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The Rodman guns were what were known as columbiads and are pictured above in Fort McHenry's Outer Battery. Columbiads were large-calibre, smoothbore, muzzle-loading cannon able to fire heavy projectiles at both high and low trajectories. This feature enabled the columbiad to fire solid shot or shell to long ranges, making it an excellent coastal defence weapon for its day. Invented by Colonel George Bomford, US Army, in 1811, columbiads were used in US coastal defence from the War of 1812 until the early years of the 20th century. Very few columbiads were used outside of the US and Confederate Armies.
Designed by Frenchman Jean Foncin in 1798 and named after James McHenry, a Scots-Irish immigrant and surgeon-soldier who became Secretary of War under President Washington, Fort McHenry was built after America won its independence to defend the important Port of Baltimore from future enemy attacks. It was positioned on Locust Point peninsula which juts into the opening of Baltimore Harbor, and was constructed in the form of a five-pointed star surrounded by a dry moat. The moat would serve as a shelter from which musketmen might defend the fort from a land attack. In case of such an attack on this first line of defence, each point, or bastion, was fortified, so that the invading army would be caught in a crossfire of cannon and musket fire.
Of course, the fort is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from a half-hearted attack by the Royal Navy on 13-14 September 1814. It was during the bombardment of the fort that Francis Scott Key was inspired to write "The Star-Spangled Banner," the poem that would eventually be set to the tune of "To Anacreon in Heaven" and become the national anthem of the United States.
On 11 August 1939, the fort was designated a "National Monument and Historic Shrine," the only such doubly designated place in the United States. It was placed on the National Register of Historic Places on 15 October 1966.
Cut-out of a Volkswagen single cab layered upon a graffiti wall photo.
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This was shot thru a glass elevator shaft which, coincidentally, with full glass wall on the opposite side - creating a deep multi-reflective surface.
drawing with graphite, colour pencil and pigment from pencil sharpener
Zeichnung mit Graphit, Buntstift und Pigment aus dem Spitzer
West Midlands Travel, Metrobus 2956 received this experimental all over blue livery in late 1989 as an alternative to the silver and blue 'Timesaver' livery being used at the time. It did catch on to a limited extent with other Metrobuses receiving this livery but with enhanced graphics and lining out in gold. 2956 was eventually modified to have these 'standard' graphics added.
2956 is pictured at Hockley Garage, Birmingham on the 9th November 1989.
Scanned from the original 35mm slide.
Requires a lot of work to balance it just right, but I love the small feet, so it's kind of worth it. Inspired by Valtarshol's "Loper" and mraichelson's "Something Wicked" threads.
Not a real space photo. Light art.
Testing new light painting/plastic combo for dense, small starfield and elliptical galaxies.
Single exposure. Nebula pattern created using new Waterworld technique - 100mm lens. Galaxies using light painted plastic, and star field using LED's and laser, some with 0.003-inch (8X) flyfishing line on lens to create cross-shaped diffraction patterns - 16-35mm lens at 20mm-35mm. No other significant Photoshop manipulations, except image resize.
Crosville's DVL439 at the Pier Head wearing the short lived orange and green livery, devoid of fleetnames and advertising Ribble Holidays!
The rather garish orange would later be replaced by a more pleasing cream.
My first experimental video exploring my identity relative to space and time, but also about choosing to stay or leave a place.
After getting a little stir crazy followed by a couple of fabulous outings in the last two weeks I thought I'd have an experimental day. When going out the makeup regime is similar especially with foundation but today no-one was peeking so it was troweled on differently.
Oh and the masks... They are from 'the drowned man' which is an experimental play I saw a few weeks ago which takes place in a disused warehouse converted into 4 floors of stage set. The audience wear masks and the play happens around them.
They may come in useful if the makeup goes really badly though.
At the request of the Interstellar Council, the Hullbull Remote Space Telescope recently warped to an area approximately 100 LY from Metropolis 1 to investigate the source of a large gamma ray burst. Using the variable-geometry neutral density filter and other proprietary sensors delivered to the HRST last year by the spaceChaser, the HRST collected data in the vicinity of a 100-stellar mass black hole. Processing data from the proprietary sensors and x-ray and infrared sensors, the IDIOTs (Intergalactic Digital Imaging Optical Technicians) resolve the black hole in unprecedented detail. Visible near image center, the black hole's event horizon can clearly be seen. Nebular material, likely the remains of a former supergiant star, are being energized by the black holes intense radiation, while large jets are seen emanating from the poles of the black hole. The IDIOTs also used data from the Doppler sensor to highlight the rotational motion of material near the black hole, with red indicating motion away from the HRST and green indicating motion toward the HRST.
Not a real space photo. Light art.
Single exposure. Zoom burst on wet strip mall parking lot, Waterworld technique to create 'stellar remains nebulae', and jets. Lens change from 70-300 zoom to 100mm prime, lenscap off and on.
The dough was not experimental - just the baking;
Flour, water, salt, yeast. Small loaf based on 250G flour, about 70% hydration. Overnight cold ferment.
The bake: At some point in my wanderings, I had seen a video on baking in one of those oven baking bags - the ones usually used for meats. And this is the result.
Not worth doing again. Nothing that a dutch oven, etc. cant take care of. But, it was fun to see what would happen.
Oh - during the baking, I smelled the bag - not the bread.
Rostone House, part of the Century of Progress group of homes, is located next to the Florida Tropical House, directly on the lake. It is in the process of restoration.
The Wieboldt-Rostone House is located on the north side of Lake Front Drive, east of Dunbar Avenue. This home was framed in steel and clad in an experimental material called Rostone. Rostone was composed of shale, limestone, and alkali. Its creators advertised that the material could be produced in a variety of colors and forms, including slabs and panels, to exact dimensions. Rostone was not as durable as originally predicted. The material had severely deteriorated by 1950. The residents repaired it by covering the Rostone with another synthetic material, a concrete stucco called Perma-stone. Visitors can still see remnants of the original Rostone surrounding the front door exterior, in the interior entrance area, and around the living room fireplace. www.nps.gov/indu/historyculture/wieboldt-rostone-house.htm
Rostone was introduced as a building material at the 1933-34 Century of Progress Exposition. It is a synthetic product composed of shale, alkaline earths, and limestone quarry waste. It was produced in a variety of colors and in slabs, panels and other forms to exact dimensions. Its creators advertised that the new synthetic stone had properties resembling limestone. The advantages to rostone over a natural stone were that it could be produced in any dimension and that could be manufactured in several colors. The material, however, turned out to be much less durable than initial tests indicated. The sheathing on the Rostone House began to fail approximately ten years after it was installed; the house was reclad with Permasone in 1950.
The house was originally built on a concrete slab foundation The exterior of the house was entirely sheathed in rostone. When the house was moved to Beverly Shores, it was set on a concrete-block basement foundation. A closet next to the entrance hall was opened up and a staircase leading to the basement was added. The entrance gate and roof-deck stair were removed. On July 3, 1950, Paul's Insulation Company from La Porte, IN covered the rostone sheathing with Permastone, a product manufactured in Columbus, Ohio, on all exterior surfaces except the parapet walls which were covered in permasyte for a cost of $6900. The only remaining rostone on the exterior of the house surrounds the front entranceway. lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0300/in0353/data/in0353d...
Century of Progress Homes
“Century of Progress” homes at the 1933-1934 Chicago World’s Fair showcased innovative building materials and designs. In 1935, developer Robert Bartlett moved five of these houses across the lake to Beverly Shores by barge. The houses were rolled off the barge on telephone poles onto a heavy timber crib built out into the lake. There were a series of three steps used to raise the house to the level of Lake Front Drive. On June 30, 1986, the district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Beverly Shores—Century of Progress Architectural District, a historic district. The houses have been restored and all are open one day a year for public tours. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_of_Progress_Architectural_D...
Before the move, Robert Bartlett expressed plans "to reconstruct and landscape them for sale exactly as they were on the Fair grounds." According to a contemporary article, Bartlett appears to have specific landscaping in mind; "The homes will be reconstructed along Lake Front Drive in Beverly Shores in a permanent location, especially landscaped to suit each particular type of architecture. " Despite these claims, Bartlett neither replicated the exact fair siting nor did he appear to have created a landscaping scheme adapted to each house. By grouping the five houses together, however, he managed to recreate a sense of an "exhibition group" at Beverly Shores. lcweb2.loc.gov/pnp/habshaer/in/in0300/in0358/data/in0358d...
Chen Clan Ancestral Hall - Guangzhou, Guangdong, China.
The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is an academic temple built by the 72 Chen clans for their juniors' accommodation and preparation for the imperial examinations in 1894 in Qing Dynasty. Later it was changed to be the Chen Clan’s Industry College, and then middle schools afterward. Now it houses the Guangdong Folk Art Museum.
The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall is a symmetric complex consist of 19 buildings with nine halls and six courtyards. A large collection of southern China art pieces, for example, wood carvings and pottery, can be found in the structure. The Chen Clan Ancestral Hall complex exemplifies traditional Chinese architecture and decoration style, and has influenced cultural and architectural developments worldwide. It was added in the list of "Cultural Relics of National Importance under the Protection of the State" in 1988.