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Modern skyscrapers in Moscow-city downtown, Federation tower, Mercury tower etc. Moscow, Russia - urban background
LGI is currently under going a huge redevelopment and indeed at some points you have to navigate sites under demolition such as the old Nurses Home site. In the roadway here is this inspection cover for "The Electric Light Company", cast at the Globe Foundry of William Towler that was based in the city.
I wonder as to the age of this cover - Leeds Council municipalised the electricity supply in the city in 1898 and in doing so subsumed the Yorkshire House - to - House Electricity Supply Company that had been granted the right to supply and that had constructed the power generating station at Whitehall Rd that had been commissioned in 1893. It could date from the existance of this company in which case it is a afir age.
While the cataloguer has focused on the junction of Kildare St. and Nassau St, it is likely that the photographer's main subject was the building in the centre of the shot, the Kildare Street Club. Whatever attracted Mr. French to the club, at least the car and light standard may be of assistance in dating the image(?) I suspect the wet road will be of no assistance in the dating though, as it undoubtedly rained more than once in Dublin that year :)
The consensus, based on the vehicle (taxi cab?) registration and other cues is that French may have captured this view close to the year of his retirement, c.1914. (Though certainly between c.1911 [earliest date for car reg] and c.1923 [latest date for lamps].)
Photographer: Robert French
Collection: Lawrence Photograph Collection
Date: Catalogue range c.1880-1900. Though more likely c.1914
NLI Ref: L_ROY_11431
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... nightshot of festive fairy lights at Berlins boulevard "Unter den Linden"
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Unter den Linden ("under the linden trees") is named for its linden (lime) trees that line the grassed pedestrian mall between two carriageways.
Unter den Linden is at the heart of the historic section of Berlin dating from the 17th and 18th centuries. It connects Pariser Platz, Bebelplatz and, after crossing the Schlossbrücke (palace bridge), the Lustgarten and Museum Island. Buildings along the street include the famous Hotel Adlon, the Russian Embassy (former Soviet Embassy), the Berlin State Library, the Berlin State Opera, Humboldt University, Cathedral of St. Hedwig at Bebelplatz, the Kronprinzenpalais (former palace of the crown princes), the Neue Wache war memorial, the Zeughaus Berlin (old armory; now houses the German Historical Museum (DHM)), the Alte Kommandantur and the Berliner Dom.
Well-known statues of Frederick the Great, Alexander von Humboldt, Wilhelm von Humboldt, and several Prussian generals also adorn the street.
A boulevard of linden trees was planted from 1647 extending from the electoral palace to the gates of the city by Friedrich Wilhelm, the “Great Elector” who wanted to beautify the route from his castle to his hunting park, the Tiergarten. By the 19th century, as Berlin grew and expanded to the west, Unter den Linden became the best-known and grandest street in Berlin. During the last days of World War II most of the linden trees were destroyed or cut down for firewood. The trees were replanted in the 1950s
tunnel that runs under the alameda cauesway from downtown oakland to the north end of alameda, california
A bold explorer has followed a strange path through the jungle. As she trekked, the noise of falling water became louder and louder. There was a waterfall, with stepping stones going out into a pool and on into the screen of water.
Suddenly the waterfall split in two, revealing a hidden cave. In the cave was a glowing chalice. Then, as suddenly as it had appeared, the cave was hidden by the falling water once more.
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This was totally inspired by Shannon Sproule's brilliant Indiana Jones style Hidden Waterfall model. Shannon's looks great, with lovely rock-work and a beautiful azure waterfall. I was more interested in playing with my mechanism. One of these days I'll build good cliffs!
The mechanism was a bit tricky to make, as Lego gears have tooth numbers that are multiples of 4. This means that the two sheets of water wouldn't both hang vertically if they were directly attached to the axles.
The 2x2 round bricks are attached to a 61184 flick missile, with the shafts going into 59443 axle connectors. This gives a friction fit and scope to line everything up.
Just some lights in a restaurant in Oxford - taken through their window when I walked by. I like the shadowy lines from some blinds, and the reflection of the building(s) outside.
The shot was taken for a Winter Scavenger Hunt we had at Camera Club (the category was 'Lights'), and I'm going to use it for my entry for No.98 - Electric(al), in 112 in 2012.
We had a very pleasant short break in London (UK) during some wet weather. The dark, damp nights made some interesting night scenes.
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Skyscrapers facades illuminated at night aerial view in Chengdu, Sichuan province, China
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late evening traffic on columbus (weekday), crossing through north beach and chinatown - san francisco, california
This street food corner is squished between old buildings amd have some nice warm lights collection, they are creating some cozy atmosphere;
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kodachrom'ish by self developed color grading preset.
Booklet promoting the use of electricity in the home issued by The Midland Electric Light & Power Co. Ltd. based in Leamington Spa. 1937.
This probably originated from the British Thomson-Houston publicity department, as 'Mazda' is the only brand of light bulb mentioned in the text and the rear cover has the only advert in the booklet - featuring Mazda coiled coil lamps: "They stay brighter longer because of the wonderful NON-SAG filament." It was probably distributed by many electricity companies with their own details printed on front cover or, as in this case, inside rear cover.
A super efficent light source that was used back in the late 1800's
When a high voltage is applied to electrodes sealed within a bulb containing an inert gas at suitable pressure, light is produced at the negative electrode, or cathode. For that reason this kind of light source is often referred to as the negative glow lamp. When operated on AC, the reversal of polarity is so rapid that both electrodes appear to glow, and this was capitalised upon in a tremendous variety of glow discharge lamps that were popular until a few decades ago. Neon is the most common filling, this element producing the strongest emission for a given current, and having an efficacy of about 0.3 lumens per watt. Argon and helium filled versions were also offered as miniature UV sources.
Since the amount of light produced is limited, there are few applications for the glow lamp in general lighting. They are however extremely dependable, and do not suddenly fail as is the case with most other light sources. Thus they proved to be valuable for use as indicators and pilot lights on instrument and control panels, where a failed lamp might cause confusing information to be sent. The larger neon glow lamps found applications primarily as nightlights, for instance in hospital corridors or children's bedrooms, where their extremely low current consumption made the cost of operation almost insignificant.
Glow lamps have a negative volt-amp characteristic and thus require a ballast. On account of the low current draw, a simple resistor is suitable. American screw-based lamps are almost always equipped with an internal resistor for 105-125V circuits. Mains voltage variations have relatively little effect, light output being almost directly proportional to current, while life varies roughly inversely as the cube of the current.
Also see: electriclights.tripod.com/bulbs/ne34.htm
Light trails as busy traffic streams along the West Gate Freeway (M1) on the outskirts of Melbourne in Victoria State, Australia.
I am back from my epic Mexico trip just in time for Thanksgiving here in America! I am still processing the photos from my amazing time in photographing the most Mexican holidays, El Dia del Muertos or The Day of the Dead, in Oaxaca City.
The Mexican people believe that the spirits of the dead come back to visit the living on earth, usually this occurs on the 1 and 2 of November and on these nights and others, many families gather in local cemeteries to celebrate the dead. They cover the gravesites with colorful flowers and thousands of candles. Many generations within a family sit around the gravesite and have a party for dead family members. They eat their favorite foods, drink mescal, a liquor made from the agave cactus, and they sing while the mariachis play the deceased’s favorite songs.
Just outside of Oaxaca City is Xoxocotlan Cemetery where you can truly experience The Day of the Dead festivities. On the night of October 31, many local families begin their nightly vigils in this small cemetery, that is densely packed, as they sit by the tombs and wait for the return of the spirits.
I stood off in the distance observing this family before I approached them and asked permission to take a photo.
“¿Photo, por favor?”
The two gentlemen responded with a nod of approval all the while the two young ladies were completely unaware of my presence since they had their complete attention towards their cell phones and texting as fast as their fingers would allow.
Finally, the older gentlemen on the left started to speak of their deceased relatives and the two young ladies quickly put away their cell phones and gave him their undivided attention.
Of all the photographs I took that evening this one happens to be my favorite. This photograph embodies the essence of El Dia del Muertos with the portrayal of generations of families coming together as one to celebrate, learn and respect the spirits of their deceased relatives.
Photographed with my Canon 5D Mark II and Canon 24-105 f/4 L IS lens at 6400 ISO using just the ambient light of the surrounding candles.
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From a 1930 article on electric lighting in architecture and advertising a wonderful night view of the now destroyed Witzleben Garage in Berlin, designed by German Jewish architect Rudolf Maté. The building in Berlin Charlottenburg, formed the Georg Keller Auto Werkstatt, Rognitzstraße, Witzleben Garage & Tankstelle.
It is very much in a contemporary 'Bauhaus' style and the illuminated tower, comprising of internally illuminated opaque glass panels, along with Witzleben Garage in coloured globes and Tankstelle in neon tube lighting, must have truly been a night time landmark.
Maté designed a number of buildings in Berlin around this date and many, including what appears to have been his own residence, and many have survived to become 'Listed' structures. Sadly after 1933/37 Maté, as Nazi persecution of Jews escalated, no mention nor trace of him appears and his fate is unknown. Interestingly, c1929/30 saw the London Underground architect Charles Holden, along with Frank Pick, visited Germany and northern European countries on an architectural fact-finding mission. As is well known, several of the famous and iconic 1930's tube stations echo Continental idioms and I have to say, looking at the tower at Osterley and, in particular, Boston Manor station, there are aspects of designs such as this.
The very best thing in Blackpool are the Heritage and Illuminations trams.
My absolute favourite is the illuminated train tram. I had been playing with the settings on my Olympus, I think you can all see where I'm going with this but wait for it, I had left the camera in the last used settings so the train was captured using an Olympus camera special effect mode that also saved it as a jpeg. So here I was with my favourite tram and the very best conditions you could ask for, not too many people, rain on the ground for lovely reflections and this dingbat was using jpeg instead of RAW. Epic fail. Anyway I still love that look even if I couldn't do too much with the picture when I got home. On the plus side, it gives me yet another reason to go back to Blackpool, as if I needed it! :-)
So if you are in the area then I recommend a trip or two or three, on some of the wonderful trams.
All of the people involved in providing this amazing service are volunteers and provide their time for free.
If you would like to find out more about the trams you can find them at: blackpoolheritage.com
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New Arusha Hotel
Arusha, Tanganyika (now Tanzania)
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"If you wish to have a real enjoyable holiday, then stay at the New Arusha Hotel, where you will obtain Hot and Cold Water in all Bed-rooms, Modern Sanitation, Electric Light and really excellent food."
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Kenyon V. Painter, an Ohio entrepreneur came to Arusha in 1907. He started building the New Arusha Hotel in 1927. The name "New Arusha" arose because there already was an "Arusha Hotel" across the road.
-- Bob Walker
This lucky bicycle is enjoying the spectacle of Landschaftspark at night.
Landschaftspark is a public park located in Duisburg-Meiderich, Germany. There is many acres of green space around a disused coal and steel production plant. It is possible to climb to the top of the cooling towers and take in the amazing views.
We stayed until the evening to enjoy the spectacle of the plant at night, when it is illuminated with various colours. In the photograph the bicycle was in the dark and couldn't be seen. So we used a red torch to provide some additional light on it.
Further information on Landschaftspark can be found at en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landschaftspark_Duisburg-Nord
I would highly recommend a visit.
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