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The old phone box in Crudwell lights up at dusk. As does the Best Western Mayfield Hotel across The Street.
Interesting shape box cameras that take 120 roll film.
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The box is more of a point of sale piece but part of the crisis direct mail.
The statement has power and gets straight to the point which was intended for the target audience.
Food, A bed and shelter are all human necessities so the idea is to us peoples emotions to help them to reflect on there lives.
Shelter for you and me is a house but if you ar e homeless then all you have for shelter is a box.
The Box is intended to bee left in places where people could walk past and tear away one of the contact strips on the box.
The Story
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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BOX DATE: 1999
MANUFACTURER: Mattel
VARIATIONS: Blonde; African American; brunette
BODY TYPE: 1966; pearlescent molded B print panties; Twist 'n Turn waist; straight arms; bend & snap knees
HEAD MOLD: 1998 "Generation Girl"; pierced ears
PERSONAL FUN FACT: I've always had a fancy for slim box, basic Barbies. Maybe that's in part because I never had the patience to save up for a more "deluxe" doll, and so I had many budget dolls as a kid. But I also find that the basic/slim box type Barbies are equally as wonderful quality as their fancier counterparts, just with a few less fixings. I recall seeing Riviera Barbies all the time on eBay, back in 2011/2012, when I first started trying to identify my childhood dolls and their clothes. Therefore, I realized I already had this doll's outfit, prior to purchasing her! This lady was one of the many from the infamous "60 Doll Bin" of 2013. Yes, as the name suggests, this lot hosted nearly 60 dolls! I can't recall if I identified this girl easily, or if she took some time to id. But her straight arms paired with this modern late 90s face, is an interesting, unique combination. Most later 90s dolls have "Shani" arms, not the straight, lifeless ones this gal sports. This was an indicator straight away that this doll was probably a budget one. I do remember how excited I was when I finally confirmed she was a Riviera Barbie, and that I already had her outfit waiting. Most of the dolls from the "60 Doll Bin" were nude or scantily clad. We did not have many of their factory ensembles already at home either, which makes this girl stand out in my memory. Despite her humble origins and craftsmanship, this doll is stunning. She reminds me a bit of my beloved childhood Rio de Janeiro Barbie, aka Autumn!
A view of the signals and signal boxes looking north from Leicester station. It doesn't look like this any more!
Box 40 at Bispham working its final trip of the day to North Pier before heading back to depot. 28th January 2017.
Paper: 10 cm Grainy
Model: Tomoko Fuse
Book: Beautiful Boxes 1 p. 20-21 (var. A)
A beautiful thick paper hopefully makes a nice box. Tip of the lid was hard to fold due to thickness.
The paper holds creases really well, which makes the folding a pleasure.
Furthering my experiments with props. A cardboard box, painted matt black, lined with silver foil and the front section cut out and diffused with paper.
I put my 580EX II and 430EX flashes inside the box with me, firing them with a Pocket Wizard plus wireless trigger. I pointed the flashes backwards because I didn't want hot spots on the paper. The camera was fired with a remote.
The shots were hard as I had difficulty seeing what I was doing. When I take the photos properly I'll use someone else as a model.
Thanks to Emil.magnusson for the direction.
Strobist:
580EX II - inside box, camera right
430EX - inside box, camera left
fired with PW+
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
star box found today in the morning, named with the help of Martin :)
from octagon of Julia's paper (Summer 1), this one I really like, it's the only one without strict symmetry, I hope there will be more of this kind :)
A few green box cars with Crab Orchard and Egyptian reporting marks
-COER #171475, #171500
-NS Train 31N
-NS (ex-Wabash) Brooklyn District, entering A&S trackage
-Lenox Tower
-Mitchell, IL
-February 25, 2018
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General freight box car built in 2008. It was rebuilt in 7-studs-wide convention and exists together with brown and sand-green variations of this one :)
Organizing all my documents for life, school, and work in a large box folder. Soon I will have to expand and use several box folders.
From square of Kraft paper.
Same as this, rotated 22.5°.
Also a cousin of Lai Chen-Hsiang box.
The compass rose tato which this box is built on had been discovered before by czech folder Hana Šindelářová in 2000 and diagramed by František Grebeníček. Get it on this page (scroll down to ozdoby). Once you've got the tato, add one octagon for the base, one for the top, throw 16 vertical pleats in the mix , done!
Letter box / Pillar box.
For more than you wanted to know about letter boxes, see Letter box study group
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.
Paper: about A6 thin card bord
Modules: 4 + 4 for box and lid
Model: Tomoko Fuse
Book: Beautiful Boxes 1 p. 78-81 (var. 2)
... both parts ...
Hexagonal box... Purple top folded from an 8.5 inch wide hexagon gridded in 16ths... Yellow bottom folded from an 8.5 inch square divided in 7ths... It's amazing how it works out that 1/8 * 2 / root(3) is slightly larger than 1/7, thus making the top fit the bottom snugly...
The overlap section between the top and bottom is actually an anti-prism, which means the lid actually holds quite well, and does not fall off even if turned upside-down and shaken with objects inside...
The top is a result of some of the playing around I did on the yellow sheet with the offset double-pleats... It didn't look too good tessellated, but I realized the sides could be wrapped down and turned into a box-top...
Boxes stamped with Yellow Owl Workshop's Cityscape set. Very happy-making.
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This photo is used for editing with kind permission for Craig from "Portraits from Craig"
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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!