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We used the space left behind from the removal of an old staircase for this friendly basement bar complete with sink and full refrigerator.
Qtpfsgui 1.8.12 tonemapping parameters:
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ne of my first HDR attempts that i sort of like. Not the right subject but its cold out and wanted to try this qtpfsgui application. First attempt but more to come.
The Flickr Lounge-Clock Or Time
I like this clock, it also shows the time, temperature and humidity. It is in my laundry room actually.
Simply... more of the same from the basement looking out into that ole devil called real-i-ty (he keeps tellin me, that I'm a lucky guy again)
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Back to the Basement Tapes series:
A little over a year ago I was in Calgary working on a film. The apartment I lived in for six months had a basement that was 'unfinished'...concrete walls, only industrial lights and no furniture...so it seemed like an ideal place for some image-play. The series of images that resulted I originally posted on Fotolog under the title of 'Basement Tapes'. For the first images I used myself in the image...a month later the totally captivating, mesmerizing Qua came to Calgary for a lovely visit and we did a series of images together in the basement....then some really weird shit started to happen. Stay tuned: a series of about thirty images ("reworked" from the original posts)....."The Basement Tapes"
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Basement playing at Local 506 with Handsome Foxes, Daylight, and Dead End Path. Taken at Local 506 in Carrboro, NC on August 7th, 2012.
Former church rooms to Church of St George 145 King Street Great Yarmouth
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German sculptor Rudolf Schwarz was hired to do the "War" and "Peace" groupings, designed by Bruno Schmitz and modeled by Hermann Matzen.
The West-side group represents "Peace" with the returning soldiers. In the center, Liberty holds the flag, at her feet a freed slave lifts up a broken chain. The angel of peace holds the wreath of Victory and the olive branch of Peace.
The figures in front are titled "The Return Home".
The East-side group represents "War." It is represented by a battle scene showing cavalry, charging infantry, and artillery. In the center the goddess of war urges on the charge, while Columbia in the background holds high the Stars and Stripes. The figures in front are titled "The Dying Soldier".
Virtual Tour of Soldiers & Sailors Monument
The Indiana Soldiers and Sailors Monument is a 284 ft 6 in (86.72 m)-tall neoclassical monument located on Monument Circle in the center of Indianapolis. It was designed by German architect Bruno Schmitz and completed in 1901. Bruno Schmitz brought with him Rudolf Schwarz. Schwarz was sculptor for the statuary groups "War" and "Peace", "The Dying Soldier", "The Homefront" and the four statues at the corners of the Monument that represents the Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, and Navy.
The Circle is the standard symbol of the city of Indianapolis, and the flag of Indianapolis is an iconic representation of Monument Circle.
The Monument was erected to honor Hoosiers who were veterans of the American Revolution, territorial conflicts that partially led up to the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, the US Civil War, and the Spanish American War.
In addition to its external commemorative statuary and fountains (made primarily of oolitic limestone and bronze), the basement of the monument contains the Colonel Eli Lilly Civil War Museum, a museum of Indiana history during the American Civil War.
At the top of the Monument is an observation deck that can be reached by stairs at no cost or by elevator for a $2.00 charge (elevator brings you to the level just under the observation deck, with 30 additioonal steps). The staircase contains 331 steps, 330 of which are numbered.
In 1902 the cost to build this Monument was (US) $598,318. It has been estimated that building a similar structure today would cost over $500,000,000.
It is about 21 feet (6.4 m) shorter than the 305-foot (93 m) tall Statue of Liberty.
Indianapolis was founded in 1821, and the city's layout was platted by Alexander Ralston, whose design included a circle at the center of the city. The circle, a 3-acre (1.2 ha) plot surrounded by an 80-foot (24 m) wide street, was originally called the Governor's Circle because it was to serve as the site of the governor's residence. The Governor's Mansion was built there in 1827. However, due to the mansion's public location and poor construction, no governor ever lived there, and it was torn down in 1857.
As Indianapolis grew and developed after the Civil War, the area became a popular meeting place and was designated Circle Park. In 1884, a statue of Oliver P. Morton, governor during the Civil War, was dedicated at the center of the park.
Many times after the Civil War suggestions were made for a monument to be built to honor Indiana's veterans. Action was finally taken in 1887 when the Indiana General Assembly made a $200,000 grant and formed a Monument Commissionl Seventy designs were submitted in the international contest, of which two were chosen for further consideration. The commissioners then unanimously chose the design called Symbol of Indiana by the Prussian architect Bruno Schmitz, who was named supervising architect and paid a commission of 5% of the monument's total cost.
The cornerstone was laid on August 22, 1889. Inside it is a copper box containing a list of all Indiana soldiers as well as newspapers, the Constitution of Indiana, a national flag, and other related paraphernalia. Ceremonies included a speech by President Benjamin Harrison, the firing of artillery, and a parade. It was the first monument dedicated to the common soldier. The structure took twelve years to complete, and more funds were required. The legislature appropriated an additional $160,000 and raised over $123,000 with an additional property tax.
In 1893 the circle was renamed Monument Place. The Indiana State Soldiers and Sailors Monument was formally dedicated on May 15, 1902. After a parade of flags with veterans of the Mexican, Civil, and Spanish-American Wars, General Lew Wallace was the master of ceremonies. Poet James Whitcomb Riley read his poem "The Soldier". John Philip Sousa had composed a march for the occasion entitled "The Messiah of the Nations".
In 1918 a museum opened in the basement of the monument with equipment and artifacts from the Civil War. Flood lights were added to the surrounding candelabra in 1928.
Since 1945, the monument has been decorated for Christmas, and in 1962 it was first decorated as the "world's largest Christmas tree", with garlands and cables of lights stretching to the top.
A series of repairs to the Monument began in September 2009. Angled windows, which had allowed some rain to seep in, were replaced with vertical windows, and steel supports for the Victory statue were replaced.
Model: Moira McShane
Val, co-photographer & location scout (in random order): Robbert
Location: basement in Amsterdam
Strobist info:
5 flashes (Nikon SB900, SB800, 2xSB600 and Yungnuo) triggered with Cactus V4 triggers (except the Yungnuo which was on slave as we ran out of Cactus receivers).
Location of flashes: flash with 60cm softbox camera left, gridded flash camera right for fill, two bare flashes left & right behind model for rim, one flash some 10 metres behind model with full CTO aimed towards ceiling.
Thumbs up for Moira for being good humoured and good looking despite a three hour train delay.
Nothing special but this was the first shot taken with my new camera. I figured it needed an upload for its sentimental value.
This is in the basement in the new house.
Basement of the mill.
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