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This shows a sunrise at Compass Pond next to the Golden Road in Northern Maine in Piscataquis County. (image 34A2406) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Nikon D3400, Nikkor AF-P 18 to 55mm at 38mm with 12 mm and 20 mm extension tubes, f 4.8, ISO 720, 1/80 illuminated by a 5000K LED lamp.
The Algoma Compass arrived in port early yesterday morning. She brought with her a load of cement to be used for construction. Sometimes she will deliver road salt. It is always amazing to walk beside such a large vessel and wonder at how it stays afloat. When you look at her hull, there are stories to tell in the scratches, scrapes and rust patches.
just outside of baxter state park.
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Glow-in-the dark items store and radiate visible light. They radiate even more light if hit by ultraviolet. I hung this compass by a thread and "charged" it up using a UV flashlight.
Side note, most fluorescent bulbs and even some LED lights emit visible white light by starting with an ultraviolet source such as the ionized gas in the fluorescent bulb which then strikes a phosphor surface causing it to glow white.
I Tasted the Sweet Nectar of Sunlight on a Morning Day
The wind sang a symphony through the leaves of a forest nearby
The mountains stood to give an ovation for those attending
And the birds gave their flight formation in the skies above.
Another work of short poetry or prose to complement the image captured one morning looking from an overlook into Chugach State Park. That morning was definitely the start to a day I love. Well, other than the few hours sleep after landing in Anchorage, but to be in the mountains again with a forest of green and yellow all around was a true delight! This was on a hike along Thunderbird Falls Trail in Chugach State Park not far driving out of Anchorage. This was a point along the trail with a small wooden outcropping to take in a view…and what a view it was! Morning sunlight with distant peaks of mountains! So that’s the story of this image and my poetry to describe the experience.
In capturing this image, I just had to find that opening through some nearby trees and set up my tripod and Nikon SLR camera to compose an image with the nearby ridgeline cutting across and the distant peaks of Western Chugach Mountains (a compass azimuth and peakbagger web site show them to be Gold Star Peak, East Twin Peak, Pepper Peak, Mount POW/MIA, Goat Rock, West Twin Peak). Metering took a little more involvement. Yes, I had a new camera remote Arsenal device, but the more detailed part of me wanted to use more control over exposure to get that right shutter speed with the aperture selected. I just had to find that “mean value” and adjust from there. I later worked with control points and color control points in Capture NX2 to bring out the contrast, saturation and brightness I wanted. I then added a Foliage and Polarization CEP filter to give that little bit extra for the final image.
This shows a sunrise at Compass Pond next to the Golden Road near Mount Katahdin and Baxter State Park in Maine USA. Please also visit: www.acadiamagic.com/.
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The history of a magnetic compass to find direction dates back to the Han Dynasty in China (206 BC - AD 220). Initially the use of magnetic lodestones allowed the practice of Feng Shui to determine the most propitious orientation for buildings and gardens.
The first compass of the type we see above, with the magnetised needle, appeared in China during the 11th century. This allowed for portability and it became an enormous boon to Chinese sailors.
The story of this replica (from the 18th century I believe) is that it was carried by the first group of Chinese miners who arrived at the Victorian goldfields in Ararat around 1850. Their story is truly remarkable and the use of this type of compass proved invaluable. They sailed into Robe, South Australia (since they were unable to dock in Victoria - Port Phillip), and then set off on a long march, with compasses in hand, to the newly discovered goldfields. The nearest destination was Ararat over 300 kilometres away.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_compass
www.ararat.vic.gov.au/facilities/gum-san-chinese-heritage...
Blawin’ a hoolie
There are days when it certainly clears your head to stand here. That is, if you can stand. It took quite an effort to walk into the wind on this occasion.
IMG_4720 Taken at: Irvine Point Compass, Ayrshire
Macro Mondays - Rule
A compass is a technical drawing instrument that can be used for inscribing circles or arcs. As dividers, they can also be used as tools to measure distances, in particular on maps. Compasses can be used for mathematics, drafting, navigation, and other purposes. (Wikipedia)
Not usually an engineer's item, but I saw it, saw the price ($21) and had to have it. I might take off the top and repaint the face of the compass... we shall see.
Photographed in the Thompson Prairie area of Upper Hixon Forest on the La Crosse Ridge, La Crosse County, Wisconsin.
Researchers have determined that although migratory birds have the ability to detect Earth's magnetic field, they also use sunset to check their heading. This group was doing so on the California coast, livening up an autumn sunset at La Jolla Shores.
This shows a sunrise over Compass Pond next to the Golden Road in Northern Maine. (image 34A2391) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com.
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Going retro with this shot. This is my first compass. It's an official BSA Silva Pathfinder compass I got when I was a Cub Scout about 1958. The Mineral King quad topographic map shown here is not quite as old. It was printed in 1973, but it is based on 1955 aerial surveys and 1956 field checking of the region.
Macro Monday – theme: Perfect Match
The first light of dawn stretches across Compass Pond and sets the trees aglow with golden light. This was in Northern Maine during October. (image 34A8681) Please also visit: acadiamagic.com. #autumn #maine #landscape
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Massive looking ornament of weathered stone of 25 cm or almost 10 inches on the monument of Columbus in Barcelona. There are a lot of them placed vertically around the column. By my Point of View it appears more to be laying down.
Walking the black hiking trail in Marstrand, on the west coast in Sweden, you will find this painted compass by Carl-Michael Ström.
I've always enjoyed finding Compass Plants and marveling at their height. Reaching up to 10 feet, they tower over other prairie plants. It's even better when you find one standing tall and straight as they tend to arch over from their own weight. Silphium laciniatum is native to MN. Olmsted County, MN 08/29/20