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Excerpt from historicplaces.ca:
Description of Historic Place
The Masonic Temple Building located at 76-86 Dalhousie Street, is situated on the north side of the street between Market and Queen Streets, in the City of Brantford. This three-storey red-brick and stone building was designed in the Edwardian Commercial and Masonic style. It was constructed between 1909 and 1910.
The property was designated for its historic and architectural significance by the City of Brantford under Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act (By-law 127-91).
Heritage Value
The Masonic Temple Building dominates the streetscape along Dalhousie Street. Its red-brick construction is complementary to the light colour of the nearby Federal Building.
The Masonic Temple Building was constructed on the former site of the Van Brocklin foundry, which had later became the Waterous Engine Works Company. The site was redeveloped in 1909, and the Masons began to use the building in 1911 and continued until 1945.
The upper storeys of the Masonic Temple Building demonstrate design features typical of the Masonic teachings of geometry. A series of arcades are located along the second floor of the building. The red-brick ten-bay facade is decorated with segmental arches and includes red-brick and cut-stone accents. The third bay on the left forms a focal point for the facade. It has double-hung windows, and two pilasters topped with a ball element which frames the main arch.
The third floor features brick voussoirs over the flat window heads. Under the window sills are brick sub-sills in relief showing a scallop pattern. At the attic level a cut-stone Masonic emblem and the words 'Temple Building' appear in relief.
Character-Defining Elements
Character defining elements that contribute to the heritage value of the Masonic Temple Building include its:
- ten-bay red-brick building with cut-stone trim
- arcade treatment of windows with brick and stone segmental arches on the second floor
- windows with brick voussoir heads and limestone sills on the third floor
- brick sub-sills in relief with a decorative scallop pattern
- cement render-course located above the third floor windows
- double-hung wood windows on the second floor which have ten small panes grouped together in the upper portion
- six round attic windows framed by stone
- cut-stone Masonic emblem and the words 'Temple Building' carved at the attic level
- dominant location in the Dalhousie streetscape
- proximity to the nearby Federal Building
Duck Island Cottage is located in the picturesque St James’s Park in London. The 17th-century lodge was originally established as a decoy for wildfowl before being transformed into a bird keepers cottage. The island on which Duck Island Cottage sits, has always been inhabited by birds, contributing to the park’s ecological diversity. By the late 19th century, its remote location even served as a discreet site for bomb disposal operations. Today, Duck Island Cottage functions as the office for the London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust and Duck Island provides sanctuary for 17 bird species that breed regularly, including mute swans and pelicans, HFF.
Contributing Building - St Cloud Downtown Historic District - National Register of Historic Places
NRIS #SG100009031
1025 10th Street
This 25' x 60' 2-story structure was built in 1911 by N.F. Bass and later served as the St. Cloud City Hall. Early services of the Christian Science Society were held here. The town contracted to purchase the building, and made the final payment in 1920. The addition on the south side was built by the city to house the fire department.
It was acquired by the First United Methodist Church and remodeled in 1970-74, and the red brick walls were painted white
As you approach St. Peter’s Square you will hear the heartening sounds of trickling water, these are the fountains of St. Peter's square, The two fountains on both sides of the Obelisk contribute to its atmosphere and beauty. These fountains were constructed during the renaissance and they are considered exemplary works. These fountains give St. Peter’s Square a relaxing atmosphere. The fountains are a great tourist attraction and they are considered among the most beautiful fountains in Rome. The fountains have been renovated and are well preserved.
The Dunnellon Presbyterian Church was formally organized in 1893 during the height of the local phosphate mining and timber boom. Located at 20641 Chestnut Street in Dunnellon, Florida, it stands as one of the oldest active historic landmarks in the region and is a contributing structure to the Dunnellon Boomtown Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places.
Founding and the "Boomtown" Era
Phosphate Boom Beginnings: The church was established following the discovery of hard rock phosphate by Albertus Vogt, which quickly turned Dunnellon into a bustling "Boomtown".
Community Hub: Completed in 1895, the Victorian Gothic frame sanctuary initially served the broader community. Other Christian denominations routinely shared the building for worship until they could build their own sanctuaries in the early 1900s.
Historic Preservation Landmark: While neighboring historic churches from that era were eventually demolished or replaced by modern concrete buildings, the Presbyterian church remains one of the sole surviving wooden reflections of early Dunnellon.
Architectural Significance
The sanctuary is a distinct example of Victorian Vernacular frame architecture with prominent Gothic Revival and Carpenter Gothic influences. Its most defining features include its historical stained-glass windows and an integrated square bell tower and steeple.
Modern Preservation Challenges
Structural Rescue (1990s): Exactly 100 years after its dedication, the structural integrity of the historic sanctuary was severely threatened. The heavy, sagging bell tower had begun to pull the building down, nearly causing the entire structure to topple over before emergency stabilization took place.
Renovation Project (2012–2013): Extensive rot and severe termite damage compromised the core structural beams of the bell tower. The congregation rallied to raise roughly $400,000 via community gifts and local fundraisers to complete a massive restoration project, adding decades of life back to the original 1893 framework and its 1993 addition.
The church remains an active congregation under the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) denomination. It continues to hold services in its original historic building while running regular community outreach, seasonal programs, and local fellowship groups.
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This image taken by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope shows the galaxy NGC 4237. Located about 60 million light-years from Earth in the constellation of Coma Berenices (Berenice's Hair), NGC 4237 is classified as a flocculent spiral galaxy. This means that its spiral arms are not clearly distinguishable from each other, as in “grand design” spiral galaxies, but are instead patchy and discontinuous. This gives the galaxy a fluffy appearance, somewhat resembling fluffed cotton.
Astronomers studying NGC 4237 were actually more interested in its galactic bulge — its bright central region. By learning more about these bulges, we can explore how spiral galaxies have evolved, and study the growth of the supermassive black holes that lurk at the centers of most spirals. There are indications that the mass of the black hole at the center of a galaxy is related to the mass of its bulge.
However, this connection is still uncertain, and why these two components should be so strongly correlated is still a mystery — one that astronomers hope to solve by studying galaxies in the nearby universe, such as NGC 4237.
Credit: ESA/Hubble & NASA, P. Erwin et al.
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One of my favourite quotes by Carl Sagan.
Lately I've been learning a lot about what it means to be human and about ways that I can contribute by living a conscious life. I don't know whether it's because it's December and I'm feeling reflective or whether it's because so much is going on in world news. I know that there are so many things wrong with this earth, truly a plethora of sad things from wars, to families being displaced, the meat industry, modern day slavery, our rainforests being destroyed for reasons traced to capitalism, racism, and so much more. The list goes on and it's hard to know where to start to make a difference. Though it all the earth still spins around the sun and I want my time on it to be a positive one. I decided earlier this year to go back to being a vegetarian and now I can say that I'm 95% vegan (still working on that 5%!). It's such a small choice to make in the grand scale of things but it's still a choice, and in the end, I believe it's our individual choices that collectively make an impact.
How are you guys doing this weekend?
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Definitely best shot at dawn (photographically) but I couldn't fix my travel plans to accommodate that. So here is "Tommy" in brilliant sunlight. The detail in this piece is fabulous, and I particularly liked the bayonet (out of shot) and the belt buckle.
Residents raised more than £60,000 to keep a sculpture that was on loan to their County Durham town.
The steel statue, by local artist Ray Lonsdale, was so popular that people in Seaham began a campaign to buy it.
The town council agreed to contribute the remainder of the £85,000 price tag before the deadline.
The piece, called 1101 but known locally as Tommy, was inspired by World War One and is named to reflect the first minute of peace.
Fundraising group chairman David Stewart said Mr Lonsdale had given the town time to raise money despite already having two offers to buy it.
"It was a big risk for him because we might not have done it," he said.
"Local support has been tremendous, but we've also had people coming from outside of the area to look at him."
With a MM theme of "circles" how could I not make a squared circle? (I wish more people would!)
This is the underside of one of the two ball-point pen toppers that I photographed last week. I held it in a small quick-grip bar clamp to prop it up at the angle I wanted.
I can't explain the purple tint. It did not appear in all of my attempts; some had a greenish tint instead. The greenish tint seemed more noticeable in a few shots where I missed the focal distance by a little bit, so that the part I got in focus here ended up blurry (very shallow DOF). There was nothing purple or green in my setup or surroundings.
Possible contributing factors that I can think of:
- white balance (which I had on automatic) wavering right on the line between a couple of settings
- shiny chrome surface material
- bright, direct sunlight through apartment window
- UV filter on my lens
If I had some spare time maybe I'd try some experiments. But I don't.
"Strong as a piece of iron
You are, my Extremadura,
Land of Conquerors
sculpted by Mother Natura." J.L. Pajares.
Extremadura is rich in historical heritage, due in part to those brave men who decided one day to leave their homes and depart to the discovery of America. A lot, good and bad, has been written about them, but their deeds shaped the history of Spain, and contributed to create the greatness of that empire in which the sun never set.
Trujillo, cradle of conquerors like Francisco Pizarro and Francisco de Orellana, is a fantastic example of those days of glory. We are without doubt, in front of one of the most beautiful medieval towns in Spain. Its palaces and churches, its main square, its cobbled streets and its castle, allow a trip to the past to those who are lucky enough to visit this town, as well as being an ideal place for photography.
From the Mirador de las Monjas, you have one of the best views of the city. To give more interest to the composition and more depth to the scene, I decided to use in the foreground the stones of the walls that go up to the castle. Once again I took the picture at the blue hour, my favorite moment for architectural photography.
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"Fuerte cual trozo de hierro
eres Tú, mi Extremadura,
Tierra de Conquistadores
esculpidos por la Madre Natura." J.L. Pajares.
Extremadura es rica en patrimonio histórico, debido en parte a esos valerosos hombres que decidieron un día dejar sus casas y partir hacia el descubrimiento de América. De ellos se ha escrito mucho, bueno y malo, pero sus hazañas moldearon la historia de España, y contribuyeron a crear la grandeza de aquel imperio en el que nunca se ponía el sol.
Trujillo, cuna de conquistadores como Francisco Pizarro y Francisco de Orellana, es una fantástico ejemplo de aquello días de gloria. Estamos sin duda, ante uno de los pueblos medievales más bonitos de España. Sus palacios e iglesias, su plaza, sus calles empedradas y su castillo, permiten un viaje al pasado a quien tiene la suerte de visitar esta localidad, además de ser un escenario ideal para la fotografía.
Desde el Mirador de las Monjas, se tiene una de las mejores vistas de la ciudad. Para dotar de mayor interés a la composición y de más profundidad a la escena, decidí utilizar en primer plano las piedras de las murallas que suben al castillo. Una vez más realicé la fotografía a la hora azul, mi momento favorito para la fotografía de arquitectura.
The #FlickrFriday #Bugs challenge
Early one summer I noticed some papery stuff poking out of the hole of one of our garden nestboxes. Always eager to contribute to science, I poked it with my finger resulting in the emergence of a rather puzzled hornet and a fairly rapid retreat by me. Thankfully whoever created the fearsome idiom of poking a hornet's nest proved not to know what they were talking about. This insect was a handsome, gentle and unobtrusive creature which quickly and quietly set about repairing the damage I had caused with no apparent ill will toward its inquisitive, clumsy landlord. The colony remained as welcome and intriguing guests throughout the summer.
This is their nest, its hexagonal structure revealing a wonder of nature, namely a demonstration of the most efficient manner of storage. This was investigated through the question of how best to store cannonballs on ship. Explorer Sir Walter Raleigh considered it a reasonable question to ask, so he left it to mathematician and fellow explorer Thomas Harriet to resolve. He sought advice from Johanes Kepler, famous for explaining the motions of the planets and who had already considered the hexagonal form of snowflakes, pomegranates and honeycomb. Kepler suspected there was a deep reason for hexagonal ubiquity in nature but the maths proved to be beyond even him. He concluded
"Hexagonal packing must be the tightest possible so that in no other arrangement could more pellets be stuffed into the same container."
But The Kepler Conjecture, as this became known, remained unproven for nearly 400 years. An advance occurred in the 1950s when Laszlo Fejes Toth showed that the maximum density of all possible arrangements of stored items could be found through a finite but very large number of calculations. This raised the possibility of proof by exhaustion (trying absolutely everything) rather than by hypothesis and experiment. What was needed was a computer with sufficient grunt to complete every one of those calculations in a reasonably timely manner. However, that had to wait until the 1990s.
Enter now Thomas Hales' who submitted such a proof in 1998. However this was only 99% accepted by peer review meaning it remained merely a theorem. The problem was that he had used computers to prove his theory by exhaustion, but the referees were unable to assess around 100,000 equations which his software had created to do so. Undeterred, Hales devised software to perform that task which the referees could assess. His further proof was submitted in 2014 and was finally accepted in 2017. Returning to cannonballs, just chucking them into a box results in a packing density of around 65% of the box volume. Hexagonal packing increases this to about 74%. An extra 9 cannonballs for every 65 we used to be able to carry - That should sort out the French! Let's hear it for Kepler and Hales!
Hornets, bees and wasps however demonstrated being way ahead of these luminaries by the way they build their nests. Charles Darwin might have observed that his Theory of Evolution made the validity of The Kepler Conjecture certain without resorting to pen (OK quill) and paper. Unnecessary effort in one area means less effort is available in others which could be important in survival of the fittest as well as conveniently dodging some fearsome maths. Perhaps there are ways other than maths to prove a hypothesis and maybe The Earth is in a sense one huge iterative computer.
Rather than descending us into The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Galaxy (which asserts exactly that), I'll close by saying that this is a multi image focus stacked macro. It was converted to monochrome with tweaks to colour channels, highlights etc to tease out textures within the nest.
Finally, a word about wasp and hornet nests. Unless they present an obvious safety risk or significant inconvenience, they are best dealt with by being left alone which is what I and my family did here. Interfering with them invites attack, so don't do it. Just watch, if you wish, from a distance. A few metres will suffice because the nest's occupants have better things to do than picking unprovoked scraps with you. Ignoring them is free, adds no further toxins to the environment and secures a host of creatures which prey on the aphids etc presently consuming your prize vegetables, and indeed those of your neighbours should they (err) enquire. The nests' occupants abandon them during autumn, the adolescent queens finding nooks and crannies within which to overwinter before founding new colonies in the spring. Nests are seldom if ever reused, although desirable sites may be, presenting a misleading impression of huge nests. Unwelcome nests can be removed during winter in perfect safety and any access hole blocked then to prevent reoccupation.
This view shows the south side of the 200 block of E. Washington St. in downtown Bloomington, two blocks west of the Old Courthouse Square. The two buildings on our immediate left were designed by architect A. T. Simmons. Simmons designed the Lafayette Apartments posted earlier in this series, but is probably best known for his more than 71 Carnegie libraries in Illinois and a dozen other states, along with numerous courthouses, schools, churches and other public buildings. Simmons also designed most of the houses in the Cedar Crest Historic District of Normal, Illinois, the other half of the twin municipalities of Bloomington and Normal.
The building with the Paxtons name over its entrance was the first of the two buildings to be constructed. Known as the C. U. Williams & Son Building, the four-story building was constructed as an automobile showroom, garage and lodge hall. Called “the largest in any city of Bloomington’s size,” this impressive steel-frame and brick edifice was testament to the coming automobile age. Of particular note are the large second-story showroom windows designed to display twice as many cars from the street.
According to the McLean County Museum of History, and his son Walter sold the latest models from early automakers, including E-M-F, Chalmers, Moon, Stearns, Studebaker, Willys-Overland and Woods (the latter known for its electric cars). "The manufacturers that we are representing are all old and well-established houses - there cars are long past the experimental stage," was a C. U. Williams & Son promise.
About four years after opening his automobile showroom, Williams commissioned A. T. Simmons to design the Castle Theatre next door. Upon its completion, Williams used the upper floors above the theater for garage space. Both buildings had freight elevators large enough to accommodate the cars of the day.
In later years an office equipment company by the name of Paxtons occupied the C. U. Williams & Son Building. It is now the home of the legal offices of Wylder Corwin Kelly LLP, trial lawyers specializing in medical malpractice.
The Castle Theatre opened January 24, 1916 as a 1,100-seat movie theatre. It was Bloomington's first real movie palace, and remained a popular Bloomington movie theater until 1988. The Castle Theatre reopened in 2003 after a much-needed restoration as a “brew and view” style first-run movie house but was closed again in January 2007. A church, which has used the theater for Sunday morning services since 2005, continued to meet at the Castle Theatre until late-2010. New owners took over and it is now used as a concert venue.
Both the C. U. Williams & Son Building and the Castle Theatre are contributing architectural properties in the Bloomington Central Business District listed in 1985 on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The district includes roughly twelve square blocks of the city and encompasses 140 buildings, 118 of which are contributing buildings to the district's historic character.
Bloomington is the seat of McLean County. It is adjacent to Normal, and is the more populous of the two principal municipalities of the Bloomington-Normal metropolitan area. Bloomington is home to State Farm Insurance, Country Financial and Beer Nuts. Illinois Wesleyan University is located here, while the neighboring city of Normal is home to Illinois State University and Heartland Community College. Bloomington is 135 miles (217 km) southwest of Chicago, and 162 miles (261 km) northeast of St. Louis. The estimated population of Bloomington in 2019 was 77,330, with a metro population of 191,067.
The day is almost done and I’ll ask your forgiveness for being late. I had absolutely nothing to contribute to the celebration but found an old photo in the archives and thought it might be appropriate for the day. Want to wish everyone a Happy 4th of July. Will try to get to everyone’s photos tomorrow. Have a wonderful week.
Photo taken in Kingsbury Texas at the Pioneer. A couple of members take an antique car for a spin while displaying the American flag. Enjoy
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A pair of Arriva Trains Wales Class 142 'Pacer' multiple units heads towards Cardiff Queen Street station on Saturday 9th January 2016. I was waiting, along with many other people, to gain access to the building just out of view on the right. Unfortunately the security guard had failed to turn up at the appointed time to open up, so naturally I grasped the opportunity for some railway photography.
Incidentally, I didn't plan to get these passers-by in the shot; they just happened to be there at the moment the 'Pacer' rolled past.
A small asteroid has been caught in the process of spinning so fast it’s throwing off material, according to new data from NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope and other observatories.
Images from Hubble show two narrow, comet-like tails of dusty debris streaming from the asteroid Gault. Each tail represents an episode in which the asteroid gently shed its material — key evidence that Gault is beginning to come apart.
Piecing together Gault’s recent activity is an astronomical forensics investigation involving telescopes and astronomers around the world. All-sky surveys, ground-based telescopes, and space-based facilities like the Hubble Space Telescope pooled their efforts to make this discovery possible.
Read more: go.nasa.gov/2V1KWmV
Credit: NASA, ESA, K. Meech and J. Kleyna (University of Hawaii), and O. Hainaut (European Southern Observatory)
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From our trip to the East Coast earlier this year for our daughter-in-law's college graduation.
I can "clearly see" this would have been an extremely "sweet-spot" to be for the New Years celebration. ;-)
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For a while now, I've been contributing photos to Google Maps.
It's a nice diversion from Charger only photos and a fun outlet for creativity. Although I haven't made it a priority to include my Charger in the photos, somehow the car has found its way into a few of my Spokane photos (imagine that).
A number of my photos have had over half a million views each which is pretty neat. It depends greatly on the location or business you add the photo to and also who's searching Google. I can't control it so I just enjoy it when one goes crazy. So, in no particular order, here are some of the photos I've uploaded to Google Maps over the last two years.
Taken with my cell phone.
(The best camera you have is the one you are carrying.)
Wood ducks are the most abundant resident wild ducks in Florida. Males are brightly colored, while females are a muted gray brown.
Wood ducks prefer wooded wetlands, streams or swampy areas; they feed on floating mast, fruit and seeds of water tupelo, oaks and cypress. They are unusual among ducks in that they are hole nesters. A shortage of nest cavities limits their nesting, but fortunately these ducks readily use nest boxes.
The recovery of wood duck populations is one of North America’s conservation success stories. In the early 1900s the species was almost extinct. Destruction of bottomland hardwood swamps and hunting had decimated wood duck populations across the eastern USA. The recovery began with the passage of the Migratory Bird Treaty Act in 1918, which prohibited the hunting of wood ducks nationwide. The wide-scale use of artificial nest boxes also contributed to the wood duck’s recovery and populations rebounded; hunting seasons reopened in 1941.
I found this one in my backyard Lake Wales, Florida.
(...) had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry, I hesitate to say that the outcome of battle would have been the same.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding
In Flickr Explore January 8, 2024
This photo was chosen for The Top Of the Month Gallery January 2024 in the Group "This Is Magic!" www.flickr.com/groups/flickrphotosharing/discuss/72157659...
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The historic urban canal district of Amsterdam was built at the end of the 16th and beginning of the 17th centuries. It served as a reference throughout the world until the 19th century.
The Canal Ring area were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North".
The Singel is one of Amsterdam's oldest and most scenic canals.
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Singel Canal, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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Happy New Year 2024! May the New Year bring you happiness, peace, and prosperity
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See my new photos in the "My Travels" album:
Unforgettable Hikes in the Swiss Alps
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53999013221
Mountain Paradise in Central Switzerland
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53982603700
We are attracted by roads and passes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53933324555
The attraction of mountain panoramas
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53903556343
Classic Swiss mountain landscape
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53888809569
Evening in the Bernese Alps
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53872134607
One of the gems of the Swiss lakes
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53858346545
The majesty of the mountains and the serpentines of the Alpine roads
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53843351015
Lake, mountains, glacier - what else is needed for happiness?
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53749940309
Spectacular alpine panorama from the top of Mont Fort
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53733788803
Classic of the Mont Blanc massif in the Chamonix valley
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53701191872
The hidden gem of Swiss glaciers
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53686682556
Mont Blanc massif from Punta Helbronner
www.flickr.com/photos/paradox_m/53655638014
Alpine places of James Bond
Im so happy, the man on Craigslist sold me all these vintage dolls for an extremely good price. Ive been blown away all weekend, and it just contributes to the love I have for dolls. Better yet, these are investments into my happiness!!! I just had to share my joy!!!☺☺☺☺☺
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RAID SUCCESSFULLY CONDUCTED, ANSUI MEXICO DIVISION HEAD STILL IN BUILDING, GOING FLOOR BY FLOOR NOW.
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Finally took the photos of this one, it's been on my desks for months and there's frankly more i wanted to do with it/parts I should've reworked but my inspiration is pretty gone for the build now. Thanks for looking, please contribute to WID and our contest if you can!
This higher resolution capture using Nikon d3500 reveals how even the smallest clouds contribute to the overall structure of these crepuscular rays. Taken 16 Jun. Tokina 11-16mm @ 12mm.
Picture of the Day
"Ring-necked Pheasant at Rest" by Patti Deters. This colorful male Ring-necked pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) is sitting and resting comfortably while looking toward the camera. These are popular game birds it's unusual to see one sitting so still. The earthy colors of brown, rust, maroon, burgundy, and dark blue are beautiful. The thin white band of feathers circling the neck contribute to the name. If you like this artistic nature photograph, please see (birds, wildlife, outdoor) at patti-deters.pixels.com/featured/ring-necked-pheasant-at-....
In 2015 the Helsinki City Council decided to build a central library. The state also contributed to the costs, and so Oodi became the flagship of the 100th anniversary of Finland's independance. The library doors were opened to the public on Finland's Independence Day: December 5, 2018.
The planning of the library started already in 1998, and the final design was made by ALA Architects (they won a design competition over 543 other competitors).
ala.fi/ (website in English)
The library has about 70,000 books on shelves and about 2.5 million visitors every year.
Look up "SL5B" and see all the different exhibitions people made for SL. I contributed a voice message in the bottle one by Dizzy Banjo, and left a message for SL. Look for it!
Anyone notice that my flickr seems to die when I'm without ColeMarie?
She's like vitamins for artistic effort.
NASA image acquired July 12, 2011
If you have never been north of the Arctic Circle, it is easy to imagine that the “ice cap” at the top of the world is a uniform sheet of white. The reality, particularly during the spring and summer melt, is a mottled landscape of white, teal, slate gray, green, and navy.
The sea ice atop the Arctic Ocean can—as shown in this photograph from July 12, 2011—look more like swiss cheese or a bright coastal wetland. As ice melts, the liquid water collects in depressions on the surface and deepens them, forming melt ponds. These fresh water ponds are separated from the salty sea below and around it, until breaks in the ice merge the two.
Researchers on the NASA-funded ICESCAPE mission—Impacts of Climate on Ecosystems and Chemistry of the Arctic Pacific Environment—have been examining melt ponds, the ice around them, and the waters below for three weeks, with three more to go. Carried by the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Healy, a team of oceanographers, marine biologists, and glaciologists are investigating how changing conditions in the Arctic affect the ocean’s chemical and biological makeup.
The science team collects water samples to examine water chemistry and to observe the colonies of plankton growing in the water and on the surfaces of the ice. Other instruments are used to assess how much and how far sunlight is penetrating into—and warming—the Arctic Ocean. Still others are measuring the current systems that move water from the depths to the surface, as well as horizontally across the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas.
Incidentally, the crew members in the photo are not harvesting data; they are collecting supplies. A C-130 airplane flew by earlier in the day, dropping a parachuted canister of hardware for fixing instruments and other machinery on the icebreaker.
NASA science writer Kathryn Hansen is blogging daily from the ICESCAPE cruise. Click here to learn some science, see what people are eating, and sample life on an Arctic icebreaker. You can also get a daily glimpse of the ice in the Arctic by clicking on the MODIS Rapid Response page.
NASA photograph by Kathryn Hansen. Caption by Mike Carlowicz.
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Stavanger is a city and municipality in Norway. It is the third largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the administrative center of Rogaland county. The municipality is the fourth most populous in Norway. Located on the Stavanger Peninsula in southwest Norway, Stavanger counts its official founding year as 1125, the year the Stavanger Cathedral was completed. Stavanger's core is to a large degree 18th- and 19th-century wooden houses that are protected and considered part of the city's cultural heritage. This has caused the town center and inner city to retain a small-town character with an unusually high ratio of detached houses, and has contributed significantly to spreading the city's population growth to outlying parts of Greater Stavanger.
Siberian Tiger.
Knowsley Safari Park is a zoological park and tourist attraction in the Knowsley area of Merseyside, England. Knowsley Safari Park is a member of the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA). The safari park contributes to conservation and research through links with conservation projects and its links with universities in Liverpool, Chester and Manchester.
I checked on my sales thread at tib today - and it was locked! Welcome in the new era: tib launched it's new "buy.sell.contribute" site to take over from the old sales forums.
Part of me wants to stamp my feet and toss my hair: the old sales forums were free. But the tib community has grown so amazingly, it must cost Gina et al a bomb to run. So more power to them, and if it helps underwrite the tib forum, I'm for it. ^^
It's at www.tib-x.com. Looks like there's a bit of teething, but I like it already. Check it out. :D
This display was from an area called the Museum. It is part of the Bombay Beach Biennale which occurs on random dates in the spring. The Biennale was founded in 2015 to provide renegade artistic, musical and philosophical expression outside of commercial galleries and events. It also highlights the ecological crisis of the Salton Sea. While thousands of people attend the party and many contribute art, music and performances of every description, we must have visited during a hiatus as we saw almost no one. A culminating celebration happened in mid-April last year. We missed it.
(Sat., August 18, 2018)
Place: High Uintas
It’s higher in altitude, but very alarming-dead pines everywhere. Is this a result of (natural) climate change and/or is humankind contributing to this disturbing change? Regardless, my definition of what is beautiful has to change...because this area is not what it used to be. Instead of a beautiful green pine forest, it is a forest of skeletal remains.
Would a massive forest fire fix this problem? There is an abundance of dead wood. I do find beauty in this wilderness...I see many saplings when looking down...the next generation is already pushing up...a similar thing happens after a fire.
The one reality is that all things change! Nothing remains constant. I’m here today...and maybe not tomorrow. I live intensely now. So I breath deep and look around...that dead amongst the living...and see the bigger picture...and tread on the path before me.
-rc
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I will lead the blind on their journey;
by paths unknown I will guide them.
I will turn darkness into light before them,
and make crooked ways straight.
-Isaiah 42:16
Still in Elk Island Park coming across the Northern Shovelerette keeping an eye out for her mate and the photographer. She, too is familiar with cameras and posing and in addition, she did me the favor of polishing her impressive bill so that it would sparkle for me in the sunlight.
Let me digress here to what happened on my follow-up visit to this spot six days later. (Remember that would have been the mosquito time I was talking about in my previous post. And just to be clear here, at the time that these pics were taken there were no mosquitoes in sight and no dance moves). So fast forward to the mosquito trip time. I am proud to inform you that on that occasion I arrived at a much earlier time. Well, proud as I may be, that was a total waste of effort (for taking decent pics). The added earliness, I mean. At that hour, the light is such that all it does is contribute to some pretty high ISOs and an extreme amount of noise. The noise was partially due to the fact that I decided to use my crop sensor camera in addition to the 2X converter. (Distance challenged). Even though I had tested this combination a day before (mind you, in much better light conditions which I neglected to take into account) and it gave really good results, at this time in the early (uncivilized) morning this combination was disastrous for noise and ISO. If I were more into landscape photography, none of that would have mattered because I would have fixed the ISO at a decent level and just increased my exposure time to come up with some nifty light and tones. (Can’t do that with moving objects). Unfortunately, that was not the purpose of my expedition and I did not feel like changing my goal in mid-stream.
So, most people probably would consider this particular expedition a complete waste. I am reluctant to criticize my undertakings too much. Other people already do that for me. My motto is, you try something and it does not work, then it’s a learning experience. If it does work, it’s party time and calls for Tequila. Actually, the learning experience (failure) does as well because you are celebrating the fact that you learned something. Come to think of it, there always seems to be something to celebrate :-)
Sculpture contributed by the University of Waterloo
School of Architecture and
the Department of
Architectural Engineering
Original capture on Rollei 200 ISO B+W film shot at 100 ISO on a Mamiya 645 Pro S.
When I photographed the M. Rosa Corder Rest Room, I have no idea what it was. Also, it (whatever it was) was closed. Possibly in a permanent way. I took the shot because I had never seen such a thing.
Rushville, Nebraska is a pretty small town. To have a restroom this expansive right downtown was impressive. I knew there would be a story.
Rosa Corder was a pioneer to Nebraska, arriving in the Rushville area in 1886. As most of the pioneers Rosa and her husband were poor. But as the town grew, so did their fortunes.
By the time of her death, she had enough money to leave the town she loved and helped establish a lasting gift. At the time of her death, she was living with her brothers's family on a ranch outside of town.
Her brother left the town approximately $615,000. From money towards a Masonic Hall and Community Hall to a ball park and cemetery. Rosa, when she died in 1939, left the town $80,000 (though over half of that might have come from her brother).
It is with this money that she wanted the town to build a proper rest room.
This might seem trivial or silly, but at the time, towns typically had no rest rooms at all. And if they did, they were only for men. This rest room was specifically for the ladies. (Don't worry, fellows, the Modisett Club, which was men-only, was also built to take care of your needs!).
And it was a "modern" rest room, with running water and toilets that flushed.
The rest room building was designed by John McConnichie and built by the General Contracting Company (whose buildings were much more exciting than their name). They also built the library, the Masonic Temple, and various other buildings in the town.
The Sheridan County Star spills the tea on the rest room:
"The two story and basement building is modern in every respect. The upper floor is a five room, ultra modern apartment designed to be used by the matron who will look after the building.
"The entrance to the ground flood or rest room part is through an iron grill gateway, somewhat typical of the Old South, Mrs. Corder's native land.
"The front of this building is of Silverglade Stone. On entering the first room is a large lounge or rest room. Glass brick windows furnish the light in this room, the walls are finished in two shades of tan enamel with a tan inlaid linoleum on the floor.
"Furniture in this room is chrome steel upholstered in reds, yellows, blues and greens. Window hangings have been hand woven by the students at Oglala High School at Pine Ridge where really beautiful weaving is done. Of soft wool they are made with stripes matching the bright colored furniture in the lounge room. Here, too, is a full length mirror and a magazine case, magazines will be contributed by the people of the town.
"From the lounge a door enters the toilet room. Here the floor is of white tile, the walls of tan tile. Here are mirrors, lavoratories and all toilet facilities. Leading from this room is a smaller room which will be furnished with a couch, table and chairs. This little room, away from the others, was designed as a place where any lady feeling ill, or with perhaps a small child who needs rest and quiet, may relax. Curtains for this room are also being made by the Oglala High School.
"Light fixtures throughout are of modern design and harmonizing coloring.
"A door leading from the back of the hall opens into the garage at the rear. From the garage, as well as from the hall, is the decent into the light, roomy basement. Here is a laundry room delux as well as cool fruit room. A large automatic water heater supplies necessary hot water for the rest room as well as the apartment upstairs.
"The building is completely fire proof throughout and is one of the most beautiful buildings in Nebraska. Color harmony, design of construction and convenience mark it as a lasting monument to M. Rosa Corder and typical of her gracious hospitality, her warm friendships and her vision of service to the progress of the west she loved."
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'M. Rosa Corder Rest Room'
Camera: Mamiya RB67
Film: Kodak Technical Pan; x-03/2004; 12iso
Process: HC-110F; 6mins
Nebraska
July 2025
Cardiff Bay(Welsh: Bae Caerdydd) is the water area created by Cardiff Barrage in the south of Cardiff, Wales. It is also commonly referred to the areas of the city that surrounds the bay. The creation of Cardiff Bay is today widely regarded as one of the most successful regeneration projects in the Kingdom Unit
Cardiff Bay played an important role in Cardiff's development, being the means to export coal from the South Wales valleys to the rest of the world, helping to fuel the industrial age. The coal mining industry helped finance the Cardiff building in the capital of Wales and helped the third marquis of Bute, who owned the basins, became the richest man in the world at the moment.
While Cardiff's exports grew, so did its population; Employers and sailors around the world have settled in nearby quays, known as the Tiger Bay and the communities of 45 different nationalities, including Norway, Somalia, Yemen, Spanish, Italian, Caribbean and Irish contributed To create the unique multicultural character of the area.
After the Second World War, most of the industry closed down and became derelict. But in 1999, new life was injected into the area by the construction of the Cardiff Bay Barrage, one of the most controversial projects, but also one of the most successful
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La baia di Cardiff ( gallese : Bae Caerdydd ) è l'area dell'acqua creata dal Cardiff Barrage nel sud di Cardiff , la capitale del Galles. È anche il nome comunemente dato alle aree della città che circonda la baia. La creazione di Cardiff Bay è oggi ampiamente considerata come uno dei progetti di rigenerazione più riusciti nel Regno Unit
Cardiff Bay ha giocato un ruolo importante nello sviluppo di Cardiff, essendo il mezzo per esportare carbone dalle valli del Galles del sud al resto del mondo, contribuendo a alimentare l'età industriale. L' industria mineraria del carbone ha aiutato a finanziare l'edificio di Cardiff nella capitale del Galles e ha aiutato il terzo marchese di Bute , che ha posseduto i bacini, diventato l'uomo più ricco del mondo al momento.
Mentre le esportazioni di Cardiff sono cresciute, così ha fatto la sua popolazione; i datori di lavoro ei marinai di tutto il mondo si sono stabiliti nei quartieri vicini ai banchini, conosciuti come la Baia di Tiger e le comunità di 45 nazionalità diverse, tra cui Norvegia , Somalia , Yemen , Spagnolo, Italiano, Caraibi e Irlandesi hanno contribuito a creare il carattere unico multiculturale di l'area.
Dopo la Seconda Guerra Mondiale la maggior parte dell'industria si è chiusa ed è diventata derelitto. Ma nel 1999, la nuova vita è stata iniettata nella zona dalla costruzione del Cardiff Bay Barrage , uno dei progetti più controversi, ma anche uno dei più riusciti
Another shot of the evolving sunset posted 2 days ago:
One of the most dynamic sunsets I have ever seen. Wildfires and smoke out to the west contributed to the vivid colors. And not a soul left on the road---everyone had pulled over to take photos.
Wyoming, USA; October 2, 2012.
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Three portraits of residents have been painted on the side of this large public housing estate in Wellington Street in Collingwood - inner north of Melbourne.
The public housing estates on Wellington Street in Collingwood, Melbourne, were established in the mid-20th century as part of the Victorian government's efforts to address housing shortages and provide affordable accommodation. Designed to cater to the growing population, these estates became home to a diverse community, reflecting the area's changing demographic over the decades. In recent years, the estates have undergone various redevelopment and renovation projects to improve living conditions and integrate public art, contributing to the ongoing revitalization of the Collingwood neighborhood.
Citizen scientists are vital in STEVE research because by experimenting with different exposures and angles, they can capture revealing images of the phenomenon that scientists do not. These images of STEVE were taken by citizen scientist and co-author on the paper, Neil Zeller.
Credit: Copyright Neil Zeller, used with permission
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St Nicholas Russian Orthodox Cathedral at 15 E97th St (not Russia ☺).It was built in 1901. Surprisingly,the first to contribute to the cathedral was the Russian Emperor,Tsar Nicholas ll who gave 5,000 rubles ($95.478) for its construction.In 1905,a month before "Bloody Sunday" (an event that sparked occurring revolutions in Russia),nihilists planted a pipe bomb at the cathedral protesting the funding of it by Tsar Nicholas ll.The czar and his family (seven total) were murdered during the Russian Revolution of 1917 led by Lenin.If you're like me and love history,you might find the link below quite interesting on these events starting at noxrpm..youtu.be/AE7BiNAsF8g noxrpm.com/post/65470055452/st-nicholas-the-romanovs-9-11...
...cat contributed to his own photo title by stepping on the period key on the keyboard while I was writing it. His favorite place to sit is on my mouse pad. Joseph is a good kitty.
Han and Leia will join Creations for Charity this year!
Thanks lucbyard for allowing me to offer those two.
About Creations for Charity:
Creations for Charity is now accepting donations of custom Lego creations for our 8th annual fundraiser. Any Lego fan can contribute a custom Lego creation to our online store opening from October 15th to November 30th. Sales will be used to buy Lego sets for children in need across the world. Participation is easy! Simply submit a donation form and we will notify you when your creation sells and where to ship it. Learn more at our about us page!
"What a privilege to be here on the planet to contribute your unique donation to humankind. Each face in the rainbow of colors that populate our world is precious and special" - Morris Dees
This is very similar to this photo from my last 365 project, and for good reason. The evenings before and after I took that photo I was assisting the students that I work with in a theatrical performance, much like I will be doing tonight.
The students that I work with are incredible, they are diverse and talented in many ways and have had to overcome challenges their entire lives. They aren't the students that get asked to dances or get picked to play on teams during gym although it's something that they desperately want. They are students with Autism, the ones with Downs Syndrome, the ones who typically get labeled as different or weird or many other terrible terms.
But, in this theatre class, they are actors. They are set designers, they are collaborators, they are students. For the past 3 years our school has developed a theatre program designed specifically to showcase inclusion and diversity and to celebrate the talent and accomplishments of ALL our students, regardless of ability levels. In the play tonight the cast is made up of students and adult supports that are putting aside diagnosis or disability and focusing on theatre and the chance to show the community what people can achieve when given the opportunity.
I go into work each day, yes because it's my job, but moreso because I look forward to interacting with these students, helping them learn and accomplish their goals and help them to feel like they belong in the school community. Tonight I'll be standing behind them, watching them step forward into centre stage and I know that I'll be beaming with pride and admiration for what they're doing and what they're achieving.
MFIMC: Emulation #88
There are subjects that have been photographed thousands of times.
For me, the point is not to show once more what a place looks like,
but how it feels when I connect it with my own imagination.
Stuttgart City Library is a strong piece of architecture,
but in a purely documentary image it becomes interchangeable for me.
It’s the kind of picture you look at for a moment and forget the next day.
For the wall, I am looking for something else:
an interpretation that still inspires years later.
So this is not a classic documentary photograph.
I take the idea of the architecture and push it further –
into a calmer, clearer, futuristic version that still remains believable.
A smartphone could document this space perfectly well.
So why do we walk in with high-end cameras and lenses
only to produce yet another “correct” documentation?
I deliberately photograph in a way that turns a real location into a personal world.
Many architectural images are clean and technically correct – and still interchangeable.
One has a bit more sharpness, another a bit less noise,
but in the end it’s essentially the same picture.
You recognize the building, but not the person, the photographer, the artist behind it.
That’s where such images lose their impact, especially if you want to live with them on your wall.
Do we really want to contribute the ten-thousandth version of the same scene?
Creating your own visual worlds is much more demanding.
There is no template, nothing to copy, no guaranteed formula.
All you have is your inner idea of the place, and everything has to build around that:
colors that work together, light that carries a certain mood,
and the question of what this image is supposed to express.
That’s also why such a style is hard to imitate –
there is no preset for it, only the artist’s handwriting.
It took me a long time to understand this.
For many years I held back my own signature because I thought
photography had to be “correct” first and foremost.
But that way of working makes many images age quickly.
Photography becomes truly interesting when you dare to think a subject further –
not just to document, but to interpret.
That is what interests me today:
revealing the potential of a place, not just its surface.
If this image encourages other photographers to repeat less
and show more of their own signature, it has done its job.
There are far more possibilities than “natural colors” or “black and white”.
Once you allow your inner version of a subject to flow into the picture,
you start creating images you genuinely want to keep for a long time.
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And if you notice a man from the future
in the glass door at the top —
don’t worry, that’s me. 😉
(At 100% zoom: unmistakably the Running Man.)
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Technical details
📷 Camera: Sony Alpha 7R V
🔭 Lens: Sony FE 14mm f/1.8 GM
📍 Handheld – tripods are not allowed at this location
🔍 Focal Length: 14 mm
🌞 Aperture: f/5.6
🌙 ISO: Auto
⏳ Exposure Bracketing (HDR-RAW): 5-frame series with 2.0 EV steps per image
📍 Location: Stuttgart City Library, Germany
My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 England.
Day Eleven .. Visiting the Liverpool Docklands before making our way to Blackpool for the night.
The Museum of Liverpool in Liverpool, England, is the newest addition to the National Museums Liverpool group having opened in 2011 replacing the former Museum of Liverpool Life. National Museums Liverpool intention is for the new venue to tell the story of Liverpool and its people, and reflect the city’s global significance. The museum is housed in a new purpose-built building on the Mann Island site at the Pier Head.
Exhibits from the entirety of National Museums Liverpool's collections are used for the Museum of Liverpool's displays. They tell the story of the city through items from collections of costume and decorative art, entomological and botanical collections and objects representing social and urban history, as well as oral testimonies, archaeological material and photographic archives.
The Museum displays are divided into four main themes: The Great Port, Global City, People’s Republic, and Wondrous Place, located in four large gallery spaces. On the ground floor, displays look at the city's urban and technological evolution, both local and national, including the Industrial Revolution and the changes in the British Empire, and how these changes have impacted the city's economic development. The upper floor looks at Liverpool's particular and strong identity through examining the social history of the city, from settlement in the area from Neolithic times to the present day, migration, and the various communities and cultures which contribute to the city's diversity.
More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Museum_of_Liverpool
"2.5 Seconds" climate change awareness series
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As humans continue to pour greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, oceans have tempered the effect. The world's seas have absorbed more than 90 percent of the heat from these gases, but it’s taking a toll on our oceans: 2018 set a new record for ocean heating.
Rising seas is one of those climate change effects. Average sea levels have risen over 8 inches (about 23 cm) since 1880, with about a third of that gained in the last 25 years.
Sea level rise is caused primarily by two factors related to global warming: the added water from melting ice sheets and glaciers and the expansion of seawater as it warms.
When sea levels rise as rapidly as they have been, even a small increase can have devastating effects on coastal habitats, it can cause destructive erosion, flooding, soil contamination with salt, and lost habitat for fish, birds, and plants. Higher sea levels are cause more deadly and destructive hurricanes that move more slowly and drop more rain, contributing to more powerful storm surges that can strip away everything in their path.
Already, flooding in low-lying coastal areas is forcing people to migrate to higher ground, and millions more are vulnerable from flood risk and other climate change effects. In the United States, almost 40 percent of the population lives in relatively high population-density coastal areas, where sea level plays a role in flooding, shoreline erosion, and hazards from storms. Most predictions say the warming of the planet will continue and is likely to accelerate, causing the oceans to keep rising. It is projected to rise another 1 to 4 feet by 2100. This means hundreds of coastal cities face flooding.
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