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With the new Queensferry Crossing progressing towards a completion, this area of thru River Forth looks very congested for bridges
Oia or Ia (Greek: Οία, pronounced [ˈia]) is a small village and former community in the South Aegean on the islands of Thira (Santorini) and Therasia, in the Cyclades, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform it has been part of the municipality of Santorini, of which it is a municipal unit. It covers the whole island of Therasia and the northwesternmost part of Santorini, which it shares with the municipal unit of Santorini. The main street is named Nikolaou Nomikou. The population was 1,545 inhabitants at the 2011 census, and the land area is 19.449 km2.
Oia was previously known as Apano Meria (Απάνω Μεριά or Επάνω Μεριά, "upper side"), a name which still occurs locally as Pano Meria, and the inhabitants are still called Apanomerites (Απανωμερίτες). The Ancient Greek Oia was one of the two harbours of ancient Thera and was located in the southeast of the island, where Kamari is now.
Oia reached the peak of prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Its economic prosperity was based on its merchant fleet, which plied trade in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially from Alexandria to Russia. The two-story captains' houses built on the highest part of the village are a reminder of the village's former affluence. Part of the town was destroyed by the 1956 earthquake.
The settlement of Oia had been mentioned in various travel reports before the beginning of Venetian rule, when Marco Sanudo founded the Duchy of Naxos in 1207 and feudal rule was instituted on Santorini. Under the da Corogna family, Agios Nikolaos Kastell (Καστέλι του Αγίου Νικολάου), also called Apanomeria (Απανωμερία), was one of five local citadels. Its residential keep, Goulas, is now in the oldest part of the town, on its southwestern edge.
In 1537, Hayreddin Barbarossa conquered the Aegean islands and placed them under Sultan Selim II. However, Santorini remained under the Crispo family until 1566, passing then to Joseph Nasi and after his death in 1579 to the Ottoman Empire.
From the 16th to the 19th century, the settlement was designated Apanomeria on maps. In the mid-17th century, Jean de Thévenot uses the name Castelli San Nicolas. The name was changed to Oia in the second half of the 19th century.
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the town was a mariners' town that flourished as a result of seaborne trade throughout the Mediterranean, particularly as part of the trade route between Russia and Alexandria. In 1890 Oia had approximately 2,500 residents and approximately 130 sailing ships. There was a wharf in the bay of Armeni. Excellent wine was produced in quantity in the hinterland and exported to France amongst other places. However, the arrival of steam and the concentration of shipping at Piraeus caused the town's seagoing trade to collapse, and agriculture also diminished as increasing emigration took place, especially to Piraeus and Laurium. The economy of the town declined in the early 20th century on account of wars, economic depression and over extraction of fish resources.
The 7.8 magnitude earthquake on 9 July 1956 caused considerable damage. The epicentre of the strongest aftershock (magnitude 7.2) was located off the northern coast of Santorini. The earthquake was followed by renewed emigration, and in 1977 Oia had only 306 inhabitants. After the earthquake, the village redeveloped into an attractive tourist town of the Cyclades, and is known as a "picture perfect" town which gets crowded with people during the summer season.
Oia is a scenic village on the north west edge of the Santorini island within the Cyclades. It extends for almost two kilometres (1+1⁄4 mi) along the northern edge of the caldera that forms the island of Santorini, at a height of between 70 and 100 metres (230 and 330 ft) above sea level. Immediately to the east is Phinikia (Φοινικιά; Finikia), and about 500 m (550 yd) to the north is Tholos (Θόλος). Amoudi Bay lies below the town. The small fishing village of Ormos Armeni (Όρμος Αρμένης) lies below Oia to the south and is reached via steps. There is a ferry connection to Therasia from the harbour village of Ormos Ammoudi (Όρμος Αμμουδιού; also spelled Amoudi) to the west. There are 300 steps down to the port from Oia. The small island of Agios Nikolaos lies to the southwest.
A church in Oia
It is built on the steep slope of the caldera and the houses and restaurants are built into niches carved into the caldera on the seaward side. There are narrow passageways and a central square. The sun light hours in this village are much longer than in the Fira town. Its paths are very narrow and hence get congested during the tourist season. The idyllic surroundings of the town have a complex of white washed, blue domed churches and charming, traditional Cycladic houses and cave houses that are carved into the rock face on top of the cliff. It is set in a location which provides excellent views of the sunset over the caldera. To the southwest, the Bay of Armeni, reachable from the town on foot or by mule, was once an important boatbuilding centre. Small repairs are now done on a single wharf. Excursion boats for trips around the island and ferries to Therasia leave from here. The harbour of Ammoudi on the western side of the town is reached by steep stairs north of Fort Londsa; there are a few tavernas and a pebble beach.
The village is located on top of a hill, at about 150 m (500 ft) elevation, and known as the "Eagles nest" from where Palia and Nea Kameni volcanoes are seen and also the island of Therasia. It is situated to the north of the island and Fira is at distance of 11 km (7 mi). The main street in the town, in the central square, is the main trekking path which is cobbled, called the "Nikalaou Namikaou", which goes up the hill winding round the caldera. The island is reached from Fira which is the transport terminus of the island. Caldera boat cruise options are available from either Oia or Fira.
Oia typifies the white-painted houses of the Cyclades, in many cases built directly into niches which are cave houses used by crew of the ships, on the lip of the volcanic crater, between which are narrow alleys and blue-roofed churches with cupolas. The wealthy ship captains of the late 19th century built neo-classical mansions. These houses are seen built in succession one above the other.
In 1976 the town was included in the programme for preservation and development of traditional settlements of the Greek National Tourism Organisation under Aris Konstantinidis. Over 15 years, the programme sought to preserve, restore and find new uses for selected houses and architectural ensembles representative of traditional Greek architecture. Many of the yposkafa spitia (υπόσκαφα σπίτια), simple seamen's houses on the edge of the caldera, became guest-houses, hotels and restaurants.
For their work in Oia, the Greek National Tourism Organisation received the Europa Nostra Prize in 1979 and the Prize of the Architecture Biennale in Sofia in 1986.
Oia Community is working with geologists at the University of Athens and the University of Thessaloniki to map the geology of the area and evaluate ground stability, and the President of the Community has restricted construction to minimise risk from future earthquakes.
The town is noted for its white and blue domed houses. The houses are painted in white lime water so that the rainwater which falls over it runs down and can be collected. The other reason for painting the houses white is for aesthetic purposes. The other explanation given is that during the Ottoman rule of Greece, which lasted for over 400 years, Greeks were not allowed to fly their white flag. In defiance, in Oia they painted their entire housing complex in white with domes giving the village an effective white perspective and elegance. Impressive houses in the town are those "cliff houses" built in the niches carved into the caldera slopes with provision of air-filled pumice which provides insulation benefits to the building, keeping it warm in winter and cool in summer.
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Photographs taken by me at Point Pleasant Beach. Shot with the Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM At F/11 Shutter speed 6 seconds ISO 100.
It was quite a nice 4th of July full of crowds of people that wanted to spend their weekend at the beach to see the big show. It felt very pre-covid as the crowds were overwhelmingly congested on the Boardwalk. I shot simultaneously with two cameras. The first camera was with a crop sensor. The A6300 with a wide angle lens the Sigma 19mm. The second camera I shot with was my A7Riii with my Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM. The show was suppose to start at 9:00 PM and eventually started at 9:30 PM. Unfortunately, due to the delay it rained a little bit, and some of my photos will reflect that. However, I found the photos that were affected by the droplets of rain falling on the front lens elements to be characterful. That's is why I have decided to share them rather than delete them.
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1941 Buick Super Series 56C Convertible Coupe
Compared to the 1940 Buicks, the 1941 models had a smoother, sleeker look while remaining unmistakably Buick in style.
A newly designed engine called the “Fireball” eight debuted complete with a new induction system called “Compound Carburetion.” This was a dual-carburetor setup with just the first carburetor working at slow speed and idle. During rapid acceleration or at higher speeds, the second carburetor would engage for more fuel flow. Together with other factory changes, this meant that the horsepower of both the Roadmaster and Limited was 165 – 15 hp more than Cadillac’s V-8, much to the chagrin of Cadillac’s top management.
Certainly the levels of workmanship, materials and style in the senior 1941 Buicks were the equal of their costlier divisional rival, Cadillac, as well as competitors like Packard and Lincoln.
In 1941 this car would have sold for around $1,450.00, new.
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Ginger Rogers - American actress
Born July 16, 1911 in Independence, Missouri, USA
Died April 25, 1995 in Rancho Mirage, California, USA (congestive heart failure)
Birth Name Virginia Katherine McMath
Nickname Feathers
Height 5' 5" (1.65 m)
Ginger's real stardom occurred when she was teamed with Fred Astaire where they were one of the best cinematic couples ever to hit the silver screen. This is where she achieved real stardom. They were first paired in 1933's Flying Down to Rio (1933) and later in 1935's Roberta (1935) and Top Hat (1935). Ginger also appeared in some very good comedies such as Bachelor Mother (1939) and Fifth Avenue Girl (1939), both in 1939. Also that year, she appeared with Astaire in The Story of Vernon and Irene Castle (1939). The film made money but was not anywhere successful as they had hoped. After that, studio executives at RKO wanted Ginger to strike out on her own.
She made several dramatic pictures, but it was 1940's Kitty Foyle (1940) that allowed her to shine. Playing a young lady from the wrong side of the tracks, she played the lead role well, so well in fact, that she won an Academy Award for her portrayal. Ginger followed that project with the delightful comedy, Tom, Dick and Harry (1941) the following year. It's a story where she has to choose which of three men she wants to marry. Through the rest of the 1940s and early 1950s she continued to make movies but not near the caliber before World War II. After Oh, Men! Oh, Women! (1957) in 1957, Ginger didn't appear on the silver screen for seven years. By 1965, she had appeared for the last time in Harlow (1965). Afterward, she appeared on Broadway and other stage plays traveling in Europe, the U.S., and Canada. After 1984, she retired and wrote an autobiography in 1991 entitled, "Ginger, My Story".
On April 25, 1995, Ginger Rogers died of natural causes in Rancho Mirage, California. She was 83.
Source: www.imdb.com/name/nm0001677/bio
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For both of my visits to Bangkok I've stayed in one of the large hotels on the busy Sukhumvit Road. I can imagine some people would hate it but to me it's a rather exhilarating place. It's also easy to get pretty much anywher from there thanks to the overhead sky train which can link up with the water taxis on the Chao Phraya river.
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From Wikipedia : "In the capital, Sukhumvit Road serves as a main commercial street, and this section is often congested, even at late evening or early morning hours. The Chalerm Mahanakhon Expressway has an exit at Soi 1. Ratchadaphisek Road crosses Sukhumvit at the Asok (Asoke) intersection.
The Sukhumvit area of Bangkok is easily accessible on the Skytrain Sukhumvit Line, which runs from Mo Chit through the Silom Line interchange at Siam Square up to Bearing on Soi (side-street) 107. The MRT's Sukhumvit Station interchanges with the Skytrain at Asok.
The Sois are numbered from West to East, with odd numbers branching off North-East of Sukhumvit, and even numbers branching off South-West."
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I had the incredibly good fortune to just spend a week in Kyoto. It was my first trip to Japan (or anywhere in Asia for that matter) and it was a pretty incredible experience.
Kyoto is a beautiful city - it's full of temples and amazing architecture and isn't nearly so congested and modernized as larger centers such as Tokyo (from what I've come to understand anyways). The city is full of beautiful scenery, including an abundance of foliage such as this Japanese Maple, not yet at the peak of their Autumnal color even in mid-November.
Adjacent to our hotel there was a large park complete with a small lake, a little more than 1 mile around, surrounded by tree-covered hills. There was time one afternoon to take the walk and enjoy the scenery. Among all the color, this particular maple caught my attention more than the others and I had to pause for a bit to take several shots. I particularly liked this one for the way the dark branches radiated out from the bottom left and provided strong contrast against the leaves.
So if you have the means to jump over to Kyoto on a whim, I highly suggest you do - the color should be even richer now (I just got back last night myself).
Nikon D40 | Nikon 18-200VR@112mm | ƒ/8 | 1/80s | ISO400 | Handheld
A composite image of two habitats sharing many features:
Population: millions of inhabitants
Structures: very tall with reference to their inhabitants
Arrangement: One congested and cluttered the other spacious, sunny and green.
One species dates at least 60 million years back the other about 200 thousand.
(1 in a multiple picture album)
Mesa Verde Cliff Palace, the largest and most famous cliff dwelling in Mesa Verde National Park, has over 150 individual rooms and more than 20 kivas (rooms for religious rituals). Crafted of sandstone, wooden beams and mortar, Mesa Verde Cliff Palace has been remarkably well preserved from the elements for the past 700 years.
If one is going to be at Mesa Verde National Park I recommend spending a bit more to stay at the lodge within the park because other lodging is some distance from the park.
Our four days at Mesa Verde were some of the best we have experienced in any of the national parks. It was quiet and not congested with traffic, and very educational.
With the rise of aerial drones, combat has seen a change. The Bird Dog was designed to be dropped into the field where it can scout out targets in congested areas. It's targeting system, combined with its long range, high powered laser, allows it to snipe important enemy targets, even through heavily covered terrain. It has two processing units, one dedicated to managing movement and evaluating terrain, and another for targeting and weapons management. Though separate, the two communicate with one another to offer a highly effective wartime solution. The Bird Dog is typically accompanied by a small support team, there to make repairs or adjustments as needed, and to assist with emergency tactical decisions.
The Terengganu state government is going to turn Kuala Terengganu into a waterfront city soon. The master plan for the Shah Bandar area is being finalised and is likely to be shown to the public later this month. "The state government will then call all stakeholders to respond," a conservationist, who declined to be named, said.
Under the plan, Masjid Putih (Zainal Abidin) will be rehabilitated and more public places and boardwalks culminating in Kampung Cina and Pasar Payang will be created, she said. While new public plazas will take on Islamic designs, the Chinese theme in Kampung Cina will be preserved, she said.
"There are proposals to build shop houses on stilts or on some reclaimed land in Kampung Cina. These shop houses will be fronting the sea and will be similar in design to the old shop houses that have the back facing the sea," said the source, adding that houses with illegal extensions will have to be demolished.
Points to ponder:
The "guitar:guitarist, hence, camera:photographer" metaphor is a bit off IMO. Being a photographer is more like being a composer. You create new works, rather than simply playing/interpreting works written by others.
Gears: Nikon D50, Vivitar 24mm f/2.0
Location: Chinatown (Kampung Cina), Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia
Lodi Gardens, New Delhi, India
The garden is a protected green space in the middle of the congested Delhi metro area which also contains several fifteenth century ruins of Lodi dynasty.
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The Soo Line depot, still equipped with a train order signal, sat north of the westbound main just west of the crossing with the Minnesota Commercial. The center siding began - going eastward - just east of the diamonds. It was already looking rough by now, as were so many of their depots at this time, and I'm sure management had figured that no maintenance was necessary for a building that would soon be torn down and its useful function long gone. As Dan said, it's on display nearby and it does look much better than in this view. The Wisconsin Central built their New Brighton office in this quadrant of the crossing, and crew changes were made here normally with both WC and CN. The tracks belong to CP, which kept ownership all the way to Withrow where the Chicago main split from the main to the Sault...that's actually the way it worked as the Chicago main was put in second to the original main to the Sault. Now the CP has included this stretch of the old Soo mainline to Cardigan, and the St. Paul line from there, as an alternative mainline to their trackage rights on the congested BNSF across the Twin Cities.
This is the way leading to the Beijing International airport. Normally at this time the traffic already congested. I considered very lucky that not much cars on the road.
According to the driver, this is a very rare scene on the road condition as well as the clear & colorful sky.
Calcutta is one of the last cities where the handpulled rickshaw is still in use. This year the municipal corporation outlawed them finally. Some people think that it's inhuman to have people pulling them but studies have shown that because of the axle and two large wheels the physical labour is minimized. It is more of a cardio work out. Moreso, these are much better suited to Calcutta's needs as the city is highly polluted and the roads madly congested. Worst still, thousands of rickshaw pullers may soon find themselves out of a job.
Lies at the end of Chanonry Ness, a spit of land extending into the Moray Firth between Fortrose and Rosemarkie on the Black Isle, Scotland.
Chanonry Point is one of the best spots in the UK to view Bottlenose dolphin Tursiops truncatus from the land. The dolphins are often visible off Chanonry point, particularly on an incoming tide when they play and fish in the strong currents. Other wildlife, including porpoises and grey seals, can also regularly be spotted. European otters Lutra lutra are occasional visitors.
The Ness is home to two camping and caravan sites towards the north. Most of the promontory is taken up by Fortrose and Rosemarkie Golf Club. A lighthouse situated at the tip of the point was designed by Alan Stevenson and was first lit in 1846. The lighthouse has been fully automated since 1984 and is now privately owned.
Due to the popularity of the dolphins at Chanonry point, the parking area and roads leading up to the beach have become more and more congested during the Summer months, causing concerns amongst local residents.
The death of Coinneach Odhar, more commonly known as the Brahan Seer, is commemorated by a memorial stone on the spot not far from where he is reputed to have been brutally executed. A smaller stone, on the Fortrose and Rosemarkie golf course, is more likely to have been the actual site of his burning in a barrel of tar
Steamer Asbury Park, photographed in New York in 1903 - 1905. The 91 m long steamer, built by William Cramp & Sons in Philadelphia, entered service in 1903. My colorization of a picture in the Library of Congress archive (Detroit Publishing Co. collection).
"Asbury Park was a high-speed coastal steamer built in Philadelphia, and intended to transport well-to-do persons from New York to summer homes on the New Jersey shore. This vessel was sold to West Coast interests in 1918, and later converted to an automobile ferry, serving on various routes San Francisco Bay, Puget Sound and British Columbia. This vessel was known by a number of other names, including City of Sacramento, Kahloke, Langdale Queen, and Lady Grace." --
"The Jersey Central had a fleet of steamships which it operated from New York to points along the coast of New Jersey. Asbury Park was considered a prestige vessel and was the flagship of the Jersey Central fleet. The vessel was intended to attract wealthy patrons from New York's financial district, who would use the ship to reach their summer homes on the New Jersey shore.""With a speed of over 20 knots, she operated during the summer season between the north Jersey Shore and New York City. However, her size and speed made her ill-suited to the route, and she lacked manoeuvrability in the congested waters of New York harbour. With the decline in traffic during the First World War she was laid up during the 1917 and 1918 summer seasons." (Wikipedia)
Ramp to the I-495 was heavy congested.
Shot with the soon to be replaced Sigma 12-24... really questionable performance under low-light conditions.
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Yokohama's Chinatown is the largest in Japan and popular with tourists. Its narrow streets are very congested.
Yokohama was the first place that foreigners were allowed to settle in Japan after they opened their borders in 1859. The Chinese immigrants settled in an area just 500 meters from the harbour which is now know as Yokohama Chinatown. Chinatown in Yokohama takes up a large area of around 10 blocks with lots of small streets and laneways. Yokohama Chinatown is the largest Chinatown in Asia outside China.
Some of the many machines that facilitate the growing and harvesting of sugar cane in South Central Florida come together (ever so briefly) to pose for a portrait in a cane field half a mile southeast of the hamlet of Lake Harbor. Facilitated by the fine folks at United States Sugar, this portrait includes US Sugar's Light Pacific Steam Locomotive #148 in FEC livery, with a cut of empty cane cars, a 1955 John Deere Model 50LP Farm Tractor, also owned by US Sugar, and an Air Tractor AT-502B aerial application aircraft (meaning a crop duster), which is owned by a private contractor. The latter machine is probably the world's most popular Ag-plane, which is powered by a variant of the super-reliable, 750 Shaft Horsepower, Pratt & Whitney PT-6 turbo-prop engine. It has a Maximum Gross Takeoff Weight of 9,400 lbs, which is a lot for an aircraft of its size, and it can carry up to 500 gallons of whatever it is you want to spray on your cane. It can can get airborne at max gross weight in under 1,200 ft of runway and can certainly operate off of unpaved airstrips. Doing its normal spray operations, an aircraft like this will typically fly at speeds ranging from 100 to 125 knots. While normal category, fixed-wing aircraft are not typically permitted to fly this low, especially near people, agricultural application aircraft are operated under a different set of Federal Air Regulations, which allow them to fly below 500 feet above ground level, and closer than 500 ft. to persons or structures, as long as such operations are not conducted over congested areas and do not pose an undue hazard to people or property. And yes, flying one of these machines requires more focus and discipline than you'll find in the average driver on our highways.
This is a digital retake from many moons ago at this very spot with my Mamiya RZ 67 Pro film camera set low on a tripod. I was focused on my work then, waiting out conditions, when a fella visiting Roan Mountain walked right up and stopped in front of the camera, checking out the gear. As was the day I shot this image, it was wet and blustery with clouds racing through the red spruce and Fraser fir along the mountaintop. “You waitin’ for the sun?” he asked. Huddled into my rain jacket against the prevalent cold wind with my hands in my pockets, I must have looked like I was waiting for a bus in Chicago... I did have the shutter release cord in my hand, not that anyone would notice. Looking up around the sky, I responded, “That would appear to be a rather long wait today. So, no, I’m not waiting on the sun." “It’s so foggy!” he said. “This isn’t fog.” “What would you call it?” “This place is known as Cloudland. Roan is over 6,000 feet in elevation, so I would call it clouds.” “Well, what are you waitin’ for?” The guy’s not getting it. “For the wind to stop moving and for you to keep moving… you’re standing in front of the camera.” “Oh! Oh, sorry!” That big 6x7 cm Mamiya did not resemble the typical 35 mm camera of the day, and he may not have understood that he was between the lens and my subject. Yet, he also had no idea that anything apart from sunny conditions would make for a fine composition. I beg to differ.
Sunny days have their place in photography. A likely currently unknown rule in photography, the sunny 16 rule, is a method of estimating correct daylight exposures without a light meter. There were other rules concerning more complex conditions, yet the happy little Sunny 16 Rule stood apart in its simplicity. Today’s rule of photography stands out even more: point and shoot. The day before this shot was the day of the Roan Mountain Rhododendron Festival and the area was crowded. It was sunny and folks were everywhere with their camera phones, and all was a good time in the outdoors with friends and family. The road up to Roan was so congested that we shot past Carver’s Gap and looked for views elsewhere.
We woke to thunder the next morning. What started as moderate rain settled to a drizzle for much of the day. As such, we decided on a leisurely approach to the day, stopping at the delightful Cranberry Café in Newland for breakfast. They roast their own coffee there for a bold brew that set the standard for their thoughtful breakfast offerings… just right. Backing out from there, I set the cruise for Roan. Hardly anyone was there, yet the weather conditions offered a sense of depth, beauty, and mystery to the lens in ways a sunny day never could. Being of Scottish ancestry, Joyce often notes a maxim with concern to weather in the Highlands, which is quite like we were experiencing here: “There is no such thing as poor weather, just poorly dressed people.” We spent a bit more this year for Arc’teryx jackets. They shed wind and rain like nothing else I have ever owned and will help to keep me out in the wilds to catch more of the world’s beauty. Let’s go… just don’t stand in front of the camera.
The third in my winter series near the ghost town area of Nemiskam that includes "Animal Crackers" and "Nemiskam Winter Blues". Indeed this vintage grain harvester or combine would have been someones time machine, bringing home the valuable summer crops by saving time through modernization. It has a prehistoric semblance, forever cast to the prairie museums that continually whisper of forgotten years and a less congested lifestyle. I'm just not certain what happened to those giraffes.
*Textures courtesy of Skelatal Mess and Cathairstudios
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Stockholm Metro station T-Centralen, the central hub and the busiest station (read: most congested) of the metro.
Photo taken by Ramin Fischer, kindly provided by him for inclusion on this page.
München-Riem
December 1991
A view from Riem’s tower in December 1991, approximately to the south-west, and shortly before the airport’s closure in May 1992.
The parking area behind the LTU TriStar, Balkan Tu-154 and LTU B757 on the right was called "Westpilz" ("western mushroom", because of its shape when seen from the air). In earlier years, it had mainly been used for general aviation aircraft and visitors that stayed a little longer (from several days to several months). Towards the end of the 1980s, the area was expanded and integrated into normal operations at the increasingly busy and congested airport.
Scan from Kodachrome slide.
Le Rama VIII Bridge est un pont à haubans traversant la rivière Chao Phraya à Bangkok , Thaïlande . Il a été conçu pour réduire la congestion de la circulation sur la proximité du pont Phra Pinklao . La construction du pont a eu lieu de 1999 à 2002. Le pont a été ouvert le 7 mai 2002 et inauguré le 20 Septembre, qui est l'anniversaire de naissance du défunt roi Ananda Mahidol, après laquelle il est nommé. Le pont a un design asymétrique, avec un seul pylône en forme de Y inversé situé sur la rive ouest de la rivière. Ses quatre-vingt-quatre câbles sont disposés par paires sur le côté de la travée principale et en une seule rangée sur l'autre. Le pont a une portée principale de 300 mètres, et a été l'un des plus grands ponts à haubans asymétriques du monde au moment de son achèvement.
It's a shame the layout around Long Row and Queen Street isn't still there, it'd make Upper Parliament Street so much less congested!!
240 is pictured at the bottom stop on Queen Street with a 201 to Southwell via Carlton, Burton Joyce and Lowdham.
Minimal image looking up at Bougainvillea flowers growing in Lodhi Gardens in Delhi. A nice oasis in the congested city to enjoy some nature. Canon 5D4, Canon 50mm 1.4, edited in Lightroom.
You know you've had a bad day when...
Your box truck flips over and you are at fault for creating a six mile backup on an already congested stretch of the 580 Eastbound commute.
Dublin,CA
Commentary.
This classic English village was mentioned in the Domesday Book of 1086.
The “Castle” in its name, stood north of the village, but only earthworks now remain.
In Medieval times, like many West Country towns and villages Castle Combe profited from a well-established wool industry and its weekly market was a thriving one.
The iconic, mellow, yellow Limestone cottages with gabled upper floors, wooden porches and Wisteria or Rose-covered frontages, are a delight to behold.
By brook River gushes below the stone bridge in this wooded valley in western Wiltshire.
It has long been renowned as one of England’s most picturesque villages.
I would have to agree, river, bridge, 14th. Century Market Cross, village pumps, Butter Cross and charming, old inns attract countless visitors.
Castle Combe Racing Circuit, a former World War 2 R.A.F.
Airfield is only a mile or so south-east of the village.
It is a world within a world.
Undoubtedly, I, and many other visitors have a romantic, idealised perception of such places.
When these cottages were built people were lucky to live beyond the age of 40.
Poor harvests led to starvation.
Roads were boggy mud-tracks making trade and travel a difficult challenge.
Often, in the 16th. - 18th. Centuries individuals would never venture beyond their own village.
Life was hard, disease and illness rife and medical services non-existent.
Today, these cottages represent a rural idyll, but that is a modern phenomenon and perception.
Nevertheless, the human scale, the permanence, the sense of belonging and unspoiled appearance of these Limestone dwellings becomes a victim of its own beauty and charm.
The downside is the very fact that its popularity brings hordes of visitors crowding down its narrow streets, detracting from its once rural peace.
At least the carpark at the top of the hill minimises the presence of vehicles, belonging to visitors, congesting those same streets.
Particularly in Spring and Autumn Castle Combe is an outstandingly beautiful place with 107 Listed Buildings!
Europe, Netherlands, Leiden, Rain, A44 motorway, Cars, Congestion,Bus, Passengers (uncut)
Although the Dutch railway system is generally performing relatively well, it does have its aggravating sides. Due to the denseness of the service and the unsatisfactory preventive maintenance of trains and infrastructure (track & signalling) the service breaks down frequently. And when this happens the traveller's information can be woefully inadequate. Luckily when there is a serious disruption generally busses are swiftly pushed into service. But the swiftness ends when the busses enter the congested motorway system, like here.
A woman with a megaphone sits on the roof of a van during a Black Lives Matter demonstration, London, 20 June 2020
With droves of other stressed people, each encased in over a ton of metal, over congested streets to full parking lots, on every day of their working lives.
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Leica M1 (KOOCT), serial number 956752, made in 1959
Leica Super Angulon 21 mm f/3.4 (made by Schneider Kreuznach)
Kodak Portra 160 professional grade colour negative film, exposed at ISO 100
Developed and scanned by www.meinfilmlab.de
Labellum calli sessile, and becoming increasingly congested and overlapping so that the narrow, incurved labellum tip is prominently scaly and blackened.
Flowering October to December
Solar Orbiter’s crucial flyby of Earth on 27 November will place the spacecraft onto the correct orbit for its science phase to begin. But the manoeuvre is not without risk. At closest approach, the spacecraft will be around 460 km above our planet. This is in the Low Earth Orbit zone, where the International Space Station and many other spacecraft can be found. It is also home to a lot of space debris, meaning that there is a small risk of a collision between Solar Orbiter and some space junk. To reach this region, Solar Orbiter will also have to fly through another well-used orbital region, called Geostationary orbit, which again is congested with space debris and other satellites. ESA will monitor the situation carefully and change the trajectory of the spacecraft if it needs to. However, the flyby does present a unique opportunity for science. Solar Orbiter can collect data on the Earth’s magnetic field, which can be compared to that from ESA’s Cluster and Swarm missions to give a more detailed, three dimensional description of this highly changeable region around our planet. After the flyby, regular Venus gravity assists will bring the spacecraft higher over the Sun’s never-before-seen poles, providing new details about how activity on the Sun generates space weather.
Credits: ESA
The shift towards private flying, that many wealthy people saw as a necessary service during COVID-19, is now showing signs of becoming something else: a pricey but sought-after alternative to a premium ticket on a commercial flight.
Since COVID restrictions and impacts are lessening in most parts of the world, many are staying on for the convenience and reliability that private jets offer. Especially, now airports all over Europe are overcrowded and congested due to a big shortage in airport staff. Passing check-ins and security is becoming a big and lengthy hassle. Whilst, the risk of your luggage not making it to the ‘other side’ is increasing rapidly. It resulted in both more first-time jet owners and families and even small- and medium businesses flying private.
This can also be seen in the number of private jets at Schiphol. It’s increasing more quickly than commercial aviation. Pre-corona, the numbers of private jets was approximately 18 to 19 thousand flights annually. In 2020, this was reduced to just 14 thousand. But in 2021 it already bounced back to 18.651 flights per year. Of course, the jury is still out for the numbers of 2022. But given the rather busy tarmac and apron at Schiphol Oost, it shouldn’t be a surprise if the number passed the 20 thousand marker.
Technical stuff
This is a single shot. At 400ISO, f7.1, -2/3EV, 1/5800 and 55mils. The rather high shutter speed was due to the fact I had to shoot over my head for a good framing. And this always results in a less steady way of making a photo.
Pro-production in Lightroom included: balancing the light, conversion to black-and-white and cropping. Finally, I added the copyright signs (in Photoshop). The latter is, alas, there to stay due to the frequent copying of my photos. So, don't bother commenting on that.
Trawbreaga Bay, Malin Head, Inishowen, County Donegal, Ireland
The view from 'Knockmany Bends’ overlooking ‘Five Fingers Strand’ & the sand dunes of Lagg. This strand takes its unusual name from the five long black sea-stacks that can be seen on this rocky shore. The surrounding sand dunes are some of the highest in all of Europe! These dunes were formed around 5000 years ago and now have their own protected & unique ecosystem.
Each year many folk travel abroad to highly congested tourist traps in search of tropical waters & white sandy beaches. If they only realised what is already here in Ireland along our Wild Atlantic Way, they may think twice before spending a small fortune when they easily visit areas like here for free & also have the entire beach to themselves. Now I’m no rocket scientist 👨🔬 but I know when something makes perfect sense 👍
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Edinburgh’s festivities are well and truly in action. This year due to how busy and congested Waverley Bridge can get Edinburgh city council have decided to close traffic. Hence why this new temporary terminal for Edinburgh Tour. I think it looks brilliant with all the Christmas decorations and festivities going on. So here we see City Sightseeing bus 225 terminating on a Crisp Sunday tour whilst collecting passengers
Photographs taken by me at Point Pleasant Beach. Shot with the Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM At F/11 Shutter speed 6 seconds ISO 100.
It was quite a nice 4th of July full of crowds of people that wanted to spend their weekend at the beach to see the big show. It felt very pre-covid as the crowds were overwhelmingly congested on the Boardwalk. I shot simultaneously with two cameras. The first camera was with a crop sensor. The A6300 with a wide angle lens the Sigma 19mm. The second camera I shot with was my A7Riii with my Sony 50mm F/1.2 GM. The show was suppose to start at 9:00 PM and eventually started at 9:30 PM. Unfortunately, due to the delay it rained a little bit, and some of my photos will reflect that. However, I found the photos that were affected by the droplets of rain falling on the front lens elements to be characterful. That's is why I have decided to share them rather than delete them.
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Following behind a Pacific Surfliner train BNSF 7344 slow rolls west through Basta with a train of loaded Ethanol cans destined for the refineries at Watson, CA. The train still has to get through the heavily congested commuter train section of the San Bernardino Sub between Fullerton Junction and Redono Junction as the evening rush of eastbounds begins.
Violette ramassée - Rosulate violet - Violeta de los volcanes
Viola congesta Gillies ex Hook & Arn. (port)
Pierrier volcanique (alt. 2100 m)
Vilches (province de Talca, région du Maule, Chili)
....arriving on the congested part of the Weymouth tramway on a murky day (in more ways than one) June 1984.
Note the flashing amber lamp on the front of the loco, which was a short-lived experiment in the mid 1980s.
The final serviceable PS 20932 continues to put it good service this summer, seen here operating from Stonehaven on a peak working on a congested Market Street.
The Birmingham and Fazeley Canal near to Bodymoor Heath, North Warwickshire.
The story of the Birmingham and Fazeley begins in 1770, when the Birmingham Canal Company was seen as having a monopoly. At the time, the coalfields at Walsall did not have canal access, and a public meeting was held at Lichfield on 18 August, to discuss an independent link from Walsall to Fradley Junction on the Trent and Mersey Canal, passing through Lichfield. Opposition from local landowners resulted in the plan being shelved, but a further plan was proposed at a meeting held in Warwick in August 1781, for a canal to run from Wednesbury through Fazeley to Atherstone, which was the end of the Coventry Canal at the time. The plans were changed somewhat in October, but shareholders in the Birmingham Canal saw it as a serious threat.
Two bills were put before Parliament in 1782, one for the Birmingham and Fazeley, and a rival one from the Birmingham Canal for a branch from Wednesbury to Walsall. Both sides opposed the other's proposal, and both bills were defeated. The promoters then opened negotiations with other canal companies, to ensure that when the canal was built, it would be part of a larger network. In 1782, they obtained an agreement from the Oxford Canal Company that they would complete the route to the River Thames at Oxford, one from the Coventry Canal that they would extend their canal from Atherstone to Fazeley, and agreed that they would complete the Coventry Canal's route from Fazeley as far as Whittington, as the Coventry Canal company could not finance the whole route. The Trent and Mersey would finish that link by building the remainder of the route to Fradley Junction. A second bill was put before Parliament, and at the same time, the Birmingham Canal presented a scheme for a canal from Riders Green to Broadwaters, near Walsall, with eight branches, and a second canal from Newhall to Fazeley. The Birmingham and Fazeley was authorised by an Act of Parliament obtained in 1784. The new company and the Birmingham Canal merged soon afterwards, becoming the awkwardly named Birmingham & Birmingham & Fazeley Canal Company.
John Smeaton was the engineer employed by the Birmingham and Fazeley, but work did not start immediately, as he was also responsible for the Riders Green to Broadwaters line, which was completed first. The project did not go smoothly, as there were disputes between James Bough, the superintendent of the canal company, and Pinkertons, who were the civil engineering contractors employed to carry out the work. The issue concerned the cement that the Pinkertons were using. Work on the Fazeley line began in April 1786, with Bough still acting as superintenent, and the Pinkertons responsible for the construction of the section between Minworth and Fazeley. In late 1786, George Pinkerton found out that the levels, which had been surveyed by Bough, were wrong. Samuel Bull, the engineer for the canal company, investigated and reported that Pinkerton was right. The Pinkertons started to work on the project from January 1787, even though the contracts were not signed until May. Bough made a series of allegations that Pinkertons' workmanship and the materials used were of poor quality.
The company stopped paying Pinkerton in late 1788, as the costs were exceeding the original estimates, and the contract was taken away from them in February 1789. There was then a financial dispute over money which had been paid to Pinkerton as "extras", but which the company then claimed were overpayments. Some £2,750 was at issue, and the case rumbled on for a decade, until a court case in 1801 gave him only £436 of the claim. Unhappy with the outcome, Pinkerton justified his position, but his remarks about John Houghton, the Company Clerk, were deemed to be libellous, for which he was fined and spent some time in prison.
The canal was completed in August 1789. The benefits of the co-operation with the other canal companies were that when all the links were completed in 1790, it immediately generated a great deal of freight traffic. This created problems, as the flights of locks at Aston and Farmer's Bridge became congested, and this became worse when the Warwick Canal built a junction onto the Digbeth Branch. The problem was not solved until 1844, when the Birmingham and Warwick Junction Canal to the south east and the Tame Valley Canal to the north west were opened. The name of the Birmingham & Birmingham & Fazeley Canal Company was changed to Birmingham Canal Navigations in 1794.