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In the summer I was lucky enough to spend 3 weeks on a Route 69 Road Trip in the USA. Part of the trip took us to The Joshua Tree National Park on the edge of which this shot was taken. In the UK we dont hve mail boxes so this was a real novelty to me and my kiddies
The Shot
3 exposure shot (-1,0,+1) from using my D200 and a Nikon 12-24mm lens handheld
Opened in Photomatix with detail enhancer set to default.
Then modified using Topaz Adjust , to increase colour and sharpness.
Saturation then boosted and areas of noise reduced.
The noise reduced with Noiseware .
Sensor dust spots and blemishes removed and frame added.
Music
Return to Sender- Elvis Presley
The Book
Animals in My Mailbox by Joseph Golden
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This is the interior of a power signal box taken between the 13th and 27th of July 1987. Don't know where for definite but the layout reminds me of York.
This is not my photo
This photo is used for editing with kind permission for Craig from "Portraits from Craig"
Original can be found here:
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This old box was sitting in front of an old, abandoned house over in the edge of Tennessee.
Texture by JoesSistah
There are only 161 boxes in the country with the Edward VIII cypher, this one in Winchester could do with a bit of tender care.
This is my take on a 3 string cigar box slide guitar.
This was my first build of a cigar box guitar, and as you can probably guess i didn't use a cigar box and instead i used an old wooden chess board i had in the house, which i think gave the guitar a fantastic look right from the start.
I pieced together ideas from various sources but mainly a great book i got online which was very helpful.
As i was finding it quite difficult to get my hands on hardwood i had to use what i could and due to that i decided to make this one fretless as i couldn't a suitable piece.
The overall cost of this guitar was around £30 and sounds really cool.
Materials -
wooden chess board
Red Meranti for the neck
Oak for the headstock add on and bridges.
Now just to learn how to play it before i build my next!
Boxes stamped with Yellow Owl Workshop's Cityscape set. Very happy-making.
Read more about me at www.lovelihood.com
Red mosaic box including: glass, marbles, semi-precious stones, beads, shards, pebbles, nuggets, glass jewels, butterfies, ladybirds etc.
Wood base, painted inside and bottom and lined in red velvet.
A custom piece for Heike.
I only need five more blocks, but I think I may start to arrange these a bit so I can see how much white I want in those last five blocks. I got a kick out of the blocks on the top right...just a half inch square surrounded by white :)
Montmeló, Barcelona (Spain).
ENGLISH
The pits usually comprise of a pit lane which runs parallel to the start/finish straight and is connected at each end to the main track, and a row of garages (usually one per team) outside which the work is done. Pit stop work is carried out by anywhere from five to twenty mechanics (also called a pit crew), depending on the series, while the driver waits in the vehicle (except where a driver change is involved).
In Formula One, cars make pit stops with the primary purpose of refueling and changing tyres, although during the 2005 season tyre changing during the race was prohibited. Teams sometimes also make adjustments to the front and rear wings and perform minor repairs, most commonly replacing the nose and front wing assembly. Pit strategies generally call for between one and three scheduled stops, depending on the course.
When the car is approximately one lap away from making its stop, the team's pit crew will set up fresh tyres and all needed pit equipment. Because of the overhead fuel and pneumatic rig, the team may have all pit mechanics in position prior to the car's arrival, with the exception of the rear jack man.
A pit stop involves about twenty mechanics, with the aim of completing the stop as quickly as possible. It lasts for six to twelve seconds depending on how much fuel is put into the car. However, if there is a problem, such as a fuel pump failing or the engine stalling, or repairs having to be made, it can take much longer. Cars are fuelled at a rate of more than 12 litres per second. This is accomplished by a fairly complex closed system that pumps air out of the car's fuel tank as the fuel is being pumped in.
More info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pit_stop
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CASTELLANO
Los boxes comprenden el "pit lane", o carril de boxes, que corre paralelo a la recta de salida/meta y conectado a ella por los extremos, y una hilera de garajes (normalmente uno por equipo). El trabajo de la parada en boxes, que se lleva a cabo fuera de los garages, lo realiza un equipo de entre 5 y 20 mecánicos dependiendo del tipo de deporte, mientras el piloto espera en el vehículo (excepto cuando hay cambio de piloto).
En Fórmula 1, los coches hacen una parada en boxes con el prpósito principal de recargar combustible y cambiar ruedas, aunque en la temporada 2005 estuvo prohibido el cambio de ruedas. Los equipos a veces hacen ajustes en los alerones delanteros y traseros, así como reparaciones menores, como cambiar el morro. Las estrategias de boxes suelen comprender entre una y tres paradas, dependiendo de la carrera.
Cuando el coche está a una vuelta de la parada, el equipo de boxes prepara ruedas nuevas y todo el equipamiento necesario. Todos los mecánicos están en sus posiciones cuando llega el coche, excepto el encargado del elevador trasero.
Una parada en boxes implica veinte mecánicos, con el objetivo de completar la parada en el mínimo tiempo posible, que son entre seis y doce segundos dependiendo de la cantidad de combustible repostada. Sin embargo, su ocurre un problema como un fallo en la bomba de combustible o una parada de motor, o hay reparaciones adicionales, el tiempo se puede prolongar. Los coches repostan a razón de 12 litros por segundo. Este rápido repostaje se lleva a cabo por un complejo sistema cerrado que bombea aire fuera del depósito a medida que se llena de combustible.
Welton Gate Box is situated between Melton Lane and Brough on the Gilberdyke to Hull line.
The gates are normally closed to road users and the signals in the off position. Because of the close proximity of the boxes to one another we see Melton Lane's distant signal sharing the same posts as Welton's home signal. in the opposite direction Brough Easts distant signal is similarly mounted beneath Welton's home peg.
Here the driver gives a wave as 185126 glides by the crossing at 15.19 hrs with 1K16 the 13.41 Manchester Piccadily - Hull Paragon service, seen on Friday 31st July 2015.
Another rest day !!! That's two in two weeks.
I'm very conscious that whilst I have these signalling riches on my doorstep I need to get them visited as soon enough I'll be moving on and they'll be a whole lot trickier to find time to visit. Rest days are few and far between but a concerted effort needs to be made to get out more with the camera.
This one saw a very leisurely start visiting in this order
Hull Paragon
Hessle Road
Welton Gate Box
Melton Lane
Crabley Creek
Five very different boxes
I took a myriad of shots , if and when time allows I'll return with more signalling type shots but for now I have just posted one for each location and all featuring a train.
All visited on Friday 31st July 2015
My latest work: 3 box shelves turned into shadow box assemglages. I collaged the back and attached it to box shelves, then added shells. A nice way to welcome the warm days ahead.
The bottom box is the last one I have left, available in my etsy shop.
A view of the signals and signal boxes looking north from Leicester station. It doesn't look like this any more!
Alston signal box is a North Eastern Railway (NER) type S5 structure that originally stood at Ainderby rebuilt on a new brick base here at Alston in 1991 the box contains a 21-lever McKenzie & Holland frame.
Here 4 wheel battery electric locomotive No 21 'Carlisle' built by Clayton for Metronet Rail/Transport for London, is captured bringing in the ecs for the 10.30 Alston-Slaggyford (11.05) service on the South Tynedale Railway.
The South Tynedale Railway is a preserved 2ft narrow gauge railway and at 875ft is 2nd second highest after the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway.
The line currently runs from Alston (Cumbria) to Slaggyford (Northumberland) which is 5 miles long and runs along the southern section of the trackbed, of the former 13 mile Haltwhistle to Alston Branch Line which was closed by British Rail on the 3rd May 1976.
5th September 2023
A further box visit back in October 2015 was Ulceby Signal Box.
Ulceby had evolved to cover quite a significant area compared with its original area. It had a reduced frame and an IFS panel. There was also room for a panel to cover Brocklesby but this never happened.
Sadly the box was demolished with undue haste following closure, before the local S&T even had time to recover equipment for spares, the box coming down with everything still in place.
One of the new signals can be seen, ready for York ROC to take over.
And in more than one box too! Packing up the house this week in advance of a house move.
Today I packed away all of Joannas stuff - clothes, wigs etc etc. De-princessing on a major scale.
They say there's money to be made from photography - maybe not by the photographer through!
And this is only one box!
A lovely Topper Made by persons unknown decorated the post-box outside the Post Office in Swanage, Dorset.
Paper: 10 cm, DC for the lid
Modules: 4 + 4
Model: Tomoko Fuse
Book: Beautiful Origami Boxes 1 p. 37-40, p. 46
Arrived at Penmaenmawr just as the 1I16, Holyhead - Birmingham International arrived in the station. With passengers waiting there was just enough time to get onto the footbridge for the departure.Two 2-car units,the second one, 150-259 still in Arriva trains livery !
Design: Clemente Giusto
One Sheet Origami Box
Measurement of paper: 15 cm x 12 cm / 5.9 in x 4.7 in
Article to this design: origamitutorials.com/one-sheet-rectangular-origami-box/
Boxes.. Boxes.. Boxes!!! Are just a few of Justice's favourite things. This sweet boy arrived at C.A.R.E.S. when his time ran out at a neighbouring shelter. Justice is a quiet, independent boy who is looking for an indoor only furever home. He is slightly cross-eyed, but it doesn't seem to affect his vision at all. He is OK with other cat friendly cats. No dogs or young children.
ADOPTED APR 2019
!!!!! SORRY here seems to be a big mistake!!
Something wrong with "Aviary"!!!!
Please have a look now
Model: Alien Box
Design: Jorge Jaramillo
Paper: Kaleidoscope Paper by •Julia Schönhuber and simple DC Kraftpaper from a roll
Size: square of 21 x 21cm and 20 x 20 cm
This is another beautiful geometrical box design by Jorge Jaramillo that I had the pleasure to testfold.
I folded them some few weeks ago and find today some time to photograph them with nice weather here in Bavaria :).
Birthday present for my brother. Didn’t want to just give him some gift cards, so I made a box for them!
I made this using yummy goodies from Emma's Paperie...I'm guest designing there this month! I used Dream Street papers by Audrey Neal, Owl paper by Sassafras Lass, mini Jenni Bowlin paper and tickets, and Making Memories epoxy accents to decorate this scalloped keepsake box...=) So much fun! Thanks for peeking!
Cats come frome space 10.000 years ago in box shaped quantum spaceship that move in space-time.
they arrive on earth, but something goes wrong and they can't return home.
century passes and they lost the galactic knowledge, they forgot that are astronauts.
but every time that a cat see a box, he must jump into. maybe it will be the box that bring back to home.
Shrewsbury station and signal box seen
the Lea Valley Railway Club "Ffestiniog Orbital" railtour going round the Abbey Foregate curve.
This tour ran from Euston to Wolverhampton where the tour split. Half the tour got on DMUs down the Cambrian to Pwllheli and back to Porthmadog followed by the Ffestiniog railway to Blaenau Ffestiniog and 40122 back to Stafford. The other half of the tour did the same circle in the opposite direction.
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Bloody zombies!!;) The zombies are naturally game characters and you can actually buy them. If you noticed, I set up a basic site which will be my new playground to push any game art (mostly characters...) to be used by anyone... and yes, it's little, a side project and more shit is coming up...
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