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The Singapore Army Commando contingent rehearse marching after a downpour.
Singapore National Day Parade 2022 rehearsal
more abstract work for my photography class.
although i think maybe this one is a bit too abstract.
i'll see what my teacher thinks.
Later still, another contingent is preparing its own Santa Cruzan parade. These people represent a nearby barangay.
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The Philippine Santa Cruzan celebration is held each month of May. It highlights a religious procession participated in by beautiful ladies, among them a "Reyna Elena." They depict the historic search of the Holy Cross by Queen Helena and her son Constantine the Great.
The night photos in this set are from the Santa Cruzan celebration of the Provincial Government of Ilocos Norte, while the day photos are from the Diocese of Laoag.
There were nine women racing on Sunday in the Yarmouth Clam Festival road race. The red-green-red racers finished 1-2-3. This photo was taken near the end of the first lap as they make a sharp turn to head up the only significant hill.
4 August 2010. Kutum: South African contingent based in UNAMID Kutum camp site since May 2010. In the picture, soldiers coming back to their tent after patrolling. Photo by Albert Gonzalez Farran / Unamid / www.albertgonzalez.net
Contingent of Bears (and Bear Trappers) participating in the Southern Decadence parade in the French Quarter.
New Orleans, LA / September 5, 2010
Festività e Realtà contingente, Caldo e Freddo, Mediare tra gli Opposti sarebbe come contare i granelli di sabbia in una spiaggia
Parade contingents marching out at the end of the parade ceremony.
National Day Parade 2023 - (Preview)
Metroline OME2654 (YJ19HVE) blinded for 134 Warren Street, TEH2078 (LK15CUH) blinded for 189 Oxford Street Selfridges, VMH2467 (LK18AMV) blinded for 30 Oxford Street Selfridges, and VWH2213 (LK16HZE) blinded for 140 South Harrow, on display at the Hertfordshire county showground for the 2019 Showbus event.
So previously on a picture of Robertson Buses Olympian 7 I mentioned some deckers had been borrowed to act as spare cover, while the summer excursions and beginning of the school term overlapped – plus at least one of you spotted the Stagecoach Local liveried bus hiding about the RB depot. Well that can only mean one thing, right?
It does appear RB has raided the Stagecoach East Midlands reject cupboard, and drafted in a few ex-Lincolnshire machines to temporarily strengthen the fleet! I suppose it was inevitable some former RoadCar/Stagecoach buses would make it into Robertson Buses eventually, seeing as I’ve now got a growing number of them. The Frequento President needs no introduction at this point, and for the time being is ‘on loan’ to the model fleet.
And then there’s the FX06 Gemini, which as yet doesn’t have any Stagecoach names added because if it’s been loaned to RB it doesn’t need them... essentially so it’s in “as withdrawn” condition with the fleet names stripped off (although that didn’t stop me putting the InterConnect 56 blinds in it). Technically it’s still a WIP because there’s a few other bits I need to sort on it, but it’s destined to become a full representation of 16939 in Local livery.
I suppose the main question is why have I done a RoadCar Gemini, in Local livery of all things? Well first of all the standard OOC release Coastal Connect Gemini isn’t something I’m likely to get any time soon – finding the Vyking model for a decent price took long enough – so I wanted to do my own FX06 where I could pick my own fleet numbers and livery. I considered InterConnect purple, or Beachball, but part of me wanted to have a crack at painting Local just for the challenge.
The real life counterparts of both of these have long since been disposed of by Stagecoach, with photographic evidence of the Gemini having been scrapped, and presumably the President is no more either. Here I guess they got sold off or something, and with the President in full Frequento guise a suitable story could be it was restored to its Hull condition by Hull preservationists who live in Hull and like Hull things.
As for the Gemini I could say it’s like 528 and not technically part of the fleet, just owned by a RB staff for preservation and sometimes used as a spare. Although Stagecoach probably would sue them if it ran in service, and besides nobody in their right mind would preserve a bus in Stagecoach Local... right? Whatever the case, it's here now.
From Micah Bauer's excellent C6 standard - www.flickr.com/photos/micahjbauer/albums/72157629352407814
Blue/White - UN Romulo Peacekeeper
Black/White - alien precision fire drone
Red/white - alien cluster rocket drone
The first major contingent of Presbyterians to arrive in Queensland came as part of JD Lang's immigration scheme in the late 1840s. The first Presbyterian services were conducted in a house at Kangaroo Point until 1851 when a small timber church was opened at South Brisbane. For the benefit of North Brisbane residents, services were also conducted in the School of Arts building on the corner of Queen and Creek streets.
In 1854 the congregation purchased three allotments in Ann Street and four years later a simple stone building, erected by Joshua Jeays for a cost of £960, was opened and became known as the Ann Street Presbyterian Church. A fire on the 21st of December 1871 destroyed all but the stone walls of the church. It was rebuilt, partly with stone from the earlier church, during 1872 - 1873. The church was formally reopened on the 26th of October 1873.
In 1897 major alterations and additions were undertaken. Designed by AB Wilson, the work included the addition of buttresses, double transepts, a basement, the construction of stone steps and fence at the front, plastering of the exterior, and the installation of a rose window in the front wall. Further work was undertaken to the interior in 1903 to accommodate and a new organ, and between 1903 - 1914 a third transept was added.
In 1936 a two storeyed extension, adjoining the northern end of the transepts, was built. Designed by DFW Roberts it comprised hall and offices. As well as offices for the parish it also contained the central offices of the Presbyterian Church in Queensland. Buttressing was also added to either side of the front of the building to match that on the later transepts. This work was completed for a cost of £6,000.
During the mid 1960s, the future of the church was threatened when the Brisbane City Council sought to acquire the site as part of the redevelopment of King George Square. Church and community pressure, however, ensured the survival of the building.
Source: Queensland Heritage Register.
Prince Valerian Magmus inspects a small contingent of the 30 Imperial Guards tasked with escorting him to a meeting with the Supreme Commander of the Sentinels.
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As much as the Empire would like to boast that the Imperial Guard is superior, in every way, to regular soldiers... This is not necesarily true.
The Imperial Guard receives a different training program to our space marines, emphasizing close quarter combat and advanced martial arts to protect their charges, who may be anything from generals to royalty.
These guys are armed with advanced weapons including special light weight armor beneath their uniforms, the Neutrino Laser Rifle, easily the most advanced small arms weapon Perceptum has to offer, and many other, more secretive weapons. Powered by a photon cell, these weapons have multiple uses and modes that their users can exploit to their advantage in multiple situations.
The exact details will remain secret.
A participating contingent and their adaptation of the Bagobo Rice Cycle Dance of the Bagobo Tribe of Davao del Sur. This dance is about the planting and harvesting of rice.
"The Kadayawan Festival is an annual festival in the city of Davao in the Philippines. Its name derives from the friendly greeting "Madayaw", from the Dabawenyo word "dayaw", meaning good, valuable, superior or beautiful. The festival is a celebration of life, a thanksgiving for the gifts of nature, the wealth of culture, the bounties of harvest and serenity of living.
Today, Kadayawan has transformed into a festival of festivals, with a number of spin-off festivals in the region. The festival honors Davao’s artistic, cultural and historical heritage, its past personified by the ancestral “lumads”, its people as they celebrate on the streets, and its floral industry as its representatives parade in full regalia in thanksgiving for the blessings granted on the city. A celebration that interfaces the three aspects: tribal; industrial and; arts and entertainment. The festivities are highlighted with floral floats, street-dancing competitions and exhibits that showcases the island's tourism products and services." - Wikipedia.
Photos taken during the Kadayawan Festival 2009 in Davao City, Philippines.
The contingent from Carmen was one of eight groups which derived inspiration from the Yakan tribe of Basilan who sports distinctive face painting. They won big: 2nd in the Free Interpretation Category, Best in Costume (Free Interpretation) and third in the Streetdancing Category.
Pictured is Micah Amor, lead dancer of the contingent from the Municipality of Carmen, at the Sinulog 2008 Grand Parade, Cebu City, the Philippines
more of the final batch of Sinulog 2008 photos in Surviving Sinulog 2008 at www.colloidfarl.blogspot.com/
The first Canadian contingent sailed for England in October 1914. The Watford men were probably among that group. Watford is a town of only 3600 today in Ontario so this group must have been a significant number of the local men. The Lambton County Museum states that of the twenty-five original men who left in August 1914 that nineteen survived the war. There are more than twenty-five in this group so perhaps not all these men left in August 1914.
I'm breaking my fast from flickr as I was able to shoot what is considered the most popular festival in the Philippines, the Sinulog of Cebu City. I challenged myself and decided to shoot mostly in relatively slow shutter speed (1/25-1/50s) using the only 2 lenses I brought (my wide angle 17-24mm or my macro 100mm f/2.8). I learned a lot on pulse control, spot-metering and timing. I am still not fully back in flickr but was I glad to pick up my camera once more.
streetdancing by the Liloan contingent
at the Sinulog 2010, Cebu City, the Philippines
Esta semana está siendo muy intensa para nuestros militares y lo queremos compartir con vosotros.
▶El contingente EUTM Mali XXII con base en la VIII Bandera de la Brigada “Rey Alfonso XIII” de #LaLegión, realiza en el CTM Álvarez de Sotomayor #Viator su último ejercicio de preparación antes de ser desplegado fuera de #España.
¡Buen trabajo y buena misión legionarios! 💪 #SomostuEjército 🇪🇸
Officers of the Philippine contingent of the African Union-United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) stand in formation during a medal ceremony at UNAMID's Super Camp in El Fasher, Sudan.
Photo ID 439402. 09/06/2010. El Fasher, Sudan. UN Photo/Albert Gonzalez Farran. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
Here is my current Australian Army contingent.
Left to Right as follows
ASLAV 25 reconnaissance, Unimog Special Air Service Mothership, Sikorsky S70A-9 Blackhawk, Land Rover 4x4 Recon Surveillance Vehicle, SAS Land rover 6x6 Long Range Patrol Vehicle and the ASLAV Phase 3 Recovery variant.
The two Land Rovers and ASLAV’s are my take on brickmania’s models with my own touch and modification to suit the looks of the Australian Army versions.
Hope you all enjoy :-)