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Individual frames are longer duration, longer time span, so this time lapsed video is sorta jerky.... but there were very nice colors in the sky. Sadly, I started shooting just at their peak, and their brilliance soon dissipated. The beginning of the video is definitely the most interesting.
Dang my focus was not very sharp, just a bit off as well. It's all part of learning.
Canon T3, Tokina 2.8 11mm ISO 1600, 13 secs exposures. Around 150 shots.
Two guys - probably stuck in Vietnam for the duration of the pandemic - dance in the middle of Nguyen Hue Square.
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One Lencarta Superfast 600 behind a heavyweight Translum screen, wearing an Aputure Fresnel attachment to create a radial gradient. I use this rather than a grid as it allows me to control the fall-off for a given size of spot, plus, unlike a grid, which blocks and absorbs the light around the edge to create the fall off, a Fresnel lens focuses the light towards the centre - so you keep almost all of the light, just in a different pattern. This becomes important for motion freezing work like this as you need to keep the flash output low: these IGBT controlled lights reduce their output by shortening the duration of the flash. The SF600 is on 5.5 here - ie only half a stop above minimum power, so the flash duration will be in the 1/10000th of a second region.
Very short duration, so I dropped the 30-some photos into the time lapse three times.
There is a tiny Iridium Flash near the top, center, Very tiny.
DURATION: 01. August 2021 to 12. September 2021
ORGANIZER: Susann DeCuir
CREATOR OF THE REWARD: Pit Banx
PARTICIPATING SIMS (all Adult): Angel of Pain, Café SCHLAGfertig, M&P, DaeSigns, Leafland
TELEPORT TO START: Angel Of Pain
WHAT MUST BE FOUND?
24 boxes
START:
The landing point of Angel of Pain. There you will find an announcement poster of the HUNT. On it you can see the box you have to search for. Under this poster you can find the first box.
HOW DOES THE BOX WORK?
Stand very close to the box, otherwise it will not work.
Click on the box with the left mouse button, a window appears in the upper right corner. Click on YES to animate. This procedure is valid for all boxes except the last one.
While you are animated, a window appears in the upper right corner and in the Open Chat you see a short text with a number. For example: "Hello Susann DeCuir. your number in box # 9 is: 12. Write down the number. Not the box number, but the last number. In this example it would be 12. You must write down all these numbers carefully. There will be 23 boxes hence 23 numbers.
At the same time you will get a notecard in your inventory. The notecard contains hints that lead you to the next box.
Box number 24 contains your reward.
Click on box 24 with the left mouse button, a window will appear at the top. Add up the 23 numbers you received and add the total to this window.
After you entered the correct number you get the reward delivered to your object folder (AoP Hunt-GIFT 2021). Just add it and unpack it.
REMARKS:
Everyone who participates in this HUNT must find and open all boxes, otherwise there is no final total and therefore no reward.
Everybody gets different numbers, so simply passing the final number does not work.
The numbers you get will always stay the same for yourself, so you don't have to start over when you take a break or when you finish the HUNT like a week later.
There are notecards that include an LM. It will lead you to another region.
Be careful, there are skyboxes on some regions.
If you have problems or questions, please contact Susann DeCuir.
We wish you a lot of fun while searching and fiddling around. And of course, we hope you enjoy your reward.
Sun turned up for the duration of my snapping period which made finding an appropriate spot harder. It's hazy, but this last picture I took is much better than the rest.
Lots of enthusiasts went after this working, with PVL284 arguably being one of London's most famous buses at the moment. I wasn't able to make the tour a few weeks back, so getting this working was high on my priority list. It was an enjoyable ride and my instincts that the bus would be regulated after leaving Woolwich early turned out to be correct, so I managed to run from Welling Station to Faraday Road and beat the bus.
PVL284 is seen heading towards Orpington.
[ - ARCHIVAL DOUBLE EXPOSURE TRIPTYCH SUNDAY BY MR. TRONA - ]
>>> THESE WERE SHOT IN EXTRAORDINARILY BRIEF, CHAOTIC BURSTS. STRIVING FOR BALANCE IN THE SIMPLICITY AND MAYHEM. SORT OF GLIMPSES FROM THE MAELSTROM. WHEN I FIRST POSTED THIS EARLIER TODAY, I CALLED IT "LOOKING FOR MR. TRONA," STATING THAT, DESPITE ALL OF THE PROBLEMS WITH THIS IMAGERY, I CAUGHT A GLIMPSE AND FOUND SOMETHING HERE, IN MY ARCHIVE FROM FALL, 2010. WHILE I'M TALKING PROCESS, AND THE EVOLUTION OF SIMPLE IDEAS, IN THIS GRAPH THAT CHANGES EVERY FEW MINUTES, I'M REALLY JUST LOST ..... BUT ALL I PROBABLY NEED IS TO LET THE ONE RESPONSIBLE FOR THESE IMAGES [THAT LUNATIC] PROVIDE A REFERENCE POINT FOR ME TODAY, THE MR. TRONA BEGRUDGINGLY PART OF THIS SPACE-TIME CONTINUUM [I LIKE EDGAR ALLAN POE'S 1848 SEMINAL SYNTAX: "SPACE AND DURATION ARE ONE"]. WELL, THANK YOU, AS ALWAYS, FOR STOPPING BY. PROST.
ORIGINAL DESCRIPTION: I shot a good bit of film over the holidays, most of which I've yet to find the time to work with (double exposure), or process. But here is the result of a series of spontaneous snaps, drive-by shots, etc., captured over two days -- December 23 & 25. The film is Elite Chrome 100, my favorite, but there seems to have been a conspiracy between myself and the lab (who vowed never to process another xpro roll for me ;) to overexpose these. In any case, they're odd, of course, and a couple are surprising, actually (the beauty and chaos of random composition).
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Spent the duration of the one hour, two driver Alan Mann Trophy dusk race for Mk1 Ford GT40s up above the pit lane. Great place to soak up the atmosphere and catch the action. Also a fantastic opportunity to catch GT40s in various states of undress as they were being worked on.
This is Manuel Ferrao's regularly campaigned 289cui Mk1 #P/1022, which includes a 4th place finish at the 1966 Spa 1000km within its racing history...
Revision darkens original.
This isolated cell produced lightning for about 20 minutes. This was the best in-cloud discharge. Occurred 9:30PM Mountain Time in deep twilight (note stars). Looking due south. Storm was about 25 miles away.
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12 colors sweater
9 colors scarf
9 colors bow
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Bombylius major (Diptera, Bombyliidae)
Large Bee-fly
Großer Wollschweber
Stor Humleflue
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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The Necropolis Corridor takes seven standard cycles.
The Necropolis Corridor, a notorious stretch of space, demands an arduous passage. The journey through its treacherous expanse is officially estimated to consume seven standard cycles, a duration that underscores the inherent dangers and the mandatory precautions required for survival. While a theoretical minimum of 5 standard cycles might be achievable under exceptionally fortunate circumstances, such an optimistic timeframe is rarely realised due to the constant and unpredictable challenges presented by the corridor.
The primary factor contributing to this extended travel time is the prevalence of hazardous conditions. The corridor is riddled with fluctuating gravitational fields, unpredictable energy surges, and localised temporal distortions. These phenomena necessitate constant recalibration of navigational systems and demand extreme caution to avoid catastrophic structural failure or temporal displacement. It is a graveyard of unfortunate voyages. Dense fields of wreckage, ranging from microscopic particles to colossal remnants of starships, pose a constant threat of collision. Maneuvering through these fields requires meticulous piloting and significantly reduced speeds to prevent impact. It contains powerful and unpredictable electromagnetic storms that frequently erupt within the corridor, disrupting communications, disabling shields, and interfering with propulsion systems. Navigating these storms demands complete shutdown of non-essential systems and a crawl-like pace to mitigate damage. There are stories, and confirmed reports suggest the occasional presence of opportunistic scavengers or even sentient predatory species that thrive in the hazardous environment. While not a constant threat, their potential presence necessitates vigilance and a readiness for evasive maneuvers, further slowing progress.
These pervasive dangers necessitate reduced speeds throughout the entire journey. Attempting to traverse the corridor at standard transit speeds would exponentially increase the risk of catastrophic failure. Pilots must maintain a vigilant watch, constantly adjusting their vectors, engaging evasive maneuvers, and frequently entering periods of complete standstill to assess the ever-changing hazards. The cumulative effect of these necessary decelerations and stoppages accounts for the extended seven standard cycles required to navigate this perilous thoroughfare successfully. The Necropolis Corridor is not a route for the impatient or the unwary; it is a test of endurance, skill, and an unwavering commitment to safety.
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Hyles gallii
Bedstraw Hawk-moth
Labkrautschwärmer
Snerresværmer
Brunsprötad Skymningssvärmare
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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This is a photo of a drop of milk (actually half & half) splashing into food coloring. It took a while to figure out how to do splash photos, so thought I would share how it was done.
The photo was taken in total darkness (basement), with light from 2 Speedlite flashes fired remotely about 6-8 inches from the drops. Flash setting was using Manual mode at 1/16 power.
The surface is a piece of glass that I painted black and placed on a table. Black foam board sheets were placed on the back and sides of the work area. The milk drops were released from an eyedropper mounted above the black glass.
Use manual focus, so first you need to get a good focus. I did this by releasing a single drop from the eye dropper, then placed a flat head screw at the front of the drop, and used that to get my focus. Once you get the focus right, you shouldn't have to do this step again unless you move something.
Carefully add a couple other milk drops to the one that has splashed (use a different eye dropper, not the one that is mounted). Add a drop or two of food color. Now comes the hard part. With one hand, release one drop from the eye dropper, and with the other hand, release the shutter using a remote. At first I was able to capture a successful splash only about one out of 50 shots, but now I can do it about one out of 3. At the beginning, it's sometimes difficult to determine whether you are pressing the remote button too soon or too late.
You have to clean up the drops occasionally, as they get muddled. Re-apply a few drops of fresh milk and food color.
Sometimes the splashes are more crown shaped than the one shown above. Other times they are entirely small droplets. All make interesting photos.
A few hints:
- You need enough light to see the drop that you are releasing from the dropper. Since it was totally dark, I used one of those red light flashlights attached to an extra tripod. The red light was aimed directly at the dropper, trying to minimize the light falling at the splash surface. If you don't have one of those lights, they are also helpful when doing night photography. White light may give you too much ambient light.
- As mentioned, I used half & half (half milk and half cream). Skim milk is too thin. I didn't try whole milk, but that may be too thin as well. I got good results with the half & half, so did not try whole cream. That may be too thick.
- Try different food color drops. If using multiple colors together, you may want to try it without placing the drops on top of each other. Try the standard liquid food coloring to begin. It normally comes in red, blue, green, and yellow. The Liqua-Gel drops come in more colors, but are quite difficult to work with because they are thicker.
- The distance from the dropper to the surface is a factor in the size of the splash. It was about 18 inches in my setup.
- High speed photography requires low flash power. Low flash power gives fast flash duration, which is what you want (think of a fast flash duration, when applied to high-speed photography, as somewhat analogous to a fast shutter speed). Try 1/16 flash power to start. If you need more light, try 1/8. Powers of anything more than that will usually be too high.
- Because you are using low flash power, you are minimizing the actual amount of light produced, so therefore need the flash units to be close to the splash.
- You want the splash to be illuminated only by the flash, not from any ambient light. I did this in the basement and at night.
- If you are not getting enough light at 1/16 flash power, it could be because of the previous 2 bullets, and could also be because the batteries in the flash are drained too much.
- I tried an aperture of f/16 at the beginning, and it didn't give me enough depth of field. f/22 was better, but I also moved the camera back a little from my minimum focus distance to give me a little more DOF.
- Shutter speed is the Max Sync Speed, which you can set in your flash menu settings in your camera. Note in the EXIF for this photo, that the shutter speed is 1/250. That was the Max Sync Speed for this camera (the number varies by camera). Understanding why a shutter speed this slow gives you the results needed for high-speed photography is very complex, and took me a long time to understand it.
This was supposed to be my winter photo project, but I was too anxious to wait. This was my third day working on this, and the photos got better each day. It's fun, so I'll keep at it for a while and will put up other photos later (note: I have added additional photos right before this one in my Photostream).
Macroglossum stellatarum
Hummingbird Hawk-moth
Taubenschwänzchen
Duehale
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
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...in *17* months (duration due to covid). Was also our first "road trip" in over 4.5 years!
Pic of Chizuko soaking in the view at the hotel we stayed at (Millennium Rotorua) a few days ago whilst on our first vacation/roadtrip in a *LONG* time!
We chose to stay at Millennium hotels on our trip to "payback" our stay whilst in MIQ at the Grand Millennium in Auckland.
Rotorua, New Zealand.
Much to everyone's surprise, at the end of June 2016, the «Cévenol» Clermont-Ferrand - Nîmes reverted to a loco-hauled consist for the duration of the summer season!
The «Cévenol» was created in 1955 on the exact stretch it runs on today, covered by class X2400 motor cars, replaced four years later by the autorails panoramiques of class X4200. Quickly, the route was extended until Marseille-St-Charles in the south, and around that same time - but only during the summer period - until Vichy in the north, with an additional motor car (usually class X2800) running Le Mont-Dore - Marseille v.v. (coupled to the «Cévenol» between Clermont and the south). Between the two motor cars, several trailer cars were often needed.
The next big change came in 1979, when the autorail mode of organisation was scrapped. That meant that Le Mont-Dore was no longer served by the «Cévenol», but conversely, the train - with brand new Corail coaching stock - now ran Paris-Gare-de-Lyon - Marseille-St-Charles via Nevers, Vichy, Clermont and Nîmes! For many years, that stayed the same - even though due to the arrival of the TGV, the consist of the «Cévenol» steadily shrank. Nonetheless, during certain summer timetables the train was even extended as far as Nice.
In December 2003, the SNCF officially withdrew the name "Cévenol", but the entire world kept referring to the train as such, similarly to its sister the «Aubrac» (Paris - Béziers via Clermont and Neussargues, with which it was joined between Paris and Clermont-Ferrand). In December 2007, with the full deployment of the Téoz concept, the train was truncated at Clermont-Ferrand, with a Téoz train running Paris-Clermont and a regular Corail train running Clermont-Marseille. By 2009, the line was so decrepit that speed limitations to 30 km/h had been imposed on multiple stretches - the situation had become such that in 2009 and 2010, the train was often cancelled for long periods in order to carry out the necessary repairs and renovations. When the train did run, it consisted of only three coaches (compared to the twelve on peak days in the early 1980s).
In 2011, after much debate, it was decided to maintain the «Cévenol» between Nîmes and Marseille, but diesel-hauled and routed via the Côte Bleue line Miramas - Port-de-Bouc - Carry-le-Rouet - Marseille: magnificent scenery over there, but a markedly slower route than the direct line. On the first of September 2012, however, the SNCF "provisionally" limited the train to Clermont-Nîmes, with the promise to reinstate the extension to Marseille after the end of the construction works on the direct junction at Nîmes (avoiding the need to reverse into and out of Nîmes station to and from the freight yard at Courbessac) - but that never happened. On 28 April 2015, a landslide entailed the cancellation of the train for several months - on 18 December, the train was finally reinstated, but by a couple of blue whales (class X73500 motor cars)... The return to loco-hauled consists for the summer of 2016 was originally planned with one class BB 67400 diesel loco, but these being rather à bout de souffle, as they say in France, the locos were quickly accompanied by a sister despite the payload being only three or four coaches - just to make sure at least one of them would make it all the way...
On that day, BB 67566 (in Multiservices livery) and 67628 («en voyage...») are hauling the southbound train 15957 across the Viaduc du Thord over the river Allier near Chapeauroux, 29-07-2016.
50L for the duration of the event!
♥. Franken Gauges .♥
Includes:
1 style of mesh earrings/gauges
Texture HUD Including:
4 metal options
22 sayings
6 graphics
2 bone & stitch colors
Rigged for female & MALE swallow gauged XL ears
Copy - Modify
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This week in 1962, the first full-thrust, long-duration F-1 engine test was successfully conducted. The F-1 engine was developed by Rocketdyne under the direction of NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center and was propelled by a mixture of RP-1, a type of kerosene, and liquid oxygen. The engine was used in a cluster of five engines to propel the Saturn V rocket’s first stage, the S-IC stage. Each engine produced 1.5 million pounds of thrust. Here, the F-1 engine is test-fired at Test Stand 1-C at Edwards Air Force Base in California. Now through December 2022, NASA will mark the 50th anniversary of the Apollo Program that landed a dozen astronauts on the Moon between July 1969 and December 1972, and the first U.S. crewed mission -- Apollo 8 -- that circumnavigated the Moon in December 1968. The NASA History Program is responsible for generating, disseminating and preserving NASA's remarkable history and providing a comprehensive understanding of the institutional, cultural, social, political, economic, technological and scientific aspects of NASA 's activities in aeronautics and space. For more pictures like this one and to connect to NASA's history, visit the Marshall History Program's webpage.
Image credit: NASA
chai came to us through rescue with a seizure disorder. his owner considered putting him down, luckily, rescue got him, and then we got him.
it was a struggle for awhile, his seizing increased in duration and frequency.
we worked with the vet, and he seems to be doing very well. [knock on wood]
chai is almost 10 years old.
1. chai is beautifully elegant, elegantly beautiful. long and lean and sleek. salukis are capable of running 35 to 40 mph.
2. he gets cold and shivers. we have a little pile of coats for him.
3. he goes out in the field with the others, runs big circles, and then dorks around investigating by himself.
4. chai is pretty much a loner. he tolerates the others, except for marina. he is madly in love with her.
he is not stranger-shy but quietly approaches new people and sniffs.
she sniffs at my face and at leon's.
5. he sleeps next to me, comes upstairs early, and sleeps in as long as I sleep in. leon comes upstairs and gets boo, nellie and jones, but chai stays with me.
I read late, I sleep late. chai is by my side.
6. he comes upstairs at 3:45 in the afternoon and reminds me that it's time for the nut treats. after snack time, he goes to his daddy for loves and hugs.
he like me to give him butt rubs [right at the tail area] and belly rubs [he has a very soft belly], and he likes to wind around us and occasionally jumps up with front feet on our shoulders.
7. chai is very quiet. I have never heard him bark, not even one time.
8. he is a smooth saluki. most salukis have feathers on their legs. chai has a very long nose and a very long tail.
like basenjis, salukis are considered ancient dogs, also thought to be the oldest domesticated dog.
9. chai loves food, but he is mostly a dinner guy. he's very picky at breakfast and he prefers leon's chicken stew.
I'm not big on feeding kibble and chai agrees with me.
10. all in all chai is soft, sweet, gentle and quiet. he is also immaculate, like a basenji.
we are blessed to have him with us.
**Of all the many conquerors of Egypt and Mesopotamia, perhaps none have had the long-lasting cultural and religious impact of the Arabs and their Muslim faith. The Muslim faith holds dogs to be unclean animals. According to most Islamic scripture and tradition, Muslims may not eat the flesh of animals which have been made impure by being caught by dogs, nor are dogs allowed in the homes of Muslims. In fact, many Muslims refuse to even touch a dog. However, there is one exception to this, the Saluki. The Saluki is not treated like all other dogs according to the Muslim faith, and in fact, is not really considered a dog at all. Known in Arabic as El Hor, or “The Noble One,” the Saluki is considered a gift from Allah. Muslims may eat the flesh of animals which were caught by a Saluki, and Salukis may enter the home of Muslims, even sleeping on the sacred carpets of Arabian nobility.
Long exposure, short duration flash shot of a strawberry splashing into milk on a spoon.
Strobist info:
YN-560 @ 1/32 front right
YN460ii @ 1/32 read pointing towards backing sheet
Both triggered by RF-602
Setup shot for this capture can be found here
Royal Navy Merlin HM2 Helicopter Participation during NATO Exercise Joint Warrior 19-1
The 820th Naval Air Squadron of RNAS Culdrose deployed a detachment of Three Merlin HM2 Helicopters to Stornoway in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland for the duration of the Exercise. The squadron’s main focus during the exercise was ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) specific elements taking place around the north western coast of the U.K.
The massive multinational war exercise involves warships, aircraft, marines and troops from UK, NATO and allied forces. The aim is to provide a complex environment in which the participants can train together, honing tactics and skills in preparation for deployment as a Combined Joint Task Force.
Capture duration: 3 nights from the city center.
Project size: approx. 1 TB
NGC 7000 is an extensive, ionized gas cloud in the constellation Cygnus, which is illuminated by the UV light from nearby stars.
The nebula gets its name, the North America Nebula (NGC 7000), due to its shape, which resembles a map of the North American continent.
I’m showing a portion of it, commonly referred to as The Great Wall.
The gas nebula is located between 2,000 and 3,000 light years away (its exact distance is difficult to determine due to its size) and is primarily composed of hydrogen, some of which appears in ionized form, emitting visible light as deep red radiation.
Enjoy viewing!
“In the image, uniqueness and duration are as closely connected as transience and repeatability in reproduction. Purification of the object from its shell, the destruction of the aura is a characteristic feature of that perception, in which the feeling of the same type with respect to everything in this world has grown so much that with the help of reproduction it achieves the same type of even unique phenomena. “Walter Benjamin
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Listenwave Photography 龙
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What does not matter ?😜
1.What to photograph - Camera. 📷📱
2.Where to photograph - Place. 🌋
3.When to photograph -Time.🌅🌄
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What is important ?😎
1.Study and tune the camera. 👨🔧
2.Learn where you are going.
3.Study the lighting at different times.🌞🌚
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What's the secret?♀️
1.Feel the instrument, hear what it says. 🙏
2.Feel the atmosphere of the place, catch the wave. 🌊
3.Switch on .Catch the moment!⚡️
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What to photograph?
✨Finding the observer, comes awareness!✨
Nomada flava ♀
Cuckoo Bee
Wespenbiene
Hvepsebi
Exposure time (= flash duration): 50 µs = 1/20.000 s
Thanks to Bernhard Jacobi for ID
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After years of tests and development, NASA’s Balloon Program team is on the cusp of expanding the envelope in high-altitude, heavy-lift ballooning with its super pressure balloon (SPB) technology.
NASA’s scientific balloon experts are in Wanaka, New Zealand, prepping for the fourth flight of an 18.8 million-cubic-foot (532,000 cubic-meter) balloon, with the ambitious goal of achieving an ultra-long-duration flight of up to 100 days at mid-latitudes.
Launch of the pumpkin-shaped, football stadium-size balloon is scheduled for sometime after April 1, 2016, from Wanaka Airport, pending final checkouts and flight readiness of the balloon and supporting systems.
Once launched, the SPB, which is made from 22-acres of polyethylene film – similar to a sandwich bag, but stronger and more durable – will ascend to a nearly constant float altitude of 110,000 feet (33.5 km). The balloon will travel eastward carrying a 2,260-pound (1,025 kg) payload consisting of tracking, communications and scientific instruments. NASA expects the SPB to circumnavigate the globe once every one to three weeks, depending on wind speeds in the stratosphere.
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For the entire duration of our time in the Sabi Sand Game Reserve, we have wanted to photograph a leopard on a mound in good light.
It is the quintessential image of an African leopard.
We have had leopard sightings every day, but the leopards were all active and on a mission, crossing a lot of terrain in dense lowveld bush, which made photographing them difficult.
Additionally, we have had overcast skies and rain.
Finally, the right elements aligned, and leopardess Tiyani, who we have seen several times, was perched high atop a mound, with lush greeen foliage behind her in the very distant foreground.
Tiyani gave us what we have wanted, and which has taken us a decade to witness, let alone photograph.
This long-duration photograph was taken from the International Space Station orbiting above the Indian Ocean off the coast of the Indonesian island of Java. City lights and lightning storms streak below stars trailing above Earth’s atmopsheric glow.
Photo Credit: NASA
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A video of a black and white image of a smiley / wink emoticon - a variation of the default flickr buddy icon. The image has been mapped onto a transparent sphere.
Playing the video emphasises the spherical illusion. Additionally the perspective ensures that the face becomes slightly smaller when it is "further away".
The focus of this render is slightly "far sighted", appearing a little more "crisp" and "in focus" where the face is "further away". Despite the fact that (for younger humans with good eyes at least) "everything" always appears "in focus", depth of field effects are widely used by photographers and cinematographers.
Modelled and animated using Maxon's Cinema 4D CGI package.
Part of a set of photos exploring illusions of depth and space.
Episyrphus balteatus (Diptera, Syrphidae)
Marmalade Hoverfly
Hainschwebfliege
Doppeltbåndet Svirreflue
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The British Royal Navy's largest warship HMS Ocean (helicopter carrier) was berthed at Greenwich for the duration of the 2012 Olympics - keeping us all safe.
Pentax K5, 18-55 kit lens
The Supermarine Spitfire is probably one of the most recognizable and iconic aircraft in history, with a total production number of 20 351. As I have always been fond of it, I decided to give it a try, even though it is my very first propeller aircraft model.
About the aircraft
The history of the Spitfire started in 1934, with the first flight of the famous K5054 prototype taking place on 5th March 1936. After the initial delays, the first Spitfire Mk. Is started to reach the operational units in 1938, and since then the type became a stronghold of RAF fighter forces, with a number of substantial improvements being introduced over the whole duration of WWII. Most of these improvements were directly correlated with the development of another icon, the Rolls-Royce Merlin engine. Consequently, 3 generations of Spitfires are commonly recognized: early Merlins (Merlins with a single-stage supercharger, Spitfires Mk. I, II, III, V, VI, and PR XIII), late Merlins (60 and 70 series Merlins with a two-stage supercharger, Spitfires Mk. VII – IX, PR X, PR XI, and Mk. XVI), and the last generation utilizing more powerful and heavier Rolls-Royce Griffon (Mk. IV, XII, XIV, XVIII, PR XIX, XX, 21-24). Among all those Marks, the Mk. IX and XVI were by far the most numerous, and their introduction was a major step in RAF’s capabilities. The idea for Mk. IX came out of necessity, as after the introduction of Focke-Wulf Fw 190 in late 1941 it became obvious that the then-standard Spitfire Mk. V was no match for the newest Luftwaffe addition. As the two-stage Merlin 61 became available, the Supermarine proposed to address this issue with an interim Mk. IX variant, which was basically Mk. V airframe fitted with the new engine. At the beginning, it was planned as just a short-term fix, with the revised Mk. VIII being the “ultimate” late-Merlin variant. However, the Mk. IX proved to be so successful that there was no point in disturbing its production lines, and it remained in production until the end of the war with constant upgrades being added (e.g. Merlin 66 engine). An interesting twist in the history of the Mk. IX is the Mk. XVI variant, which even though gained a new Mark number, differed only by the fact that instead of the British-built Merlin 66, its US licensed-built Packard Merlin 266 variant was utilized.
About the building process
The Spitfire is my very first propeller-driven aircraft, and it was basically an accident that I even started it. I was playing with some trans-clear canopy solutions and after one of the attempts I thought “Well, this looks like a Spitfire canopy”. As it turned out, it was perfectly scaled to my favorite 1:33 scale, so I had no choice but to continue. Still, the idea to make a WWII fighter was not new to me, as for years I’ve been a great fan of a number of different designs by other builders, so I’ve always wanted to have one for myself. As the Spitfire is an extremely common topic, it is impossible to mention all my inspirations. Still, by far the most prominent one was the Spitfire Mk. IX by Ed Diment, which even utilizes the same scale as mine. Another big inspiration was a much bigger Spitfire Mk. I by Lennart Cort. In fact, I had a very hard time deciding on the scale, as his 1:18 Spitfire looks so amazing it gave me second thoughts. Other, smaller designs, which were extremely useful for me, were the Spits by Dierett89, Sydag, BuildArmy, and picardbricks. As I mentioned before, the first part I got together was the canopy, followed by the engine section. Then, I got stuck a bit with the wings, as I really wanted to include the dihedral on them. Finally, I was able to slightly minimize the solution proposed by Nick Goodwin, which fitted nicely with the rest of the plane. The shape of the wings was also a bit painful to get right, but as I decided to go for the “clipped” wings, I didn’t have to make them fully elliptical, which made it much easier. The rest of the fuselage was quite easy. A big challenge overall was the very disappointing variety of dark green pieces, which I had to compensate for with the extensive amount of stickers. Here, the solution proposed by Maks in his Su-24
turned out to be very handy – I just had to use an awful lot of stickers from 76907 Lotus Evija set. I must say that the results look surprisingly good, as the colors match perfectly.
About the model
The model represents a Supermarine Spitfire LF. Mk.XVIe in a 1/33 scale. The camouflage is based on the aircraft currently stored in the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków. It was produced in 1944 and served in the 421 Squadron of the Canadian Air Force (RCAF). In 1956 it was moved to the RAF museum in Hendon, having a short episode in the 1967 Battle of Britain film. Since 1977 it has been in the possession of the Polish Aviation Museum, where currently it is presented in the camouflage of the Polish 308 Squadron as TB995 ZF-O. The original aircraft of this designation was delivered to 308 Sqn. on 15th March of 1945, and the Squadron was mainly involved in the anti-V1 and V2 operations. As the Mk. XVI was introduced in 1944, there are so misconceptions about its configuration. Similarly to what happened to P-51 Mustang, the late Spitfire variants were fitted with the teardrop “bubble” canopy. Even though it was used in a number of different Marks, including Mk. IX, it is most commonly associated with Mk. XVI, as due to the shorter production, a much higher percentage of them received this upgrade. Still, the “razorback” Mk. XVIs were also quite common, being virtually indistinguishable from the standard Mk. IXs, which is the case for the TB995 ZF-O. As the model is significantly smaller than my usual jets, I wasn’t able to include as many working features as usual. Still, it has movable flaps, a working tail, and working landing gear.
Syrphidae
Hoverfly
Schwebfliege
Svirreflue
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Except for ISO, the EXIF data are incorrect, because the equipment used is not Canon-compatible:
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Die EXIF-Daten sind falsch, bis auf den ISO-Wert, weil das Zubehör nicht Canon-kompatibel ist:
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Bombus muscorum
Larger Carder Bee, Moss Carder Bee
Mooshummel
Moshumle
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The East Block of Parliament Hill is gradually being covered before winter begins so that work can proceed all winter. The Centre Block with the Peace Tower is also closed, and will remain closed for more than a decade for renovations. The House of Commons and the Senate chambers have been moved to other locations for the duration.
Phyllopertha horticola
Garden Chafer
Gartenlaubkäfer
Gåsebille
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Brad Pitt & Shelly-Ann in the backyard.
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Under test for duration flight at Naval Air Station Anacostia, Washington, D.C., circa mid-1920's. It had flown nearly 15 hours, 50 minutes, and was expected to break the world's seaplane duration record and cover about 2700 miles in nonstop flight.
For the duration of the closure of Stoke Tunnel at Ipswich for major remedial work a few Norwich - London services were diverted via Thetford and Cambridge with a class 47 used to drag the set between Norwich and Cambridge. The services were in the hands of both class 86s and 90s at the time so you would never be quite sure what would turn up but this pristine EWS Skoda was certainly most welcome.