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One remarkable feat of engineering seen from another. This is the Mike O'Callaghan–Pat Tillman Memorial Bridge over the Colorado River, USA, which opened in 2010. It's jointly named after Mike O'Callaghan, Governor of Nevada from 1971–1979, and Pat Tillman, an American football player who left his career with the Arizona Cardinals to enlist in the United States Army and was sadly killed in Afghanistan in 2004.
The bridge roadway is 890 ft (270 m) above the river (making it the second highest bridge in the whole of the USA). I've crossed it in a car and on foot (there is a walkway) and the view is amazing.
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My picture was taken from the top of the nearby Hoover Dam, just 1,500 feet (460 m) away. Both are engineering marvels straddling the Arizona/Nevada border.
Before the bridge was built all road traffic had to negotiate several sharp turns and cross the top of the dam.
The Hoover Dam was built from 1931 to 1936, creating thousands of jobs during the Great Depression and creating Lake Mead. In recent years the water level of the lake has dropped a lot due to additional use of water from the Colorado River upstream and climate change. As of 2020 the water level varies between 40-44% of full. There are serious concerns that in the next few years the level could drop to a point which will cause the water and electricity supplies to a large area - ranging from nearby Las Vegas to distant California - to become unsustainable, having a major impact.
The visitor center for the dam is on the right of the picture, and it's possible to take a fascinating guided tour actually inside the dam.
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Engineering Approach - If it works, don't fix it!
I wish I had some power tools for the job. The Cube has been very un-cooperative.
Now I've never ever made a color shot of the strobist setup, but this one is an exception. You really must see it (click on the link at the end of the description). And please leave a comment which one you prefer - this one or setup shot :)
Strobist info:
* Canon 20D | 17-40mm @ 17 | f/8 | 1/250s | RAW | SOOC
* Sunpak 5000AF left into silver umbrella with 3/4 blue gel
* Sunpak 5000AF behind subject with tough green gel
* Subpak 4000AF right with 3/4 CTO gel
Strobist setup shot: click here
UP Engineering Special, running under Symbol PJCPR2 crosses over the Meramec River in Sherman, MO running on Track 1 of the UP Jefferson City Sub near MP 24 on June 14, 2018.
My day had started with dropping my youngest daughter at Vashon High School to take the ACT. I figured I'd bop over to Luther and see what showed up, maybe head over to Venice or Madison for a bit. Word came along about this Special being called out of Jefferson City and already to Gasconade by the time word got to me. I hopped on 70, zoomed through downtown STL, then blasted out I-44 to get to the best EB shot I could think of in the area. The trip took about 45 minutes and I got the Sherman with about 15 min to spare. Quite the haul for what would turn out to be the only decent catch I got of it.
UP ET44AH #2666
UP ET44AH #2728
UPP Power Car #207
UPP Crew Sleeper #314 "Columbia River"
UPP Businees Car #119 "Kenefick"
UPP Baggage Car #5779 "Promontory"
UPP Deluxe Sleeper #412 "Lake Forest"
UPP Deluxe Sleeper #1602 "Green River"
UPP Diner #4808 "City of Los Angeles"
UPP Inspection Car #420 "Fox River"
-UP PJCPR2
-Track 1 UP (ex-MoPac) Jefferson City Sub, near MP 24
-Meramec River, Sherman, MO
-July 14, 2018
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Engineering work was taking place between Harrogate and Leeds on 21st June 2020. Here, Colas class 70/8 no. 70810 heads a ballast train, the 14.08 from Doncaster Belmont to Harrogate, entering the single line section at Poppleton.
Some photographs take a little more effort than others. This is one of them.
Back in 2012, I photographed one of Osaka’s more unusual sights from a distance: the Hanshin Expressway (Ikeda Route), where an exit ramp passes directly through a building. It’s one of those pieces of urban engineering that feels almost impossible until you see it with your own eyes.
For this trip, I wanted to revisit the location, but with a different perspective. That meant spending quite some time researching possible vantage points and figuring out how I could get closer to the structure while maintaining a composition that showed just how remarkable it really is.
Eventually, I found my way into an office building across the street. The view was exactly what I had been looking for, but the conditions were far from ideal. The windows were covered in dirt and grime, leaving only a small clean section near the very top. Reaching it required some creative maneuvering and an almost impossible shooting position, balancing both camera and tripod in a way that probably looked rather ridiculous to anyone watching.
Despite the challenges, I'm quite pleased with the result. Sometimes photography is less about perfect conditions and more about persistence. Finding a way to make an image despite the obstacles often makes the final photograph all the more rewarding.
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With the sun dipping in and out, Colas Rail Class 56 56105 leads 56096 on 6C30 12.00 Kilburn Up and Down Goods Loop - Crewe Basford Hall approaching Lichfield Trent Valley
W. 56th St., NY, NY. Hoping someone can explain how those two outriggers work. Seems like there should be four of them to keep it from toppling.....can some of you engineers out there explain?
U. S. Army Corps of Engineers Headquarters
Rock Island, Illinois USA
On Mississippi River
Happy Birthday Corps (1779)!
Meccano is a model construction system comprising re-usable metal strips, plates, angle girders, wheels, axles and gears, with nuts and bolts to connect the pieces. It enables the building of working models and mechanical devices.
Meccano was invented in 1901 in England by Frank Hornby and manufactured by the British company, Meccano Ltd, between 1908 and 1980. It is now manufactured in France and China. Currently sold "Erector Sets" are actually Meccano sets manufactured by Meccano S.N. of France, part of the Nikko Group of Japan (Wikipedia)
This is an engineering unit with the capcity of emergency field repairs and extractions, it is seen as a sign of hope, and even if is not armed for heavy combat, the pilots skills make up for it.
It is piloted by the blademasters pilot's teacher, one of the last survivors of an ancient race, masters of ancient technology and martial arts.
This mech is based on evas, and I liked the idea of shoulder mounted toolbox instead of being a weapon holder, the fingers attach the tools for a great mad scientist look, and the back kits deploys for extra parts and processing power.
this is the only mech for this week sadly, I'm working on 2 more rigth now, might me done for next week hopefully.
So what do you think?
The iron work on these locomotives is a site to be seen. This is one of the controls on a 5461 locomotive.
During a five year period, starting 01/01/17, I plan to take 365 "Revealing Detail" photographs covering every date in the year. The detais through these drill holes were in a disused factory unit in East Boldon, County Durham (now Tyne and Wear).
I turn my attention now to Lumphini Park, Bangkok's version of Central Park. When I arrived the electrics were being fixed
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is shown at Marquette, IA, which was the only bright spot on a day where all the weather people missed the forecast and an area of low pressure literally developed right over my head.
This is certainly the best looking engineering car consist of the Class 1's.
CP GP20C-ECO 2227 has been assigned to this train since it was released from Gateway Transit Services in Granite City, IL several years ago.
A couple of good precision engineering images I located:
Reckless precision.
Image by digitalpimp.
Raffles Spot, Singapore
Explore #54, January 18, 2011
SMC Pentax M Zoom 75-150mm 1:4
Image by Yumi Abe
"What a strange lens !
Mechanically it is a piece of really clever engineering. It...
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(Source from Chinese Rapid Prototyping Blog)
I've taken a few pics of my bike since I've had it. Unfortunately I felt like none them captured it in a way where its beauty can truely be appriciated. Nothing like a little mechine glamour every now and then.
D90 (handheld)| 35mm | f/1.8 | 1/13 sec. | ISO800
Strobist:
SB-600 1/32 into 43" silver umbrella 2 o'clock
40AF-4N 1/16 w/ 20 degree grid behind the bike
Fired w/ Alienbees CyberSync Triggers
Another view of my Engineering Section playset.
I forgot to mention that is the second version of TOS engineering room, the first one that appears in the first episode had no stairs and no second level.
37051 and 37407 'Blackpool tower', engaged in engineering work at New Brighton, Sunday 3rd August 1997.
was on my way to work this morning, i noticed this couple building their house ...
the place seemed to me little risky, if the water goes high...but what do i know?! They know better...
the shot is simple, i didn't like to disturb them and get closer...but i was wondering what are those genes telling these animals what to build how to build where to build??? I was amazed by the ability of the swan picking up reed and trying to cut others ...nature is amazing!
Taken from a passing train, 45 017 sits on the Chiltern line at Aynho Junction with a load of new and redundant track panels during Sunday engineering work
This one's for the car fans. Though I suspect only the rotary fans will fully appreciate this one.
This is the front yard of Fujita Engineering, one of the most renowned rotary workshops in Japan (if not the world). In the foreground is one of their famous FD RX-7s, behind, an FC, and a Cosmo.
In case you're wondering, rotary refers to the type of engine (not the piston type found in 99.99% of cars in the world), not a group of networking businessmen.
Osaka, Japan.
31452 burbles away at Bolton Abbey with an engineering train during a Chris Gee organised photocharter
I hope this one shot explains why I haven't been around for a while.
You know the busiest one can be, yeah take that and multiply it by 10, that's how busy I am now, I just had to upload something because I feel that there is something missing in me when I don't photograph.
I honestly miss photographing so much, and miss you guys, wish me luck. =)
View of the full-size Rosetta engineering model (EQM) at ESOC, Darmstadt.
Rosetta is en route to Comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko, where it will make the most detailed study of a comet ever attempted. It will follow the comet on its journey through the inner Solar System, measuring the increase in activity as the icy surface is warmed up by the Sun. The lander will focus on the composition and structure of the comet nucleus material. It will also drill more than 20cm into the subsurface to collect samples for inspection by the lander’s onboard laboratory.
More about Rosetta: www.esa.int/rosetta
Credit: ESA/J.Mai
Ein Nadelwehr ist eine Form eines Wehres und dient dazu, den Aufstau eines Fließgewässers zu schaffen, um entweder durch die entstehende Gefällestufe die potentielle Energie nutzbar zu machen (früher genutzt zum Antrieb von Mühlen) oder eine bestimmte Wassertiefe für die Schifffahrt oberhalb der Wehranlage zu erzeugen.