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After some extensive journeying afar into new territory, reaping the boons of wildly expanded software capabilities, It's a step back "home" to some good old Pano-Sabotage.
The term was coined two years ago as Paul Ewing and I were putting the final steps in place to launch our group "PANO-Vision". There were two terms coined at the time - "Pano-Sabotage" and "PANO-Vision". We chose Pano-VISION as the name for the Group because it conveys the over-arching aesthetic and style to which many different artists would contribute to developing collectively.
The other term, is more technical. Pano-SABOTAGE refers to how we get to that aesthetic, in other words, it is the TECHNIQUE that's used to undermine or "sabotage" the smart phone or iPads panoramic camera function. When you risk your reputation and appear to have lost your sanity, waving a cell phone around in the air and dancing about accordingly, this is Pano-Sabotage. Some might call it "self sabotage", but .... well, we don't care !!! I might even call it "Reality Sculpting" ...
On the cusp of our Second Anniversary in a few days I wanted to 'come home' to the rich, rich heritage of "PANO-Vision" A Group that has been fostered and blossoms in all kinds of wild directions by it's small but fierce, bracing and fearlessly innovative membership. We're out there on the fringes and we're a very small but merry band of thinkers and innovators, maybe not everyone's cup of tea. We do, though, welcome everyone who wants to spend some time with us and have some very giddy but very questioning fun doing things the "wrong way".
Much love and best wishes from all of us at PANO-Vision !!!
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Some time ago, Paul and I were having a phone chat and one of us brought up a line from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show's" most famous song, "The Time Warp" in relation to what we do with Pano-Sabotage. It goes, "With a bit of mind flip, you're into the time slip, and nothing can ever be the same". Both us, raucous laughers each, loudly exploded signalling a "Eureka" moment. So here it is:
Music Link: "The Time Warp" - from "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" soundtrack, music and lyrics by Richard O'Brien, who happens also to be Riff Raff in the film and who leads the song itself.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkplPbd2f60
Additional Music Link: "Zoemetra" - Ozric Tentacles, from their album, "Spirals in Hyperspace".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7xeCMIhN7s
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GWR heavy freight 3850 puts on a good display for the waiting photographers at Ketchley lane photo spot.
Attended the winter gala after a break of a couple of years. three guest locos attending from other heritage railways which made for an excellent lineup of locos. Event well attended on the Saturday due to the beautiful sunny weather. most trains were packed to capacity
3850 GWR Heavy Freight 🚂
Don't miss the powerful Great Western Railway Heavy Freight No. 3850 at our Winter Steam Gala, courtesy of the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway. This formidable locomotive exemplifies the strength and durability essential for mid-20th century heavy freight services.
No. 3850 showcases the classic design of GWR's heavy freight engines, built to manage demanding loads across rugged terrains. Adorned in the traditional GWR livery, it stands as a testament to the industrial might of the era. Experience this giant in steam engineering as it demonstrates its hauling capabilities on our heritage track.
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The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
The moment of observation is the real find ...
Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
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Lakhta. This small village on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about 15 km north-west of the city, is the birthplace of human settlements on the banks of the Neva. It was in the territory of Lakhta that the remains of a man’s camp of three thousand years ago were found.
In official documents, the settlement named Lakhta has been dating since 1500. The name is derived from the Finnish-language word lahti - "bay". It is one of the few settlements that has not changed its name throughout its 500-year history. It is also known as Lahes, Lahes-by, Lahes and was originally inhabited by Izhora. In the last decades of the 15th century, Lakhta was a village (which indicates a significant number of its population) and was the center of the same name of the Grand-Ducal volost, which was part of the Spassko-Gorodensky pogost of Orekhovsky district of Vodskaya Pyatina. In the village there were 10 yards with 20 people (married men). In Lakhta, on average, there were 2 families each, and the total population of the village probably reached 75 people.
From the marks on the fields of the Swedish scribal book of the Spassky Pogost of 1640, it follows that the lands along the lower reaches of the Neva River and part of the coast of the Gulf of Finland, including Lakhta Karelia, Perekulyu (from the Finnish "back village", probably because of its position relative to Lakhta) and Konduya Lakhtinsky, was granted royal charter on January 15, 1638, to the possession of the Stockholm dignitary, General Rickshulz Bernhard Sten von Stenhausen, of Dutch origin. On October 31, 1648, the Swedish government granted these lands to the city of Nuena (Nyenskansu). With the arrival of the Swedes in the Neva region, Lakhta was settled by the Finns, who until the middle of the 20th century constituted the absolute majority of the villagers.
On December 22, 1766, Catherine 2 granted the Lakhta manor, which at that time belonged to the Office of the Chancellery from the buildings of palaces and gardens, "in which and in her villages with yard people 208 souls" to her favorite, Count Orlov. Not later than 1768 Count J.A. Bruce took possession of the estate. In 1788, the Lakhta manor with its wooden services on dry land (high place) and the villages of Lakhta, Dubki, Lisiy Nos and Konnaya, also on dry land, were listed there, in those villages of male peasants 238 souls. On May 1, 1813, Lakhta was taken over by the landlords of the Yakovlevs. On October 5, 1844, Count A. I. Stenbok-Fermor took possession of the Lakhta estate, in which there were then 255 male souls. This genus was the owner of the estate until 1912, when his last representative got into debt and the nobility was established over the estate. On October 4, 1913, the count, in order to pay off his debts, was forced to go into incorporation, and the Lakhta estate became the property of the Lakht Joint-Stock Company of Stenbock-Fermor and Co.
After the revolution, Lakhta was left to itself for some time; on May 19, 1919, in the former estate of the Stenbock-Fermor estate, the Lakhta sightseeing station was opened, which lasted until 1932. In the early 1920s, sand mining began on the Lakhta beaches, and the abandoned and dilapidated peat-bedding plant of the Lakhta estate in 1922 took the Oblzmotdel department under its jurisdiction and launched it after major repairs. In 1963, the village of Lakhta was included in the Zhdanovsky (Primorsky) district of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
Multnomah Falls from a number of years ago.
This is a panorama created from two images taken with a (for then) high end point and shoot. Up until a couple of years ago, my attempts at combining these pix was less than satisfactory. As the software capabilities have improved with time, the results have gotten much better.
GWR Double take.
Powering past Ketchley lane GWR Locos 6880 Beton Grange and 6990 Witherslack Hall
Kickstart the New Year than with our Annual Winter Steam Gala. Taking place on the 23- 26 January, this action-packed four-day event will feature an intensive timetable for both passenger and goods trains as well as THREE special guest locomotives for you to enjoy!
6880 Betton Grange🚂
Be part of history as we introduce the youngest steam engine in the country! The Great Western 'Grange' Class No. 6880, Betton Grange, completed just this year, will make its first appearance at our gala. This remarkable locomotive was funded and built by dedicated enthusiasts after none of the original 80 'Grange' locomotives survived the 1960s. The first ‘Grange’ rolled out in 1936, so this new addition bridges nearly 90 years of steam history!
6695 Collett Tank 🚂
Experience a piece of railway history at our Winter Steam Gala with the Great Western Railway Collett Tank No. 6695, visiting from the Swindon and Cricklade Railway. Designed by Charles Collett, this robust and versatile tank engine was crucial for suburban and shunting duties across the GWR network.
Dressed in its classic GWR green livery, No. 6695 represents the golden era of steam with its operational capability and distinctive elegance. Join us to witness this iconic locomotive in action, pulling our period coaches for a true steam experience.
3850 GWR Heavy Freight 🚂
Don't miss the powerful Great Western Railway Heavy Freight No. 3850 at our Winter Steam Gala, courtesy of the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway. This formidable locomotive exemplifies the strength and durability essential for mid-20th century heavy freight services.
No. 3850 showcases the classic design of GWR's heavy freight engines, built to manage demanding loads across rugged terrains. Adorned in the traditional GWR livery, it stands as a testament to the industrial might of the era. Experience this giant in steam engineering as it demonstrates its hauling capabilities on our heritage track.
Intensive Passenger & Goods Timetable
Get ready for a dynamic timetable, running an array of both passenger and goods services throughout the event. Whether you're a dedicated rail enthusiast or just looking for an unforgettable experience, there will be something for everyone.
I have put shots of the Iris in my back garden on Flickr before but this is a case of trying to make (a little) better use of the camera's capabilities. Lessons from my brother too!
US Air Force Reserve Command's Lockheed C-141C Starlifter
67-0027 from the 459th AW seen at her very dull and wet home at Andrews AFB, Maryland during the 2001 'Openhouse'
Most of the USAF's C-141A fleet of 'Lifters' were 'stretched' to B models to increase their load carrying capabilities
Later they were upgraded as C models. Those remaining were eventually retired and replaced by the C-17 Globemaster III
All Starlifters were operated by the USAF bar one which was produced as a potential civil option but was never sold as such - eventually being acquired by NASA as a flying laboratory.
Scanned Kodak 35mm Transparency
Kuala Lumpur City Center Towers (KLCC) as viewd from Traders Skybar. My first time here, and there were a few generous guys who allowed us to take their spot next to the window and shoot.
Havent been urbanscaping for sometime.. This is a single shot image, edited only in Lightroom, as I am still testing my 5d's capabilities..
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Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.
The choice of tool limits the possibilities.
Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.
The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
The moment of observation is the real find ...
Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.
The meaning of all this is the process!
Find someone who inspires shooting the camera!
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Often we are visited by thoughts that may reveal something unknown ... Our mind many times tries to solve a problem with known methods ... This is its main mistake! The path of the heart opens the doors that appear in our path. It is a pity that not everyone has the courage to insert the keys that are always with us ...
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Lakhta. This small village on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about 15 km north-west of the city, is the birthplace of human settlements on the banks of the Neva. It was in the territory of Lakhta that the remains of a man’s camp of three thousand years ago were found.
In official documents, the settlement named Lakhta has been dating since 1500. The name is derived from the Finnish-language word lahti - "bay". It is one of the few settlements that has not changed its name throughout its 500-year history. It is also known as Lahes, Lahes-by, Lahes and was originally inhabited by Izhora. In the last decades of the 15th century, Lakhta was a village (which indicates a significant number of its population) and was the center of the same name of the Grand-Ducal volost, which was part of the Spassko-Gorodensky pogost of Orekhovsky district of Vodskaya Pyatina. In the village there were 10 yards with 20 people (married men). In Lakhta, on average, there were 2 families each, and the total population of the village probably reached 75 people.
From the marks on the fields of the Swedish scribal book of the Spassky Pogost of 1640, it follows that the lands along the lower reaches of the Neva River and part of the coast of the Gulf of Finland, including Lakhta Karelia, Perekulyu (from the Finnish "back village", probably because of its position relative to Lakhta) and Konduya Lakhtinsky, was granted royal charter on January 15, 1638, to the possession of the Stockholm dignitary, General Rickshulz Bernhard Sten von Stenhausen, of Dutch origin. On October 31, 1648, the Swedish government granted these lands to the city of Nuena (Nyenskansu). With the arrival of the Swedes in the Neva region, Lakhta was settled by the Finns, who until the middle of the 20th century constituted the absolute majority of the villagers.
On December 22, 1766, Catherine 2 granted the Lakhta manor, which at that time belonged to the Office of the Chancellery from the buildings of palaces and gardens, "in which and in her villages with yard people 208 souls" to her favorite, Count Orlov. Not later than 1768 Count J.A. Bruce took possession of the estate. In 1788, the Lakhta manor with its wooden services on dry land (high place) and the villages of Lakhta, Dubki, Lisiy Nos and Konnaya, also on dry land, were listed there, in those villages of male peasants 238 souls. On May 1, 1813, Lakhta was taken over by the landlords of the Yakovlevs. On October 5, 1844, Count A. I. Stenbok-Fermor took possession of the Lakhta estate, in which there were then 255 male souls. This genus was the owner of the estate until 1912, when his last representative got into debt and the nobility was established over the estate. On October 4, 1913, the count, in order to pay off his debts, was forced to go into incorporation, and the Lakhta estate became the property of the Lakht Joint-Stock Company of Stenbock-Fermor and Co.
After the revolution, Lakhta was left to itself for some time; on May 19, 1919, in the former estate of the Stenbock-Fermor estate, the Lakhta sightseeing station was opened, which lasted until 1932. In the early 1920s, sand mining began on the Lakhta beaches, and the abandoned and dilapidated peat-bedding plant of the Lakhta estate in 1922 took the Oblzmotdel department under its jurisdiction and launched it after major repairs. In 1963, the village of Lakhta was included in the Zhdanovsky (Primorsky) district of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
9003, 9004 and 9002 lead HV370 loaded coal from the Hunter Valley coal loader, located on the Newdell-Liddell coal loop to PWCS Kooragang in the Port of Newcastle, seen at Branxton at 1200 on Saturday the 1st of July 2023.
The 90 class face an uncertain future due to their lack of ECP braking capabilities, a technology which ARTC intend to make universal on coal trains on their network within coming years, a technology that the 90s cannot have fitted outside of a major rebuild. Coupled with the continued obsolescence of their DC traction package and their extremely heavy weight (by Australian standards) of 164t or 177t (the latter weight is a modification fitted to several examples which allows their tractive effort to be equal to that of a unit with AC traction) makes them too heavy to work anywhere outside of the Hunter Valley coal network (Narrabri-Newcastle) with little exception. What will happen is unclear as Pacific National have made conflicting statements and actions regarding whether the locomotives will be rebuilt or withdrawn from service in the near future, with members of the class coming in and out of storage, although none as of the time of writing (03/07/23) have been scrapped. In addition to normal coal services, since 2020 three 90s at a time have been dedicated to banking duties for loaded coal trains over the steep Ardglen Bank. These locomotives are based at Chilcotts Creek loop (with Aurizon's bankers based there as well) when not required.
So often I hear the same comment from others...and I admit that it pops up in my own head as well: 'If only I had a newer, better camera'. And it's true that a BROAD generalization of Moore's Law indicates that every camera that comes out is better than previous models. Clearly this can be charted going back to the first DSLR model in 2002. (D100)
And yes, I'm a gear head. I'm always driven to try to get the newest and best that I can find, and afford. Moore would be proud.
BUT...and it is a very big but indeed...each camera is capable of doing everything now -- even though old -- that it could do when it was state of the art brand new. Used effectively virtually every DSLR ever sold can produce magnificent photographs.
This shot is a good example -- to the extent that you think it a good image. It was made with a camera that came out in 2013 -- eight years ago, which, in dog years, is a very long time. I bought this camera when it was released, as a replacement for its predecessor, the D7000...which was itself purchased to replace the older yet D300. Since then, I've replaced the D7100 with a D4s pro camera, a D500 super prosumer camera, and most recently with the best camera I've ever used, the D850.
And yet when I go out to photograph, I may grab any of those from time to time, for the heck of it. Consider this bumblebee photo. With care, and proficient post-processing, the 'old' camera can make terrific images. All of those using other than the latest gear know this to be true. And if you look at my photostream -- at the metadata and / or tags, you'll see that going all the way back to the 2008 D300 (and in a few instances the 2002 D100), I'm quite willing to rely on any of this gear.
Interestingly, this D7100 is the camera is usually rely on in my studio work.
Hope you enjoy this photo, shot in 2017, but using a camera from a number of years before that.
Astronomers using the NASA/ESA/CSA James Webb Space Telescope combined the capabilities of the telescope’s two cameras to create a never-before-seen view of a star-forming region in the Carina Nebula. Captured in infrared light by the Near-Infrared Camera (NIRCam) and Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI), this combined image reveals previously invisible areas of star birth.
What looks much like craggy mountains on a moonlit evening is actually the edge of a nearby, young, star-forming region known as NGC 3324. Called the Cosmic Cliffs, this rim of a gigantic, gaseous cavity is roughly 7,600 light-years away.
The cavernous area has been carved from the nebula by the intense ultraviolet radiation and stellar winds from extremely massive, hot, young stars located in the centre of the bubble, above the area shown in this image. The high-energy radiation from these stars is sculpting the nebula’s wall by slowly eroding it away.
NIRCam – with its crisp resolution and unparalleled sensitivity – unveils hundreds of previously hidden stars, and even numerous background galaxies. In MIRI’s view, young stars and their dusty, planet-forming disks shine brightly in the mid-infrared, appearing pink and red. MIRI reveals structures that are embedded in the dust and uncovers the stellar sources of massive jets and outflows. With MIRI, the organic, soot-like material on the surface of the ridges glows, giving the appearance of jagged rocks.
Several prominent features in this image are described below.
- The faint “steam” that appears to rise from the celestial “mountains” is actually hot, ionised gas and hot dust streaming away from the nebula due to intense, ultraviolet radiation.
- Peaks and pillars rise above the glowing wall of gas, resisting the blistering ultraviolet radiation from the young stars.
- Bubbles and cavities are being blown by the intense radiation and stellar winds of newborn stars.
- Protostellar jets and outflows, which appear in gold, shoot from dust-enshrouded, nascent stars. MIRI uncovers the young, stellar sources producing these features. For example, a feature at left that looks like a comet with NIRCam is revealed with MIRI to be one cone of an outflow from a dust-enshrouded, newborn star.
- A “blow-out” erupts at the top-centre of the ridge, spewing material into the interstellar medium. MIRI sees through the dust to unveil the star responsible for this phenomenon.
- An unusual “arch,” looking like a bent-over cylinder, appears in all wavelengths shown here.
This period of very early star formation is difficult to capture because, for an individual star, it lasts only about 50,000 to 100,000 years – but Webb’s extreme sensitivity and exquisite spatial resolution have chronicled this rare event.
NGC 3324 was first catalogued by James Dunlop in 1826. Visible from the Southern Hemisphere, it is located at the northwest corner of the Carina Nebula (NGC 3372), which resides in the constellation Carina. The Carina Nebula is home to the Keyhole Nebula and the active, unstable supergiant star called Eta Carinae.
NIRCam was built by a team at the University of Arizona and Lockheed Martin’s Advanced Technology Center.
MIRI was developed as a partnership between NASA and ESA (European Space Agency), with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory leading the U.S. efforts and a multi-national consortium of European astronomical institutes contributing for ESA.
Get the full array of Webb’s first images and spectra, including downloadable files, here.
Credits: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI
Today I went to Hakone Gardens in Saratoga, California. The cherry trees are currently in full bloom in this Japanese garden. I took this shot with an ultrafast f/0.75 vintage X-ray lens made by Kowa. This lens is built for X-ray machines, not consumer cameras, and is about three stops below an ƒ/2 lens! Daytime is too bright for this ultrafast lens, which is always fully open since it has no diaphragm. For this shot I maxed out the camera capabilities at 1/8000 sec and ISO 50.
This lens has a fixed focus distance, e.g. I have to focus with my feet, which can be challenging because of the very shallow depth of field of only a few millimeters. The focus peaking feature of Sony cameras helps.
I processed a photographic and a balanced HDR photo from a RAW exposure, blended them selectively, and carefully adjusted the color balance and curves. I welcome and appreciate constructive comments.
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-- ƒ/0.75, 65 mm, 1/8000 sec, ISO 50, Sony A7 II, Kowa 65mm f0.75 XRay Lens, HDR, 1 RAW exposure, _DSC9462_hdr1pho1bal1e.jpg
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someone testing the vehicle's 4-wheel drive capabilities 😄
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It was a moonless night so I decided to test out the low light capabilities of the D700. From what I read the D700/D3 has the lowest high ISO noise of any camera available and I was not disappointed in it's performance! I have even noticed lower noise at ISO 200 when really stretching the image such as doing HDR. Thank you Nikon!
This is a view of the Milky Way and Grand Teton over Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. The exposure is 30 sec. at f2.8 and ISO 6400. The sky glow to the left (south) is from Jackson Hole and to the right is from Driggs, Idaho on the other side of the Tetons.
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As New Jersey ramps up its trace capabilities to contact trace positive COVID-19 cases as certainly we next to New York State are one of the hardest hit states with 140,743 COVID-19 cases and 9,508 deaths as of yesterday, the stay at home self-quarantine orders remain in place and after work, between dinner, chores the photographic archives I continue to look through. So back in 2018 during my work trip to Erie Pennsylvania early on the last day there, I ventured to the Lake Erie shore to partially snow covered Presque Isle and found this lovely lighthouse the Presque Isle Lighthouse. Construction on the square lighthouse began in 1872 and was complete in 1873. The original design called for cut stone blocks but that wasn’t fiscally possible, so the design was changed to building the lighthouse from the ground up with walls five bricks thick. So the original 6,000 bricks for the lighthouse were anchored off the shore right by where the lighthouse sits today, but then a Lake Erie storm hit, the scow with the bricks broke free dumping the bricks into Lake Erie which are still being found on the lake’s shores even today. Another Lake Erie storm struck a boat full of workers crossing Misery Bay to get to Presque Isle resulting to the loss of life of one of the workers attributed to the construction of the lighthouse. When built it was only 40 feet high but in 1896 and additional 17 feet and 4 inches were added to direct the light of the Fresnel lens further over Lake Erie and the white paint job on the bricks were to make it a day mark for lake travelers. The last Lighthouse Service keeper left in 1944 but the now automated light still serves as an aid to navigation on Lake Erie today and is on the grounds of the Presque Isle State Park.
May 19, 2010.
Was walking to the bus with the intention of getting some sort of night shot. I just couldn't repeat the framing of this shot easily without a tripod. So this will do for now. Just continuing with the testing of the compact and it's capabilities.
Within Tahuna Torea there are waterways that rise and fall with the tides. Pools and ponds that remain with water, full of eels and other fish. Most of these catchments do not have the capabilities of walking around or close to the outer banks. So someone has lost their ball here and with no way to retrieve it, it remains.
1S39 Plymouth to Edinburgh Waverly. The next chapter for Avanti's Voyagers. Class 221 super Voyager now in Cross Country Trains livery seen here heading north skirting the North Sea on the ECML at Lamberton between Berwick-upon-Tweed and Reston. Avanti West Coast has bid farewell to its Class 221 Super Voyager train after 22 years’ service on the West Coast Main Line. Introduced in 2002, the fleet amassed over 109 million miles whilst serving routes from London to the West Midlands, North Wales, Blackpool and Scotland. Famous for their tilt capabilities, sets 221105 and 221106 had the honour of working the last train on Saturday 14 December 2024 - the 18:16 from London Euston to Birmingham New Street. Both trains then made their way to Alstom’s Central Rivers depot in Burton-upon-Trent - where the fleet has been maintained since its first day on the west coast. The change coincided with the introduction of Avanti West Coast’s enhanced December timetable, which has seen the rollout of the £350 million Evero fleet - with the new trains due to run around a third of all services.
To mark the end of the Super Voyager’s time on the west coast, Avanti West Coast Driver Team Manager and resident poet, Eamonn Jones, penned a poem. see link below.
An example of Photoshop AI Generative Fill capabilities using my image in my previous post: flic.kr/p/2oHXJMH
Not great, but pretty impressive considering the level of effort on my part. I'm impressed by the program's ability to match the mood, color, and overall composition vibe of the image.
When it comes down to it, those malls, or galleries as they're commonly called, are little more than multi-story indoor pedestrian zones. And did you ever notice they're almost without exception, built like prisons? At least the ones built since about the turn of the millennium. Once someone on YouTube pointed that out, I really couldn't unsee it ever again. Long hallways, often with opening in the floor and ceiling, so the guards can observe the levels above and below as they patrol up and down. The hallways converge on wide open atriums. And the various stores going off to the left and right of the hallways are where the cells would be.
And the entrances to the building are almost always recessed into the building, so you can overlook and defend it. Defend it from people who want to get in or out? Really not sure what it's going to be when they assume their real purpose. Personally I'm leaning more to assuming defense against potential intruders. Once society collapses, the galleries in each city center might be turned into some kind of gated communities where the better off are housed. Or they just remain places to get groceries and such, and by that they become targets that need security with lethal capabilities.
Exploring the macro capabilities of the Nikkor 18-200 VR, could have been sharper, but hey, this was shot handheld ...
New York City certainly has the capabilities to keep you sleepless. It's one of those places where you'll find beauty both at day and at night. But the funny thing is that you don't need to be a billionaire to own the night in this megacity. This is a piece from a personal project which I had compiled as a tribute to my friends and family who don't have the luxury to travel and see the world. Rather than holding a partner's hand I place myself in the frame and see what the camera "sees".
This Argiope bruennichi was photographed in a hot, late summer afternoon. A good subject to test the capabilities of the Canon long lens combo. :-)
Stack info: 18 natural light exposures at f7.1, ISO 400 made with Canon EOS 6D and the Canon EF 180mm f/3.5L Macro USM lens. The exposure times varied between 2.5 and 4s.
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Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.
The choice of tool limits the possibilities.
Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.
The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
The moment of observation is the real find ...
Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.
The meaning of all this is the process!
Find someone who inspires shooting the camera!
www.instagram.com/listenwave_photography/
Often we are visited by thoughts that may reveal something unknown ... Our mind many times tries to solve a problem with known methods ... This is its main mistake! The path of the heart opens the doors that appear in our path. It is a pity that not everyone has the courage to insert the keys that are always with us ...
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Lakhta. This small village on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about 15 km north-west of the city, is the birthplace of human settlements on the banks of the Neva. It was in the territory of Lakhta that the remains of a man’s camp of three thousand years ago were found.
In official documents, the settlement named Lakhta has been dating since 1500. The name is derived from the Finnish-language word lahti - "bay". It is one of the few settlements that has not changed its name throughout its 500-year history. It is also known as Lahes, Lahes-by, Lahes and was originally inhabited by Izhora. In the last decades of the 15th century, Lakhta was a village (which indicates a significant number of its population) and was the center of the same name of the Grand-Ducal volost, which was part of the Spassko-Gorodensky pogost of Orekhovsky district of Vodskaya Pyatina. In the village there were 10 yards with 20 people (married men). In Lakhta, on average, there were 2 families each, and the total population of the village probably reached 75 people.
From the marks on the fields of the Swedish scribal book of the Spassky Pogost of 1640, it follows that the lands along the lower reaches of the Neva River and part of the coast of the Gulf of Finland, including Lakhta Karelia, Perekulyu (from the Finnish "back village", probably because of its position relative to Lakhta) and Konduya Lakhtinsky, was granted royal charter on January 15, 1638, to the possession of the Stockholm dignitary, General Rickshulz Bernhard Sten von Stenhausen, of Dutch origin. On October 31, 1648, the Swedish government granted these lands to the city of Nuena (Nyenskansu). With the arrival of the Swedes in the Neva region, Lakhta was settled by the Finns, who until the middle of the 20th century constituted the absolute majority of the villagers.
On December 22, 1766, Catherine 2 granted the Lakhta manor, which at that time belonged to the Office of the Chancellery from the buildings of palaces and gardens, "in which and in her villages with yard people 208 souls" to her favorite, Count Orlov. Not later than 1768 Count J.A. Bruce took possession of the estate. In 1788, the Lakhta manor with its wooden services on dry land (high place) and the villages of Lakhta, Dubki, Lisiy Nos and Konnaya, also on dry land, were listed there, in those villages of male peasants 238 souls. On May 1, 1813, Lakhta was taken over by the landlords of the Yakovlevs. On October 5, 1844, Count A. I. Stenbok-Fermor took possession of the Lakhta estate, in which there were then 255 male souls. This genus was the owner of the estate until 1912, when his last representative got into debt and the nobility was established over the estate. On October 4, 1913, the count, in order to pay off his debts, was forced to go into incorporation, and the Lakhta estate became the property of the Lakht Joint-Stock Company of Stenbock-Fermor and Co.
After the revolution, Lakhta was left to itself for some time; on May 19, 1919, in the former estate of the Stenbock-Fermor estate, the Lakhta sightseeing station was opened, which lasted until 1932. In the early 1920s, sand mining began on the Lakhta beaches, and the abandoned and dilapidated peat-bedding plant of the Lakhta estate in 1922 took the Oblzmotdel department under its jurisdiction and launched it after major repairs. In 1963, the village of Lakhta was included in the Zhdanovsky (Primorsky) district of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
See my first English story about this youtu.be/jpKsj0Sirus
Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.
The choice of tool limits the possibilities.
Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.
The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
The moment of observation is the real find ...
Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.
The meaning of all this is the process!
Find someone who inspires shooting the camera!
Often we are visited by thoughts that may reveal something unknown ... Our mind many times tries to solve a problem with known methods ... This is its main mistake! The path of the heart opens the doors that appear in our path. It is a pity that not everyone has the courage to insert the keys that are always with us ...
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Lakhta. This small village on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, about 15 km north-west of the city, is the birthplace of human settlements on the banks of the Neva. It was in the territory of Lakhta that the remains of a man’s camp of three thousand years ago were found.
In official documents, the settlement named Lakhta has been dating since 1500. The name is derived from the Finnish-language word lahti - "bay". It is one of the few settlements that has not changed its name throughout its 500-year history. It is also known as Lahes, Lahes-by, Lahes and was originally inhabited by Izhora. In the last decades of the 15th century, Lakhta was a village (which indicates a significant number of its population) and was the center of the same name of the Grand-Ducal volost, which was part of the Spassko-Gorodensky pogost of Orekhovsky district of Vodskaya Pyatina. In the village there were 10 yards with 20 people (married men). In Lakhta, on average, there were 2 families each, and the total population of the village probably reached 75 people.
From the marks on the fields of the Swedish scribal book of the Spassky Pogost of 1640, it follows that the lands along the lower reaches of the Neva River and part of the coast of the Gulf of Finland, including Lakhta Karelia, Perekulyu (from the Finnish "back village", probably because of its position relative to Lakhta) and Konduya Lakhtinsky, was granted royal charter on January 15, 1638, to the possession of the Stockholm dignitary, General Rickshulz Bernhard Sten von Stenhausen, of Dutch origin. On October 31, 1648, the Swedish government granted these lands to the city of Nuena (Nyenskansu). With the arrival of the Swedes in the Neva region, Lakhta was settled by the Finns, who until the middle of the 20th century constituted the absolute majority of the villagers.
On December 22, 1766, Catherine 2 granted the Lakhta manor, which at that time belonged to the Office of the Chancellery from the buildings of palaces and gardens, "in which and in her villages with yard people 208 souls" to her favorite, Count Orlov. Not later than 1768 Count J.A. Bruce took possession of the estate. In 1788, the Lakhta manor with its wooden services on dry land (high place) and the villages of Lakhta, Dubki, Lisiy Nos and Konnaya, also on dry land, were listed there, in those villages of male peasants 238 souls. On May 1, 1813, Lakhta was taken over by the landlords of the Yakovlevs. On October 5, 1844, Count A. I. Stenbok-Fermor took possession of the Lakhta estate, in which there were then 255 male souls. This genus was the owner of the estate until 1912, when his last representative got into debt and the nobility was established over the estate. On October 4, 1913, the count, in order to pay off his debts, was forced to go into incorporation, and the Lakhta estate became the property of the Lakht Joint-Stock Company of Stenbock-Fermor and Co.
After the revolution, Lakhta was left to itself for some time; on May 19, 1919, in the former estate of the Stenbock-Fermor estate, the Lakhta sightseeing station was opened, which lasted until 1932. In the early 1920s, sand mining began on the Lakhta beaches, and the abandoned and dilapidated peat-bedding plant of the Lakhta estate in 1922 took the Oblzmotdel department under its jurisdiction and launched it after major repairs. In 1963, the village of Lakhta was included in the Zhdanovsky (Primorsky) district of Leningrad (St. Petersburg).
for a couple reasons. One being that in the 5 times I've been to Battle, I don't think i've ever seen an eagle there. And second, we were heading back upriver after a couple hours of bear watching. Going back to camp is always with the motor, we're going pretty fast, it's bumpy, so not best conditions for shooting something like this.
But I could see in the distance on the riverbank, something fairly large and brown, which I could tell wasn't a bear and figured out pretty quickly it was an eagle. So I pointed my camera at it, focused and started shooting, hoping for the best.
I got about 8 frames or so, all fairly decent shots considering the conditions. I was thankful for a camera that can shoot 14fps with fast auto focus capabilities and my lens's stabilization technology.
So I was pretty happy to get this
Hey everyone.... it's been forever since I last posted, and the reason lies somewhere in between getting sick, getting overwhelmed with work, and (thus) lacking my usual photography inspiration.
I am still busy but not sick anymore - yay! - so I stole my Sunday way from work and checked out the orchid exhibition at the Botanical Gardens.
I rarely see flower pictures that excite me but I never realized it was SO hard to take a good flower picture! But it was a great way for me to get more familiar with my lens' macro capabilities!
Here are some of the shots... As you can, see, no orchid-looking subjects, haha ;-) Just some other things I saw there. I guess I am not much of an orchid person...
...but this is at least some proof that I am taking care of my camera's emotional well-being every now and then... Enjoy!
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(yayyyyyyy I am in TOP TEN!!!!! yayyyyyyy :-)))) )
Testing the macro capabilities of an old Sigma 28-80mm zoom lens. Negative scan, slightly cropped. Just a tad of contrast added in GIMP.
Seeing today the haze and the sun on the wires, could not resist! I have not used any filters. Only Flickr tools!
1. Taking pictures a tool (camera), not a photographer.
2. The choice of tool limits the possibilities.
3. Experience allows him (instrument) less and less to limit their capabilities.
4. The ability to see is given only when the observer allows ...
5. The moment of observation is the real find ...
6. Training and mastering it defies. Training leads to poor imitations of the original.
7. Often the result should ripen, like wine. Although time is the understanding of the mind, therefore it is very speculative.
8. The meaning of all this is the process!
9. Let it be!
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Panzerstandart-561 (PStd-561) is a basic machine combined with the available technological and economic capabilities of the modravian military-industrial complex.
Modification "A" is basic in the 560-series: it has an average frontal armor of 4 levels (according to the modravian classification), good dynamic characteristics (V10), a 105-mm gun with a "carousel" automatic loader, coaxial and anti-aircraft machine guns of 7.5-mm. To achieve success in combat, the crew has a IR-sight and a single-axis stabilization. Need to overcome a water barrier? Not a problem, because the tank is equipped with a snorkel. Convenience and low maintenance are the main feature of the 560-series tanks.
Due to the design features, there is not much space inside the tank, and therefore there are problems with the convenience of placing crew members and shells inside, the latter of which are not very many.
This is a good "workhorse" having simple and basic elements for equipping the army.
Before us is the crew of the third vehicle of the first battalion of the 8th tank brigade "Red Fox". The tank has the name "Alexia" both in honor of the letter "A" in the modification, and in honor of the beloved commander of the tank (probably?...).
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (June 15, 2022) - U.S. Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II aircraft with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 121, embarked aboard the amphibious assault carrier USS Tripoli (LHA 7), fly in formation above the Pacific Ocean, June 15, 2022, after participating in a joint maritime strike rehearsal to demonstrate service components fires and effects capabilities in the maritime environment during exercise Valiant Shield 22 (VS 22). Exercises such as Valiant Shield allows the Indo-Pacific Command Joint Task Force the opportunity to integrate forces from all branches of service to conduct long-range, precise, lethal, and overwhelming multi-axis, multi-domain effects that demonstrate the strength and versatility of the Joint Task Force and our commitment to a free and open Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Tyler Harmon) 220615-M-JO217-1259
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Using the unique capabilities of NASA's Hubble Space Telescope, a team of astronomers has discovered the most energetic outflows ever witnessed in the universe. They emanate from quasars and tear across interstellar space like tsunamis, wreaking havoc on the galaxies in which the quasars live.
Quasars are extremely remote celestial objects, emitting exceptionally large amounts of energy. Quasars contain supermassive black holes fueled by infalling matter that can shine 1,000 times brighter than their host galaxies of hundreds of billions of stars.
As the black hole devours matter, hot gas encircles it and emits intense radiation, creating the quasar. Winds, driven by blistering radiation pressure from the vicinity of the black hole, push material away from the galaxy's center. These outflows accelerate to breathtaking velocities that are a few percent of the speed of light.
"No other phenomena carries more mechanical energy. Over the lifetime of 10 million years, these outflows produce a million times more energy than a gamma-ray burst," explained principal investigator Nahum Arav of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia. "The winds are pushing hundreds of solar masses of material each year. The amount of mechanical energy that these outflows carry is up to several hundreds of times higher than the luminosity of the entire Milky Way galaxy."
The quasar winds snowplow across the galaxy's disk. Material that otherwise would have formed new stars is violently swept from the galaxy, causing star birth to cease. Radiation pushes the gas and dust to far greater distances than scientists previously thought, creating a galaxy-wide event.
As this cosmic tsunami slams into interstellar material, the temperature at the shock front spikes to billions of degrees, where material glows largely in X-rays, but also widely across the light spectrum. Anyone witnessing this event would see a brilliant celestial display. "You'll get lots of radiation first in X-rays and gamma rays, and afterwards it will percolate to visible and infrared light," said Arav. "You'd get a huge light show—like Christmas trees all over the galaxy."
Read more: go.nasa.gov/2xfyMzT
Caption: This is an illustration of a distant galaxy with an active quasar at its center. A quasar emits exceptionally large amounts of energy generated by a supermassive black hole fueled by infalling matter. Using the unique capabilities of the Hubble Space Telescope, astronomers have discovered that blistering radiation pressure from the vicinity of the black hole pushes material away from the galaxy's center at a fraction of the speed of light. The "quasar winds" are propelling hundreds of solar masses of material each year. This affects the entire galaxy as the material snowplows into surrounding gas and dust.
Credit: NASA, ESA and J. Olmsted (STScI)
CHIPMUNK T.10 (G-BYHL) WG308 8
belonging to M R & I D Higgins.
with KC-135 STRATOTANKER behind it.
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Four DHC-1Chipmunks commenced service with the Aircraft Squadron in 1957. They were replacements for the Tiger Moths and <Harvards which were being phased out. These Chipmunks, also affectionately known as "Chippies", served the Force until 1960, the year that saw the disbandment of MAAF (Singapore Wing)..
The Chipmunk was designed in Canada by Wsiewolod J. Jakimuik, previously Chief Designer for PZL in Poland. It was developed by de Havilland Aircraft of Canada as a military training aircraft to replace the legendry DH.82 Tiger Moth.
This trainer, is a low wing monoplane of all metal, stressed skin construction with the pilot and instructor seated in tandem under a single piece sliding canopy.
The prototype first flew on 22 May 1946 from de Havilland's factory at Downsview, Toronto. Although designed in Canada, the Chipmunk was built in large numbers in Great Britain for the RAF. The British products carried the mark number T.10.
The Chipmunk T.10 serves with the RAF and differs from the Canadian T.1 in that the T.10 was fully aerobatic from the outset. The T.10 also featured a multi-panel sliding canopy whilst most Canadian-built Chipmunks had a bubble canopy.
Specifications
Manufacturer : De Havilland Aircraft of Canada.
Crew : Two in tandem, pilot and trainee.
Length: 7.75 m
Height: 2.13 m
Wing span: 10.46 m
Wing area : 15.97 m2
Performance
Speed: 222 km/h at sea level
Range : 451km
Climb : 256m/min
Weight: (empty): 646 kg
Max.Take-off Weight: 914 kg
Service ceiling : 5,200 m
Propulsion
Powerplant: 1 x 108kw (145 hp) Gipsy Major 8,
-cylinder incline air-cooled.
T.10 served with the Royal Air Force.
Malayan Auxiliary Air Force Singapore Wing
KC-135 STRATOTANKER
KC-135 Stratotanker
• KC-135 Stratotanker
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Mission
The KC-135 Stratotanker's principal mission is air refueling. This unique asset greatly enhances the Air Force's capability to accomplish its primary missions of Global Reach and Global Power. It also provides aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as aircraft of allied nations. The KC-135 is also capable of transporting litter and ambulatory patients using patient support pallets during aeromedical evacuations.
Features
Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights up to 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms). Nearly all internal fuel can be pumped through the flying boom, the KC-135's primary fuel transfer method. A special shuttlecock-shaped drogue, attached to and trailing behind the flying boom, may be used to refuel aircraft fitted with probes. Some aircraft have been configured with the Multipoint Refueling System or MPRS. MPRS configured aircraft are capable of refueling two receiver aircraft simultaneously from special “pods” mounted on the wingtips. One crewmember, known as the boom operator, is stationed in the rear of the plane and controls the boom during in-flight air refueling. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of passengers and cargo. Depending on fuel storage configuration, the KC-135 can carry up to 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms) of cargo.
Background
Air Mobility Command manages more than 490 total aircraft inventory Stratotankers, of which the Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard fly 271 of those in support of AMC's mission.
The Boeing Company's model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker. In 1954 the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future 732-plane fleet. The first aircraft flew in August 1956 and the initial production Stratotanker was delivered to Castle Air Force Base, Calif., in June 1957. The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965.
Of the original KC-135A's, more than 410 have been modified with new CFM-56 engines produced by CFM-International. The re-engined tanker, designated either the KC-135R or KC-135T, can offload 50 percent more fuel, is 25 percent more fuel efficient, costs 25 percent less to operate and is 96 percent quieter than the KC-135A.
Under another modification program, 157 Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard tankers were re-engined with the TF-33-PW-102 engines. The re-engined tanker, designated the KC-135E, is 14 percent more fuel efficient than the KC-135A and can offload 20 percent more fuel.
Through the years, the KC-135 has been altered to do other jobs ranging from flying command post missions to reconnaissance. RC-135s are used for special reconnaissance and Air Force Materiel Command's NKC-135A's are flown in test programs. Air Combat Command operates the OC-135 as an observation platform in compliance with the Open Skies Treaty.
Over the next few years, the aircraft will undergo upgrades to expand its capabilities and improve its reliability. Among these are improved communications, navigation and surveillance equipment to meet future civil air traffic control needs.
General Characteristics
Primary Function: Aerial refueling and airlift
Prime Contractor: The Boeing Company
Power Plant: KC-135R/T, CFM International CFM-56 turbofan engines; KC-135E, Pratt and Whitney TF-33-PW-102 turbofan engines
Thrust: KC-135R, 21,634 pounds each engine; KC-135E, 18,000 pounds each engine
Wingspan: 130 feet, 10 inches (39.88 meters)
Length: 136 feet, 3 inches (41.53 meters)
Height: 41 feet, 8 inches (12.7 meters)
Speed: 530 miles per hour at 30,000 feet (9,144 meters)
Ceiling: 50,000 feet (15,240 meters)
Range: 1,500 miles (2,419 kilometers) with 150,000 pounds (68,039 kilograms) of transfer fuel; ferry mission, up to 11,015 miles (17,766 kilometers)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 322,500 pounds (146,285 kilograms)
Maximum Transfer Fuel Load: 200,000 pounds (90,719 kilograms)
Maximum Cargo Capability: 83,000 pounds (37,648 kilograms), 37 passengers
Pallet Positions: 6
Crew: Three: pilot, co-pilot and boom operator. Some KC-135 missions require the addition of a navigator. The Air Force has a limited number of navigator suites that can be installed for unique missions.
Aeromedical Evacuation Crew: A basic crew of five (two flight nurses and three medical technicians) is added for aeromedical evacuation missions. Medical crew may be altered as required by the needs of patients.
Unit Cost: $39.6 million (FY98 constant dollars)
Date Deployed: August 1956
Inventory: Active duty, 195; Air National Guard, 251; Air Force Reserve, 84
Point of Contact
Air Mobility Command, Public Affairs Office; 503 Ward Drive Ste 214, Scott AFB, IL 62225-5335, DSN 779-7843 or 618-229-7843.
July 2006
KC-135 Stratotanker
Air Force Link
Most pilots would describe flying a C0034-S2 as similar to making a Rutenbahn Sandwhich with only your toes, while blindfolded and listening to Askreeen War Songs at 100 decibels. Were you to ask any of those pilots if they could name one still flying they would laugh in your face and tell you to joke around with some other sorry sod.
The C0034 was designed as a lightweight cargo jet with vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. The model was used for several years but never gained much appreciation as it was outclassed in nearly every regard by the more advanced C0102. During the years of the Raf Colony\'s expansion, the need for a small inter-planetary cargo shuttle inspired a few brilliant engineers (though early test pilots had other adjectives to describe them) ventured to retrofit the C0034 with two linear aerospike engines and maneuvering thrusters. The result was nothing less than abominabol and the engineers were promptly sacked.
The C0034-S was deemed unflightworthy and the project was sidelined for another decade until a new set of brilliant engineers decided to go out for drinks after work, got absolutley hammered and figured, why not just remove half of the internal structure and see what happens? The result, the C0034-S2, was light enough to fly but could only carry enough fuel for a few AU of travel, shelving it squarely in the disdainful categorey of \'rockhopper\'. Even worse, the ship was once-again outclassed (who are we kidding, it has never been anything else) as the VTOL system used air-breathing jet engines. Without an oxygenated atmosphere, hard landings were the only option.
Of course, an ultra-cheep rockhopper is the perfect workhorse of a Hibernia prospector! The Isadora has been around for decades and her crew insitsts she isn\'t going anywhere (although some joke that that’s because she can’t fly).
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Wowowow this build drained me. It took effort spread over all 30 days of my given month. She\'s nearly 8000 pieces with most of those going to the internal structure. I did not post any WIP pics over the month as I honestly never thought I would finish. I may post my sketches now.
The full model is available here. I don\'t have time to make more renders so feel free to explore the boat yourself! (Also, unlike my usual, only the VISIBLE parts are color-checked against Bricklink. Timing was tight.)
Finally, a huge thank you to -majortom- for test-building the working landing gear for this beast and giving me the confidence to move forward with the project!
The OV-10 Bronco is a versatile, twin-engine turboprop aircraft developed for close air support, forward air control, and observation roles. It features a rugged design, with short takeoff and landing capabilities. Armed with machine guns, rockets, and bombs, it boasts a top speed of 281 mph and a range of 1,382 miles.
Once again, it is the amazing capabilities of the camera that have made this image viewable as at the time of taking a rather large quantity of wine meant that I had all the wrong settings on this camera including the aperture and the wrong VR reduction mode. I was shivering with cold, balancing on high heels and this was a hand held shot.
I'm mostly satisfied with the features of the Nikon Z8. However, I am confused by its rendering capabilities, particularly the saturation and hue. The saturation and hue on the Z8 are too strong, so I have adjusted the settings two steps down from the center. Additionally, I have to keep the sharpness and contrast low; otherwise, the photos end up looking like paintings. While Sony's stacked sensor has provided various benefits to the Z8, it seems to have some drawbacks for landscape photographers.
Alien art
Science fiction
As I wrote before, human is a biological machine who produces a lot of emotions and feelings, and also have a computer. We go from here; we are a hardware who runs with some softwares, tape cassettes. We would need a lot of tape cassettes to contain all our capabilities. Let say, 100 tape cassettes would be needed to run our hardware. We assume that a frog would need 70 cassettes. When we go down at " the three of life" to the root of the three, life organisms would need lesser cassettes. It would be cheep to run a virus, a lot lesser cassettes might be needed.
Now, we think an alien which has existed 5 billions of years after bing bang. After bing bang until now, roughly 14 billion years has passed. If they would exist like us according "the three of life", the three would be a huge one in compare to ours, might be diameters 100 m ( aliens’ three ) to 1 m ( our three of life). They might be not biological creatures any more like us. Their growing three might not exist anymore in some billions of years after bing bang. They might willingly or unwillingly be converted into robots, robots without feelings and emotions. If we would come across such a robot, we might have a lot of difficulties to get a long, our base is feelings and emotions, and their base would be their facts.
How many cassettes would we need to load this kind of hardware ( feelingless and emotionless alien )? It would be very hard to answer. We would have a lot of cassettes loaded with emotion, feelings and body functions. What kind of capabilities they would have in addition to us, it would be very difficult to anticipate.
We see the reality how our senses sense. We have 5 senses. Visible light waves are "the only wavelengths" of the electromagnetic spectrum we see. There are 6 forms of light, gamma rays to X rays, ultraviolet light, visible light ( we see), infrared energy, microwaves and radio waves. We can hear the frequencies between 20- 20, 000 Hz. Beyond these borders, we don’t hear. Our other senses have borders too.
We really don’t know how the realty is around us. We have our perspectives in our life how the things are. Frog perspective is different, they are in different world than us. Aliens would have very different perspectives too. Let say, an alien would need 1000 cassettes to run its hardware. We would be very primitive, primitiver than a frog if we would compare us with such an alien, and our perspective would be very primitive too.