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The border of Ophiuchus and Scorpius presents some of the most dynamic colors and dust clouds in the night sky. This is a three panel mosaic taken with a Canon 6D and SharpStar 150mm f/2.8 Newtonian. Just over an hour exposure per frame (some variation due to clouds and blockages). Processing was a bit of a challenge. Fortunately PixInsight makes mosaic assembly easy: Images registered and integrated, then plate solved and geometrically corrected before merging a mosaic by coordinates.
It's a delight to see mama Mei and her 16 month old cubby eating boo together. This is on 1/7/2017, at 10 pm est. Bei's boo intake has been restricted (and gradually increased) since his surgery for intestinal blockage the day after Thanksgiving.
Mel (left) and Ella are sooo cute together and frequently snuggle like this and/or have a full-on groom season. She's a great comfort to him and to us because, with poor Mel's health problems, we are reassured knowing that Ella's watching out for him too.
We took Mel for his 6-month cardiology follow-up yesterday and I'm very relieved to say he's doing well on the medication and his heart, while still beating at a lower rate, is even showing a small sign of improvement since last November when he was first diagnosed with a grade 3 AV blockage. We've held our breath for 6 months watching him carefully and just hoping he'd make it to the follow-up appointment. And I honestly thought we'd be told that his heart is showing signs of fatigue from trying to compensate for the AV block but even the vet was glad to say she's very happy with how he's doing :-)))))) With the love of his family, Mel is doing really quite well and we are all very grateful for that :-)
Checking out the Fujifilm X100V for long exposures: 10-stop ND filter combined with the internal, 4-stop, ND filter of the Fuji. That's a lot of light blockage. The resulting exposure was 4 minutes at f/10.
Mammoth Hot Springs is a very large old, but still active geothermal area at the northern border of Yellowstone National Park. While it doesn't sport any geysers, the hot springs form beautiful pools and rivulets spilling over terraces formed by travertine dissolved in the source water and gradually deposited above ground.
It's one of the best places in Yellowstone to observe the ever-changing character of geothermal activity. One of the biggest, most active areas called "Canary Spring" seems to be experiencing partial blockage of its underground water sources, and the size of the pool at its origin has been reduced significantly. Nonetheless it's still beautiful and a lot of hot, mineralized water still tumbles down the terraces, leaving the tell-tale stains - orange in this case - of the "extremophile" organisms, including highly specialized algaes, bacteria, archea, and even viruses that thrive in the spring's waters.
I went back to the hospital Friday evening for the third time. They took me to surgery and found two blockages. They put in stents. I came home yesterday evening. I am still not feeling great. I apologize . I may be off awhile longer. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.
While sleeping at night on first day campsite, the only thing which came in my mind was to return back from here. Earlier, we had faced bad attitude of porters, unfriendly behavior of Gujjar’s, unavailability of bread in villages and most of all, the unplanned glacier road blockage. Our four team members have already returned back on day one. Among them, one of our team members Tanwir Jogi got seriously ill because of diarrhea and have to return back to Soch village, even before the start of trek. Everything bad was happening with us.
On second day morning, when I opened my eyes, I saw five out of eight of our team members were preparing to return back from here. They did not wanted to waste more days on this journey. I asked from Rashid bhi a friend of mine from Faisalabad and my brother Salman what we should do now. Would, we go further from here or also returned back with rest. Both asked me whatever decision has to be taken, that need to be carried out by me and they will be agreed on it. Salman came to me and said, at least we should gave a try and let the other members returned. He further said, It might be happened that we could never able to visit this place again in our lives. I decided we three will continue the journey ahead. We revised our plan and decided to attempt North east pass for entering Sirkhata valley. This pass was earlier discussed with me by one of the icon of mountaineering Ahmed Mujtaba. According to him it is tough one. From top of this mountain pass there are three further routes extends: one extends towards Manusar Lake the other one enters into upstream of Jalkot nala valley and third one which we have attempted was upstream of Sirkhata valey..
This shot shows a number of features of the Spitfire which were 'state of the art' for military fighting aircraft in the late 1930s, which were barely known at the turn of that decade, and certainly not all in one aircraft type.
Firstly, it was of all metal construction (apart from the control surfaces, which were fabric covered metal). It had an enclosed cockpit which was essential for high altitude flying, as was the pilot's oxygen system. An enclosed cockpit also facilitated the use of the radio - another relative novelty. The aircraft featured retractable undercarriage, and landing flaps - both of which imposed a new workload on pilots unused to them. In addition, the armament of eight weapons was carried in the wings - unlike WW1 aircraft, the pilot could not clear any jams or blockages.
The Spitfire was not the first or only aircraft to incorporate all these features together - even the famous elliptical wing tips were an existing solution that had been used on other types of aircraft - but Reginald Mitchell's design genius brought them together in a way that resulted in an all round excellent performance.
This particular machine, a Mk V dates from 1942 and is owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection, based at Old Warden Aerodrome, near Bedford, England,
The Scarlet Ibis (Eudocimus ruber) is a species of ibis that occurs in tropical South America and also Trinidad and Tobago. It is the national bird of Trinidad and is featured on the Trinidad and Tobago coat of arms along with Tobago's national bird Rufous-vented Chachalaca.
Adults are 56-61 cm long and weigh 650g. They are completely scarlet, except for black wing-tips. They nest in trees, laying two to four eggs. Their diet includes crustaceans and similar small marine animals. A juvenile Scarlet Ibis is grey/white in colour; as it grows the ingestion of red crabs in the tropical swamps gradually produces the characteristic scarlet plumage.
The Sacred Ibis was an object of religious veneration in ancient Egypt, particularly associated with the god, Thoth. At the town of Hermopolis, ibises were reared specifically for sacrificial purposes and in the Serapeum at Saqqara, archaeologists found the mummies of one and a half million ibises and hundreds of thousands of falcons. The Ibis was renowned in antiquity for self-administering an enema to clear blockage by inserting its beak into its cloaca and injecting a spray of water.
Ibis Scarlatto - Oasi di S.Alessio - Scarlet Ibis
The sea defence at ///earful.blockage.latitudes, captured on a first post lockdown visit to the sea in late April 2021.
This is actually from 2012 when the Mt. Shasta area was in the zone of maximum eclipse for this annular solar eclipse. Today we were a little outside of the maximum zone of 90% blockage, but 80% was almost as good. The sun was just peaking out here and there from the clouds, but we still got a good look. I didn't even bother to photograph it, because as I'm sure many of you know, photographing an annular eclipse is a total pain, whereas photographing totality (as I did in Oregon in 2017) is much easier as you can take those solar glasses off. A lovely show in any case!
Eagle Tunnel—Here Today, Gone Tomorrow
It might not be apparent in this photo, but Eagle Tunnel, on the former L&N “Short Line” between Cincinnati and Louisville, was not long for the world when I photographed this southbound auto rack train on August 8, 2004. At 3:05 AM on January 5, 2005, southbound train Q231-01 derailed the lead locomotive and six cars when the train struck debris from a collapsed section of the tunnel. The train was traveling just seven miles an hour, and the engineer placed the train into emergency braking just six seconds before impact. The engineer and conductor sustained minor injuries. It was raining, and the crew said there was a “fog like” appearance inside the north portal of the tunnel, but they didn’t see any blockage until the train got closer. Before the brake application, the train was running at 17 MPH. The main line was on an ascending grade of 1.14 percent for southbounds just north of the tunnel, but then tipped over for a 1.15 percent descent toward Glencoe.
Eagle Tunnel dated to the 1870s, when the line was first built, but time and drainage issues would lead to its failure early that morning. Tunnel elimination through daylighting, undercutting, or other means had been an ongoing initiative on this line since the early 60s. As equipment got taller (particularly tri-level auto racks), the constraints left the L&N with a disadvantage for handling such traffic.
After the tunnel was fully daylighted, a new highway bridge for Eagle Tunnel Road was constructed over the cut. These days, it’s a favorite photo spot for railfan photographers.
In October 2007, CSX derailed train Q380 in spectacular fashion near Painesville, Ohio. The resulting track blockage prompted a number of detour trains over Norfolk Southern's route through Pennsylvania. On the afternoon of October 12, a combined Q109 and Q169 was sent west on the Lehigh Line with the NS symbol 083 and a matched pair of CSX engines. The defect detector at Richards delayed this train 5 miles to the east, but by the time they hit Bethlehem we got the chance to enjoy some nice evening light as the 083 passed the old steel mill with a massive train of trailers.
On the way from Winthrop to Conconully, I made the brilliant decision to shave 20 highway miles off my route by adding 2 hours to my trip taking a forest road “shortcut”. The choices I make sometimes.. This ended being no ordinary forest road however. It was like a hiking trail for off road vehicles. It had it all - switchbacks up and down mountains, river crossings, narrow passages, road blockages you name it. Some very beautiful views along the way including a ride through a burnt out forest from last years wild fires.
It was a bit stressful and I fared better than these folks taking the same road, but I was prepared and I'd say it was worth it.
NF-37 (aka NF 4200), Okanogan County, Washington.
Upon first sticking my head out of the tent I gazed skyward for a sunrise shoot assessment. Patchy clouds were littered all over the sky with significantly more approaching from the southwest. After discussing our options and best bets with David, Aaron and I headed southward to Badwater with hopes of being under the meat of the cloud front.
Due to the historic flood of 2015 the salt formations in Badwater were fresh and newly formed. This particular section had smaller hexagonal bordered with thick ridges. Looking towards the southeast for the first light we saw nothing but grey. Then all of a sudden splashes of red appeared to the south and to the west. A blockage prevented the initial burn but shortly after the sun cleared the blockage and ignited the sky overhead. High above me I noticed the top of this large funnel S-shaped cloud catching light. Wanting to maximize and emphasize this sweeping cloud I aimed my camera upward capturing the expanse view.
Sony α7r II
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8
Caleb 2006-2018
I just found out today that Caleb has an intestinal blockage and will need to be put down later today. These pictures are from my last photo session with him while dog-sitting in December.
The failure of preceding 4L95 at Chelmsford saw the pair of, then on time, orange Skodas recessed in the down loop at Aldersbrook waiting for the blockage to be removed. With the 12.00 London - Norwich hard on their heels the duo were recessed in Colchester Down Goods Loop to give precedence to the GA service. This provided the now rare sight of 90s exiting platform 1 at Colchester as 4L91 & 4L89 normally fly through non-stop.
I got a CABG done. Yes, a Cardiac Bypass Surgery on the 7th January '22. I have been gifted a new lease of life surely & it all started with a gadget that never goes off my wrist.
On my daily walk cum jog of 10 kilometers plus every day, of late I could sense slight lightheadedness if I'd increase the pace & intensity of the jog. I'd stop for a few seconds, check my Fitbit watch, compare it with Neha's figures running alongside & wonder how mine would never now go in my Cardio Target Zone of 135-140 BPM. It'd always hover around 110 & yet have a buzz in the head.
Mind you, I had completed a grueling 160 km trek through 4200 meters above MSL, the Kashmir Great Lakes Trek in Mid-September & there was a fair bit of confidence in cardiac & overall fitness. But something was amiss.
I contacted as always, our in-house Doctors, my son, Dr. Anshuman Desai & my cricket-team-mate & brother in law, Dr. Samir Desai. Echo & Stress Cardiogram performed by Dr. Biren Sitwala showed a drop in Blood Pressure * Pulse but no blockages. Dr.Himanshu Desai, though opined that these were classic signs of blockage & Dr. Pragnesh Shah, a Cardiac Interventionologist & another cricket teammate, nailed it to three big blockages of 30, 90 & 100% in the three coronary arteries, in the Angiogram performed by him the next day. He opined that a cardiac event was lurking right around the corner.
The next day, Dr. Jagdish Mange, the best Cardio-Thoracic Surgeon in Surat, if not in the country, performed the CABG. The man is not only a Genius but one of the most humble & modest people that I have met.
I am thankful to all these amazing doctors for the new whiff of breath in me. Thanks to Fitbit too.
Widewater Lagoon is a man-made brackish lagoon fed mostly by sea water via an inlet pipe at high tide. Recently there have been problems with this feed due to blockages which has led to very low water levels. Happily this now seems to have been fixed.
In previous times, as can hopefully be seen from the monochrome 1940s photo, there was habitation on the seaward side of the lagoon which has long since disappeared. In the foreground of this photo can be seen the "Japanese Garden", the foundations of which can currently be seen due to these low water levels. They are not normally visible and haven't been for years.
All very interesting and hard to imagine what it must have been like in its heyday.
Interestingly, Lancing Parish Council has recently published proposals to build a new visitor centre and cafe on the site of the existing defunct ice cream kiosk. A return to halcyon days perhaps...
Dimmuborgir rocks (Kálfastrandavogar)
According to www.edgeofthearctic.is/places-to-see/dimmuborgir/,
"it is believed that during an eruption ~2300 years ago, something blocked the flow of lava causing the formation of a lake of lava. As the lava in the lake had started to solidify the blockage gave way and the molten lava flowed out leaving behind the parts which had solidified. These unique conditions created geological formations which have not been found above water anywhere else in the world."
See my other Iceland images at flic.kr/s/aHsjGvArkL .
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Crumbling masonry at an abandoned psychiatric center. Two windows and the corner position would suggest this was an office but there’s no sign.
A year later, I can’t even guess where this was in the building. The place is a disorienting maze, miles of corridors in 18 wings and legs on a footprint 460 feet square — repeated over four floors, with blockages here and there that force you to backtrack.
I'm pretty good at knowing my position in these places, and I never got lost. But I quickly forget where things are inside, which can be a real problem. Like here, I couldn't immediately find the exit, and most everything is still barred and bolted to keep patients in.
. . . who passed away at 2:40 am on the 9th of January, 2025. Don had had a heart attack and complications after surgery, including blockages to 2 arteries and pneumonia. He died after only 2 days in hospice.
I got this info from his site when I looked out for him. I missed him and wondered what took him so long to come back after the festive Season.
I was very sad to read that he died. Don Briggs was a very loyal Flickr Friend of mine for many years. At least eleven years. He loved Dahlias and grew them. Hence I am dedicating this picture to him! I very much will miss Don's presence and comments on my site!
I watched this Great Egret snag and quickly devour a half-dozen very small fish in about 20 minutes at Huntley Meadows Park. When I saw the behavior shown here I thought it must be ready to go after something much bigger, but as it held this position for at least 30-seconds I began to wonder.
As it turns out, the egret was choking and trying to upchuck. It finally cleared the blockage in the form of a small projectile back in the water. Undeterred, it immediately grabbed the poor fish and successfully got it down without further issues.
Sorry this took so long Petra. I was supposed to upload everything at bedtime last nite, because you're always online before I get up in the morning! That way, I thought you would be one of the 1st to see it. Well ... I had another intestinal blockage & spent 22 hours in the hospital, so things didn't quite happen as I planned!
Anyway, here is your house in it's entirety!
Hope you enjoy this!
I complete 3 months after my bypass surgery that was done on 3 December at Lifeline Mira Bhayandar thanks to Team Swabhiman
@zahidkhan4545
I am indebted to him ...
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@ShelarAshish
#bypassurgery
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#blockage
#3months t.co/IISzOchzs1
"... I am no tidy Ladybug who everyone likes or ignores. My feet and my proboscis smell like the shit I wallowed in. It was a delicious feast, but OMG the society will judge me with disgust. Again. Can I pass these hornets safely or will they bully me? Again. Call me the pervert I am? Again."
To spice up the details of this series I switched from the 55-200 mmto the 80 mm macro. Just look at all these details!
[Deutsch / German]
"Verdammt, eine Blockade. Ganz ruhig jetzt, ich bin kein sauberer Marienkäfer den jeder mag oder ignoriert. Meine Füße und mein Rüssel stinken nach der Scheiße, in der ich mich gesuhlt habe. Es war ein köstlicher Festschmaus, aber OMG, die Gesellschaft wird mich mit Abscheu verurteilen. Schon wieder. Kann ich die Hornissen sicher passieren, oder werden sie mich schikanieren? Schon wieder. Werden sie mich den Perversen schimpfen, der ich bin? Schon wieder."
Um die Details dieser Serie auzupeppen, habe ich das 55-200 mm gegen das 80 mm Makro getauscht. Schaut euch nur all die Details an!
Owing to a fortuitous line blockage south of Market Harborough this morning I made the quick move to my local shot at Brentingby and record a diverted 37418 'An Comunn Gaidhealach' working 6Z37 Toton - West Ealing. The working consisted of Network Rail OTM DR 92478
Roumanie (1990) - Plus de 2 heures que le convoi humanitaire animé par des artistes est bloqué dans un gigantesque embouteillage, sur une route de Transylvanie. La raison de ce bouchon ? Il a plu pendant plusieurs heures et une partie de la montagne s’est effondrée sur la route. Les militaires ont été appelés à la rescousses. Les artificiers sont 4 kilomètres plus loin, pour dégager l’axe routier à la dynamite.
Dans le convoi, on prend son mal en patience. Pierrot en profite pour se dégourdir avec ses massues de jonglage. Une occasion pour moi de faire une photo insolite.
Nikon F2 - 20 mm f : 2,8 - Ilford HP5+
Négatif numérisé avec un Nikon D750 + Sigma 50 mm macro f : 2,8
Romania (1990) - More than 2 hours that the humanitarian convoy animated by artists is blocked in a gigantic traffic jam, on a road of Transylvania. The reason for this blockage? It rained for several hours and part of the mountain collapsed on the road. The military were called in to help. The artificers are 4 kilometers further, to clear the road axis with blows of dynamite.
In the convoy, we take our pain patiently. Pierrot takes the opportunity to stretch his muscles with his juggling clubs. An opportunity for me to take an unusual photo.
Day 1 of our 6-day Canadian Rockies boot camp started off on the right foot. After de-boarding our flight Aaron and I quickly embarked towards Banff in hopes of catching sunset. As we approached Banff I noticed clouds clear blue skies but clouds were present further west. Hence we made the decision to continue westward and head for Castle Mountain.
With chilling temperatures, sections of the Bow River shoreline began freezing and provided some icy foreground elements. As the sun began dipping the hopes of light also faded. Warm skies turned to dull grey as a blockage to the southwest appeared to doom the colors. We waited and waited hoping for some magic to happen. Then all of a sudden a burst of pink appeared. It steadily grew as the sunlight must have peaked through a small gap in the clouds. It appeared localized as only that northern part of the sky received any color and it lasted only a mere few minutes.
Sony α7rII
Tamron 15-30mm f/2.8 VC
"I cannot really stand in a public venue and give a public speech and speak about our language when I see such an incredible, incredible destruction of an entire people taking place. Are we to watch children starving? Women dehydrated trying to feed their children? So something must happen. I am personally in favour of the Secretary General of the United Nations using procedures that are there the Charter of the United Nations, to use a Chapter 7 procedure. ... ( ) ...and even if there's a blockage, the right exists for the Secretary General to seek to put together an international defence of a corridor. There are 6,000 trucks with enough food for three months and it is being blocked." Irish President Michael D. Higgins (Mícheál Ó hUigínn) --- youtube.com/shorts/EQL48TQIQ78?si=jr_Iw4ol_IsIFmBu ▪️www.buildingsofireland.ie/buildings-search/building/20860... Glanmervyn House, Gleann Maghair, Corcaigh/ Glanmire, Cork.
▪️Sainchomhartha is ea 'Glanmervyn House' i nGleann Maghair, Contae Chorcaí. Áirse ar an mbealach isteach atá sa ghrianghraf. Bhí tóir ar an stíl Gotach rómánsach seo sa naoú haois déag. I mBéarla, d'fhéadfaí a rá gur stíl 'gothick' atá againn anseo, stíl nach bhfuil go hiomlán ceart ó thaobh na staire de ach a thaispeánann suim i stíleanna suaithinseacha. Tá an áirse le feiscint ar thaobh na láimhe clé, tar éis sraith de thithe beaga, nuair a théitear isteach sa bhaile ar an mbealach ó Chorcaigh. ▪️Entrance arch. "Glen Mervyn House [c1870] forms a colourful and interesting addition to the landscape in Glanmire. Situated on a height, the variety of materials in its ornamentation together with the broken tempo of its south elevation create an aesthetically pleasing composition. The carved timberwork, terracotta shingling and render detailing, particularly the mask stops, all attest to skilled craftsmanship while also adding artistic interest to the house. The survival of much original fabric and features further enhances the building's significance."
Following the completion of critical mirror alignment steps, NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope team expects that Webb’s optical performance will be able to meet or exceed the science goals the observatory was built to achieve.
On March 11, the Webb team completed the stage of alignment known as “fine phasing.” At this key stage in the commissioning of Webb’s Optical Telescope Element, every optical parameter that has been checked and tested is performing at, or above, expectations. The team also found no critical issues and no measurable contamination or blockages to Webb’s optical path. The observatory is able to successfully gather light from distant objects and deliver it to its instruments without issue.
Although there are months to go before Webb ultimately delivers its new view of the cosmos, achieving this milestone means the team is confident that Webb’s first-of-its-kind optical system is working as well as possible.
Image Credit: NASA/STScI
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I didn't manage to secure any of the solar filter material for my lens, so just shot through the leaves of a tree. I'm not sure what caused this strange circular sun flare. It might have had something to do with the clear UV filter. This was near the time of the maximum blockage of the sun, which was about 75% here in Redwood City. The light had surreal golden quality and the shadows were soft.
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From this viewpoint, I already had a BR 612 class DMU and a Eurocity train, so this time I completed the "Allgäu triad" by photographing the mid-afternoon Alex from Lindau to München Hbf. I am not 100% sure of the loco, but it stands to reason that it would be 223 061 again. Shortly after the passage of this train, word went round that the blockage at Biessenhofen was finally over and that the held-up freight trains were thus at liberty to finally continue their voyage to Lindau... Oberthalhofen, 28-08-2018.
Excerpt from Wikipedia:
Bixby Creek Bridge, also known as Bixby Canyon Bridge, on the Big Sur coast of California, is one of the most photographed bridges in California due to its aesthetic design, "graceful architecture and magnificent setting". It is a reinforced concrete open-spandrel arch bridge. The bridge is 120 miles (190 km) south of San Francisco and 13 miles (21 km) south of Carmel in Monterey County along State Route 1.
Before the opening of the bridge in 1932, residents of the Big Sur area were virtually cut off during winter due to blockages on the often impassable Old Coast Road, which led 11 miles (18 km) inland. The bridge was built under budget for $199,861 (equivalent to $3.07 million in 2018 dollars) and, at 360 feet (110 m), was the longest concrete arch span on the California State Highway System. It is one of the tallest single-span concrete bridges in the world.
The land north and south of the bridge was privately owned until 1988 and 2001. A logging company obtained approval to harvest redwood on the former Bixby Ranch to the north in 1986, and in 2000 a developer obtained approval to subdivide the former Brazil Ranch to the south. Local residents and conservationists fought their plans, and both pieces of land were eventually acquired by local and federal government agencies. After a $20 million seismic retrofit completed in 1996, the bridge remains functionally obsolete. Its 24-foot (7.3 m) width does not meet modern standards requiring bridges to be 32 feet (9.8 m) wide.
A lightly armored unmanned tank that thanks to its artificial muscle tentacles has excellent maneuverability and is able to overcome almost any type of rough terrain, such as swamps, mountains or city blockages. Also, the tentacles of this tank have pointed tips, which makes them an effective and terrifying weapon against infantry.
Since I couldn't find menacing enough name for this thing from paleontology, I decided to name it after goddess of death. I built it back in 2019 after seeing this gorgeous monstrosity by Nick. I wanted to take the idea of multiped mechatank further and replace several mechanic legs with many smaller synthetic muscle tentacles to give the whole thing more chthonic look. My model end up being far more simplistic since i'm not that great of a MOCer, but i'm quite happy with the result.
Big thanks to Nick for more suitable name for this machine.
Well maybe / maybe not - I heard the folk on the blue boat telling the chap on the cream and green boat that there was a tree down across the water further along the navigation . I never found out if it was a major blockage ,but I guess the powers that be were on the case .
Note the family of swans between the boats from a previous upload of mine - well one of the parents shortly after the shot got quite strppy and was hissing and creating at the dog on the narrow boat .
A sulfuric acid spill happened on our national road connecting the South and North of the country. This caused major road blockages. My wife and I were traveling this route and to take along detour. Just as we reached the national road from the detour, we had to wait for another more than an hour stoppage.
Highest Position - Explore #15 | 19.12.2008 (Thank you always for your support! :D)
(Huge thanks to Kevin, Paolo and Yasin for the explore update! :))))
i don't normally post on Saturday :) but thought i might as well do a quick one of this shot taken back then when i was whinging about not having any new photos to share :P Now i've quite a few to process but end up being too lazy to even do it! Must be the time of year i reckon! haha! i can find excuse for anything! This shot was taken at the park just 5 mins from my house. I believe that's the only shot i took on that day just to cure my itchy hard-up fingers. Nothing special but i just love shadows esp in hdr!
Have a great weekend everyone!!! :o) & happy holidays if yours already started!
View LARGE On Black to feel the glare & the shine :)
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Rest room equipped 2x1 bus at their bus stop in Candelaria, Quezon (11/21/15 7:48 AM)
Delayed lahat ng Bicol buses bound to Manila due to a road blockage in Pagbilao, stranding all the motorists for almost 5 hours.
"Calm down, you assholes, shut up!
First of all, I think the cinema is too rich. It’s obese.
It’s reached its limits, its maximum capacity.
A mere blockage will shatter this fat-filled pig into a thousand pieces.
I hereby announce the destruction of cinema,
the first apocalyptic sign of disjunction, the rupture of this ballooning,
and pot-bellied organism known as film."
(Excerpt from Venom and Eternity, Isidore Isou)
The Experimental Film Club is presenting a new programme of magnificent films curated by moi and Foreman with the generous help of Pip Chodorov from Re-Voir Paris.
Gems on the programme:
Isidore Isou's Traité de Bave et d’Éternité (1951)
Stan Brakhage's The Dante Quartet (1987)
Aldo Tambellini's Black Films (1965-67)
You can read what I wrote here:
experimentalfilmclub.blogspot.com/
(It is poZzibly pozZible that blog's layout looks wrong due to your PC contraption not mine)
Braeburn to Carmacks Expedition via Waterways
Section Six: Nordenskiold River - Porter Mountain Section. Montague Mt. Put-in at 61°51'25.8"N/136°6'31.33W to Bushy Mountain Take-out at 61°58'9.56"N/136°12'22.02W.
I couldn't find any information of previous attempts to paddle this river system and I doubt many have, as the water level is quite low. This means dragging the boat behind for long stretches, climbing over numerous log jams and beaver dams, and diving under overhanging brush and sweepers. There were some really bad obstructions between Twin Lakes and the confluence of Kirkland Creek. The Nordenskiold enters almost unnoticeable from the left bringing brown silty water to the clear Klusha. After Kirkland Creek the river [Nordenskiold] turns to a nice woodland river with almost no obstructions and the water quality improves. This section [6] has several logjams that need to be portaged. The longest logjam requires 125m of bushwhacking to shortcut the blocked section. The river flows by some large and picturesque marshland areas below Porter Mountain and winds towards the west-side of the valley past Razor Mountain. Occasional King Salmon breaking through the surface and lots of waterfowl gathering on mudbanks in this section.