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This is a shot of a surfer taking on a big wave in the famous “Pipeline” area of the North Shore on Oahu. I was just fascinated with the surfers on the North Shore and spent 2 whole days on my last vacation there. The ocean was chaotic this day and there was a big swell that had moved in that had many of the waves reaching about 15 feet in size! The waves were very difficult to judge and many of the barrels would close on the surfers before they could make it out. I also heard on the news that there were several injuries this day. Glad to report that this guy took on one of the biggest waves I saw and made it out cleanly! It was just awesome to watch and I really like how you can see the spray as he put his hand out to touch the wave, almost like he was feeling it.
For this shot, I used my 70-200mm f2.8 lens with a 2x extender on my Nikon D300, which allowed me to get the equivalent focal length of about 600mm. This is a pseudo-hdr created from 1 RAW file. Then, just standard post processing (levels, curves, contrast) in Photoshop. Hope you all have a fantastic week!
I was at a friends place on the 40th floor looking south across the lake and enjoying the setting sunlight when he pointed and said, "You can see Niagara Falls today." Sure enough, I looked s-w and there it was. I could clearly make out the Skylon Tower and surrounding buildings. As the crow flies, that's about 50km. I didn't feel like going downstairs to grab my 100-400mm but I expect it would have picked it up cleanly.
Toronto Waterfront
"The larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker's almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests."
This shot is not photoshoped!!
The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich. It flows through the park known as the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section.
Swimming in the Eisbach is not allowed, but the rule is not enforced, and swimmers can be seen especially on warm summer days. At least two people have drowned in the lower part of the Eisbach, a swimmer in 2003 and a non-swimmer, who may have slipped or fallen asleep near the river, in February 2007.
Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high, which is a popular river surfing spot. The water is cold and shallow (sometimes only 40 cm deep), making it suitable only for experienced surfers and playboaters (whitewater kayakers). The wave is predominantly used by surfers, and animosities of surfers towards kayakers have occasionally been reported.
The wave has been surfed by river surfers since 1972, and surfing competitions have even been held. Due to the more recent development of playboating, kayakers have only more recently and so far not in great numbers started to surf the wave.
Surfing is now (2010) officially allowed. A new sign next to the wave warns that "Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only". In previous years there have been issues between the authorities, who threatened to demolish the wave, and a group of wave supporters who organized activities and a website to save the wave, including an online petition to leave the wave intact.
Being a standing wave it can be surfed for as long as one's balance holds, and in busy times a queue of surfers forms on the bank. In the past surfers tied a leash to the bridge to hold onto, but a sign announces that this is both dangerous and forbidden.
The local surfers have forced the wave to break more cleanly, with increased height, by attaching ropes to the bridge which trail submerged planks, creating two large "U"-shapes. Such a shape makes the wave easier to surf for river surfers (playboating makes fewer demands of the wave shape).
A better wave for beginners is in Floßlände near the Thalkirchen U-Bahn station. It has also been surfed since 1972, and it is wide enough to take a few surfers at a time. A third standing wave in Munich forms on the Isar itself near the bridge Wittelsbacherbrücke, but only at flood levels of the river. Due to the dirt, manure and objects like tree branches drifting in the flood in the first days, this wave is usually surfed only a few days after the water level has risen.
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München - Englischer Garten
Eisbach
The Eisbach (German, 'ice brook') is a 2-kilometre-long (1.2 mi) canal, part of Munich City Streams in Munich. It flows through the Englischer Garten park, and is a side arm of the Isar River. An artificial wave has been created on one section, which is popular among river surfers.
Swimming in the Eisbach is not technically allowed, but as the rule is not stringently enforced, swimmers are common, especially on warm summer days. However, swimming in the cold, fast stream is dangerous: Between 2007 and 2017, eight people drowned in the Eisbach.
Surfing
Right after the bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the flowing water forms a standing wave dubbed Eisbachwelle ('Eisbach wave'). The wave is about one metre high and is a popular river surfing spot. The water is cold and shallow—sometimes only 40 cm deep—making it only suitable for experienced surfers and playboaters (whitewater kayakers). The wave is predominantly used by surfers, and animosities of surfers towards kayakers have occasionally been reported.
The wave has been surfed by river surfers since 1972, "Dieter Deventer [de] has been doing this since 1973". Surfing competitions have even been held. Due to the more recent development of playboating, kayakers have only more recently—and so far not in great numbers—started to surf the wave.
Since 2010 surfing has been officially permitted on the river. A new sign next to the wave warns that "Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only." In previous years there has been an issue between the authorities, who threatened to remove the wave, and a group of wave supporters who organized activities and a website to save the wave, including an online petition to leave the wave intact.
Being a standing wave, it can be surfed for as long as one's balance holds, and in busy times a queue of surfers forms on the bank.[15] In the past surfers tied a leash to the bridge to hold onto, but a sign announces that this is both dangerous and forbidden.
The local surfers have forced the wave to break more cleanly,[16] with increased height, by attaching ropes to the bridge which trail submerged planks, creating two large "U"-shapes. Such a shape makes the wave easier to surf for river surfers (playboating makes fewer demands of the wave shape).
There is a second standing wave on the Eisbach (E2 Kleine Eisbachwelle) located a few hundred meters downstream, further north, in the Englischer Garten. The Eisbach is wider at this point, so the water flows more slowly and the wave is less demanding, which results in the wave being used by beginners to develop their surfing skills. Another wave for beginners is in Floßlände [de] near the Thalkirchen U-Bahn station. It has also been surfed since 1972, and it is wide enough to take a few surfers at a time. A fourth standing wave in Munich forms on the Isar itself near the bridge Wittelsbacherbrücke, but only at flood levels of the river. Due to the dirt, manure, and objects such as tree branches drifting in the floodwater in the first days after flooding, this wave is usually only surfed a few days after the water level has risen.
Swimming
Although the authorities do not strictly enforce the swimming ban, they caution against the dangers even for experienced swimmers: the Eisbach has a very strong current and no fixed exit points, which makes it hard to get out again. Hence, swimmers sometimes float too far and get stuck in the lattice behind the Tivoli bridge before the hydroelectric power plant, where they must be rescued. Also, the Eisbach is shallow, which can lead to injuries not only when jumping in, but while swimming, because obstacles like stones, broken glass and dumped bicycles can be found on its bed. Lastly, the ordinarily cold water harbors the risk of hypothermia.
(Wikipedia)
Der Eisbach als linke Ableitung der Isar ist der stärkste Bach im Englischen Garten in München (Bayern).
Verlauf
Der Eisbach ist Teil der Münchner Stadtbäche, die sämtlich aus der Isar gespeist werden und heute größtenteils unterirdisch die Münchner Altstadt und das Lehel durchfließen. Im Englischen Garten ist er Teil eines Bachsystems, zu dem auch der Schwabinger Bach und der Oberstjägermeisterbach gehören, die beide länger als der Eisbach sind.
Dieser entsteht durch die Zusammenführung des Stadtmühlbaches und des Stadtsägmühlbaches an der Eisbachbrücke und tritt am südlichen Rand des Englischen Gartens in unmittelbarer Nähe des Hauses der Kunst zutage. Gut 2 km weit fließt er im Osten der Parkanlage parallel zur Isar und mündet etwa 500 m unterhalb der John-F.-Kennedy-Brücke in den Fluss (♁Lage).
Kurz vor der Mündung zweigt ein Teil des Bachs nach links ab, wird unterirdisch weitergeführt und erst 700 m weiter, unterhalb des Stauwehrs Oberföhring, in die Isar zurückgeleitet.
Geschichte
Das Bachsystem im Englischen Garten wurde in seinen Grundzügen um 1789 durch den Gartenbaumeister Friedrich Ludwig von Sckell konzipiert, der Überschwemmungs-räume der Isar als natürliche Gegebenheiten nutzte.
Sport und Freizeit
Eisbachwellen
Eine Steinstufe bei der Prinzregentenstraße erzeugt seit dem Anbringen eines Anbaus eine künstliche Stromschnelle und eine etwa halbmeterhohe stehende Welle, die von Flusssurfern genutzt wird und bei Wellenreitern international bekannt wurde. Bei den Letztgenannten ist sie beliebt, aber auch gefürchtet, weil hinter ihr mehrere Reihen von Steinquadern unter Wasser Verletzungen bewirken können.
Im April 2010 wurde bekannt, dass die Stadt München das Gelände im Tausch gegen ein Grundstück im Englischen Garten an der Königinstraße vom Freistaat Bayern übernommen hat, um das Wellenreiten nach 35 Jahren auf eine legale Grundlage zu stellen. Gleichzeitig startete in den Kinos der Dokumentarfilm Keep Surfing, der die Situation am Eisbach und die Wellenreiter, die zum Teil aus der ganzen Welt anreisen, porträtiert. Auch bekannte Surfer wie Jack Johnson surften schon hier.
Rund einen Kilometer hinter der Eisbachwelle gibt es in dem Bach die „kleine Eisbachwelle“. Sie ist etwas einfacher zu fahren, für ungeübte Surfer bestehen aufgrund der Betonbegrenzungen auf beiden Seiten und der teilweise starken Unterströmung dennoch erhebliche Gefahren. Deshalb und wegen der Kollisionsgefahr mit den Eisbachschwimmern wird Anfängern empfohlen, auch diese Welle zu meiden und an die Floßlände in Thalkirchen auszuweichen.
In der Nacht zum 17. April 2025 verunglückte eine 33-jährige Surferin aus München, nachdem sich ihre Sicherungsleine im Bachgrund verhakt hatte. Auch mit Hilfe anderer Surfer konnte sie sich nicht befreien. Die Verunfallte wurde erst nach rund 30 Minuten von Einsatzkräften gerettet. Eine Woche später starb sie an den Folgen des Unfalls. Die Eisbachwelle ist seitdem gesperrt, Ermittlungen der Polizei wurden aufgenommen. Am 23. Juni gab die Staatsanwaltschaft München I die Einstellung der Ermittlungen bekannt.
Die Eisbachwelle hat bisher keinen offiziellen Betreiber; im Falle eines Umbaus bzw. einer Neugestaltung würde sie nach Einschätzung eines Experten als Sportstätte gelten und würde einen Betreiber benötigen, der die Verantwortung übernimmt.
Freizeitbaden
An warmen Sommertagen wird der Eisbach auch häufig von Badegästen frequentiert, obwohl das Baden, im Gegensatz zur Isar und mit Ausnahme der Surferwelle, im gesamten Englischen Garten verboten ist. Es kommt dabei immer wieder zu Todesfällen: Allein von 2007 bis 2017 ertranken acht Menschen im Eisbach. Grund dafür ist unter anderem die sehr starke Strömung. Zudem können sich unter der Wasseroberfläche neben Steinen auch Gefahren wie zerbrochene Bierflaschen und „entsorgte“ Fahrräder verbergen. Da der Bach relativ flach ist, können auch bereits beim Sprung in das Wasser Unfälle passieren. Darüber hinaus wird das Wasser auch im Sommer nicht wärmer als 15 °C, was die Gefahr eines Kälteschocks birgt. Da es keine befestigten Ausstiegsstellen gibt und das Aussteigen zudem durch die Strömung erschwert ist, treiben gelegentlich Badegäste zu weit und bleiben schließlich hinter der Tivolibrücke im Rechen vor dem Wehr des Tivoli-Kraftwerks hängen, wo sie von der Feuerwehr gerettet werden müssen.
Für den Rückweg zu ihrem Ausgangspunkt nutzen die Badegäste häufig die parallel verkehrende Straßenbahn, was wegen eventuell feuchter Kleidung immer wieder zu Konflikten mit anderen Fahrgästen und der Betreibergesellschaft führt.
(Wikipedia)
For those of you who don’t know this sweet or candy, it’s a delicious Cadburys Eclair. A chocolate centre covered by lovely chewy toffee!
I had to warm this one in the microwave for about 10s to make it soft enough to cut cleanly. Previous attempts to cut it cold caused it to shatter. Those discarded bits had to be destroyed - guess how?
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Autumn's beauty is on full display right now, and the colors are POPPING! The new 5D Mark IV has such an improved dynamic range that I'm finding HDR pretty much unneccesary. Underexpose a bit to retain the highlights, and the shadows are fully (and cleanly) recoverable. This is not HDR here; just a singe RAW file. You can see other images from the lens here: bit.ly/2dKJQYC | or watch my unboxing/design video here: bit.ly/2efQAB0
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The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich. It flows through the park known as the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section.
Swimming in the Eisbach is not allowed, but the rule is not enforced, and swimmers can be seen especially on warm summer days. At least two people have drowned in the lower part of the Eisbach, a swimmer in 2003 and a non-swimmer, who may have slipped or fallen asleep near the river, in February 2007.
Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high, which is a popular river surfing spot. The water is cold and shallow (sometimes only 40 cm deep), making it suitable only for experienced surfers and playboaters (whitewater kayakers). The wave is predominantly used by surfers, and animosities of surfers towards kayakers have occasionally been reported.
The wave has been surfed by river surfers since 1972, and surfing competitions have even been held. Due to the more recent development of playboating, kayakers have only more recently and so far not in great numbers started to surf the wave.
Surfing is now (2010) officially allowed. A new sign next to the wave warns that "Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only". In previous years there have been issues between the authorities, who threatened to demolish the wave, and a group of wave supporters who organized activities and a website to save the wave, including an online petition to leave the wave intact.
Being a standing wave it can be surfed for as long as one's balance holds, and in busy times a queue of surfers forms on the bank. In the past surfers tied a leash to the bridge to hold onto, but a sign announces that this is both dangerous and forbidden.
The local surfers have forced the wave to break more cleanly, with increased height, by attaching ropes to the bridge which trail submerged planks, creating two large "U"-shapes. Such a shape makes the wave easier to surf for river surfers (playboating makes fewer demands of the wave shape).
A better wave for beginners is in Floßlände near the Thalkirchen U-Bahn station. It has also been surfed since 1972, and it is wide enough to take a few surfers at a time. A third standing wave in Munich forms on the Isar itself near the bridge Wittelsbacherbrücke, but only at flood levels of the river. Due to the dirt, manure and objects like tree branches drifting in the flood in the first days, this wave is usually surfed only a few days after the water level has risen.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A D&RGW Mixed Freight lifts the pops as she slowly transits the High Line near MP 470, toward Rockwood Colorado on a chilly winter morning. The train depicted here is typical of narrow gauge operations on the D&RGW Silverton Branch prior to the tourist era. It is headed up by an Alco K-28 Locomotive, which is just small enough to cleanly negotiate some of the tight clearances that exist over the 2 mile stretch known as "The High Line", running from Tacoma to Rockwood Colorado. This shot depicts a portion of the High Line that is rarely seen in modern photos, because it is only lit like this in the morning and most current morning operations feature trains running in the other direction. The site is a few hundred yards east (railroad west....go figure!) of the famous Horseshoe Curve and was featured in a famous series of 1880s photos by the legendary Photographer, William Henry Jackson.
Taken in the Okavango Delta, Botswana, where the bird life has to be seen to be believed. Bee eaters are very fast and hard to photograph cleanly in flight, but here one posed with its rather substantial (for a bee eater) meal!
Decided to go back and re-edit the Crystal Lake shots I did before, wasn't happy with the weird warping effect the Milky Way had before. I shot the sky shots separate from the foreground shots for this, the sky is a composite of 4 shots, each ISO 800, 1 minute exposure, with my Nikon D600 and Rokinon 24mm f1.4, taken with the iOptron Skytracker. After I took the sky shots I turned off the Skytracker and took the foreground shots. The foreground is a composite of 4 shots, each 4 minutes at ISO 1600.
I should have taken a few more shots so the exposure of the lake matches the exposure of the sky, all well. I stitched the foreground shots and sky shots individually, then merged them together in Photoshop. Kind of a pain blending shots of different exposures cleanly.
Found a few very tame birds enjoying the bird food offerings at a popular feeding spot at Attenborough Nature Reserve, Nottingham. This female Blackbird was foraging amongst the leaves and was happy to get fairly close. Pity about the bit of fluff on the beak. Couldn’t remove it cleanly in Lightroom, but I guess it adds to the character 😀
We watched the herons fishing here for several days. Sometimes they would spear the fish, especially if they were large ones, and sometimes they would grab them cleanly. This fish was a large one and the heron had difficulty swallowing it.
He finally used the ground to push the fish further back into his throat before swallowing it.
It's made of rigid plastic. You rip off the tab at the bottom and then squeeze. It squirts it out uniformly and cleanly.
July Creek, Olympic National Park, Washington
Peering through the edge of the rainforest, we catch a glimpse of Lake Quinault. The cleanly cut stump indicates that this area was logged at one point before it was brought into the Olympic National Park.
“Ice contains no future, just the past, sealed away. As if they're alive, everything in the world is sealed up inside, clear and distinct. Ice can preserve all kinds of things that way - cleanly, clearly. That's the essence of ice, the role it plays.”
― Haruki Murakami, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman.
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After dealing with the Wizard, Deadpool made his way into the vault where The Taskmaster and Whirlwind currently were. He sheaths one of his swords as he steps through the vault-doorway.
"That is a comically large doorway. I want one."
Deadpool's comment caught the attention of the two other men inside the vault room.
"Too bad it's plastic. You guys know you could have just held a lighter to it and burned your way through it."
"I got this one, you work on getting that open."
Whirlwind steps closer to Deadpool.
"Oh yay, dome-brain. What you gunna do? Blow on me?"
Whirlwind lifts his arms open wide and suddenly a cyclone forms around his body.
"Yawn!"
Deapool quickly jumps up into the air towards Whirlwind and kicks him in the head. Thanks to the heaviness of his armor, Whirlwind topples over and makes a loud clank as he hits the ground. Deadpool rips off Whirlwind's helmet and throws it into his face. The impact dazes Whirlwind.
"Next!"
The Taskmaster turns to Deadpool and twirls his sword around.
"It is useless to even attempt to fight me. I will best you no matter how hard you try."
"Someone ate some Cocky-O's this morning. We'll just have to see."
Deadpool pulls out his other sword and takes a fighting stance.
"Let's tango!"
Deadpool charges at Taksmaster who abruptly swings his sword at Deadpool. Luckily Deadpool stops the blow with one of his swords while attacking with the other. The Taskmaster is able to narrowly escape the jab and counters with a jab of his own. This strike Deadpool is not able to defend and the blade of the sword ledges itself into Deadpool's chest.
"Y'see. I've been studying your moves, Deadpool. I know how you think. The way you move. Anything you try to do will be in vane. I'll defeat you."
The Taskmaster pulls his sword form Deadpool's chest and swings it around towards Deadpool's neck. The swing cleanly slices off Deadpool's head.
"W..We...We... Well that's all folks."
Taskmaster kicks Deadpool's chest causing him to fall to the ground and his head to roll away from his body.
"Ssshhh, he doesn't know I'll be back. For now I'll just play dead."
Small plain woodpecker of wooded areas from primary rainforest to parklands and forest edges. Brownish overall with a white-striped head, a spotted back, and pale gray streaks on a buffy breast. Male has a small red speck near the back of the crown. Similar Gray-capped Woodpecker is black-and-white, with a less cleanly striped head, cleaner underparts, and unevenly distributed pale spotting on the back and wings. Sunda’s call is a high-pitched rattling trill.
Strong geometry often equals beautiful snowflakes. The center of this crystal is a great example of that, even though the geometry fades away quickly as the branches are formed. The complex, almost “organic” growth as this snowflake grows is common, but no less intriguing. View large! (Press the "L" key to view in Lightbox mode)
The difference between strong geometry and chaotic growth is directly related to the stability of the growth conditions. Temperatures that remain stable, humidity that doesn’t vary, and wind speed that remains low will result in a crystal that showcases strong symmetry. As soon as these variables begin to change, even slightly, the snowflake loses its ability to stay perfectly symmetrical. It may remain balanced, but you won’t find perfectly mirrored features on opposing sides or branches.
The transition from one “growth pattern” to another is common. As a snowflake grows in size, it might transition to a different layer within a cloud. Different layers can contain different levels of humidity or temperature, and the snowflake will shift its growth into a new “style”. Many snowflakes show this, some more obviously than others.
It’s interesting to see the branches don’t grow “cleanly” from the base of the hexagon. It appears that small side-branches are growing in the space between branches, giving a sense of extra branches. Most twelve-sided snowflake form from two separate crystals randomly overlapping, but snowflakes like this give some evidence that more than six branches might grow from the same crystal structure. Such branches, however, would grow in parallel angles to existing branches for a truly bizarre (and asymmetrical) design.
Hints of colour, depth and contours, radial balance and inner geometry and all common features in snowflakes… but never will you find two exactly alike. If you’re curious to see more fun physics with sky-borne crystals, check out Sky Crystals: www.skycrystals.ca/ - with a current promotion that will give you a free book to donate to a library!
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[Mission Log 1603; Sergeant Sakana]
We sprinted down the corridors of the CIS facility. After regrouping with the regiment and filling up our ammo stock, it was now time to blow this ice rock straight to Mustafar. We advanced into the mine shafts beneath the facility. Containers of raw cyber were stacked up against the cave’s walls that had partially formed naturally, partially been cleanly cut by mining droids. The combination of straight and curved forms made me nauseous. „Aim well and shoot first, we don’t want the clankers to hit the kyber!“ I yelled at Koi, as my DC bolts dropped another droid. My comlink beeped and we came to a halt. Sergeant Jester appeared in my hand as a light blue hologram, giving out final orders: Set timer charges to the cyber and get the shab out of here. The connection broke and flickered just a moment longer than usual. Suddenly a vague silhouette appeared, heavily distorted by static. „This is Jedi General Avec… You cannot blow up… kyber…chain reaction… damage to the planet… thousands will die… foundational stilts… compromise… bury the kyber.“ Was this true? Jester or Syphen had not told us anything about a chain reaction. This area with kyber was supposed to be a single concentrated pile, not a network. Yet, we had seen hundreds of crystals in the rocks on the surface. I had the feeling the Jedi might be right. Too many had died today, already, we could not risk it. „Change of plan, Koi. No big bang today, we’re going to bring down the stilts only.“ „Pardon, Sir?“ Koi had just started to unpack his collection of blast charges, which he handled a bit too lovingly for my taste. „So, no fireworks?“ „No, make sure to only set charges on the stilts, I’ll get the kyber out of the blast radius.“ Koi let his head hang in disappointment, but obeyed the order. He used his grappling hook to ascent to the top of the stilt and started carefully applying thermal detonators to it. „All done, Sir.“ „Good, time for evac. Let’s get out of here and light the candle!“
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A very quick and unspectacular build as I am super busy these days. Nonetheless I didn't want to miss out on Mission 16.3 of the 253rd Elite Legion. Big thanks to my friend Mr. Grievous for the kyber crates idea.
Small, uncommon tanager of humid tropical lowland forest, sometimes found at army ant swarms. Typically inhabits low to mid-levels of shady understory, as singles or pairs. Sexes look alike, with bushy gray head cleanly cut off from the rich yellow underparts and olive-green upperparts.
This one was photographed in Panama guided by Neotropic Photo Tours.
Wenn im Herbst die ersten Blätter fallen, kommt die Zeit der „Putzzüge“. 212 325 der Efw, (lange Jahre bei den Bw in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel und W-Steinbeck beheimatet) ist hier mit einem solchen Schienen-Hochdruck-Reiniger kurz vor dem Hp. Wuppertal-Zoo unterwegs. Leider fuhr in dem Moment natürlich keine Schwebebahn ins Bild.
Cleanly cheerful
When the first leaves fall in autumn, the time for “cleaning” comes. 212 325 from Efw (based at the depots in Wuppertal-Vohwinkel and W-Steinbeck for many years) is here with such a rail high-pressure cleaner just before the Hp. Wuppertal Zoo. Unfortunately, of course, there was no cable car in the picture at that moment.
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The coconut tree (Cocos nucifera) is a member of the palm tree family (Arecaceae) and the only living species of the genus Cocos. The term "coconut" (or the archaic "cocoanut") can refer to the whole coconut palm, the seed, or the fruit, which botanically is a drupe, not a nut. They are ubiquitous in coastal tropical regions and are a cultural icon of the tropics.
The coconut tree provides food, fuel, cosmetics, folk medicine and building materials, among many other uses. The inner flesh of the mature seed, as well as the coconut milk extracted from it, forms a regular part of the diets of many people in the tropics and subtropics. Coconuts are distinct from other fruits because their endosperm contains a large quantity of an almost clear liquid, called coconut water or coconut juice. Mature, ripe coconuts can be used as edible seeds, or processed for oil and plant milk from the flesh, charcoal from the hard shell, and coir from the fibrous husk. Dried coconut flesh is called copra, and the oil and milk derived from it are commonly used in cooking – frying in particular – as well as in soaps and cosmetics. Sweet coconut sap can be made into drinks or fermented into palm wine or coconut vinegar. The hard shells, fibrous husks and long pinnate leaves can be used as material to make a variety of products for furnishing and decoration.
Cocos nucifera is a large palm, growing up to 30 metres (100 feet) tall, with pinnate leaves 4–6 m (13–20 ft) long, and pinnae 60–90 centimetres (2–3 ft) long; old leaves break away cleanly, leaving the trunk smooth. On fertile soil, a tall coconut palm tree can yield up to 75 fruits per year, but more often yields less than 30. Given proper care and growing conditions, coconut palms produce their first fruit in six to ten years, taking 15 to 20 years to reach peak production. S_1415
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Air India Airbus A320neo in the nostalgic 'Flying Swan' livery taking off from Runway 09R, VOBL. On a cloudy evening, as the aircraft reached V1 and rotated, I caught it climbing cleanly, framed by the ATC tower, the airport terminal and Nandi Hills as the backdrop.
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The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich. It flows through the park known as the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section.
Swimming in the Eisbach is not allowed, but the rule is not enforced, and swimmers can be seen especially on warm summer days. At least two people have drowned in the lower part of the Eisbach, a swimmer in 2003 and a non-swimmer, who may have slipped or fallen asleep near the river, in February 2007.
Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high, which is a popular river surfing spot. The water is cold and shallow (sometimes only 40 cm deep), making it suitable only for experienced surfers and playboaters (whitewater kayakers). The wave is predominantly used by surfers, and animosities of surfers towards kayakers have occasionally been reported.
The wave has been surfed by river surfers since 1972, and surfing competitions have even been held. Due to the more recent development of playboating, kayakers have only more recently and so far not in great numbers started to surf the wave.
Surfing is now (2010) officially allowed. A new sign next to the wave warns that "Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only". In previous years there have been issues between the authorities, who threatened to demolish the wave, and a group of wave supporters who organized activities and a website to save the wave, including an online petition to leave the wave intact.
Being a standing wave it can be surfed for as long as one's balance holds, and in busy times a queue of surfers forms on the bank. In the past surfers tied a leash to the bridge to hold onto, but a sign announces that this is both dangerous and forbidden.
The local surfers have forced the wave to break more cleanly, with increased height, by attaching ropes to the bridge which trail submerged planks, creating two large "U"-shapes. Such a shape makes the wave easier to surf for river surfers (playboating makes fewer demands of the wave shape).
A better wave for beginners is in Floßlände near the Thalkirchen U-Bahn station. It has also been surfed since 1972, and it is wide enough to take a few surfers at a time. A third standing wave in Munich forms on the Isar itself near the bridge Wittelsbacherbrücke, but only at flood levels of the river. Due to the dirt, manure and objects like tree branches drifting in the flood in the first days, this wave is usually surfed only a few days after the water level has risen.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
May 28, 2011.
I still don't know how to act; Don't know what to say
Thank you so much Cerisse and Charlotte for the testimonials <3 :)
Don't you frequently wonder how certain people can just seem to forget, and let go so fast? It's like you never meant anything at all, like you were just there, for a short period of time, and then you faded into darkness like a shadow into the walls. You glance down at your fingers to make sure that you're still alive and that you're solid. Because from the way they act, you really can't tell if you're human. You can't tell if you're the one in the wrong, or if they're the ones who should be blamed. And you can't tell if you're supposed to let go as quickly as they did, or to cling on. The scars remain there, and they get carved into deeper as each day passes. Time slowly breathes away as you think that you get over it, you think you can let go as cleanly as they did.. but no matter how many days go by, it still seems like it was only yesterday since it all ended. That's how the people who care most always end up getting hurt the most. The more you put into it, the more you are unable to let go of it. That isn't fair, is it? It almost seems as if life is teaching you, not to care.
Macro Mondays: Wabi-Sabi
Wabi: ‘the elegant beauty of humble simplicity’
Sabi: ‘the passing of time and subsequent deterioration’
One of my most-loved drinking glasses, broken. It may have had a hidden fault, since when tapped inadvertently with a knife while it was sitting on the drying mat, the top of the glass broke cleanly off in a complete circle. It is photographed here flipped around and circling the remaining part of the glass. The focus is on the broken edge.
HMM everyone!
he larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker's almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests.
Old coal mine winding gear, that hasn't "turned" in twenty five years. The strange thing is they are on private land just outside Telford Shropshire, and the owners keep them cleanly painted. They look as if they could be switched on and start winding immediately, although I assume the mine shafts were filled a long time ago.
I came from a mining family, and although these may seem ugly to many, they hold a nostalgic beauty for me.
This rose is a follow up to ‘looking good’, both of which are named to fundraise for and highlight the work done by the 'Look good, feel better' foundation who do fantastic work with post cancer treatment. Feeling better has soft cream blooms with a thin raspberry red edge. The cream petals turn pink with age making the older flowers stunning in their own right. The petals drop cleanly before they turn brown so no deadheading is needed. Has been awarded Certificate of Merit, Palmerston North Trial Ground, New Zealand (2013). (www.robsomerfieldroses.co.nz/feeling-better)
I wasn’t expecting this—but the iPhone completely outshone my mirrorless camera in this shot. The moment I framed the scene, it just felt right—the exposure, the balance, the glow in the sky. Meanwhile, my Sony setup forced me to shoot a stop underexposed. With no tripod and a crowded street, everything in the viewfinder looked nearly pitch black.
What really brought this image to life was a little help from AI. This street is never empty, even after sunset. I took another shot from a block farther back—arguably the stronger composition—but it was packed with people. Removing that many cleanly is still a work in progress. Here, though, the tool worked beautifully. No more waiting, no more dodging tourists—just a clean frame and the right light.
I actually returned to the same street the next morning around 4 a.m., hoping for a better shot without people. But I got slightly lost, and by the time I arrived, the sun was already up. The light felt flat, less poetic. That’s when I realized: I’d already caught the moment I was after. Not with my best lens, but with my eyes open—and my phone ready.
Sure, if you’re obsessed with pixel-level detail, a proper camera still wins. But in this moment, the iPhone held its own—and then some.
Since there's no help, come let us kiss and part;
Nay, I have done, you get no more of me,
And I am glad, yea glad with all my heart
That thus so cleanly I myself can free..
Michael Drayton (1563-1631)
... This is why I'm not a modeller. I have never known a more awkward thing to try and build where every attempt to render one part fo the design correctly throws something else out.
In the end, this was an exercise in compromise but I'm happy (enough) with it. Not all the lines are smooth like they should be; just use your imagination.
The landing gear retracts (not cleanly though), all three doors open, the lower deck is vacant and the vertical thrust vents open too.
Built at my favourite T-Scale (trophyfig) or around 1:150 for modeller types.
It took me a while between folding a box decorated with a single molecule and folding a complete tessellation. What you see here is my third attempt as I was not happy with the earlier two. Folding this tessellation cleanly, without any visible grid, requires a complex precreasing sequence, and the collapse is also rather hard. For the third attempt, I chose Grainy paper which not only matches this model visually, with the texture resembling splashes of water or fragments of debris carried by the whirlwind, but also has good bendability which simplified constructing the precrease and making the curved shaping folds.
The larger of two look alikes, the Hairy Woodpecker is a small but powerful bird that forages along trunks and main branches of large trees. It wields a much longer bill than the Downy Woodpecker's almost thornlike bill. Hairy Woodpeckers have a somewhat soldierly look, with their erect, straight-backed posture on tree trunks and their cleanly striped heads. Look for them at backyard suet or sunflower feeders, and listen for them whinnying from woodlots, parks, and forests.
My first light with a new 200mm scope attached to my regular 840mm scope.
I used an additional small scope to collect the background nebulosity. I didn't realize at the time that there are interesting star-stream patterns in this nebulosity. If you know they are there you can almost see them in this image. I am hoping to do a much longer exposure of the background to see if I can pull them out more. I must say I am a bit skeptical that the star streams exist as cleanly as they are shown in some cases. It looks a bit like fanciful guided processing to me, for instance: pbs.twimg.com/media/FXyHWBhVEAAVbtz.jpg
Still there definitely appears to something there:
iopscience.iop.org/article/10.3847/2041-8213/ab40c9/pdf
from cosgrovescosmos: "There are a few attributes of this galaxy that make it stand out from many other galaxies.
For one thing, It has an abnormally low amount of heavier atoms - described as having a low Metallicity.
It also seems to have an absence of giant stars - at least very few have been detected - leading astronomers to conclude that this galaxy may be comprised primarily of dwarf stars.
Finally, this galaxy was considered an example of a warped spiral. Most such galaxies have companion galaxies nearby, whose gravitational interaction distorts both galaxies. However, NGC 5907 has no such companion. In 2006, a group of astronomers discovered the presence of a faint extended looping tidal stream that may have come from an early companion, which was dissipated and consumed by NGC 5907 as a consequence of their interaction. Now only these ghostly tidal loops remain."
Askar 120APO: 840mm f/7
ZWO ASI533MC Color Camera at -20C
17x300s uvir
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Askar ACL200: 200mm f/4
ZWO ASI533MM Mono Camera at -20C
74x60s uvir
Guided on ZWO AM5
Processed with PixInsight, Ps
Huge slabs of cleanly broken ice with equally as thick snow fillets lay strewn across the bank of the river Etive
Winter is dark. In fact, that's kind of the whole deal with winter. Perhaps the cold and the snow are more memorable characteristics of the season, but they all stem from the darkness. The pole tilts away from the sun, and there goes the light. The days get shorter and with less sun comes less heat. The rain turns to snow and the lakes turn to ice. All because of the darkness.
And in addition to the shorter days, here in New England we get a lot of sunless cloudy skies in the winter. Just a big overcast sky. No cloud definition at all. A big pewter nothing up there. I call them gray days and in the winter there are plenty of Grade A gray days.
That's why it always feels extra special when the sun shines bright in winter. On top of the fact that it's a rarity, it is also really bright since the sunshine cuts cleanly through the leafless trees and the ground is often blanketed in reflective white snow. These days are a treat for us sun-starved New Englanders. Some of my favorite memories hiking have been on bluebird winter days when you can see the bleach white mountains cut a silhouette against the crisp blue sky.
This photo here was not from one of those days up in the mountains, but it was on a beautiful sunny winter morning. I always love when the sun comes out the day after a night of sticky, wet snow. That's a recipe for success in my book. After I dropped the kids off at daycare, I stopped by a local hiking trail and made this photo in the woods just off the road. It's a spot I run by several times a week and is one of my favorites spots to keep my eye on after a snowfall because the branchy woods do a great job catching and holding snow.
I am on a weeks trip to the Dresden and Saxony area of the former DDR in early spring of 1993. Here for the steam, I have recently finished an electricians apprenticeship and finished work. The opportunity to take three months in China and India was taken, but back home in January of 1993, things are a bit depressing. There is little work available so I use some of my left over money to see the narrow gauge steam in the Dresden area, to catch the rollwagen while they still roll.
I have little money and compared to where I have travelled, this place is expensive. Very expensive. I also dress like a hippy. The jacket is hand made in Pushkar, India, and the hair is growing long. And topped or bottomed off of course by a pair of trusty Dock Martins.
My accommodation has been whittled down to the Youth Hostel in Dresden, which is not convenient for the railway station but at least I can stock up from the breakfast buffet.
But on the lines up from Zittau there is no such choice. But on day one of the trip I came across a young local photographer at the narrow gauge steam sheds of Freital-Hainsburg in the Dresden suburbs. He tells me I need to look out for signs posted outside houses saying "Zimmer Frei". This means "Room Free". The owners are making some extra cash in a struggling economy by offering a room to tourists, people like me. And they should only cost about 10 marks, unlike the 50 plus which a hotel would charge. And there are not many hotels.
So I look in my German phrase book and practice, "Haben sie Zimmer frei bitte?".
On arrival at the top spa town of Kurort Oybin, I am pleased to see that most houses display the Zimmer Frei sign. So I knock on a door close to the station. Nein! is the kurt reply. I walk down the street trying all the houses. The occupants, all middle aged or older give me a quick look up and down and then give the same one word reply. Oh well, I can try the other terminus, Kurort Jonsdorf. The same happens... Maybe they don't trust someone who is foreign and dresses like a hippy...
I am left with the stark choice of a grand looking Pension which admittedly is right next to the line. I step inside and approach the reception desk "haben sie zimmer frei bitte"? The young receptionist can speak some English. She tells me they have rooms for 80 Marks but can give me one for 50. 50?!!! I protest. She takes pity and lets me have a top floor room for 20, with breakfast.
In the morning there is a hard frost and fog which, after the first train, soon lifts. I begin to walk down to the junction station at Bertsdof where is possible to photograph two steam hauled trains side by side. A car pulls up alongside, the driver asks me something and I reply that I am English, sorry but I don't understand. He asks where I am going, he is offering a lift. My faith in the human race is restored.
76cm 2-10-2t oil burner 099-729 climbs cleanly up into Kurort Oybin with a Saturday afternoon train from Zittau, April the 2nd 1993.
For Sven, Andreas and Nico.
The cutter undercuts the face so that it slumps down cleanly after the charges are set off.
Note the huge cables feeding this monster with electricity....
March 20, 2016
Renascent:
[ri-nas-uh nt, -ney-suh nt]
adjective
1. being reborn; springing again into being or vigor
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So, this didn't turn out as aesthetically pleasing as I would have hope, it sort of fell apart from itself in the oven, but that didn't change the taste so it's not the end of the world.
For the recipe below, it references using a stand mixer, but as I mentioned last week, I don't have one of those, so wherever that is mentioned, I mixed by hand. It wasn't too tricky, so if you don't have a stand mixer and it's not already on your shopping list, don't worry about rushing out to buy one. It can be done without!
Ingredients
Cinnamon Twist
8 g active dry yeast, (2 1/4 tsp)
1/3 cup of warm water, (120F to 130F)
1/2 cup of warm milk, (120F to 130F)
1/4 cup of unsalted butter, melted
2 egg yolks
2 3/4 cups of all-purpose flour
1/4 cup of granulated sugar
1 tsp of salt
2 tbsp of icing sugar, for dusting
Filling
1/2 cup of unsalted butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup of brown sugar
1 tbsp of cinnamon
Egg Wash
1 egg, beaten
1 tbsp of water
Directions
1. Combine yeast with warm water in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook.
2. Let stand until frothy, 10 min.
3. Beat in warm milk, 1/4 cup melted butter and yolks until combined.
4. Add flour, granulated sugar and salt.
5. Beat on medium, until dough is smooth and pulls cleanly away from the bottom and sides of bowl, 4 to 6 min.
6. Transfer to a lightly oiled bowl and cover loosely with a damp kitchen towel. Let rest until dough is doubled in size, about 1 hour.
7. Preheat oven to 325F.
8.Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
9. Stir 1/2 cup butter with brown sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl. Beat egg with 1 tbsp water in a small bowl until combined.
10. Roll dough on a lightly floured surface into a 22 × 12 in. rectangle, trimming edges if needed.
11. Spread butter mixture evenly over dough to the edges.
12. With the long edge facing you, tightly roll up dough in jelly roll fashion. End roll with seam-side up.
13. Use a sharp knife to cut the log lengthwise in half along the seam.
14. Tightly weave the two pieces together, leaving the cut sides exposed.
15. Gently transfer to prepared sheet. Brush a 2-in. portion of one woven end with egg wash.
16. Form into a wreath, firmly pinching the egg-washed end underneath the other to seal.
17. Cover with same damp kitchen towel and let rise until doubled, 1 more hour.
18. Bake in centre of oven until bread is deep golden, 35 to 40 min.
19. Cool slightly.
20. Dust with icing sugar before serving.
Enjoy!
Hope everyone has had a good day!
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A butter knife would have cut the apples more cleanly than the little toy knife we bought at the market but it was everything we needed for lunch.
“Ice contains no future, just the past, sealed away. As if they're alive, everything in the world is sealed up inside, clear and distinct. Ice can preserve all kinds of things that way - cleanly, clearly. That's the essence of ice, the role it plays.”
― Haruki Murakami, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
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The Eisbach (German for "ice brook") is a small man-made river, 2 kilometres long, in Munich. It flows through the park known as the Englischer Garten and is a side arm of the Isar River. A manmade wave has been created on one section.
Swimming in the Eisbach is not allowed, but the rule is not enforced, and swimmers can be seen especially on warm summer days. At least two people have drowned in the lower part of the Eisbach, a swimmer in 2003 and a non-swimmer, who may have slipped or fallen asleep near the river, in February 2007.
Just past a bridge near the Haus der Kunst art museum, the river forms a standing wave about 1 metre high, which is a popular river surfing spot. The water is cold and shallow (sometimes only 40 cm deep), making it suitable only for experienced surfers and playboaters (whitewater kayakers). The wave is predominantly used by surfers, and animosities of surfers towards kayakers have occasionally been reported.
The wave has been surfed by river surfers since 1972, and surfing competitions have even been held. Due to the more recent development of playboating, kayakers have only more recently and so far not in great numbers started to surf the wave.
Surfing is now (2010) officially allowed. A new sign next to the wave warns that "Due to the forceful current, the wave is suitable for skilled and experienced surfers only". In previous years there have been issues between the authorities, who threatened to demolish the wave, and a group of wave supporters who organized activities and a website to save the wave, including an online petition to leave the wave intact.
Being a standing wave it can be surfed for as long as one's balance holds, and in busy times a queue of surfers forms on the bank. In the past surfers tied a leash to the bridge to hold onto, but a sign announces that this is both dangerous and forbidden.
The local surfers have forced the wave to break more cleanly, with increased height, by attaching ropes to the bridge which trail submerged planks, creating two large "U"-shapes. Such a shape makes the wave easier to surf for river surfers (playboating makes fewer demands of the wave shape).
A better wave for beginners is in Floßlände near the Thalkirchen U-Bahn station. It has also been surfed since 1972, and it is wide enough to take a few surfers at a time. A third standing wave in Munich forms on the Isar itself near the bridge Wittelsbacherbrücke, but only at flood levels of the river. Due to the dirt, manure and objects like tree branches drifting in the flood in the first days, this wave is usually surfed only a few days after the water level has risen.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Number 23 for 100 Flowers
A very free-flowering camellia that produces large, peony-form, rose-pink blooms for several weeks from April. This vigorous, evergreen shrub is particularly resistant to cold weather and is perfect for training against a north-facing wall or fence. The faded blooms drop cleanly when they are spent.
Mount Washington (BC). Critically endangered with just over 250 marmots remaining in the wild. I was very fortunate to find a family of 3 after much hiking. Thanks to the local conservation group going through my pictures they were able to determine that mom is a female named Bluebell, dad is an untagged male of unknown origin (although there was some debate that it could be a male named Hobbs that maybe cleanly lost his tags) and this newly emerged little pup … discovered by me and not yet named. Huge thanks to the Marmot Recovery Foundation for all the work they do and making my memorable experience possible.
A sleek design of simplicity and understated elegance. Spaghetti straps cross the shoulders creating a deep V bodice. It all form fits cleanly to below the knee where the gown blossoms out and pools lightly on the floor. Fitmesh for Belleza, Slink, Maitreya and classic avatars with its own alpha layer.
Available in 4 softs and celestial colors: Pure White, Ciel, Soft Pink and Gold
Gorgeous mesh wings that can be added to the gown giving that true angel effect. They are sold separately to get them at your choice
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Geometry and fractal patterns are common in snowflakes. There are a lot of different patterns in a crystal like this, and thankfully because of the lighting we can see them all. View large!
I always try to get surface reflection off of a snowflake, because it reveals many contours in the surface of the ice that you wouldn’t otherwise see. In this case, you can see valleys and ridges that have an almost canyon-like appearance in the broad branches, particularly in the lower right. These deviations show changes in the thickness of the ice caused by some complicated physics, but there is an important point to make here: snowflakes have unlimited detail beyond their outer shape.
Even if you find two snowflakes that appear to have the same outer shape, it would be quite impossible to call them identical. All of these tiny variations make each snowflake truly unique with no change to ever be the same as any other. Even identical twins have different fingerprints, and something as simple as a snowflake never repeats.
Repeating patterns always make for a beautiful snowflake, and we see something fundamental to that idea here. The center of this crystal has split itself into two new planes of growth when a cavity in the ice grew so large it encompassed even the corners. The top plane grew slower and was quickly eclipsed by the lower hexagon which grew branches and sprawled outwards. We can see the same thing happening at the tips of the outer branches, though a complex system becomes more complex over time, and the pattern isn’t as cleanly seen.
The outer branches would have started to form bubbles in the ice. These cavities can grow large enough to split the crystal as they did in the center, but only on the most outward-facing facets. You can see these as thicker, brighter areas around the edges – two layers of ice with air in between allow for more reflectivity of light. Had this snowflake continued to grow, there would be many more layers of depth and dimension!
The lighting here is one of my favourites – just barely giving the reflective surface feel, with the effect fading off from the top of the snowflake to the bottom which adds depth to the image compositionally adds a bit of beauty to the resulting photo.
If these musings entertain you, would you like a book full of them? Every photographing technique and every bit of science you could possibly enjoy are inside the pages of Sky Crystals: www.skycrystals.ca/book/ - well worth the read for any photographer or naturalist!