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These guys are extremely shy and hide quite efficiently. This one was foraging under the yew tree and thus made me look through possible branches openings to find him. He sat for a moment, creating a photo opportunity, while brunches around created a lovely brush effect.
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As the moon progresses through its cycle and becomes full, so does the lightning effect become more brilliant. There are twenty-two light towers consisting of an efficient number of light projectors to achieve this creative effect.
When it came to the Moscow Metro, I had a good idea what to expects, but the reality was something else. Spacious, stunning, immacculate and clean hardly covers it. There were very few people, Alla said that was because trains come every 90 seconds. Each station has a unique theme, there are no billboards, I could have spent a day visiting stations and riding the trains; this was railway heaven beyond my wildest dreams.
This shot of Mayakovskaya Metro station. The Moscow metro is a marvel of urban design. Every day, as many as 9 million people use the metro system -- that's more than in New York and London combined. As well as being one of the most efficient and cheapest underground transit systems in the world, the Moscow Metro is also undoubtedly one of the most beautiful. The brainchild of the tsars but finally put into action by Stalin, whose idea to make the city’s metro stations “palaces for the people” has translated into some truly spectacular, subterranean architectural gems. It’s possible to spend an entire day or more travelling the metro and exploring the vast array of ornate stations; each constructed and decorated in its own unique way. There are 215 stations on 14 lines.
Accade al volte di osservare banali "oggetti viventi" e di scoprirne la sovrumana perfezione. Si prenda ad esempio una foglia, una foglia di noce come in questo caso e la si esamini nel particolari. Ci si renderà conto che non esiste struttura a pannelli solari creata dall'uomo che possa uguagliarla. E' perfetta, efficiente e persino bella; il tutto quasi a dispetto del primate che si dice cultore e creatore della Bellezza ..... ..
While looking for birds on our trip west, it seemed many birds I found were sitting on wire fences, especially on the prairies where there weren’t many trees. It has to be easier to install and more cost efficient when putting fencing around vast open spaces. The sound of the Meadowlark is quite distinct and I loved listening to them when we were camping. It was a treat to see them sitting on the fence as opposed to hidden in the grasses. Happy Fence Friday.
Gli occhi delle libellule sono portentosi. Strumenti sovradimensionati rispetto al corpo dell'organismo ospite, essi consentono alle diverse specie una notevole efficienza predatoria e, al tempo stesso, una elevata capacità di controllo dell'ambiente circostante. Questo presenta anche il vantaggio di potersi sottrarre efficacemente all'attenzione dei predatori, che sono numerosi e sempre in agguato ..... ..
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fogdrops on prunus mume, white japanese flowering apricot, 'Tojibai', j c raulston arboretum, ncsu, raleigh, north carolina
Canadian Shore is an aluminum vessel suited for any trip or adventure in the Pacific Northwest. Whether on the inside passage in BC or the fjords of Alaska, Canadian Shore is highly functional with efficient and reliable equipment.
Shore Boat Builders, built this John Brandlmayr designed vessel in 1989 and in 2002 it was extended and converted to the unique vessel it is. The vessel has well appointed interiors, full navigation systems, is even capable of changing it’s draft.
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Whether Snowy Egrets learned their fly fishing technique from the numerous terns that ply the waters of Horsepen Bayou or they developed it independently, it is an exceptionally impressive if not exceptionally efficient form of feeding.
For monochrome Monday....
When Mr. Lewis needed a barn for his large livestock herd,he thought "outside the box",and built a more efficient round barn which was on his family farm till the 1990's.At that time,the family decided for it to survive,it needed to be donated to an organization who would maintain it.It ended as a part of the Adams County,IL. fairgrounds along with many other historic subjects-an old one room schoolhouse and an old general store some examples...
The Lewis Barn is on the National Register of Historic Places...
Ruddy darter - Sympetrum sanguineum
The dragonflies are wonderful. They are very efficient predators, they can intercept prey mid-air, they can move each of their four wings independently from the others, they have near-360-degree vision with their eyes which contain 30,000 facets, each bringing in information about the insect's surroundings. Top of it they're beautiful insects :)
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La Sfinge del Galio.
La Sfinge del Galio (Macroglossum stellatarum, Linnaeus 1758) è una falena diurna, con abitudini migratorie, che popola la regione Paleartica.
Possiede un controllo del volo particolarmente efficiente che le permette di poter restare immobile di fronte al fiore da cui sugge il nettare, analogamente a quanto fanno i colibrì. Da questa sua caratteristica discende il secondo nome vernacolare di Sfinge Colibrì.
Il nome della famiglia cui appartiene, Sfingidi, deriva dall’abitudine dei bruchi di sollevarsi rimanendo immobili se disturbate, a mo’ di sfinge. Il nome generico “macroglossum”, dalla grande lingua, rende onore alla spiritromba – l’organo utilizzato per aspirare i liquidi simile ad una proboscide – particolarmente lunga di questo insetto.
The Hadeda ibis (Bostrychia hagedash) uses a feeding strategy known as probe foraging, inserting its long, curved bill into soft substrates to search for underground prey such as earthworms and insects. This behavior is supported by a specialized sensory adaptation called remote-touch.
At the tip of the bill lies the bill-tip organ, containing tens of thousands of sensory pits embedded in the bone. This structure enables the detection of minute vibrations produced by moving prey, allowing the bird to locate hidden organisms without visual cues.
Experimental studies have shown that the effectiveness of remote-touch is strongly influenced by soil moisture. In wet soils, vibrations transmit more efficiently, significantly increasing prey detection rates. In contrast, dry conditions reduce this ability, forcing the ibis to rely on random probing.
• Hadada / Hadeda ibis
• Ibis hadada
Scientific classification:
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Chordata
Class:Aves
Order:Pelecaniformes
Family:Threskiornithidae
Genus:Bostrychia
Species:B. hagedash
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
A newer model Riotflea designed to move efficiently through harsh wooded terrain.
Built in a few hours as a distraction from Bio-Cup. Round 2 is stressful and it's only been a day..
Farmall 656 tractor sitting next to a couple of grain bins near Alvo, NE. The coffee can on the exhaust is not a factory item.
Destined to replace the 06 series, the 56 series was introduced in 1965 with a single model: the 656. International’s Farmall 656 was billed as a 12-month worker, efficient enough to handle lighter utility work and powerful enough to pull a 4-5 bottom plow.
The Farmall 656 was released as an individual model without much fanfare. In the first production year, only Farmall versions of 656 were available. Customers could order their 656 with one of two available six-cylinder engines. The C-263 gasoline or LP engine provided about 64 horsepower at the power takeoff. The D-282 diesel offered about the same power but with more torque, longevity, and fuel efficiency.
Learning how to skillfully and efficiently handle an as wide as possible range of photo - processing tools is an additional reason that turned me into a "serious" lover of the art of photography ... All advanced digital photo-processing programs and their related plugins form literally a whole new world ready to help you present effectively and successfully whatever is imprisoned into your Micro SD drive via your camera's sensor ..
I don't like modifying the capture's fundamental traits ... I also strongly dislike removing or even adding elements that weren't there in the first place ... But I very much enjoy creating a low light surrounding ambient atmosphere that exhales tranquillity and helps revealing all the effort hidden behind the scene's capture ... I like stressing out the subtle contrast between the light around the frame's main point of interest and its surrounding environment ...
I enjoy giving special attention to every single detail of any image I find worthy enough to be exhibited in front of your eyes ...
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Mit einem Rundweg von 427 Metern Länge und einem Bootsanleger für Sportboote sowie einem Schiffsanleger für Fahrgastschiffe ist die Seebrücke ein tolles Ziel für Besucher.
Besonders beeindruckend ist das effiziente und nachhaltige Tragwerk, das aus einem fugenlosen Stahlhohlkasten und seitlich angeschweißten Stahlkragarmen besteht.
Maritime Pier (Timmendorfer Strand)
With a 427-meter-long circular walkway, a boat dock for recreational boats, and a landing stage for passenger ships, the pier is a great destination for visitors.
The efficient and sustainable supporting structure is particularly impressive, consisting of a seamless steel box girder and laterally welded steel cantilever arms.
Rheas, like many other birds, cannot create suction to drink water as mammals do. Instead, they rely on gravity to help them swallow. When drinking, a rhea dips its beak into the water to scoop it up, then tilts its head back to let gravity carry the water down its throat. This method is not precise, so they spill a significant amount of water in the process. This behavior is common among large, flightless birds such as rheas, ostriches, and emus, whose anatomy prioritizes other functions over efficient drinking.
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Sabrosa is a fast-attack pirate skiff operating out of the Jovian system. She’s not pretty, not balanced, and not remotely subtle — but she’s brutally effective.
Built around an exposed truss frame and a compact central hull, Sabrosa trades comfort for performance. The crew compartment is cramped and industrial, but she can remain on patrol for up to a week at a time thanks to efficient life support and aggressive ration discipline.
Powered by a high-output fusion torch main drive with integrated reactor core, Sabrosa delivers obscene thrust-to-mass ratios for her class.
Eight independent RCS thruster modules mounted along the truss booms give her exceptional rotational authority and lateral translation — she can pivot, flip, and burn in ways larger ships simply can’t match.
She’s fast.
She’s nimble.
She hits hard and leaves harder.
Armament
-Microwave soft-kill turret (sensor frying & drone suppression)
-Quad missile pack
-PDC turret for close-in defence
-Ventral-mounted gauss rifle
-Dual countermeasure dispensers
When necessary, she can also drop mass fast. Loot is stored in a jettisonable sledge nicknamed Breadcrumb — because if things get hot, they dump it, evade the fuzz, and circle back later.
Crew
Flow – Keeps the hull intact and the targets ventilated.
Prose – If it can spin, burn, or thread through debris at suicidal speeds, Prose can fly it.
Eugene - Leads the crew and fires the big stuff. Equal parts tactical and unbearable.
Flute Loop – Autonomous entry specialist. Possibly sentient. Definitely unstable.
Futterman – Carries the heavy things and enforces the heavy decisions.
Bobo – Explosives expert. Morale officer. Usually both at once
Dragonflies are among the most efficient predators on Earth, with reported hunting success rates of up to around 90–95%. Their extraordinary aerial agility, panoramic vision and ability to predict the trajectory of moving prey allow them to intercept insects with remarkable precision.
Iconic view of the Grand Canal from the Ponte dell' Accademia - except I took this from a water taxi while passing under that famous bridge. Standing tall in the background is a major icon of Venice, the basilica of Santa Maria della Salute.
In the center of the shot is yet another icon, a vaporetto heading straight for you. These water buses are an efficient way to get around Venice and multi-day passes can be purchased at your hotel (highly recommended if you stay for 3 days or more). The locals call them "Batèo".
The Grand Canal is the lungs, major artery and highway of Venice. The banks are lined with more than 170 buildings, most of which date from the 13th to the 18th century, and display up front the art and architecture created by the Republic of Venice thoughout its history.
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Spin fast enough and the electricity is efficiently generated. It works better when there's test subjects on it, or at least that's what the reports say, I'd prefer none because my biggest pet peeve for any photo of any kind is to have unnecessary people in it.
And what better to put my patience to the test then to go to state fairgrounds where tons of people (including me) have gathered for America's 250th. Now, I've already let all my patriotism out and I've expressed that I went to 2 sites on 2 nights to shoot material for it but there was another motive to going to this specific spot. And that motive was to get light streaks on rides, something exceedingly rare in my region of the country (CAUSE WE DON'T HAVE THEME PARKS!!)
The main ticket I was looking for was an angled view of the ferris wheel that I could get fireworks behind (and you can see that photo here.) And I sadly did not get many other usable shots for any others cause not enough lights on the other outdoor attractions were on.
This one was an exception. And it was actually quite difficult to get. As implied behind the ride itself there were metal fences around the entire thing so I had to quite literally position my tripod in a way that would allow my lens to poke between the bars to avoid unwanted mishaps. And I needed to use tripod exposure cause my hands were getting increasingly shaky as the night went on and despite the fact that all the lights were working, it was operating slowly. The purple and pink glows is what sold this iamge for me and decided it was postable despite some of the blue problems. The angle was intended as well, hope it's not too trippy. I hardly had to do much in editing besides lower highlights in more select places and remove spectators on the other side of the fence.
What's cute is 2 kids waiting in line thought I was a hired camera operator for the ride as I was setting up. One of them even asked me to be sure to get his good side (made me laugh). Sorry to disappoint him but I don't work here, and it would make it all the more creepy if I was actually taking pictures of kids. And the seats would be blurred anyway. Hope their parents understood when I said I wasn't an employee.
Reggio Emilia AV Mediopadana is a high-speed railway station located in Reggio Emilia, Italy.Designed by renowned architect Santiago Calatrava, the station features a striking modern design with a sweeping roof that mimics the shape of a wav.
It serves as a major transportation hub for the region, connecting it to cities like Milan, Bologna, and Florence. The station features modern architecture and amenities, making it a convenient and efficient stop for travelers in Italy.
On the 2nd March I took a flight from Inverness Airport to Belfast Airport. It was a nice compact Loganair aircraft, the flight was not full but busy enough. I had some great views as I travelled, the flight lasted just 45 minutes it was so quick. My departure was on time and I arrived early it was a great way to travel.
The split vane or bucket of a large 15-ton 12 foot Pelton Wheel outside of the Nevada City California Ott’s Assay Office in Robinson Plaza donated to Nevada City by PG&E that was in use from 1928-1987 at Drum Powerhouse #4. The Pelton Wheel was developed in Camptonville California by Millwright Lester A. Pelton in 1877 who tapped into the technology that innovative miners had designed to concentrate a strong stream of water to disrupt gravel and dirt referred to as hydraulic mining. Pelton split bucket where which is what I’ve captured in this image, allowed tapping the vast waterpower of the mountains of the Sierra Nevada’s to power using kinetic energy & power to drive machinery such as rock crushers, stamp mills, hoists & compressors prior to electricity being available. Pelton split bucket design was 90% efficient and like this wheel was used to generate electricity once that became the major source of energy. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 12-40 f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @mpbcom @kehcamera @visitnevadacity #omd #olympus #olympusphotography #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography @visitcalifornia @nevadacountylandmarks @nevadacountyca @nccameraclub
The very first mixed train to run on the ARR in over three decades is highballing north at track speed rolling through the junction at NSS Matanuska (MP 151.4 on the ARR mainline). Three SD70MACs lead a 2300 ft train consisting of 13 coaches (with 120 paying passengers), 7 COFC flats, and 10 loaded tank cars of diesel fuel operating as train 230N, the regular weekly Saturday northbound Aurora passenger train. This definitely isn't the kind of train out of Mixed Train daily that Beebe and Clegg would recognize!
The ARR is exercising an FRA waiver that I spearheaded along with General Road Foreman Bruce Pryke to run mixed trains allowing us to consolidate some traffic and operate as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. The ARR was always an innovator and not afraid to look to the past for solutions to problems in the present....it was a special place to work and I'm honored to have had the chance to lead there for a half dozen years.
Matanuska, Alaska
Saturday March 14, 2009
Well...I finally returned to Venice tonight. I had my fingers crossed the entire 53 minute drive that the intermittent rain drops wouldn't turn into a shower and that the very cloudy sky wouldn't vanish prior to my arrival. The rain never came and the clouds were still there long after I left.
A lot has changed in my photography and post abilities since I arrived in California Christmas Eve. While those first few trips to Venice in January and February were amazing, I struggled a bit to be efficient. The reflections, sky and quickly fading winter light left me in a frenzy to get in a lot of long exposures, reflections and shots of the pier in no real order and despite taking roughly a 1,000 shots during those trips, many were unusable. I was focused on getting it all in and hoping somewhere in the quantity was some quality. I have a much better plan now and all the time spent the last couple months capturing Scotch in those very low light settings forced me to be a lot more precise with my shooting decisions and gave me a better understanding of what it means to be patient. I was very hopeful that some of those aspects I've been trying to refine would yield a much more consistent set of shots this time around.
Venice is an amazing place. The low tide that slowly pushes across the shore was even more recessed tonight, perhaps 30ft closer to the sea and the flat reflection shore seemed like it was 200 feet long. There were perfect reflections everywhere and every direction. I arrived about a half hour before sunset and set up to shoot some very low angle reflections. As the light shifted between me and Santa Monica, I abandoned the pier and focused on the crimson sunset. As with previous trips, a dozen or so people showed up with camera phones out a few minute before and after the sunset and then scattered off to whenever they were going before. I saw a sky similar to this here back in january and still look at and post photos from that trip. Each time i saw the sky like this in Venice, it was in the exact same spot and seemed to appear almost in an instant. I took a few long exposures to start with the 10 stop filter, but then decided to get natural looking shots and tried hard to frame well for a panorama since I didn't want to cut out any of this sky and had no desire to back up.
My last trip here came in March and was a major disappointment due to weather conditions, an overall bad shoot, a parking ticket and a smashed rear bumper. Ever since, I've hoped for a return of clouds and a colorful sky and with a favorable forecast I decided to return tonight and was so glad I did. This is a 3 photo panorama. The rocks on the right sit right by the giant lifeguard headquarters which separates Venice from Santa Monica it seems. This is my favorite spot in Venice to shoot and far enough from the pier to at least give me a chance to find street parking. I have the feeling that Venice will end up as my default location for sunsets though I definitely won't stop exploring the Southern California coast any time soon. Seems like I'm going to be here a while...
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•Venice Beach
•Venice, California
•September 19th, 2016
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Canon T4i
•EF-S18-135mm IS STM
•3 photo panorama
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•ISO 100
•f/5
•1/135th second
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Built in 2020, the 23 ft Barquito II is a Chesapeake Bay dead rise skiff with a D.N. Hylan design hull and a builder imagined cabin. She is intended to be a slow cruising highly efficient camping cruiser.
The two wooden kayaks look like the one I built from a Pygmy Boats kit. These wooden kayaks are great for lake or surf kayaking. Unfortunately, Pygmy is no longrer in business.
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PISA... LE ORIGINI - 2° parte (2) FOTO: il bosco di San Rossore
I secoli passano, Pisa diventa un perno commerciale importante per tutto il mediterraneo occidentale,
questo nonostante la caduta dell'impero Romano.
Anche militarmente comincia ad avere coscienza di se, l'organizzazione dei Romani gli ha dato questa consapevolezza.
Pisa non subì quasi per nulla la decadenza di altre città, molto meno protette dal territorio.
Tutto questo grazie alla già citata complessità del suo sistema fluviale.
Si deve infatti ricordare come a Pisa, oltre al Serchio, in verità troppo distante dall'insediamento urbano per essere di aiuto difensivo,
vi fosse un secondo fiume che confluiva nell'Arno,
l'Auser, dal quale si staccava un ramo secondario, l'Auserclus, che proteggeva come un miracolo, la città da nord.
Prove recenti propendono per un'intrico incredibile di corsi d'acqua che spesso,
ad ogni onda di piena modificavano il territorio.
Lo stesso fiume Serchio può chiamarsi Auser, tanto era labile il concetto di corso d'acqua in quei secoli.
Tutto questo, per Pisa fu manna dal cielo... la salvezza del Creatore.
Non abbiamo elementi sufficienti, ma i primi secoli dopo Cristo passarono indenni da barbarie e soprusi.
Altro dovettero subire importanti città Italiche, flagellate da innumerevoli bande armate che,
oltre a terrore e morte si portarono dietro decessi per carestie ed epidemie devastanti.
Pisa rimase sostanzialmente immune da tali barbarie fino all'arrivo nel 569 dei nuovi invasori, i Longobardi.
La zona denominata Tuscia fu preda degli stranieri.
Pisa, grazie alla sua posizione strategica, si salvò ancora una volta.
Fonti certe c'informano che intanto, nel porto accogliente ed inespugnabile della città, una flotta di efficienti e ben assortite navi da guerra,
vegliava sulla popolazione.
Comincio a credere in un'altra velata leggenda.
Furono i Pisani ad inventare il "rostro", una sorta d'ariete fissato alla prua delle imbarcazioni per affondare le ignare navi nemiche.
La paternità è attribuita all'etrusco Piseo figlio di Tirreno.
Tutto sembra tornare alle origini.
Terra di geni ed inventori?
A me sembra così ma sono di parte, mi va di pensarlo.
Quindi non solo scambi commerciali, ma anche l'inizio di velleità guerriere che in seguito fecero grande e potente il nome di Pisa nel mondo intero.
Faccio una breve riflessione, durante la stesura della parte storica di questo lavoro, mi sono più volte immedesimato nei miei lontanissimi avi.
Potete anche non crederci, ma sono rimasto affascinato da cosa apprendevo.
Sempre veniva fuori la parte più nascosta del mio animo, l'aspetto umano delle vicissitudini.
Mi sono trovato immerso tra loro,
ed ho provato un'orgoglio palpabile nel raccontarne la storia.
Lo confesso senza il minimo indugio, sono fiero di essere Italiano, e concedetemelo, ancor di più... Pisano.
Come storico faccio pena, ma come patriota mi sento al TOP.
Detto questo, riprendiamo sperando senza annoiare, le lunghe e travagliate galoppate attraverso i secoli.
I Longobardi estesero il proprio dominio su quasi tutta la Tuscia, oggi Toscana.
Lucca prima, poi la val d'Era, fino a comprendere tutta la fascia costiera fino a Piombino e oltre furono sottomesse.
E Pisa?
Con scaltrezza, non capisco quanto ponderata,
mantenne un profilo basso, confinandosi solo al ruolo di città portuale senza retroterra, un po' come fu all'inizio della sua storia.
Siamo intorno ai primi anni del 600 D.C. e "naturalmente" col tempo, la città confluì nel regno dei Longobardi, anno 643.
Sottolineo quest'aspetto, perché ritengo importante saper convivere con altri popoli, pur mantenendo vive le proprie origini.
Tutti gli storici, ed io con loro, concordano sul fatto ineluttabile che Pisa stava assumendo una propria anima, mediando il più possibile,
con ogni espediente per la ricerca della libertà e del prestigio.
Questa sorta di tira e molla con scaramucce varie, portò ad un avvicinamento delle parti,
un patto non scritto di non belligeranza ed acume commerciale.
Per cosa?
Che diamine per il profitto, ed il dominio del Mediterraneo tutto.
"Pecunia non olet" diceva l'imperatore Vespasiano,
ad un poco lungimirante figlio stizzito verso il padre che aveva fatto costruire dei gabinetti "a pagamento" col proprio nome imperiale,
per i secoli a venire.
Dopo più di 30 anni, Pisa venne elevata a centro amministrativo di un esteso demanio regio a conduzione Longobarda.
Ma le cose non sono eterne.
Ed all'orizzonte, cupe nubi stavano solcando il cielo.
Temo che l'ombrello non sarà sufficiente.
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Efficient groundcover, it has outgrown its allotted space and is a little invasive, but when these lovely little flowers come out in May I'd rather have too much than not enough...
The six-masted schooner Fort Laramie, photographed by Alan C. Green in Australia (prob.) in the 1920s. The 266 ft schooner was built in 1919 by Kruse & Banks Shipbuilding C., North Bend, Oregon (USA) for the US Shipping Board as a steam ship with a Ferris-typehull. In 1920 she was converted to a six-masted schooner. Fort Laramie was scrapped in 1935.
It is interesting that the conversion was undertaken as late as 1920, when the golden age of the five- and six-masted (and one seven-masted) schooners was almost over.
"By 1910, 45 five-masted schooners and 10 six-masted schooners, each the length of a football field, had been built, mostly by Maine shipyards. Bath was their primary builder, but many were built in Rockland, Camden, Belfast, and other Penobscot Bay towns.
These Maine-built schooners, owned both locally and by out of state coal shippers, were more efficient in the domestic coal trade than square-rigged Down Easters would have been. They required a much smaller crew, could be built at lower cost, and sailed better in the prevailing winds along shore. While most schooners shipped coal along the eastern seaboard, some carried cargoes to Europe. Like the Down Easters, coal schooners eventually succumbed to competition from steam colliers, though not without a fight. Some continued to work, as the economy permitted, into the 1920s. In the end, they couldn’t compete with steamers, barges, and the railroads."
Penobscot Marine Museum