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A fancy apartment building on Worthing seafront.
The white railings against a dark background reminded me of industrial machine belts.
Let's travel a little further south to Croatia, an equally fantastic country, but one from which I hardly brought back any photos worth seeing. I was there in 2012, and that was before I had really started taking photographs.
And so, here you see a picture of a lighthouse whose value for me lies more in the memories it evokes in me than in its photographic quality.
During that trip, I had the opportunity to spend three days on this lighthouse island in the adrianian sea (a part of the Mediterranean Sea) with my family. And I did it completely alone, because thanks to automation, a lighthouse keeper is no longer necessary. And so, the lighthouse's apartment is now rented out to tourists.
By the way, getting here takes 45 minutes by boat. So you're truly on your own.
So, for anyone looking for a true retreat, I can highly recommend a lighthouse like this, of which several are available as vacation rentals here on the Croatian coast. It's a truly special experience.
Reisen wir ein Stück weiter nach Süden nach Kroatien, ein ebenso fantastischen Land, von dem ich allerdings kaum sehenswerte Fotos mitgebracht habe. Denn ich war bereits 2012 dort und das war noch bevor ich so richtig mit dem Fotografieren angefangen hatte.
Und so seht Ihr hier das Bild eines Leuchtturmes dessen Wert für mir eher in den Erinnerungen liegt, die es bei mir auslöst und weniger in der fotografischen Qualität.
Denn während der besagten Reise hatte ich die Möglichkeit auf dieser Leuchtturminsel in der Adria (einem Teil des Mittelmeers) 3 Tage mit meiner Familie zu übernachten. Und dies völlig allein, denn auf Grund der Automatisierung ist kein Leuchtturmwärter mehr erforderlich. Und so wird dessen Wohnung nun an Touristen vermietet.
Um hier her zu kommen ist man übrigens 45 Minuten mit dem Boot unterwegs. Man ist da also tatsächlich für sich.
Wer also auf der Suche nach einem wirklichen Rückzugsort ist, den kann ich solch einen Leuchtturm, von denen hier an der kroatischen Küste mehrere als Feriendomizil angeboten werden, nur empfehlen. Es ist eine bersondere Erfahrung.
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.
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.
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.
Kinda creepy, but also kinda cool at the same time. Bits and pieces of things, put together so they move, make noises and flash lights. But probably not for the kids.
subZERO Festival in downtown San José, California.
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.
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.
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
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
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
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
Photos Taken by Edwin Ladd - Mr Ladd Media the Official Photographer for The Business Book Awards 2019 held at The Grange City Hotel, London on Tuesday 26th March 2019 #BBA2019
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Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Publication:
Produced: [between 1960 and 1969?]
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Libraries, Medical,
Library Automation,
Computers, Mainframe,
National Library of Medicine (U.S.). Office of Computer and Communications Systems.
Genre(s):
Photographs
Abstract:
A computer operator adjusts magnetic tape drives on a Honeywell mainframe in the Office of Computer and Communcations Systems (OCCS).
Extent:
1 photograph : 21 x 26 cm
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101648244
NLM Image ID:
A033501
Permanent Link:
Created for a Gizmodo article about home automation.
Random Trivia: In order to make the minifig hold the remote, I had to carve off the lower part of his hand. Also... the liquid in the mug is actually beer.