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May 2006 Scavenger Hunt: "A clock face"
Shortly after moving to our new office, some of my colleagues started demanding a wall clock. I never understood why, because we all work with computers -- which have clocks on the desktop -- and we have fancy Cisco phones which display the time too. Still, this clock went on the wall as an interim measure / form of protest.
We now have a nice wall clock that gets the time from a radio transmitter in Rugby, but Glenn's Clock remains, correct twice a day, telling us it's home time.
the owner of this store got suspicious when i was taking a photo through the window because she couldn't understand why i was talking a photo of the clock. you may agree with her.
France, ca.1712
Carcass in oak inlaid with ebony, brass, and tortoiseshell; bronze
André-Charles Boulle, Attrib. (1642-1732) Jacques Thuret (1669-1738)
Museu Calouste Gulbenkian ● Calouste Gulbenkian Museum
Lisbon, Portugal
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1950s clock with solid brass petal and sputnik lamp style brass lights at each hour marker. Lighting controlled by pull chain. Measures 31" diameter. This timepiece is heavy.
Supposedly the wisest of birds, this astute little owl found its perch only recently, though the Seth Thomas clock has been in the family since 1864. The bird's presence in this spot is a good reminder since wisdom takes time to acquire. My great grandfather bought the clock when he was seeing military service at Ft. Vancouver, WA, in that year - a pretty wise purchase for a lad of 19, I think. The statuette was cast in India, so I hope it brings me some of the wisdom of the sub-continent. The clock was in my grandmother's possession during my childhood. Then it went to my parents, and now, just this last week, it has come into my care. It's a treasured item and brings many memories.
From Using the Clock on Telecons (and from www.fullcirc.com/community/telephonefacilitation.htm)
"The Clock" - "The clock" can be used on conference calls to help people get and keep a sense of place and participation in a disembodied conf call. It can be used with structured online chats as well. Ask every one to draw a circle on a piece of paper and mark the hours like a clock. Then, each person is assigned a spot on the "clock" as they join the group. So the first person is 1 o'clock, the second 2, etc. If there are more than twelve, start adding 1:30, 2:30 etc. Use this initially to create a speaking sequence for intros, and then use it to ensure everyone speaks. Participants can make notations by names and use it as a visual tool to match names/voices/input. If you are doing multiple rounds of "speaking" vary the "starting position" on the clock.
Note that the template for the lower versions of the clock are available at the bottom of the blog post noted above.
Installed c.1390; one of the oldest medieval clock faces in the world. On the quarter hour jousting knights go round in tournament.
This clock uses an Arduino to display the incoming DCF77 Radio Code and also display pulse information. It is based on the clock by edr1924 here www.flickr.com/photos/edr1924/albums/72157646579220681
The clock also uses a 2nd Arduino to filter the incoming signal if required
The Fob watch, designed by Seiko, was given as a gift to the people of Melbourne. The watch has a twelve and a half metre, two tonne chain, which was taken down during the centre's refurbishment and has since not been re-attached. Every hour, on the hour, a marionette display drops down from the bottom of the watch with Australian galahs, cockatoos and two minstrels performing Waltzing Matilda, under the watchful gaze of some koalas. IDX:2012_06_15_0008965
Clock towers were first built in Ottoman territories in the 16th century and would often also function as barometers, windmills, compasses, fire watchtowers or meeting points. After the decleration of the Republic of Turkey, cities were built around clock towers, especially in Anatolia. Only 52 of 144 clock towers built during the Ottoman period still exist today.
#SALTResearch, Ali Saim Ülgen Archive
Saat kuleleri Osmanlı topraklarında 16. yüzyılda görülmeye başlandı; saatçiliğe meraklı olan II. Abdülhamid’in tahta çıkışının 25. yıl dönümünde (1901) valilere gönderdiği “irade” (ferman) ile vilayet ve sancaklara yayıldı. Halkın görebileceği yüksek bir tepeye, şehrin en kalabalık meydanına ya da kale, cami gibi tarihî yapıların üstüne inşa edilen saat kuleleri, aynı zamanda barometre, rüzgâr gülü, pusula, yangın gözetleme yeri ve buluşma noktası işlevi görürdü. Cumhuriyet’le birlikte özellikle Anadolu’daki kentler, kuleler çevresinde meydan oluşturulacak şekilde kurulmuştur. Osmanlı döneminde yapılan 144 saat kulesinden 52’si günümüze ulaşmıştır.
#SALTAraştırma, Ali Saim Ülgen Arşivi
Repository: SALT Research
Rights Info: This material can be used under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) license.
I am strangely drawn to clocks
the strange part is
none of them are set
none of them actually run
and
I don't own a watch
I am obsessive about being on time
I am never late
perhaps I know that
setting them
would me me
more obsessive......
The Astronomical Clock on the side of the Old Town Hall Tower dates back to the 15th century. To appreciate this intricate construction to its fullest, join the crowd in front of the tower to observe the procession of the Twelve Apostles: on the hour, every hour, a small trap door opens and Christ marches out ahead of his disciples, while the skeleton of death tolls the bell to a defiant statue of a Turk.
Below the Astronomical Clock are 12 medallions with the signs of the zodiac, added by Josef Manes in 1865.
The Old Town Hall Tower is one of the most striking buildings in Prague, built in 1338. Inside is a staircase and an elevator. For a minimal fee, visitors can climb to the top to enjoy wonderful views over the Old Town Square and all of the Old Town.
In 1364 the Old Town Hall Tower was joined to a private house beside it, which in turn was knocked into other houses to create the Old Town Hall as we know it today.
Extensive renovation in 1470 refurbished the Old Town Hall in the Gothic style. Today the Old Town Hall houses the Prague Tourist Information Centre.
[Canon EOS 450D + EFS 18-55mm IS]
The clock tower in Market Place, Bexleyheath. The bust is of William Morris. On the opposite side is King George VI remember it always looked larger, perhaps it is the surrounding buildings which have grown.
Burning the Clocks lantern parade, seafront burning and fireworks in Brighton on the winter solstice of 21st of December 2017.
Part of a Set / Album: www.flickr.com/photos/dominicspics/albums/72157691314815482
www.samesky.co.uk/events/burning-the-clocks
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burning_the_Clocks
I used an old Canon optical image stabilizer lens [EF-S 17-85mm 1:4-5.6 IS USM] on an EOS 450D DSLR. With exposures of up to a 1/4 of a second, most of the images had to be discarded, and the remainder are very "grainy" / "noisy", but the pictures at least form a sort of record of the event...
This is my first attempt at what is commonly called HDR. Since this was a night photo I could not get the exposure right for both the scene and the brightness of the clock. I took two photos, one properly exposed for the clock faces and one for the rest of the scene and selectively blended them in Paint.NET to create a single image with proper exposure for both elements.