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Shot taken for Saturday Self Challenge 26/03/2022 --------A Shot Taken Looking Up Vertically !
Did not have a theodolite handy to check the lens was perfectly vertical but it felt it with a tendency for me to go leaning over backwards . Besides , I had abandoned all Health & Safety issues and went on into the shot of the little blue tit in the Goat Willow tree in the garden , (self seeded when we were not looking !! ) . Despite all danger of falling matter , I had to get the shot for the challenge I went in for it and retreated as soon as the shutter was pressed . I had thought of using the swivel screen , but for a shot like this speed was of the essence so classic handling of the camera was called for !
Trust this will fit the bill for a looking up shot for SSC , just glad things did not go disastrously wrong !!
for sight & sound we are in Danger Zone without Kenny Loggins ----------------
Besides pride, loyalty, discipline, heart, and mind, confidence is the key to all the locks. by Joe Paterno
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A quick stilhouette as the standard LP shot, I have to thank Tim Gamble and Chris Thompson for inspiring me to try backlit silhouettes about 15 years ago, and even more thanks to Phill for nearly always being the backlit gimp!! 31/05/2025
Besides rope cuttings, bottle corks are one of the most often found sorts of marine litter on this stretch of coastline.
Besides panning like in previous ones this one was also zoomed during exposure generating waves of colours
Besides some early morning walks to discover the German flora I was mostly active with my family. Still a great opportunity to make some other than traditional shots of the local historic places. The most pretty one was this castle where a wedding party just started and this coach had just delivered the bride and groom.
The interactive version can be seen here: www.360cities.net/image/coach-at-schlo-bevern#66.60,6.40,...
I make this image public in the AVIF format (can be opened in the latest IrfanView, Chrome and Firefox): Link to AVIF in Google Drive
The AVIF image compression (in the HEIF container) is a very promising format as it provides good image quality in a very small package and is (in comparison to HEIC) free of any licenses. I hope Flickr as well as Google and Microsoft products will soon have full support for this innovation.
Besides the high compression efficiency the big advantage over JPEG is that a color depth per channel of 10 and even 12 bit is supported.
This sample is generated using the avifenc.exe command line encoder for windows.
I used this parameters:
avifenc.exe --cicp 2/2/1 -r limited -y 420 -j 6 --min 30 --max 40 --minalpha 30 --maxalpha 40 in.png out.avif
The result is:
- 6 threads used (for my 6 CPU cores)
- to colorspace YUV420 (422 and 444 is not supported by the Windows AV1 extension)
- 12 bit per channel
Besides C&NW as seen previously, another favorite road through this neat locationt was the WC. With a great paint scheme, and SD-45's, it hurt bad when this operation left the scene.
Besides my love for flowers I also like abstract art and hence I decided to upload an abstract looking spring image of some new shoots. I hope you like it!
Again, thanks to Flickr for exploring my picture! :)
Besides seeing the owls are back....isn't this just an awesome tree!!!! I just love it....very photogenic!!! Well I think I'll go back and start photographing owls again. It's been the only bird that we've been able to follow. I just love them!!! ❤ Large view just shows a sleeping owl!!! 😄
Taken besides Bird Cage Theatre in Tombstone, Arizona Territory.
View On Black <<---- !!!
Please view more Arizona images in my flickr set.
Everything from this trip is inside my American road trip 2007 flickr collection!!
This is growing in the landscaping in my yard. In Indiana, this Viburnum is found in the northern two-thirds of the state where it grows in swampy or boggy habitats that range from sunny to shady. It is much more common in northern Indiana’s lake country where wetland habitats are more widespread than elsewhere in Indiana. It is quite similar to Blackhaw Viburnum (Viburnum prunifolium), which grows in drier, more upland habitats, and which is much more common than V. lentago. One good characteristic besides habitat in helping to distinguish between the two is that V. lentago has a very pointed tip on most of its leaves as seen in this photo.
But besides some difficulties loading film and metering, I had an absolute blast bouncing along the hiking trail, photographing everything I could. Rain? No problems, the Konica can handle that. Can't see more than a few metres? Awesome! Fog makes photography much easier. :-)
Film: Kodak Ektar 100
Camera: Konica Autoreflex T3 with 50 mm f1.8
Developed by Fotopro.
Digitised with a digital camera. Positive conversion, colour and levels done with Negative Lab Pro.
The title? I was listen to Queen's Bohemian Rhapsody while this was uploading. Besides it might be a good description of her.
Besides the Wey and Arun Canal, two Small Tortoiseshell butterflies try some bonding as part of their courtship routine. A few minutes before, I had seen these two flying close together, and I imagine it wouldn't be long before they started to create a further generation.
This species has seen a decline in recent years, quite probably due to a troublesome parasitic fly. So perhaps seeing an additional 'lonesome' Small Tortoiseshell further along the towpath gave a bit of positivity.
Drungewick, West Sussex
3rd June 2022
20220603 2I8A 1591
Besides the wreck of the Severance yacht this is the main man-made item diving on the west side of Lady Elliot Island... and the name of the bommie next to it :-)
Besides his treasure hunting busines, Nathan Drake assists Santa during the holiday season. On his trip Nathan experiences a Déjà-vu...
I built this creation for Ethan (Uncharted Fabrications) as part of the RebelLUG Secret Santa.
It seems most probable that the foundation was made by Béla III, King of Hungary (1182), as the monastic domain was formerly a royal farm. Besides this grant, on which now stands the city of Zirc, many other donations were made to the nascent abbey, which soon became one of the most celebrated in the country. It was rich not only in temporal possessions but also in the spirit of fervor and religious regularity.
Besides photography, Ballroom & Latin Dancing is also my favourite. In the 80's, we always come to dance in this Regent Hotel for her large marble dancing pool.
Taken on December 28 in Richmond, Indiana which explains the Christmas lights in the store. I wasn't paying attention to what kind of store it was (too busy drooling over the bikes), but I didn't think it was a bike shop.
Now we are getting serious. Both of these bikes are very similar to ones which have been ridden in the Tour de France. I hesitate to guess how much each cost, but I'm pretty sure each was several thousand dollars. Even the wheel at the edge of the show was expensive. Besides even seeing them, I was shocked to see no locks. I know I'd never leave any of my bikes alone for more than a few seconds. I even have periodic dreams of them being stolen. Even around a bike shop, I take them inside with me rather than risking damage or loss.
Besides the patterns of the reflections, I was also struck by this intersection of the colors off this shallow stream.
Lower Carpenter Valley, Truckee Donner Land Trust,
Nevada Co., California
i dunno, i liked it. felt like uploading it...no editing cause..i dunoo what i'd edit (besides the hair)
Besides RAW file processing using Adobe RAW plug-in, no post-processing was applied to alter this image in anyway.
this is an example of combining the use of colored optical filters, and the great advantages of shooting in RAW mode (which, in my opinion, is the best thing that ever happened to photography after the digital evolution)
It was actually simple, I used a Cokin filter holder that allows for multiple filters.. and I inserted a 1-stop graduated neutral density, and a strong orange sunset filter. and took 1 exposure.
... I then opened the RAW file and adjusted the white-balance toward very warm color temperatures, decreased my exposure using the exposure compensation, and boosted both saturation and contrasts to the maximum.
and that was the result :)
here is another very similar technique used in my Reign of Fire
totally not the best photos here of the ghost bees as the only lighting was from the doll on the floor as you can see. besides that a really impressive performance by sisters sari and romy and their viola player. i saw them at the railway club last month too.
Besides animal photos, I love photographing our grandchildren.
What joy they have brought to our lives!
With summer officially over, cooler temperatures approaching, and T007 all jacked up, I better hurry up and finish my August/September Prairie Sub kick. Here we see one of WSOR's four lease SDs on the property, HLCX 6305, leading T007 west between Spring Green and Lone Rock with RAR at the helm. RAR appeared back on T007 for about a week or so to complete his qualifying runs on the subdivision. Not long after this he would mark up as WSOR's newest engineer. Congrats. While I like the red and grey units, it can't always be that way. And at this point in my life, I'm okay with that. Besides, I can't imagine there are many former MK-lease painted locomotives left in the world.
While not the most compelling or creative photo out there (a unifying theme from my posts lately), I uploaded this photo to talk about the curves on the Prairie Sub. Or the lack of curves. Between Mazomanie and Boscobel, there are only five, making this section of the Prairie Sub, well, kind of boring. It's a good spot for wedges, especially in autumn when the sun sets more to the south. Although, I have no doubt more creative photographers than myself could come up with something more compelling in this section, this is all I got for you guys.
Anyway, T007 clips west along the jointed rail with, you guessed it, more covered hoppers in tow. This will likely be my last bit of Prairie Sub photos for a while. Who knows though, this hobby is always good for surprises.
To see more from the line, check out my new Prairie Subdivision Album.
Besides its copper output (anodes and cathodes) the Aurubis Pirdop factory is also a large producer of sulphuric acid. Most of it is exported via the ports of Varna and Burgas but there are also some local customers like Interkapa Greece which has about one train of acid from Pirdop monthly.
And here it is southbound near Blagoevgrad hauled by the retro star of BDZ Cargo Dupnitsa - locomotive 42 184
Well, besides Greedo anyways. Poor sod.
Did some mild updating here and there, boosted some of these guys up to my liking. The only really notable changes are that Dengar now has white hips, cause I feel like it balances better, and Boba's got red cuffs.
Then there's IG-88, the design for which I absolutely adore. The majority of the design is stolen from @talegophotography on Instagram, with some mild changes. I may post a tutorial on how to build him on my other page, but I figured it out by sight, so it's not that hard to do.
Everybody else has stayed the same cause they're pretty much perfect.
Backdrop is my computer screen, a la Jonathan.
I feel like Bossk is perpetually out of focus.
Man do I love these figs. Cheers folks!
Besides being cuddly and cute, they offer unconditional love, reassurance, security and companionship. Many adults still have fond memories of their own teddy bears they loved as children.
Teddy bears have a depth of character that other toys don't have, and in playing with one a child brings it to life. The bear helps to stimulate and develop their imagination. “Teddy bears encourage this type of imaginative play by their very nature, in a way a gadget or electronic toy can't.”
so besides color, the other thing i love is texture. i have been collecting these assorted candlesticks and putting them in my artificial fireplace for a couple years now. i got an awesome mantle/fireplace frame-thing from a garage sale and keep filling it w/ texutre-y white candle-sticks and red candles. i love it!!
Black and white edition of an earlier upload. This roll of Kodak 400 Tmax was half shot in my Canon A-1 and half as a test in an Olympus OM-1 I picked up for $20. This was shot with the Olympus, everything works, besides the battery wire needing a solder if I want a meter.
Fin whale. besides the kayak, the diagram of the lower right allows to visualize it's size since we mostly get to see but a fraction of it's body out of the water.
It,s such a impressive sight to see it so close to shore and to hear it blow.
Rorqual commun. En plus du kayak, Le diagramme, en bas à droite, permet de visualiser sa taille, car la plupart du temps, on ne voit généralement qu'une infime partie de son corps hors de l'eau. C'est assez impressionnant à voir si près du rivage et surtout à entendre souffler.
Besides the black legs, look at the length of those antennae! This female has a striking scimitar-shaped ovipositor that's used to lay eggs in straight rows along a plant stem.
On a vacation in Crete, I visited the beautiful village Paleochora, which is among others famous for its nice promenade. Besides that, you also can find this ruin in the backside of the town abroad the touristic scenery. It seemed to be a structural work which have not been finished since many years. As I came closer, I recognized that this building also served as a accommodation for a - I guess - homeless guy.
This forged a strong and interesting contrast to the unworried touristic scenery.
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This is Shanghai main bus station. It looks large but given that this is Shanghai, I would call its size average.
What really impressed me here, besides the fact that I had to get up in the morning, is the round flat ceiling.
How the hell can such a structure stand, not collapsing under its own weight without apparent pillars or columns?
A quick snapshot of what's being tinkered on on my work desk at the moment. Obviously, you know what's being worked on in the background. On the left, in case it obvious as well, is my little L&Y 0-4-0ST Pug project. This engine has always been charming to me, and seeing as it's so small, it can be worked on periodically when the mood strikes me.
On the right, we have a half-completed 1928 Renault 6CV Torpedo in dark grey. This is one of several vehicle MOCs in the works, but this one boasts a more original design and detail than the other two, which is why I wanted to briefly show it and then the others will all be photographed in due time. Mind you, this is one of two Renaults I have built, but more on that later.
I'm also working on a couple buildings, but those were too large to include in the photo. You'll just have to take my word that they're coming along just as well as these are :)
You can expect some more photos of other various projects to come soon. I thought it's good to show projects in the works just as I like to show the finished ones. Stay tuned!
Besides great view of mount #Olympus (flic.kr/p/qyeaqn), visiting Panteleimonas village offered a great opportunity to shoot Leptokaria from above!
Besides some minor variations of the R2-D2 (Sail Barge tray, antlers, etc R2-D2) here is the complete collection of the astromech droids that were officially released by Lego. Unfortunately R2-KT will not be in this collection, as seen in this LLCA Star Wars Days 2016 event.
I wish the 4th row droids were actually assigned names. If you know what they should be named, feel free to post in the comments and why you think so. I'll try to track them down as well.
The festive droids were just added for fun. I will end up adding the raindeer antlers R2-D2 and the Sail Barge R2-D2 at some point, but they should be very similar to the ones already in the first row.
No doubt, more droids will be produced and this display will grow bigger.
Did I miss anything? Let me know.
Besides all the amazing waterfalls, one of the things that stands out about Iceland is all the incredible little churches. While some of them carry a common look of white and red, they all have their own uniqueness to them. We found this one just randomly and the way the iron red gate was slightly left open stood out to me... As if it was inviting people in.
. . . Besides all of the other migrating birds which make it into our yards and feeders, the Hummingbirds are so special! It seems like they are really "thirsty" or hungry, depending on how you see it.
Have a great week Facebook, Flickr, and 500px friends!
Model of one of the largest crawler draglines in the world in scale 1:28.5.
All functions motorized using three SBricks and Power Functions motors:
- Hoist gear: 1 XL motor
- Drag gear: 1 XL motor
- Swing drive: 2 L motors
- Boom hoist: 1 M motor
- Left crawler track: 1 XL motor
- Right crawler track: 1 XL motor
- Two access ladders: 2 9V micro motors
Power is provided by each a Power Functions rechargeable battery box in the lower carriage and in the upper structure.
Besides the motorized functions, there are four floodlights and another four interior lights, using four pairs of Power Functions LEDs.
Access to the machinery house for the service personnel is given by two doors on each side. The operator's cab is accessible through another door.
Five removable panels, one on each side, one on the back and two on the roof give access to the hoist and drag motors, the boom luffing winch and the two swing motors respectively.
The real dragline was in service in Australia in the Rix's Creek Mine in the Hunter Valley.