2 Dream using its "Artistic" Ai model.
Filters: PS Beta 2023, Topaz Sharpen Ai, Topaz Studio.
A bit of hand painting.
This began as all hot pink. I used the "Adjustments" tab set of filters in PS to bring in green/lilac tones, then added several layers of "difference" or "exclusion" on top. The final saturation and texture modifications are multiple Topaz Studio looks. I'm guessing that this is about 20 layers in total.
Thanks for your visit, faves, and kind comments.
Even though steel production has been relatively stable for last 30 years in U.S., labor has decreased by 42% due to automation, leaving towns like Gary, Indiana with neighborhoods like this.
-[ X is for Xetron failsafe ]-
A 35mm projector failsafe from a defunct manufacturer better known for their xenon-arc 35mm projection lamphouses and consoles. (I was trying to avoid using brand names this year, but that tricky letter X forced my hand.) Failsafes were an important component of projector automation, shutting down the projector in the event of a film break or when the film ran out at the show's end.
This failsafe is a later design with an optical cue detector, used to control house lights, sound, masking, and projector functions. Unlike traditional detectors using strips of foil applied to the film edges to complete low-voltage electric circuits as the strip passes through closely-spaced roller sets, this one uses either reflective foil or, in the case of one theatre chain's system, bar-coded labels tied to specific actions. The foil or labels were applied onto the picture area, a serious downside to this arrangement leading to brief, distracting blemishes projected onto the screen.
The headquarters of Rockwell Automation in Milwaukee, WI features two large industrial buildings, connected by a six-story skywalk and crowned with what was for 50 years the world's largest four-sided clock.
Morris Island Light is a lighthouse on Morris Island in South Carolina. The light stands on the southern side of the entrance to Charleston Harbor, north of the City of Folly Beach. The lighthouse was named to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The lighthouse is unusual in that it now stands several hundred feet offshore. When constructed in 1876 the light was approximately 1,200 feet from the water's edge. However, the construction in 1889 of the jetties which protect the shipping lanes leading to Charleston Harbor altered ocean currents, resulting in the rapid erosion of Morris Island and the destruction of many structures and historical sites (such as Fort Wagner). By 1938 the shoreline had reached the lighthouse, forcing its automation as it was no longer safe or practical to keep it manned.
The Allen-Bradley Clock Tower, owned by Allen-Bradley, a product brand of Rockwell Automation, has long been a landmark in Milwaukee. According to the Guinness Book of World Records: "The largest four-faced clock is that on the research and office addition of the Allen-Bradley Company. Each face has a diameter of 40 feet 3+1⁄2 inches (12.28 meters), and is octagonal to represent the outline of the Allen-Bradley logo. Dedicated on October 31, 1962, it rises 280 ft (85 m) from the streets of Milwaukee, and requires 34.6 kilowatts of electricity for lighting and power." It has since been surpassed by the 141 ft (43 m) clock faces of the Abraj Al Bait.[1]
The original plan for the clock tower date as far back as 1959, when it appears on early drawings for the proposed addition. Created by architect Fitzhugh Scott, the plans included several towers in its design, only one of which would house a clock. This was scaled back, however a smaller tower on an existing building was kept and modified to display the outdoor temperature using a large digital display. The interest in creating the tower was Harry Bradley, younger of the firm's two founding brothers. An inventor, Bradley including in his tinkering several of the clocks which he owned.
The Clock Tower's lighted faces have been used as a navigation aid for Lake Michigan mariners over the years, except during the 1973 oil crisis when the clock was unlit from November 1973 to June 1974.[2]
The clock tower is referred to by the nickname "the Polish Moon", due to its large lit white faces and location on Milwaukee's southside neighborhood which was developed by polish immigrants to the city during the 20th century.
Automate the observatory with two telescopes is much more difficult than with one.
Here I'm imaging NGC 891 with both telescopes and then the humidity reaches the maximum threshold, so both mounts get parked and the roof is closed.
Sample shot for the Exposure.Detroit Woodward: Mile By Mile Project
The Albert Kahn designed Ford Model T Plant. Starting place of the mass production assembly line one turning out over nine thousand vehicles at its peak and raising standards of living for those fortunate enough to find work there.
March Point. Padilla Bay/Fidalgo Bay.
"The Washington population of the Black Oystercatcher is estimated to be roughly 400 birds. This number is probably not significantly different from the historical population, as these birds require fairly specialized habitat, which is not evenly distributed. Oystercatchers are highly vulnerable to human disturbance, oil spills, and pollution of the intertidal zone. Numbers of Black Oystercatchers on the outer coast may be higher than in the past, in part due to decreased human disturbance resulting from lighthouse automation. Numbers in inland areas, however, have declined in response to increased human activity. The Northern Pacific Coast Regional Shorebird Management Plan has identified the Black Oystercatcher as a regional species of high concern."
"The Black Oystercatcher is restricted in its range, never straying far from shores, in particular favoring rocky shorelines. It has been suggested that this bird is seen mostly on coastal stretches which have some quieter embayments, such as jetty protected areas. It forages in the intertidal zone, feeding on marine invertebrates, particularly molluscs such as mussels, limpets and chitons. It will also take crabs, isopods and barnacles. It hunts through the intertidal area, searching for food visually, often so close to the water's edge it has to fly up to avoid crashing surf. It uses its strong bill to dislodge food and pry shells open."
Dream Caused by the Feverish Flight of a Concupiscent Pigeon Around a Daliesque Girona's place One Second Before the Nightmare of Awakening.
(a 3D dream . . inspired by the Dali's sleep (YouTube))
(an animation created by CJP . . inspired by the Dali's sleep (YouTube))
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Outlining a Theory of General Creativity . .
. . on a 'Pataphysical projectory
Entropy ≥ Memory ● Creativity ²
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Study of the day:
[...] Quel est le type de contrôle qui convient à l’expression des mécanismes inconscients de la pensée dans l'écriture automatique ? .. Je dis seulement qu'il ne faut pas y voir une écriture incontrôlée. Ces artistes, de la création automatique, se réclament tous d’un contrôle, à commencer par Dali, puisqu’il ne fait pas de la paranoïa, mais il fait de la paranoïa un usage critique, la paranoïa devient une méthode de critique du monde et de ses apparences.
( Gilles Deleuze - Pensée et automatisme - Cours de l'Université Paris 8 )
[...] What kind of control fits to the expression of unconscious mechanisms of thought in the automatic writing ? .. I just say that we have not to see here an uncontrolled writing. These artists, of automatic creation, claim all the practice of a control, starting with Dali, he doesn't make some paranoia, but he makes an active practice of the paranoia, the paranoia becomes a method of the world critic and of its appearances.
( Gilles Deleuze - Thought and automation - Paris 8 University courses )
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rectO-persO | E ≥ m.C² | co~errAnce | TiLt
First successful fully automated run. Other than hitting the power buttons the scope ran itself- from unparking to parking at the end. A bright moon, so I stuck with a trusty favorite the Perseus double cluster through the more forgiving 320mm fl apo.
I will also be able to "delay start" when darkness comes late (like in June) or when a target doesn't rise until after bedtime. I haven't tried yet, but the goal is to also be able to run multiple targets as darkness allows. A rare clear winter night around here is about 18 hours long, enough for 3 full imaging runs.
My point, certainly, is not to let the thing run while I sit inside and eat potato chips, more to give the flexibilty to do other things without having to babysit the imaging. Other things could be visual telescoping, going to the park for the view to the south, or I guess sitting on the sofa and eating potato chips.
Equipment
Imaging Telescopes Or Lenses
Astro-Tech AT66ED
Imaging Cameras
QHYCCD QHY163C
Mounts
Celestron Omni CG-4
Accessories
Astro-Tech .8x Reducer/Field Flattener · OnStep Telescope Mount Goto Controller · Rigel Systems Stepper motor
Software
Adobe Photoshop · Aries Productions Astro Pixel Processor (APP) · Open PHD Guiding Project PHD2 · Stefan Berg Nighttime Imaging 'N' Astronomy (N.I.N.A. / NINA)
Acquisition details
Dates:
Sept. 5, 2022
Frames:
161×120″(5h 22′)
Integration:
5h 22′
Avg. Moon age:
9.28 days
Avg. Moon phase:
69.64%
Basic astrometry details
Astrometry.net job: 6272151
RA center: 02h19m07s.2
DEC center: +57°06′36″
Pixel scale: 2.423 arcsec/pixel
Orientation: 113.026 degrees
Field radius: 1.918 degrees
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Resolution: 4528x3462
File size: 22.9 MB
Data source: Backyard
Batman and Robin. The Joker's Funhouse. Be sure to watch all the automation on my YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=95gUCiT_-A8
Thanks to Nicole from Dynamic Video Creations for creating the amazing video!
Welcome to Gotham Park! Ever since it closed it's gates in 1989 there have been reports of strange activity. The last officer that was sent to investigate was never heard from again. What could be going on behind the boarded up doors. Are you brave enough to find out?!?
Many thanks to Carlyle Livingston II who graciously photographed and edited the photos.
The second prototype for my latest Mindstorms project, which will hopefully become an automatic LEGO mosaic printer.
Info, commentary and video of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/r8OQDy29yJU
A pair of R188 trains approach 111th St station on the Flushing Line. The (7) train at left is operating under automatic train control on the CBTC-equipped main track, and the out-of-service one at right is (to my knowledge) being operated manually by the yard operator into the pocket track. This also explains the difference in speed between the two trains, as the one at right was creeping along very slowly and the one at left was easily going three times as fast! It was quite lucky that they met in the clear space where they did!
R188 (7) (Kawasaki, 2011-2016)
111th St station
Flushing Line - IRT
The latest update to my LEGO Mindstorms printer project, with the scanning functionality all working.
I'm not sure I can really call this a prototype anymore, since it is pretty much fully functional, but there is still work to do.
Info, commentary and footage of it in action can be found in the video: youtu.be/iyQCMP2kqs0
Emission nebulae located in the constellation Auriga at an approximate distance of 5,900 ly from the Earth. These objects are associated with a molecular cloud in the Perseus Arm of the Milky Way. This area is surrounded by a giant molecular cloud G173.7+02.7 also known as a dust cloud LDN 1525.
Optic: Sharpstar 90mm f/5.6 Askar FRA500
Mount: Ioptron CEM60 HP
Camera: QSI 583wsg
Filters: 31mm unmounted Astrodon gen. 2
Frames: Ha 3nm: 24X600sec - RGB 4X600sec each Bin1 -25°
Autoguider: ZWO ASI290MM mini on ZWO 30 F/4, Phd guiding
Processing: Pixinsight, Photoshop
NINA automation
Instead of automatic urinal flushing, it would be easy to install a camera on the side and take photos of the flushers.
It's only a short story, but If you want to see photos of locomotives and railways in the sunshine don't read on ...
Well, I could tell you a romantic story, but I won't ... Because it was pretty hard to receive these keys and become a locomotive engineer ! I had to do a laser surgery on both eyes and succeeded many difficulties. The training and exams were tough and not all colleagues were collegial guys. In fact the professional Railway wasn't waiting for me with open arms as I expected - and still doesn't ! I'm just a replaceable worker who operates a machine and has to do his responsible duty all alone and copes with physically demanding working conditions. But if you are spared from a forced coexistence with annoying workmates, the solitude is also a benefit. Nevertheless operating a machine all alone gives you no human development possibilities ...
However, driving a locomotive and a train is a great feeling ! But it's not so cool how you think it is, before you really routinely experience it. Especially when you do it always and many times a day. So you have no perception of the landscape or surrounding details as you probably romantically imagine. But you are responsible for a lot of issues, when you are the only one in the forefront ! Your view is always focussed between the same quickly passing tracks, signals and poles, concentrated at the duties and devices in the cab and the stops at the stations. If you overrun a red signal, you will be suspended from the cab and job temporal or forever ...
So far so clear. When other people enjoy free time activities and meet friends, you are at work ! At weekends, at evenings, at holidays. And what about the wake-sleep cycle and potential sleeping problems, if you sometimes have to start work at night ? No comment, better don't ask ... Of course, like every other job the work of a locomotive engineer has advantages and disadvantages. But if we talk about the health risks of variable long workshifts the negatives definitely prevail and certainly also reduce your lifespan ! Anyway, the predictable automation of technical processes will kill this job within 30 years. So I belong to the last generation of this legendary profession and after all I have achieved what I was dreaming about:
The Railway determines and dominates my life ...
Timetable-Book, 07 / 11