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This image represents the other significant Ferris Wheel from my ever-expanding lights series from the Puyallup Fair. This image was captured in September 2009 with my Nikon D90 amidst two other photographers all with their unique contributions to this night scene. I spotted this vantage point and thought this would be best for my long exposure and as I was setting up the tripod I noticed that there was another photographer around the corner firing his flash and capturing this, and after I was set, another photographer came after me on the other side and was doing some kind of movement photography, so you had flash, non-flash and movement photography all hovering this thing. Needless to say when people were walking out of the ride they were a little stunned to see all these cameras at this location. This image is a 7 second exposure and green and purple were the dominant colors of this ride, and the blue was mostly created out of the long exposure, along with the red striping on the edges. This was so much fun to capture, I could have stayed all night here, but my wife gave me the "look," which meant it was time to move on. Enjoy!
Doel is a 700 year old village on the river Scheldt in Belgium. Near to the local nuclear power plant, with its two giant cooling towers, it became the target for demolition not once but twice in order to make way for the ever expanding harbor. The successful protest groups of the seventies could not compete in the 90's and as residents began to leave, the government refused to rent out the properties again and instead let them fall into disrepair.
Doel was the DEATH of my camera :(
Artist ........... ROA
THE EUROPEAN MADNESS TOUR
On tour with Andre Govia ,Niki Feijen , Daanoe , ill-padrino , Photoportee , Silvercube , Shexbeer and Martin Widlund . Best tour so far and many a funny memory from this one . Over 4000 miles !!!!!!! Big respect to the man Mr Govia for all the driving :D
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Japanese Garden ...
The island on which the Japanese Garden was developed was originally landscaped (circa 1924) with a bridge for access. Over the years the bridge deteriorated and was removed. The island reverted to a natural state, covered predominately with Himalayan black berries and ivy. Citizens in the community sporadically expressed their desire to re-claim the island. In 1989, the Superintendent of Parks identified the islands as the sources of ever expanding problems with blackberry and began clearing the islands of the noxious plants in the early 1990s. During the process of clearing, the Japanese Garden was conceptualized, planning begun and development started. In 1999 a landscape designer was hired to graphically illustrate the planned garden to promote the project. In 2000, the Weyerhaeuser Company expressed an interest in the project and ultimately donated the bridge to the community as part of their anniversary celebration and it was installed January 2003 just prior to the opening in May by Governor Gary Locke.
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Have to come back in a week or so, then all the leaves should have their fall colors...
Taken at Casey's Outdoor Solutions in SW Indiana.
I love the old sign, but the context it was in wasn't very good, so I cropped out the sign from the background.
Casey has a few cool old signs around his place, but he can't come close to competing with his dad's collection.
I tried see what I could find about Grape Ola. While signs and old bottles are collectable antiques the only other thing I found was that it was a trademark owned by ORCA BEVERAGE INC out of Washington, but the trademark was abandoned in April of 2013.
While I couldn't tell if Grape Ola is still being manufactured, I found this on Orca's site:
"Orca Beverage, located in Mukilteo, Washington, is a wholesale manufacturer and bottler of specialty soda pop and retro soda beverages, supplying wholesale distributors, retail stores, and retail customers.
When you think of old-school soda pop, look to Orca Beverage as your one-stop specialty soda supplier. With an ever expanding portfolio of retro and micro-crafted, glass-bottled sodas, Orca is a leading manufacturer in this unique category.
We have over 100 flavors and brand name sodas to choose from, including old-time favorites like Moxie, Cock âN Bull, Nesbittâs, Lemmy, Nichol Kola, Dadâs, Bubble Up, and many others. Our experience and understanding of this category is available to assist our customers in building a retro soda set that is sure to be a hit with retail customers."
A view of one of the beautiful rock formations in the park.
Recently this park has been in news for all wrong reasons. illegal quarries, land greed and pressure on the park from an ever expanding city. but it still remains a beautiful place which can be a real treasure for city of Bangalore.
A candid shot of a couple enjoying a moments rest at Tate Modern.
This was taken during a visit last month to see the superb Olafur Eliasson 'In real life' Exhibition. I would highly recommend it to you but it finished yesterday.......
More photos from various Museums and Galleries : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157608768742010
From Wikipedia : "The galleries are housed in the former Bankside Power Station, which was originally designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, the architect of Battersea Power Station, and built in two stages between 1947 and 1963. The power station closed in 1981. In 1992 The Tate Gallery at the British National Art Museum proposed a competition to build a new building for modern art. The purpose for the new building would help with the ever-expanding collection on modern and contemporary art. In 1995 itwas announced that Herzog & de Meuron had won the competition with their simple design. The architects decided to reinvent the current building instead of demolishing it. The Tate modern is an example of adaptive reuse, the process of finding new life in old buildings. The building itself still resembles the 20th century factory in style from the outside and that is reflected on the inside by the taupe walls, steel girders and concrete floors.
The façade of the building is made out of 4.2 million bricks that are separated by groups of thin vertical windows that help create a dramatic light inside. The history of the site as well as information about the conversion was the basis for a 2008 documentary Architects Herzog and de Meuron: Alchemy of Building & Tate Modern. This challenging conversion work was carried by Carillion. The southern third of the building was retained by the French power company EDF Energy as an electrical substation (in 2006, the company released half of this holding)."
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By the 6th of November 1958 Lake Moondarra, originally known as Leichhardt Dam, was officially supplying water to Mount Isa Residents.
A history of the Mount Isa region, like most towns in Australia's arid interior, is a story about securing reliable water for domestic and industrial development. Prior to the construction of Lake Moondarra, Mount Isa's water needs were met by a series of bores near the bed of the Leichhardt River and the old Rifle Creek Dam.
But with a burgeoning town population and ever expanding mining operations, these water supplies became inadequate for the thirsty town. Subsequently, Mount Isa Mines Limited took the unprecedented decision to construct what was at the time Australia's largest privately funded water scheme.
In late 1956 a rocky gorge on the Leichhardt River (Tharrapatha) 16kms downstream from the township was selected due to its natural bedrock attributes and proximity to town. American company Uta Construction was awarded the contract and works began without delay with the building of a bitumen road from town to the clearing of trees within the basin.
However, this ambitious project was not to progress without drama, and by December 1956 seasonal rains sent flood waters rushing through the gorge causing extensive damage to the partially completed wall. When construction did resume several months later, it was the Australian company Thiess Brothers that completed the 26.5 metre concrete-faced wall thereby concluding Operation Big Water in 1957 at a cost of 2.4 million dollars.
On the 11th of July 1962 the Mount Isa Mail announced Lake Moondarra and 'Warrina Park' as new official names selected from over 400 entries by local school children.
In 1968 Clear Water Lagoon was partition off from Lake Moondarra to address water quality issues during flood events and interestingly remains one of few examples of natural filtration reservoirs in Australia.
On average 2000 megalitres/month is filtered through Clear Water Lagoon after being pumped from Lake Moondarra. Due in part to Moondarra's high evaporation rate and the region's sustained growth and development the need to secure additional water supplies continued. In 1971 the height of Moondarra's spillway was increased and later in 1976 Lake Moondarra's sister dam Lake Julius, also on the Leichhardt River, was completed 70km downstream from Mount Isa. During times of prolonged drought, Lake Julius water can be pumped directly into Clear Water Lagoon.
Undeniably, economic growth and development are the catalysts for offering forever our inland waterways and natural, cultural landscapes.
Source: Southern Gulf NRM & Mount Isa Water Board.
Ever expanding Las Vegas. This is from my Las Vegas business trip, captured from a plane.
Fujifilm X Pro-2 with XF 23mm 1.4 R
A shot of the Gardner Expressway, with the ever expanding condo population in Toronto. 3 Exposure HDR HDR Efex pro 2 to Photoshop.
NEW HASHIMA a Sector 08 (獯峜): Apartments Available
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Happy to share a new addition to the New Hashima collaborative project. A high rise apartment building ready to house the residents of the ever expanding city. Keep an eye out for more updates coming soon. The city is headed to ATL Brickcon in Feb and Brickworld Chicago in June. Come out and see it for yourself!
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Another Saturday and another double helping, this week's theme being 'GBRf acquisitions at rest' - locos brought into the ever expanding GBRf fleet from elsewhere........
Ex BR, EWS, and Fertis 56065 is now resplendent as GBRf 69010, pictured at Leicester TMD through the rather grubby windows of a passing Meridian!
This month's challenge on LUGNuts is called "I wannabe like you". The aim is to build a car (or cars) that you know another LUGNuts builder could have built/ would like or to emulate another builder's style.
This picture was inspired by a picture by Firas Abu-Jaber.
Ever since I took up minifig scale car building about two years ago, a London Routemaster bus was high on my wish-list, also because it fits in with my ever expanding English Highstreet project (which I've now named Brickston Burough). This challenge was an ideal reason to finally build it. The black cab is an older model.
With the current "fever pitch" surrounding the ever popular BA Retro Jets recently revealed by British Airways to celebrate the carriers centenary, here's another look at a recently forgotten lady residing inthe Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.
Taken on 2nd June 2007, when she was just after being re-assembled following her relocation from London Heathrow.
Wearing the original "BEA High Speed Jack" livery, one can only wish for this splendid livery being applied to a modern day aircraft with British Airways.
"Zulu Kilo" was delivered new to BEA onJanuary 9th 1962 and flew with the airline through the merger with BOAC to form British Airways until Her final flight which was was from Belfast to London Heathrow on Friday 1 November 1985 as BA4653.
Retired from commercial flying, "Zulu Kilo" remained at London Heathrow for use as a towing trainer, de-icing practise, and for a short while for counter terrorism training.
In 1991 her wings were clipped by 15 feet each in order to make more space on the ground for the ever expanding fleet of BA.
Following the terrorist attack on 9/11, and the ensuing heightened security around all international airports, in became impossible for volunteers to gain access to LHR and "Zulu Kilo", and withdrawal from use a s a towing Training airframe by the airline owing to a substantial amount of work needing to be carried out on the undercarriage.
The year 2003 was a bleak and uncertain one for "Zulu Kilo" as it seemed certain the aircraft would succumb to the fate of the axe man. However, Neil Lomax who was one of the original restorers of ZK, publicised its plight on an internet forum. Two others joined him in efforts to set up a fund raising initiative in order to raise the required money to move the aircraft to Manchester Airport Viewing Park who has previously expressed interest in displaying it.
Work on dismantling the aircraft was started in 2004, although it would be 2006 before "Zulu Kilo" made her final jouney from London Heathrow to Manchester, owing to the mountain of paperwork, funding, organisation, planning involved in moving a once proud flying machine over 200 miles by road.
We here at id-iom are always striving to find new techniques to add that extra dimension to our artworks. To this end we decided to leave a piece of paper on the roof of the shed to see what kind of an effect entropy would have. It turns out she's a harsh mistress. After enduring more rain, wind and shine than your average bit of art paper we have this decrepit specimen as our result. In all honesty we probably left it out to the elements for a tad too long but we weren't far off getting the right kind of distress we were looking for. We'll know better for next time. Onward and upward in the ever expanding search for knowledge...
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Shanghai is the largest city in China in terms of population and one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world, with over 20 million people. Located on China's central eastern coast at the mouth of the Yangtze River, the city is administered as a municipality of the People's Republic of China with province-level status.
Originally a fishing and textiles town, Shanghai grew to importance in the 19th century due to its favourable port location and as one of the cities opened to foreign trade by the 1842 Treaty of Nanking. The city flourished as a center of commerce between east and west, and became a multinational hub of finance and business by the 1930s. However, Shanghai's prosperity was interrupted after the 1949 Communist takeover and the subsequent cessation of foreign investment. Economic reforms in 1990 resulted in intense development and financing in Shanghai, and in 2005 Shanghai became the world's largest cargo port.
The city is an emerging tourist destination renowned for its historical landmarks such as the Bund and Xintiandi, its modern and ever-expanding Pudong skyline including the Oriental Pearl Tower, and its new reputation as a cosmopolitan center of culture and design. Today, Shanghai is the largest center of commerce and finance in mainland China, and has been described as the "showpiece" of the world's fastest-growing economy.
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Yet another new addition to the ever expanding fleet of old and new, Looking at the livery guessing this is an ex Pulham's coaches. As normal they are lazy and haven't bothered painting it yet. Lol
One of a series of eight posters commissioned by Air France. These "Planisphères" were first produced in 1934 and documented Air France's ever expanding travel routes. Boucher created many of the Planispheres from 1934 to 1962 with increasing sophistication. In some he incorporated constellations and zodiacs. Many featured small local scenes from various countries in order to demonstrate the variety of destinations reached by Air France at that time. These posters were usually distributed to travel agents around the world as promotional items. The fine detail and colorful artwork make these maps highly desirable to collectors.
Lucien Boucher (1889-1971) was a French graphic designer and illustrator most known to collectors for his many beautiful Air France travel posters.
Beginning of the universe
Form, substance and time - as we know them - burst into an ever-expanding universe that shall bring forth life - and ever confound us as to how - not to mention why.
It's a cheap glass bowl, actually. But we look for the art, style, beauty in things, right? The Big Bang would actually be if I dropped this glass bowl.
Is it quiet, here, or is the ground shuddering? Is every insect scuttling on legs like bent straws, armored with plates that clatter and scrape?
Is it peaceful where they lay? They are not here, thank the Gods and Goddesses. Thank the Heavens that Lord and Lady scoop them up in a whirlwind to welcome them home.
Is home a soup? A swirling, twinkling dust in which we sometimes coalesce? Or, is it milk and honey flowing endlessly over beautiful bodies we keep so we don't feel afraid even though we do not need them?
They say we don't remember, then they say we watch over loved ones. They say it's not a workspace but you'd better mind yourself. They say it is both heaven and hell on earth, as it suits.
But I know, you as well, dear heart, that
this is just a disc, we are spinning like tops-y-turvy and we jump sometimes to another just within reach.
You know when the body heaves its final sigh that which we truly are grows wings and is exhaled, exhaulted, floating back from whence it came.
Ghouls and goblins are another story, clinging fiercely to that which they can't leave behind: habitual; or they serve a purpose reminding, wrinkling the boundary between the discs so we might see.
Not everyone is pure: it doesn't matter. Not everyone is light, it is no mind.
Mind is what cause over matters but also never did: it is the feelings, oh dearest ones, the feelings that sing in the blood. Those vibrations: joy, madness, power, love, appreciation, anticipation, satisfaction- these drive life, ever-expanding.
One thing we know even when bats are in our belfries is that nothing
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Sticking with Norman Foster, here's a shot taken on a recent 12hr photo-marathon to mark the 31st birthday of the Docklands Light Railway.
Click here to see more shots of Norman Foster (and Richard Rogers) architecture : www.flickr.com/photos/darrellg/albums/72157604136925631
From Wikipedia : "Above ground there is little sign of the vast interior: two curved glass canopies at the east and west ends of the station cover the entrances and allow daylight into the ticket hall below. The Jubilee Park, a public park is situated between the two canopies, above the station concourse. It had originally been intended that the infilled section of the dock would be reinstated above the station, but this proved impractical because of technical difficulties and the park was created instead.
As with the other below-ground stations on the Jubilee Line extension, both station platforms are equipped with platform screen doors.
Canary Wharf station has become one of the busiest stations on the network, serving the ever-expanding Canary Wharf business district. Although it shares its name with the Docklands Light Railway station at Canary Wharf, the two are not directly integrated (in fact, Heron Quays DLR station is nearer at street level). All three stations are connected underground via shopping malls. Out-of-station interchange within twenty minutes between any two of the stations entails no additional charge."
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About Swift River Fly Fishing
Swift River Fly Fishing takes its name from the river that flows south through the hills of west-central Massachusetts and the valley that was cleared and dammed in the 30s and 40s to create the Quabbin Reservoir, now the principle source of drinking water for the Boston metropolitan area. This taking has always been viewed with mixed emotions. On the one hand it could only happen following the dissolution of four very lovely New England villages in the Swift River Valley. Yet, it also resulted in the creation of the largest completely undeveloped tract of land in the Commonwealth and a new-found âaccidental wildernessâ. This area is now home to many once extirpated wildlife species such as the wild turkey, the bald eagle, and moose. Its waters host not only the native brook trout but a thriving population of lake trout and landlocked salmon that now spawn in the branches of the Swift River when conditions are right.
Quabbin and the Swift River are symbols of many things for many people. These same hills and river valleys gave birth to Shays Rebellion, an oft forgotten piece of American history, when local farmers shortly after the American Revolution rebelled against the banking practices and government laws that allowed their farms to be taken away and resold without due-process if they were unable to pay their debts. More than a century later, as an ever expanding metropolitan Boston population looked further westward in its quest for clean water to support an even denser population, the Swift River Valley and a place called Quabbin (many waters) by the native American peoples who once lived there became the new target. It is one of many reasons behind the historical mistrust of Boston area politicians by residents of western Massachusetts who know that the more numerous and often ruthless politicians in populous eastern Massachusetts would never hesitate to impose their will on the western half of the state.
Yet, setting historical melodrama aside, the Swift River area towns and farm houses are still places where one could expect and often see a fine old bamboo fly rod standing in the corner, waiting for a pause in the chores to be taken out to the stream. In fact, one of those very towns, Pelham, gave birth to the first large-scale rod turning and bamboo rod manufacturing mill that a few years later became known as Montague Rod and Reel. The Pelham factory building still stands today and the Montague bamboo rod operation eventually became Sewell Dunton and Sons before being bought by Thomas and Thomas, one of the most prestigious bamboo rod shop in the world today. It is this great heritage that gave birth to the idea for Swift River Fly Fishing as a place where the classical fly fishing tackle of the past and present would be gathered and made available to discerning fishermen and collectors who appreciate the American craftsmanship and angling opportunities that gave rise to some of the most elegant and graceful tools yet made by human-kind.
Another place ticked off the ever expanding list! On missions with AlternativeDayOut, Lucky pants and perjury saint :)
An infinite number of universes exist, we all carry a few inside our minds. Give way to this ever expanding universe and let it cross over into this one, creating your place into this vast expanse.
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Dress: Somnia Romantica
265 flies through the once small town of Taylors SC, which has now become a congested suburb of the ever expanding city of Greenville. Leading the train on this overcast evening is a BNSF Fakebonnet, a term given to anything painted in the Warbonnet scheme after the merger. Some people hate them, but in my opinion itâs always a treat to see one out here.
Vatva based WDM3 Alco's 11211 and 11126 cross the Sabarmati bridge working train 19120 from Somnath to Ahmedabad as they approach their destination.
These workhorses of Indian Railways are continuing to loose work through ever expanding electrification schemes and displacement by more modern and efficient GM locomotives.
My full November 2022 trip report from India is availabe now on my blog here featuring many more pictures from this trip.
Cripple Creek, CO - The size of this ever expanding gold mine is hard to believe, dwarfing the tiny historic town of Cripple Creek below. Thanks again for all of the wonderful views, comments, and favorites as today marks 300K views for me.
With the current "fever pitch" surrounding the ever popular BA Retro Jets recently revealed by British Airways to celebrate the carriers centenary, here's another look at a recently forgotten lady residing inthe Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.
Taken on 2nd June 2007, when she was just after being re-assembled following her relocation from London Heathrow.
Wearing the original "BEA High Speed Jack" livery, one can only wish for this splendid livery being applied to a modern day aircraft with British Airways.
"Zulu Kilo" was delivered new to BEA onJanuary 9th 1962 and flew with the airline through the merger with BOAC to form British Airways until Her final flight which was was from Belfast to London Heathrow on Friday 1 November 1985 as BA4653.
Retired from commercial flying, "Zulu Kilo" remained at London Heathrow for use as a towing trainer, de-icing practise, and for a short while for counter terrorism training.
In 1991 her wings were clipped by 15 feet each in order to make more space on the ground for the ever expanding fleet of BA.
Following the terrorist attack on 9/11, and the ensuing heightened security around all international airports, in became impossible for volunteers to gain access to LHR and "Zulu Kilo", and withdrawal from use a s a towing Training airframe by the airline owing to a substantial amount of work needing to be carried out on the undercarriage.
The year 2003 was a bleak and uncertain one for "Zulu Kilo" as it seemed certain the aircraft would succumb to the fate of the axe man. However, Neil Lomax who was one of the original restorers of ZK, publicised its plight on an internet forum. Two others joined him in efforts to set up a fund raising initiative in order to raise the required money to move the aircraft to Manchester Airport Viewing Park who has previously expressed interest in displaying it.
Work on dismantling the aircraft was started in 2004, although it would be 2006 before "Zulu Kilo" made her final jouney from London Heathrow to Manchester, owing to the mountain of paperwork, funding, organisation, planning involved in moving a once proud flying machine over 200 miles by road.
Last night, the 23 of September 2024, she wrote to me again, a WhatsApp message, but our messages sometimes take on the form of short essays. No, essays is the wrong word, personal missives, perhaps exchanges about our mutual failings as friends, or records of successes, even.
They are 36 years of evidence of that symbiotic support and understanding, which runs to an ever-expanding million and a half words.
This isnât us, it does look very like us however, most definitely in the case of Rack. I couldnât have achieved this before, prior to the advent of A.I. I am at an age now where I donât have the energy to make pieces this large anymore, and I now share last centuries plague with Rack, which saps energy and ages one beyond oneâs years.
I have no complaints.
I call her Rack, this of course is not her name, like mine is not Ruin. But both names suit the us that isnât us.
Anyway, Rack inspired a body of work, which is partially hung in
the âIrish Museum of Modern Artâ, the permanent collection. I would like to get what remains of that series into the same institution before I die, or after even. I am not in a hurry. She is hung there with me already. I would just like for them all to be safe. They were made as a series, and were never intended to be seen separately.
I also want to weave the story of âRack and Ruinâ into a type of
âpicture bookâ here.
I do need to enter 'Infrathin' to do this, so the other characters will all be there, Rrose, Dolly (the first cloned sheep), Falstaff (the giant silverfish), James and Marcel and the rest of the motley crew. They have all being showing me the way, and I hope this continues for a while longer.
My head was always too big for my body, and my neck too thick for my milk-bottle shoulders. A.I. appears to have got that partially right.
Rack thanks me for giving her a neck. I can't help it, I am a Duchampian mannerist.
Clever, frightening, A.I. I both love it and hate it, which is exactly as it should be, perhaps.
An Alexander ALX200 bodied Volvo B6 captured with the ever expanding McColl's fleet - well at least it was when this picture was taken in 2010. New to Stagecoach Glasgow for the X8/9/10 services, it was later dispatched to Ayrshire.
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South Pennine Community Transport now have a large operation and seem to be ever expanding to new areas. One of the original routes is Holmfirth to Glossop and it still runs today on a Saturday only basis. It is perhaps one of the most scenic routes as it climbs up out of Holmfirth towards Holme Moss which is on the boundary between Kirklees in West Yorkshire and the peak district of Derbyshire. SPCT Ford Transit HX69OBO only has a little way to go before reaching the summit at 1719 feet, from there its downhill all the way whilst operating the 351 to Glossop. I had been after capturing the working at this location in the sun for quite some time. There is only one trip which works in the sun here, and at 15.40 only certain months of the year will suffice, then waiting for a sunny Saturday ( i was free ) wasn't easy !
With the current "fever pitch" surrounding the ever popular BA Retro Jets recently revealed by British Airways to celebrate the carriers centenary, here's another look at a recently forgotten lady residing inthe Runway Visitor Park at Manchester Airport.
Taken on 2nd June 2007, when she was just after being re-assembled following her relocation from London Heathrow.
Wearing the original "BEA High Speed Jack" livery, one can only wish for this splendid livery being applied to a modern day aircraft with British Airways.
"Zulu Kilo" was delivered new to BEA onJanuary 9th 1962 and flew with the airline through the merger with BOAC to form British Airways until Her final flight which was was from Belfast to London Heathrow on Friday 1 November 1985 as BA4653.
Retired from commercial flying, "Zulu Kilo" remained at London Heathrow for use as a towing trainer, de-icing practise, and for a short while for counter terrorism training.
In 1991 her wings were clipped by 15 feet each in order to make more space on the ground for the ever expanding fleet of BA.
Following the terrorist attack on 9/11, and the ensuing heightened security around all international airports, in became impossible for volunteers to gain access to LHR and "Zulu Kilo", and withdrawal from use a s a towing Training airframe by the airline owing to a substantial amount of work needing to be carried out on the undercarriage.
The year 2003 was a bleak and uncertain one for "Zulu Kilo" as it seemed certain the aircraft would succumb to the fate of the axe man. However, Neil Lomax who was one of the original restorers of ZK, publicised its plight on an internet forum. Two others joined him in efforts to set up a fund raising initiative in order to raise the required money to move the aircraft to Manchester Airport Viewing Park who has previously expressed interest in displaying it.
Work on dismantling the aircraft was started in 2004, although it would be 2006 before "Zulu Kilo" made her final jouney from London Heathrow to Manchester, owing to the mountain of paperwork, funding, organisation, planning involved in moving a once proud flying machine over 200 miles by road.
A view of Los Angeles on an unusually haze-free day. The towering San Gabriel Mountains, normally obscured by haze and smog, are visible in the far distance. Mt. Baldy, an astonishing 40 miles distant from this overlook, is the tallest peak in the background.
LA can look like this all the time with your help; reduce your automobile emissions by carpooling and using the ever-expanding public transit system to rid this city of its infamous air pollution.
After losing a substantial amount of time on schedule in the Gainsborough area this well loaded DBC intermodal was 39 late passing Lincoln but this had reduced to a 15 minute deficit upon passing Peterborough. I had therefore relocated from Baylham much nearer to Needham Market in order that I didn't miss my train back home, following just half an hour later. It was only a 20 minute walk back to the station from here but I had inexplicably torn a calf muscle in my right leg so it was a struggle through the pain barrier to do so. I was really lucky with my positioning though as it was solid cloud shadow immediately behind me and indeed the sun followed the 66 down the track. Equally luckily the deficit had been reduced to just 6 minutes passing me which was just as well as the ever expanding shadows would have wiped out this view if it had been much later. At least the sun is now on the nose for this train here (just!) as it isn't during summer time.
An early start, an a trip into town to develop film and pick up a few things for mum before we go camping tomorrow. I catch the bus from town into Horncastle to see friends at Rose's, chatting first to the little old lady who struggles to stand up at the bus stop, and then to Amy when she joins me halfway along the journey. I eat too much cake at Rose's, and Megan and I win pictionary with some obscure drawings.
By the time I head home schools are closing, and I regret not catching the school bus from down the road (much less expensive). An afternoon editing a series, television and half a garlic bread baguette for dinner whilst mum takes Lewis to a Hawaiian party. In the evening I sit across the road taking photos in the sunlight, and have to rescue my tripod from the road when a car comes (fastest I've ever expanded a shot in my life, so forgive mistakes). I move to a narrow grass track and am refinding my older flickr self, jumping about and photographing silhouettes in sunlight, fully enjoying myself, when two young girls walk up to their horse behind me, and I don't hear them coming until I've been jumping around for a while. Embarrased, I grab my tripod and scurry back through the gate.
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A short little video I've just received from my daughter of little Rhubarb.
She's hoping to win a pupdrobe for Rhubarbs ever expanding wardrobe
If you like or find it funny, I'd luv if you could give her a fav on her instagram........................
www.instagram.com/rhubarbtheyorkie/reel/CZEnG_Mh3pE/?utm_...
Thanks everyone :)
Have you noticed how much her colouring has changed over the past few months.
She's still a sweetie but certainly has a mind of her own.
My daughter's had a good few months of worry over her, as Rhubarb was diagnosed with Luxating Patella in her hind leg.
On the vet's advice she was confined to her cage for weeks, which was so stressful, as she's a bundle of energy and her cries were upsetting.
Banksy wall spoofed by eyecmore: www.toptenz.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/let-them-eat-c... Ever-expanding concumption of goods. Quote byAbraham Lincoln "âI see in the near future a crisis approaching that unnerves me and causes me to tremble for the safety of my country. . . . corporations have been enthroned and an era of corruption in high places will follow, and the money power of the country will endeavor to prolong its reign by working upon the prejudices of the people until all wealth is aggregated in a few hands and the Republic is destroyed.â
âU.S. President Abraham Lincoln, Nov. 21, 1864
(letter to Col. William F. Elkins)
Underside
In the course of the Federation's ever expanding exploratory activities, many extraordinary phenomena were observed. Particularly perishable specimens had to be analysed on the ground and so roving laboratories were employed to allow speedy analysis of the exotic minerals, flora, and fauna found on newly discovered worlds.
Solar panels allowed for much longer journeys into these boundless vistas.
The 40th anniversary of Classic Space keeps on roving! I actually finished this build well before Febrovery, but didn't manage to photograph properly until recently. The lab is detachable. It has an interior with two scientists, but I found it impossible to capture! (It also has a windscreen below the steering, though it's hard to see here.) All old grey of course.
This early 15th century 'Caraval' carries the name 'Orion Star' and is used for the transport of goods along the Mediterranean trade routes.
In 1486 Florence and Venice had widely accepted trade agreements and benefit of each others reach within the ever expanding worldwide trade routes.
Apart from creating the shape of this ship, the sails and the color scheme, the real challenge was to recreate the symbol of florence; the iconic fleur de lis.
Personally, I think this worked out pretty well đ
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Some background story;
I chose this type of ship because it fits within the time frame and the characteristics of the venice laguna of that time (not deep and many sandbanks).
The caravel had a stern rudder and a raised forecastle and sterncastle. Caravels had a typical length-to-beam ratio of 3.5:1 with a shallow draught. It was also highly manoeuvrable and fast. All of these characteristics made the caravel ideal for exploring unfamiliar waters and coastal shallows where larger ships might easily have become stranded on sandbanks or damaged by rocks.
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The narrow shoulder of Cheong Wan Road in Hung Hom provided this tight, down-on view of the entrance to KCR's locomotive depot. A few EMDs were lined up in the service area while a Siemens Eurorunner ER20 worked the adjacent freight yard. Hung Hom yard was mostly buried beneath The Metropolis residential towers. All of this is now gone, replaced as part of an ever-expanding MTR commuter rail system.
MTR 8003 ER20
A flypast of the Catalina at Old Warden home of The Shuttleworth Collection .
Maritime aircraft play an understated - yet hugely important - role during World War 2 where their long range capabilities were put to good use. Flying boats came to pass as a peacetime development, the earliest forms appearing prior to World War 1 (1914-1918) and this allowed their use as military platforms during the war proper. Their continued evolution, with appropriate tactics and doctrine soon fleshed out, led to ever-more impressive designs soon taking shape - particularly those designs emerging from Britain and the United States. With the arrival of the Second World War, the role of the flying boat was broadened considerably and now included overwater patrolling, reconnaissance, Search and Rescue (SAR), submarine hunting, and anti-shipping service carrying varied ordnance such as bombs, torpedoes and mines.
The PBY Catalina series became one of the more important of the American flying boats to see service in World War 2. The aircraft was designed, developed, and produced under the Consolidated Aircraft Company brand label in the United States and soon appeared as local, licensed products in other countries. Its reach also benefited through the Lend-Lease initiative which ensured the aircraft was stocked in foreign inventories during the war.
At its core, the PBY Catalina was a high-winged, twin-engined aircraft, classified as a flying boat for its boat-like/aircraft-like qualities allowingit to land on water or a prepared runway. The Catalina was crewed by seven to nine personnel that included pilots, engineers, bombardiers, and machine gunners - the total crew complement varied by variant. In prototype form, the PBY first flew on March 28, 1935 and beat out a competing Douglas Aircraft product in competition. Production models were accepted as "PBY-1" in October of 1936 (with the USN).
The wartime period would see a variety of engines fitted, revision of the defensive and offensive armament, and ever-expanding roles for the aircraft line. Tricycle landing gear tests on late PBY-4s would yield the truly amphibious PBY-5 and PBY-5A series models. Production of the PBY series would be undertaken by Consolidated in the United States, Canadian Vickers and Boeing of Canada in Canada (620 examples), and state factories in the Soviet Union (24 examples) under the Lend-Lease Act. In all, 3,305 PBY Catalina-based systems would be produced with 2,661 coming from American factories alone. The Soviets designated their Catalinas as "GST" (PBY-5) while Britain used the "Catalina Mk" identifier from marks I to VI.
The flying boats would go on to serve a critical role int he war particularly as the war was fought over such varied terrain types including long stretches of ocean and sea. Catalinas were in service until 1979 before being retired by the Brazilian Navy. French Catalinas were in operational service in Indochina for a time. Other operators included Australia, Chile, and Taiwan.
Many went on to have post-war careers in both military and civilian service. Still others soldiered on as fire-fighting platforms.
The PBY-5A featured a crew of ten. Its power came from 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 "Twin Wasp" radial piston engines outputting at 1,200 horsepower each. The engines were fitted along the wing leading edges which allowed for clearance against the punishing salty sea air. Performance included a maximum speed of 195 miles per hour, a cruise speed of 125 mph, a range out to 2,520 miles, a service ceiling of 15,800 feet, and a rate-of-climb of 1,000 feet per minute. Standard armament were 3 x 0.30 caliber machine guns (two fitted at the nose and the third at a ventral tail position) and 2 x 0.50 caliber heavy machine guns (one at each beam position). Bomb load was up to 4,000 lb of stores - conventional drop bombs, torpedoes, or depth charges being typical.
with thanks to , militaryfactory.com
So, this is my first expanded photograph. I worked on this for 4 hours. then, spent 2 more trying to get it out of photoshop. (seriously, it just wouldn't export for the longest time.)
Today, I met David Talley and we went and shot together in that forest of his. It was seriously the most surreal feeling to meet someone from Flickr. He helped me out with my shoot and I got to help him out with his, which was really awesome. I seriously couldn't be any happier right now.
New to Trent's associated company, Midland General(274), in 06/1973, this well turned out RE is seen here on display at the now ceased Trans-Lancs Rally, Heaton Park, Manchester, on 04/09/2005. This popular event was last held in 2019. This was due to COVID-19 and the now ever expanding summer fairground.
The camera being a Pentax MZ-M with the film being a Jessops Colourslide.
I would request, as with all my photos, that they are not copied or downloaded in any way, shape or form. Š Peter Steel 2005.
The Catalina popped over to Old Warden from Duxford for a quick display .
Maritime aircraft play an understated - yet hugely important - role during World War 2 where their long range capabilities were put to good use. Flying boats came to pass as a peacetime development, the earliest forms appearing prior to World War 1 (1914-1918) and this allowed their use as military platforms during the war proper. Their continued evolution, with appropriate tactics and doctrine soon fleshed out, led to ever-more impressive designs soon taking shape - particularly those designs emerging from Britain and the United States. With the arrival of the Second World War, the role of the flying boat was broadened considerably and now included overwater patrolling, reconnaissance, Search and Rescue (SAR), submarine hunting, and anti-shipping service carrying varied ordnance such as bombs, torpedoes and mines.
The PBY Catalina series became one of the more important of the American flying boats to see service in World War 2. The aircraft was designed, developed, and produced under the Consolidated Aircraft Company brand label in the United States and soon appeared as local, licensed products in other countries. Its reach also benefited through the Lend-Lease initiative which ensured the aircraft was stocked in foreign inventories during the war.
At its core, the PBY Catalina was a high-winged, twin-engined aircraft, classified as a flying boat for its boat-like/aircraft-like qualities allowingit to land on water or a prepared runway. The Catalina was crewed by seven to nine personnel that included pilots, engineers, bombardiers, and machine gunners - the total crew complement varied by variant. In prototype form, the PBY first flew on March 28, 1935 and beat out a competing Douglas Aircraft product in competition. Production models were accepted as "PBY-1" in October of 1936 (with the USN).
The wartime period would see a variety of engines fitted, revision of the defensive and offensive armament, and ever-expanding roles for the aircraft line. Tricycle landing gear tests on late PBY-4s would yield the truly amphibious PBY-5 and PBY-5A series models. Production of the PBY series would be undertaken by Consolidated in the United States, Canadian Vickers and Boeing of Canada in Canada (620 examples), and state factories in the Soviet Union (24 examples) under the Lend-Lease Act. In all, 3,305 PBY Catalina-based systems would be produced with 2,661 coming from American factories alone. The Soviets designated their Catalinas as "GST" (PBY-5) while Britain used the "Catalina Mk" identifier from marks I to VI.
The flying boats would go on to serve a critical role int he war particularly as the war was fought over such varied terrain types including long stretches of ocean and sea. Catalinas were in service until 1979 before being retired by the Brazilian Navy. French Catalinas were in operational service in Indochina for a time. Other operators included Australia, Chile, and Taiwan.
Many went on to have post-war careers in both military and civilian service. Still others soldiered on as fire-fighting platforms.
The PBY-5A featured a crew of ten. Its power came from 2 x Pratt & Whitney R-1830-92 "Twin Wasp" radial piston engines outputting at 1,200 horsepower each. The engines were fitted along the wing leading edges which allowed for clearance against the punishing salty sea air. Performance included a maximum speed of 195 miles per hour, a cruise speed of 125 mph, a range out to 2,520 miles, a service ceiling of 15,800 feet, and a rate-of-climb of 1,000 feet per minute. Standard armament were 3 x 0.30 caliber machine guns (two fitted at the nose and the third at a ventral tail position) and 2 x 0.50 caliber heavy machine guns (one at each beam position). Bomb load was up to 4,000 lb of stores - conventional drop bombs, torpedoes, or depth charges being typical.
with thanks to , militaryfactory.com
Raw shots of one of my home areas, Briar Cliff. It's my ever-expanding little roleplay area or neighborhood for some of my personal characters who are all connected in some way and know each other. I like how it's turning out and each home or room suits the different personality of the character who inhabits it. Kind of a new experiment for me, as I usually do standalone skyboxes, so I'm having alot of fun! (Note: Yeah, the unicorns don't fit - they're imaginary friends from one character's childhood, lol, so only she can 'see' them)