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777 - Seer Green Cutting 21-12-1986 R894bw
Olympus OM40 (film)
Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
Santa Steam Pullman
Busy K carrying out routine checks on his Sparrow Hawk gunship.
The Sparrow Hawk is a crazy fast surface fighter, rugged and reliable, it has good manoeuvrability but requires a lot of skill to get the most out of it.
Deployed here to defend the mining stations on planet Bongo. The pulse cannon is a strong deterrent to space pirates and local bandits, it also makes short work of troublesome squonkopedes who often chew through supply cables.
Left mostly to their own devices, Busy Kat and his co-pilot Patrick have heavily modified the Sparrow Hawk, upping the boost on the Higgs Boson Drives and increasing the amplification on the gravitational deflectors.
This helps in chasing down bad guys but the truth is they plan to enter in to the local GARC event. Knowing that captain Jock McSporran would disapprove they have decided to keep him in the dark on this one.
30777 Swithland 01-05-2008 R13244
Olympus OM4Ti (film)
Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
Great Central Railway
Sentimental Journeys/Russ Hillier charter
What a miracle then that many years later a group of enthusiasts bought this engine, took it away and restored it to working order. Since then it has been hauling train again on the main line and heritage railways (see next picture)
71000, 47357 - Barry 03-03-1968 R138bw
Agfa Instamatic (film)
Agfa CT 18 colour slide scanned to digital
Growing up I was teased a lot in elementary and middle school and called a "lesbo", primarily caused by the fact that I knew someone who was one and was in denial about it. She was always trying to deflect the attention off herself and onto others. Because of the negative way it caused me to be treated I always felt like I had to prove I was straight, and this was long before I even knew how I felt anyway. This might've been the only reason I didn't actually pursue the lifestyle myself out in the open because I remembered all the judgment and all the hate.
I'm glad the world is changing, and I wonder what life I would have lived had I been born even just 10 years later. In a world where we embrace people for their differences and their multiple forms of love, I sometimes get very sad that I felt like I had to prove so hard I was "one of the gang" and do what the other girls did. I did end up finding a soul mate, but it left me with this never ending gap of desire I can't ever seem to fill. We're all born when we're meant to be, and for whatever reason this was the path I was supposed to walk, but I do find myself wondering constantly what if? What if I'd had the chance, or the guts, to do what I really wanted?
And that's one of the main things I love about Second Life.
DKW Sportwagen PS 600, 1930
Motor: 2-Zylinder, 2-Takt, Nasenkolben
Hubraum: 584 ccm
Leistung: 18 PS
Geschwindigkeit: 100 km/h
Verbrauch: 8l/100 km
Preis: 2750 Reichsmark
Bauzeit: 1929-1933
DKW sports car PS 600, 1930
Engine: 2-cylinder, 2-stroke, deflector pistons
Displacement: 584 cc
Power: 18 hp
Max speed: 62 mph
Consumption: 8l / 100 km
Price: 2750 Reichsmarks
Construction time: 1929-1933
Castillo, Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castilla y León, España.
El castillo de Berlanga de Duero se encuentra en la población del mismo nombre, pertenece a la provincia de Soria y fue construido entre los siglos XV, cuando tuvo la función de castillo señorial, y en el XVI cuando se transformó en una fortaleza artillera. Con anterioridad, en los siglos X y XI, hubo una fortaleza musulmana que, en el XII, tras la conquista castellana, se amplió con el cinturón exterior amurallado que se conserva.
Bordeada por el río Escalote y abrazada por el Duero, se corona por la imponente silueta del castillo que la vigila desde el Coborrón. El conjunto monumental está formado por los restos de la fortaleza tardomedieval (siglo XV), la fortaleza artillera de época renacentista (siglo XVI), la muralla que ciñe el cerro en su base (siglo XII) y el Palacio de los Duques de Frías (siglo XVI).
El conjunto se inició entre los años 1460 y 1480 por encargo de D. Luis Tovar y doña María de Guzmán, que ordenaronn levantar el casillo señorial, para servir de fortaleza defensiva y residencia familiar, sobre un castillo anterior situado en lo alto del cerro, donde se localizaba la primitiva villa de Berlanga protegida por la muralla situada a los pies del cerro.
En el año 1512 se proyectó y comenzó a ejecutar el nuevo castillo, configurado como una fortaleza artillera, con fines militares. Esta nueva fortaleza se adaptó tanto a la topografía abrupta del terreno como a la construcción anterior (el castillo medieval señorial).
En el programa constructivo de los linajes Tovar y de los Duques de Frías se encontraba además la erección del palacio en el recinto interior de la muralla del siglo XII, adaptado a los nuevos modos de vida. Este palacio y sus jardines intramuros estructurados en diversos niveles sufrieron, en 1811, un incendio y una destrucción por parte de las tropas napoleónicas, por lo que en la actualidad solo se conserva su fachada principal.
Durante los años 2004-2005 se acometió por parte de la Junta de Castilla y León un Plan Director, un conjunto de planes y actuaciones orientadas a la mejor conservación, protección y revitalización de este rico patrimonio. Se incluyen estudios de investigación, consolidación y restauración de los restos del monumento o actuaciones en el entorno.
El castillo señorial (siglo XV) presenta planta rectangular, en la que destaca el cubo de planta circular, en el ángulo sur, y la torre del homenaje en el lado opuesto. En el interior, dos patios articulan el espacio: uno, a la entrada, más sencillo, funcionó como patio de armas; y el otro, se planteó como patio palacial porticado, con columnas góticas, tiene en el centro un aljibe con una conducción que lleva al depósito de agua.
A partir del castillo señorial medieval, en el siglo XVI se construyó la fortaleza artillera. Tiene planta rectangular con pontentes cubos en cada ángulo, orientados a los puntos cardinales, los dos delanteros albergan sendas casamatas para instalar la artillería de la fortaleza. Los muros, levantados con piedra de sillería de calidad, tienen cinco metros de espesor y se rematan con un parapeto inclinado para desviar los impactos de artillería.
The castle of Berlanga de Duero is located in the town of the same name, belongs to the province of Soria and was built between the fifteenth century, when it served as a stately castle, and the sixteenth when it was transformed into an artillery fortress. Previously, in the 10th and 11th centuries, there was a Muslim fortress that, in the 12th century, after the Castilian conquest, was extended with the outer walled belt that remains.
Bordered by the River Escalote and embraced by the Duero, it is crowned by the imposing silhouette of the castle that watches over it from the Coborrón. The monumental complex is made up of the remains of the late medieval fortress (15th century), the artillery fortress from the Renaissance period (16th century), the wall that surrounds the hill at its base (12th century) and the Palace of the Dukes of Frías ( century XVI).
The complex began between 1460 and 1480 by order of D. Luis Tovar and Doña María de Guzmán, who ordered the building of the stately castle, to serve as a defensive fortress and family residence, on top of a previous castle located on top of the hill. where the primitive town of Berlanga was located, protected by the wall located at the foot of the hill.
In the year 1512 the new castle was projected and began to be executed, configured as an artillery fortress, for military purposes. This new fortress was adapted both to the steep topography of the land and to the previous construction (the stately medieval castle).
In the construction program of the Tovar lineages and the Dukes of Frías was also the erection of the palace in the inner enclosure of the 12th century wall, adapted to the new ways of life. This palace and its intramural gardens structured on various levels suffered, in 1811, a fire and destruction by Napoleonic troops, so that today only its main façade remains.
During the years 2004-2005, the Junta de Castilla y León undertook a Master Plan, a set of plans and actions aimed at the best conservation, protection and revitalization of this rich heritage. Research studies, consolidation and restoration of the remains of the monument or actions in the environment are included.
The stately castle (15th century) has a rectangular floor plan, in which the circular cube in the southern corner stands out, and the homage tower on the opposite side. Inside, two patios articulate the space: one, at the entrance, simpler, functioned as a parade ground; and the other, designed as a porticoed palatial courtyard, with Gothic columns, has a cistern in the center with a conduit that leads to the water tank.
Starting from the medieval stately castle, the artillery fortress was built in the 16th century. It has a rectangular floor plan with powerful cubes at each angle, oriented to the cardinal points, the two front ones house casemates to install the fortress's artillery. The walls, raised with quality ashlar masonry stone, are five meters thick and are finished off with a sloping parapet to deflect artillery impacts.
The Ill river running through Strasbourg. This photo was taken under a bridge a few hours after a heavy rain moving through, leaving behind dark clouds deflecting lights from the setting sun. While the day was not perfect, it had a beautiful ending.
92203 Field NE of Quorn 13-10-2009 IMG_0381
Great Central Railway
Sentimental Journeys/Russ Hillier charter
Cerro Carmen de Villegas at 1,451 m (4,760 ft) MSL.
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It takes sensitivity and keen instinct to fly a glider. The movements are always very delicate, as well as the aircraft's reactions. The instrument panel has only basic aviation instruments: compass, speedometers, altimeter, ascent and descent rate indicator and a crucial item for gliders, a kind of updraft detector (Airspeed Indicator) and the intensity of these phenomena.
Control of the aircraft is by lever and pedals and the only extra command is the lever to activate the wing deflectors, which act as aerodynamic brakes to reduce speed. The glider has only one electronic device: the radio.
Designed for long flights, which can take three hours or more, the interior of the glider is very comfortable. The seat accommodates the whole body and ventilation is not a problem: there is an air duct right next to the seat and small windows that can be opened during the flight.
Vultures are also a good “tool” in sailing. The huge birds have a special “sense” for finding updrafts, which take them to high altitudes without even needing to flap their wings. Therefore, where there is a vulture there is a great chance of finding a thermal where the glider can gain altitude.
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Cerro Villegas, located about 18 km from the center of the city of Bariloche to the northeast, is located within the Patagonian Steppe and very close to Dina Huapi.
Coirones, neneos, colapiche, among other plants and fauna of the steppe are the protagonists of this extreme steppe landscape.
This optical illusion effect is caused by ice crystals in the earth's atmosphere through which the light is refracted. In order for us to see these points of light, the ice crystals must grow as regularly as possible and be transparent. Another requirement is that the crystals are flat and hexagonal. Only then can the light be deflected in a straight line.
The principle works in a similar way to the rainbow. The only difference is that the rainbow deflects the light so strongly that you have to have the sun in the background to see it. If you want to observe halos, you have to make sure that you are not dazzled by the sun. Similar phenomena can also be observed at night. There are “secondary moons” that are formed according to the same principle.
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This picture let me think of you, Kostaki, it appeared in the same year, when we met each other. Coincidence? You're my magical place. I love you.
The rains have hit, as our temperatures drop dramatically. In Alaska, we transition quickly between summer and autumn.
In this image we were heading into Glennallen along the Glenn Highway, when the skies opened up and pelted us with rain.
The funny thing you see at the middle-bottom of the shot is our "Kilroy" peaking over our wind deflector on the front of our truck. Not many people remember "Kilroy" - but those that do, often ask us where we found ours - so they can purchase one for their selves. Sadly we can not give them an answer to their question, as we found ours many years ago at the big January Pow-wow in Quartzite Arizona.
ITALIANS DO IT BEST
Italian cars, specifically luxury and sports cars, maintain a global reputation for speed, design and beauty.
Beginning in 1884 when Enrico Bernardi constructed the tricycle car running on petrol fuel, the Italian automobile industry started its long and rich journey in the transportation industry.
In perfect Italian fashion, the history of its car manufacturing reads like a soap opera including tales of mergers and acquisitions attempting to deflect the attention away from the designers.
However, through a difficult financial period, the industry persevered and continues to deliver high-quality, powerful and beautiful cars.
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LE MIGLIORI DEL MONDO
Le auto italiane, in particolare quelle di lusso e sportive, mantengono una reputazione globale per velocità, design e bellezza. A partire dal 1884, quando Enrico Bernardi costruì la triciclo a benzina, l'industria automobilistica italiana iniziò il suo lungo e ricco viaggio nel settore dei trasporti.
Tuttavia, attraverso un periodo finanziario difficile, l'industria ha perseverato e continua a fornire auto di alta qualità, potenti e belle.
strangest of all sunrises I've ever experienced, the almost midnight sun (August above the Arctic Circle) rising at 3am being deflected by the peaks of the Lofoten Wall and thus illuminating the dense, low cloud cover over the islands. This capture was taken about an hour later then the previous one in my photostream. Happy Monochrome Monday!
EXPLORE: Highest position: # 4; February 20, 2009.
Serie Street Photography.
This is not HDR
One flash off camera from the left 45 angle at 1/32 power and a deflector from the right side.
HBM from Porteau Cove!
The new White Rosso livery has Star White Silk as its main color. The predominance of white enhances the design of the Panigale V2, highlighting the lines and the purity of the geometrical shapes. [...]. The Ducati Red colours the rims, the front air intakes and deflectors of the upper half-fairings[...].
[...] the rider of the Pramac Racing Team, Francesco "Pecco" Bagnaia, [who] tested the bike at the Misano World Circuit "Marco Simoncelli", said:
"Since 2016, my personal motto has been #GoFree. For me it means living in a light-hearted and carefree way, having fun and giving priority to the things you love to do. I think the Panigale V2 fits well with this definition and reflects my way of being "[...]. "The new livery, so white, is very beautiful and different from the usual. Despite being a street bike, it surprised me how much speed it can have when cornering. It is a fun, very stable and very sincere bike [...]." "Pecco"
The Panigale V2, presented less than a year ago [...] is the super-mid of the Ducati sports bikes and represents the entry model to the Panigale family. It is powered by the 955 cc Superquadro twin-cylinder engine (compliant with Euro 5 standard) and has a maximum power of 155 hp at 10,750 rpm and a maximum torque of 104 Nm at 9,000 rpm. [...]. www.ducati.com/us/en/news/the-red-essence-in-white-new-li...
Langerei a canal and a name of a street in the Ezelstraat Quarter, northern Bruges, Flanders, Belgium.
The canal originates from the Spiegelrei and starts at the Carmersbrug and ends at the Dampoort. The street of the same name, located on the west bank, runs from the Golden Hand Bridge to the Wulpenstraat. The street on the other side of the water is the Potterierei.
The watercourse and the street have a slightly winding path, along the bed of the original river Reie. At the current 's-Gravenstraat, the Reie was deflected to the east in the late 12th century to connect with the shipping connection that led to the newly founded Damme. The Langerei is spanned by the Snaggaard Bridge, the Duinenbrug and the Leonardsstuwbrug.
The canal is bordered with quay walls made of brick, with on top of bluestone cover plates or an iron parapet. The buildings, of predominantly two or three storeys, have commercial and residential functions, and date from the 15th to the 20th century.
Originally the name Roye was used for the place. From the 13th century the name Houtbrekersdam is mentioned, which refers to the shipbuilding activities. For the area to the west, the toponyms Koetelwic or Ketelwic, or in short, the district, can also be found until the 16th century, which would be situated in that area. They point to a mooring and settlement that existed from the 11th century, and possibly already earlier. From the last quarter of the 16th century the name Langerei is used for the long stretch on the west bank of the canal.
From the Roman times until the 15th century, the watercourse was the most important maritime traffic route in Bruges. Through the later (and now disappeared) Dampoort complex there was a connection with the sea. The District had many trading activities until the end of the 12th century; then the center of gravity moved to the Kraanrei and Spiegelrei.
Between 1623 and 1855, the Langerei was still important as part of the canal between Ostend, Bruges, and Ghent. Then the Ringvaart took over this role. Until the 20s of the 20th century, inland vessels were arriving.
In the years 1972-1974 the swing bridges were replaced by solid stone bridges: the Carmersbrug, the Snaggaardsbrug and the Duinenbrug.
Information Source:
visit-bruges.be/see/places-interest/inner-canals-and-old-...
Heritage steam locomotive No. 46115 ‘Scots Guardsman’ eases into Stratford-upon-Avon with The Stratford Flyer railtour on 11th March 2023. The Railway Touring Company’s trip boarded at Manchester Victoria, Wilmslow and Crewe on its way to the birthplace of Shakespeare.
No. 46115 was built as 6115 by the North British Locomotive Company of Glasgow in 1927. It was named Scots Guardsman in 1928 after the Scots Guards. After receiving smoke deflectors, it starred in the 1936 film Night Mail. It was the first member of the class to be equipped with the distinctive curved smoke deflectors.
Bluebell Railway - Two images from a JB Charter at the end of 2020 featuring Class S15 - 847 without smoke deflectors - 8/12/2020 (DSC 7116)
All images are availble to view by folling my smugmug link below
davidcable.smugmug.com/Events/2020/201208-Bluebell-Railwa...
Black 5 + 70031 - Kingmoor 03-12-1967 R23bw
Agfa Instamatic (film)
Agfa CT18 colour slide scanned to digital
The line of dead locomotives includes a Stanier Black Five 4-6-0 and BR Standard Britannia Pacific no. 70031 ""Byron"
When the council recessed, K’hall vanished swiftly to his vessel, leaving Adrienne and Kayla to be whisked away under escort. Their destination: the science division newly tasked with collecting files on reptilian reproduction and potential nest sites—an area the Arcturians had, curiously, neglected. Kayla suspected she already knew more than their entire team.
Neither she nor Adrienne believed the chairman trusted Kayla’s account. His reluctant approval seemed tethered solely to K’hall’s reputation.
Axiom5 loomed like a drifting continent—three miles long, half as wide, a labyrinth of corridors and decks. Their escort led them through its arterial maze.
“How many crew aboard?” Adrienne asked.
“Five thousand, fully staffed,” the escort replied. “Command, orb pilots, maintenance, line crew. And of course, the council and staff. Everyone.”
“Is there a home base on Earth?”
“I am not permitted to say. Let us just say we patrol every realm linked to Earth. Most are peaceful. This one… isn’t. It threatens them all.”
Adrienne caught a flicker of thought—something about the base—but its location defied logic but was interesting none the less.
They’d been walking briskly for twenty minutes when Kayla asked, “How much farther?”
“Almost there,” the escort said. “We’ll stop for a drink just ahead.”
But before they reached it, the klaxon shrieked. A voice thundered through the ship’s address system: “Missiles inbound. Brace for impact.”
Explosions rippled through the ship.
“They got hits that time,” Kayla muttered, her voice tight.
“Don’t worry,” the escort said. “The shield will deflect any missile they have.”
But the next barrage was worse. They lost count of the number. The ship lurched violently. Lights flickered. Overhead consoles burst in showers of sparks. They were flung against the corridor wall.
For a moment, they stood frozen, palms pressed to the bulkhead, waiting for the next strike. None came.
Then the alarm blared again. “Damage control to B95, C95 through C105. Q39—hull breach.”
“We need to move,” the escort said. “The research hall is deep inside the ship. It will be safer there.”
Adrienne wasn’t sure the ship had righted itself, but it was impossible to tell. She longed for the certainty of Earth beneath her feet.
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Castillo, Berlanga de Duero, Soria, Castilla y León, España.
El castillo de Berlanga de Duero se encuentra en la población del mismo nombre, pertenece a la provincia de Soria y fue construido entre los siglos XV, cuando tuvo la función de castillo señorial, y en el XVI cuando se transformó en una fortaleza artillera. Con anterioridad, en los siglos X y XI, hubo una fortaleza musulmana que, en el XII, tras la conquista castellana, se amplió con el cinturón exterior amurallado que se conserva.
Bordeada por el río Escalote y abrazada por el Duero, se corona por la imponente silueta del castillo que la vigila desde el Coborrón. El conjunto monumental está formado por los restos de la fortaleza tardomedieval (siglo XV), la fortaleza artillera de época renacentista (siglo XVI), la muralla que ciñe el cerro en su base (siglo XII) y el Palacio de los Duques de Frías (siglo XVI).
El conjunto se inició entre los años 1460 y 1480 por encargo de D. Luis Tovar y doña María de Guzmán, que ordenaronn levantar el casillo señorial, para servir de fortaleza defensiva y residencia familiar, sobre un castillo anterior situado en lo alto del cerro, donde se localizaba la primitiva villa de Berlanga protegida por la muralla situada a los pies del cerro.
En el año 1512 se proyectó y comenzó a ejecutar el nuevo castillo, configurado como una fortaleza artillera, con fines militares. Esta nueva fortaleza se adaptó tanto a la topografía abrupta del terreno como a la construcción anterior (el castillo medieval señorial).
En el programa constructivo de los linajes Tovar y de los Duques de Frías se encontraba además la erección del palacio en el recinto interior de la muralla del siglo XII, adaptado a los nuevos modos de vida. Este palacio y sus jardines intramuros estructurados en diversos niveles sufrieron, en 1811, un incendio y una destrucción por parte de las tropas napoleónicas, por lo que en la actualidad solo se conserva su fachada principal.
Durante los años 2004-2005 se acometió por parte de la Junta de Castilla y León un Plan Director, un conjunto de planes y actuaciones orientadas a la mejor conservación, protección y revitalización de este rico patrimonio. Se incluyen estudios de investigación, consolidación y restauración de los restos del monumento o actuaciones en el entorno.
El castillo señorial (siglo XV) presenta planta rectangular, en la que destaca el cubo de planta circular, en el ángulo sur, y la torre del homenaje en el lado opuesto. En el interior, dos patios articulan el espacio: uno, a la entrada, más sencillo, funcionó como patio de armas; y el otro, se planteó como patio palacial porticado, con columnas góticas, tiene en el centro un aljibe con una conducción que lleva al depósito de agua.
A partir del castillo señorial medieval, en el siglo XVI se construyó la fortaleza artillera. Tiene planta rectangular con pontentes cubos en cada ángulo, orientados a los puntos cardinales, los dos delanteros albergan sendas casamatas para instalar la artillería de la fortaleza. Los muros, levantados con piedra de sillería de calidad, tienen cinco metros de espesor y se rematan con un parapeto inclinado para desviar los impactos de artillería.
The castle of Berlanga de Duero is located in the town of the same name, belongs to the province of Soria and was built between the fifteenth century, when it served as a stately castle, and the sixteenth when it was transformed into an artillery fortress. Previously, in the 10th and 11th centuries, there was a Muslim fortress that, in the 12th century, after the Castilian conquest, was extended with the outer walled belt that remains.
Bordered by the River Escalote and embraced by the Duero, it is crowned by the imposing silhouette of the castle that watches over it from the Coborrón. The monumental complex is made up of the remains of the late medieval fortress (15th century), the artillery fortress from the Renaissance period (16th century), the wall that surrounds the hill at its base (12th century) and the Palace of the Dukes of Frías ( century XVI).
The complex began between 1460 and 1480 by order of D. Luis Tovar and Doña María de Guzmán, who ordered the building of the stately castle, to serve as a defensive fortress and family residence, on top of a previous castle located on top of the hill. where the primitive town of Berlanga was located, protected by the wall located at the foot of the hill.
In the year 1512 the new castle was projected and began to be executed, configured as an artillery fortress, for military purposes. This new fortress was adapted both to the steep topography of the land and to the previous construction (the stately medieval castle).
In the construction program of the Tovar lineages and the Dukes of Frías was also the erection of the palace in the inner enclosure of the 12th century wall, adapted to the new ways of life. This palace and its intramural gardens structured on various levels suffered, in 1811, a fire and destruction by Napoleonic troops, so that today only its main façade remains.
During the years 2004-2005, the Junta de Castilla y León undertook a Master Plan, a set of plans and actions aimed at the best conservation, protection and revitalization of this rich heritage. Research studies, consolidation and restoration of the remains of the monument or actions in the environment are included.
The stately castle (15th century) has a rectangular floor plan, in which the circular cube in the southern corner stands out, and the homage tower on the opposite side. Inside, two patios articulate the space: one, at the entrance, simpler, functioned as a parade ground; and the other, designed as a porticoed palatial courtyard, with Gothic columns, has a cistern in the center with a conduit that leads to the water tank.
Starting from the medieval stately castle, the artillery fortress was built in the 16th century. It has a rectangular floor plan with powerful cubes at each angle, oriented to the cardinal points, the two front ones house casemates to install the fortress's artillery. The walls, raised with quality ashlar masonry stone, are five meters thick and are finished off with a sloping parapet to deflect artillery impacts.
Close up of a sculpture at the newly opened Tsawwassen Mills Mall located on the Tsawwassen First Nations land in Delta, B.C.
Each panel of coloured pexiglass (?) reflects the mall surroundings from a different angle. The beauty of the coloured reflections deflects from the otherwise mundane surroundings of a shopping mall and parking lot!
Bluebell Railway - More images from the excellent JB Railway Charter last week with Class S15 - 847 with smoke deflectors removed (DSC 7150)
The complate set of images taken that day can now be seen on my smugmug link below
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Unique truly applies the incomparable 1958 Ferrari 250 Testa Rossa Scaglietti Spider, chassis 0736TR. This closeup allows scrutiny of the eccentric design elements. Double click on the image for details. This car did race at LeMans under the French/Belgian team, but did not finish due to fuel delivery failures.
Recognizing the PR value of the most famous race in the world, the 24 hours at LeMans, a distance race that challenged reliability and durability, over outright speed. The 250 Testa Rossa was initially developed to compete in the 1957 World Sportscar Championship racing season, in response to rule changes planned for the upcoming 1958 season that would enforce a maximum engine displacement of 3 litres. The objective was to improve on the existing 4-cylinder 2.0L 500 TR/500 TRC Testa Rossa by integrating the more powerful Colombo-designed 3.0L V12 as used in 250 GT series. Along with the new engine, Ferrari improved the existing Testa Rossa chassis and bodywork. As with other Ferrari racing cars, Enzo Ferrari demanded absolute reliability from all components, resulting in a somewhat conservative design approach that aimed for endurance racing success. The 250 Testa Rossa engine was based on Colombo-designed 3.0L V12 used in 250 GT road and racing cars. Carlo Chiti and other Ferrari engineers made several modifications to increase the performance of this already proven engine. The starting point was a 1953-style cylinder block with an overall capacity of 2953 cc, a 73 mm bore and 58.8 mm stroke. Six two-barrel Weber 38 DCN carburetors fed the engine, increased from the 3 carburetors typical for 250 GT engines. The cylinder heads used single overhead cams.
The unusual Scaglietti designed body used the weird pontoons to deflect air to the brakes, and addressed a major source of failure on a 24 hour, very high speed race, with corners requiring regular hard braking.
The 250 Testa Rossa was designed to offer customers already racing with the 500 TRC a much more powerful engine on a similar chassis to help retain the former model’s great handling. The FIA placed a three-litre limit on prototypes and this indeed proved to be the case. As a result the reliable V12 from the 250 Gran Turismo was used albeit with a radically tuned with six twin-choke carburettors. Compared with the 500 TRC, only the valve covers were painted red, but the car still kept the Testa Rossa name and won the Manufacturers’ World Championship in 1958.
The 250 Testa Rossa was raced successfully throughout the late 1950s and early 1960s. Independent teams raced the 250 TR alongside Scuderia Ferrari cars from 1958 on, although the most developed versions of the car were restricted to factory-sanctioned teams only.
250 TRs were extremely competitive during this time, winning 10 World Sportscar Championship races including the 1958, 1960, and 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans, the 1958, 1959 and 1961 12 Hours of Sebring, the 1958 Targa Florio,[29] the 1958 and 1960 1000 km Buenos Aires and the 1961 4 hours of Pescara. Notable drivers included Phil Hill, Olivier Gendebien, Luigi Musso, Peter Collins, Dan Gurney, Wolfgang von Trips and Mike Hawthorn, among them.
The excellent results of 250 TRs and Scuderia Ferrari's skilled drivers earned Ferrari the 1958, 1960 and 1961 Constructor's World Sportscar Championship titles.
In total, 33 250 TRs of all types were built between 1957 and 1962. Included in this total are 19 "customer versions" of the 250 TR sold to independent racing teams, replacing the 500 TRC for this market. All customer cars had left hand drive Scaglietti "pontoon fender" bodies and live rear axles.
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The viaduct was constructed for the Scarborough and Whitby Railway to carry a single track line over the River Esk and valley near Whitby, as well as crossing the Esk Valley Railway, and Whitby, Redcar and Middlesbrough Union Railway. Due to its situation close to the sea the design avoided the use of iron, using brick and cement construction; the design was based on the Saltburn Viaduct. Construction began in October 1882 and was complete by October 1884; two men fell from the piers during construction, but recovered. The resident engineer was Charles Arthur Rowlandson, the contractors were John Waddell and Sons.
The viaduct is mentioned in Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula:
The viaduct was a 13 arch structure, 305 yd (279 m) long, with the rail level reaching 120 ft (37 m) high. The foundations on land were excavated to the level of rock, and formed from slag based cement. The river foundations were excavated in brick lined wells. The river foundation excavations were complicated by large oak trees found embedded in the river, which required divers for manual removal. Piers 5,7,8 and 9 had triple foundations, connected above the water level by two semicircular arches. Three of the piers in the river are skewed so as not to deflect the tidal flow (the River Esk is tidal as far as Ruswarp upstream).
The main arches were 55 to 65 ft (17 to 20 m) wide, and 27 ft 6 in (8.38 m) high, made of bricks seven deep, 2 ft 9 in (0.84 m). The width between the parapets was 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m) on straight sections.
Poem 4 twenty love poems and a song of despair (1924)
It is a morning full of storms
in the heart of summer.
The clouds travel like white handkerchiefs bidding farewell,
the wind shakes them with its wandering hands
Innumberable heart of the wind
beating upon our loving silence.
Buzzing amongst the trees, orquestral and divine,
like a language full of wars and songs.
A wind that swiftly steals away the fallen leaves
and deflects the beating arrows of the birds.
A wind that strikes her down in a foamless wave
and weightless substance, and fires bowing down.
It breaks and submerges its volume of kisses
fought at the gate of the summer wind.
Pablo Neruda
photo: Melter Weatherwax
777 - Stampwell Farm 03-01-1987 R926
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Fujichrome colour slide scanned to digital
Santa Steam Pullman
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward.
William Arthur Ward (December 17, 1921–March 30, 1994) was an American motivational writer.
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. Winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their effect. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds have various aspects: velocity (wind speed); the density of the gas involved; energy content or wind energy. The wind is also a critical means of transportation for seeds, insects, and birds, which can travel on wind currents for thousands of miles.
In human civilization, the concept of wind has been explored in mythology, influenced the events of history, expanded the range of transport and warfare, and provided a power source for mechanical work, electricity, and recreation. Wind powers the voyages of sailing ships across Earth's oceans. Hot air balloons use the wind to take short trips, and powered flight uses it to increase lift and reduce fuel consumption. Areas of wind shear caused by various weather phenomena can lead to dangerous situations for aircraft. When winds become strong, trees and human-made structures are damaged or destroyed.
Winds can shape landforms, via a variety of aeolian processes such as the formation of fertile soils, such as loess, and by erosion. Dust from large deserts can be moved great distances from its source region by the prevailing winds; winds that are accelerated by rough topography and associated with dust outbreaks have been assigned regional names in various parts of the world because of their significant effects on those regions. Wind also affects the spread of wildfires. Winds can disperse seeds from various plants, enabling the survival and dispersal of those plant species, as well as flying insect populations. When combined with cold temperatures, the wind has a negative impact on livestock. Wind affects animals' food stores, as well as their hunting and defensive strategies.
The wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure which is mainly caused by temperature difference. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by the Coriolis effect, except exactly on the equator. Globally, the two major driving factors of large-scale wind patterns (the atmospheric circulation) are the differential heating between the equator and the poles (difference in absorption of solar energy leading to buoyancy forces) and the rotation of the planet. Outside the tropics and aloft from frictional effects of the surface, the large-scale winds tend to approach geostrophic balance. Near the Earth's surface, friction causes the wind to be slower than it would be otherwise. Surface friction also causes winds to blow more inward into low-pressure areas. Source Wikipedia.
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Bluebell Railway - Two very enjoyable days with Jon Bowers and S15 without smoke deflectors - virtually a new loco.
The attached photos lifted the mood of everyone as first day was incredibly dull - Definitely more to come (DSC 6974)
Body armor, also known as body armour, personal armor or armour, or a suit or coat of armor, is protective clothing designed to absorb or deflect physical attacks. Historically used to protect military personnel, today it is also used by various types of police (riot police in particular), private security guards or bodyguards, and occasionally ordinary civilians. Today there are two main types: regular non-plated body armor for moderate to substantial protection, and hard-plate reinforced body armor for maximum protection, such as used by combat soldiers.
Plate armour is a historical type of personal body armour made from bronze, iron, or steel plates, culminating in the iconic suit of armour entirely encasing the wearer. Full plate steel armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years' War, from the coat of plates worn over mail suits during the 14th century.
In Europe, plate armour reached its peak in the late 15th and early 16th centuries. The full suit of armour, also referred to as a panoply, is thus a feature of the very end of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance period. Its popular association with the "medieval knight” is due to the specialised jousting armour which developed in the 16th century.
Full suits of Gothic plate armour were worn on the battlefields of the Burgundian and Italian Wars. The most heavily armoured troops of the period were heavy cavalry, such as the gendarmes and early cuirassiers, but the infantry troops of the Swiss mercenaries and the Landsknechts also took to wearing lighter suits of "three quarters" munition armour, leaving the lower legs unprotected.
During the period it ran without smoke deflectors,777 heads north at Horton with a CME
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The cloud did me a favour but DB loco control didn't! Hoping for a nice clean red 66 but got a filthy old EWS livery one instead. At least the front end was clean unlike certain GB ones...
As denoted by the red and white sticker on the front end and the holes on the front obstacle declector from where the European style deflector was attached, 66179 is one of the few that were returned to GB from the Euro Cargo Rail fleet in France. Most have been repainted into DB red livery but not this one.
6H02 Arpley Sidings to Tunstead Sidings running a couple of minutes early past Daresbury.
P. naviculifolium flowers are white, with large dark cherry spots in the center of the spade-shaped posterior petals. They are strongly deflected back, as if by a gust of wind, which gives the flowers a certain striving. The most interesting thing is that these original flowers have a subtle and wonderful smell, which is rarely found in pelargoniums, and in Hoarea section I did not meet fragrant flowers at all.
The Sparrow Hawk is an incredibly fast surface fighter, it has good handling but is easy to overload in the corners if you are over zealous.
Deployed here to defend the mining stations on planet Bongo. The pulse cannon is a strong deterrent to space pirates and local bandits, it also makes short work of troublesome squonkopedes who often chew through supply cables.
Left mostly to their own devices, Busy Kat and his co-pilot Patrick have heavily modified the Sparrow Hawk, upping the boost on the Higgs Boson Drives and increasing the amplification on the gravitational deflectors.
This helps in chasing down bad guys but the truth is they plan to enter in to the local GARC event. Knowing that captain Jock McSporran would disapprove they have decided to keep him in the dark on this one.
one of 46100 royal scot's first outings after overhaul at crewe heritage centre was the first steam steel and stars event at llangollen
it is seen here near glyndyfrdwy, running without smoke deflectors
Eastbound 172 curves under the U.S. Highway 2 overpass, where it was often challenging to stand your ground in the high winds. I believe that BNSF has since erected sturdy fences along both sides of the mainline here to deflect the winds.
Boris was looking at Yolanda, the beautiful female pelican, with admiring eyes. I suppose some might say she was 'out of his league' but as he said "If you shoot for the stars you might land in the mountains!" His friends turned away on such comments and continued on with their previous conversation.
But this time he meant it. She was really beautiful and he was feeling pretty chic himself. He was chatting her up nicely with a "Hey what brings you to these rocks" and "Have you tried the local sardines?"
Although she never turned around, he naturally assumed he was making progress. He was dreaming of taking her back to the nest he had already built full of bling! There was shiny wrappers from discarded candy bars, a bright red deflector from a broken bike lamp and his piece de resistance ... a bright purple satin ribbon that he accidentally borrowed from a little girl with a swirly lollipop. I mean who could resist such a wonderful nest!
Boris continued with one of his tried and true conversation starters ... "I know of a great seafood place around here ... just around the corner ...:
When suddenly the air was filled with the deep, resonating sounds of winds beating down from everywhere. It was like a deep bass melody from a foreign song far away.
As Boris looked up, a magificent Pelican descended with wide wings harrumphing in the wind. Long legs extended and muscles taut.
Pietro landed on the rock beside Yolanda like he knew that everyone knew that he was something! The sea slapped against the rocks merrily and there were a thousand cries of joy from far over the waves. What a magnificent bird!
There was passion in his walk as he looked at Boris with a slight hint of malice but smiled warmly at Yolanda who shrugged as if she expected nothing less.
Boris reviewed his options thoroughly and decided on a new course of action.
He turned to Pietro and calmly said "Hey what brings you to these rocks ... I know of a great seafood place just around the corner ..."
Unfortunately my ride arrived then with other appointments on the Ecuadorian Coast. I never did find out what happened to Boris, but with such an enterprising bird, the sky is the limit!