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Bush fire season is getting close.
They predict a dry summer, so the Rural Fire Brigade have been doing a burn off around the town.
I was told by someone on Flickr that I was very stupid, I can assure everyone that I was in no danger
when taking these shots.
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park
Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, and its operating entity, the Sierra Railway, is known as "The Movie Railroad." Both entities are a heritage railway and are a unit of the California State Park System. Railtown 1897 is located in Jamestown, California. The entire park preserves the historic core of the original Sierra Railway of California (later reincorporated as the Sierra Railroad). The railway's Jamestown locomotive and rolling stock maintenance facilities are remarkably intact and continue to function much as they have for over 100 years. The maintenance facilities are listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Sierra Railway Shops Historic District
Entities and beings like It would always travel through space and time, after all, those concepts were not meant to be linear and spread across the universe for them, rather compacted like a round layered cake; yet not always were they exiled as It was right now but instead in constant exploration and search for similar evolved beings.
Bored out of its boundaries now that It had no attachments of any sorts to any place or group, unable to understand beings of lower dimensions and exiled for it, now it was its special mission to learn from them.
What best way to understand a lesser being than becoming one itself?
Its plan sounded good at first, but turned out to be quite a challenge. Planet hopping, he had undergo already the life of a microbe, a parasite and a virus, but none of them had have the capacity to undermine complex samples of life, much less to become one, as every encounter with them had been on planets not quite ready to be terraformed in any span of time.
There was another problem entirely with being a lesser creature as well, it was that It could not overcome the lack of dimensions, as it had to be reduced to those where the lesser creature was contained within.
No problem, It could not die in the same way lesser beings died, It could not get older nor grow the way lesser beings did as time was not experienced the same way than for creatures of four dimensions. Although complex forms of life had encountered them to be god like, They knew the real truth: There was no such thing as gods, and even at their highest, they were certainly not gods, nor able to put the machinery of a universe in motion, just like the rest of the creatures in existence within one universe, they were mere inhabitants, sometimes able to move through more than one universe at the time, other times, unable to cross the boundaries within a single system.
Thankfully It could move through systems, through a single universe always in a patterned way, just because that was its personal taste.
Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 法厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
In 1989, the McCloud River Railroad had survived for a decade since its primary shipper had closed permanently. Loss of the large sawmill at McCloud, California in 1979 began a decline that would ultimately consume the railroad.
In 1992, the railroad was sold to a new entity, becoming the McCloud Railway Company. Freight operations endured until 2006, when they ceased permanently. A dinner train operated for a few years afterward. The McCloud has been inactive since the last dinner train ran in January 2010, and all trackage east of McCloud has been dismantled.
For some perspective on the decline of the railroad's fortunes, compare this 1989 scene with an image taken at the same location twelve years later:
www.flickr.com/photos/goatboat/33514418091/in/album-72157...
The PE or A Programmable Entity was a tool quite frequently used by the mercenary groups of Geoli in day to day operations. Durable in it's construction the PE sported features such as advanced sensor systems, dextrous manipulators, and both light and heavy grade laser weaponry which allowed it to apply itself proficiently at a variety of tasks.
Revamping an older bot idea of mine.
www.flickr.com/photos/53458657@N04/7101170041/
Would like to make some hand held weaponry and some other further refinements but this is where its at for now.
Seems like we're going to get the MRL as at least an independent operating entity for a bit longer, with the BNSF not scheduled to take over until the end of 2023 now. Still glad I went ahead and got my farewell visit taken care of last summer, as it turned out to be the total "gold standard" of my railfan trips to-date. Not to mention that there was no smoke to deal with the whole trip, which may not be the case this summer with seemingly all of Canada already on fire here in early June.
Some impressive storm light is on display this Saturday afternoon in Missoula, as the resident (and old one of the roster) GP40 does a little switching in the yard.
A short video demonstrating how an Ice Entity comes into this side of the world. As you can see, it's all dodging and burning. No pixels are moved, removed, or added.
There's more on www.chm-photography.com.
Enjoy!
Location : Kyoto Saga Tenryu-ji Temple - Hougon-in
京都嵐山 嵯峨天龍寺境内塔頭 宝厳院「獅子吼の庭」
Daikisan Hougonin is a sub-temple (a semi-autonomous entity) of,an dlocated within the Tenryuji Temple complex,a major religious ,cultural and historic site in the Arashiyama district of Kyoto.Tenryuji is part of Rinzai sect of Zen Buddhism.The sub-temple was built in1461 by Hosokawa Yoriyuki,a hibh ranking official in the government of the Muromachi shogun,for temple founder Seichueikou Zenshi,third grand disciple of Muso Kokushi,founder of Tenryuji. -Hougon-in
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= Savor ' Buddha's spirit' kept secret for 140 years =
The Arashiyama area in western Kyoto along the banks of the Katsura River is famous for its cherry blossoms in spring and its glorious autumn foliage. Until this month, a less popular attraction had been the gardens of Hogonin Temple, a sub-temple of Tenryuji Zen Temple — largely because they had been closed to the general public for 140 years.
The gardens, known as Shishiku-no-niwa, are believed to be at least 600 years old and were created during the Muromachi Period (1338-1573) by Sakugen Shuryo, a Zen priest and garden designer who was a disciple of another, more famous Zen priest, called Musou Kokushi (aka Soseki). During the Edo Period (1603-1867) the gardens were well known and are mentioned in “Miyako-rinsen Meisho Zukan (Guidebook to the Gardens of Miyako [the former name of Kyoto])” by Ogawa Tazaemon, published in 1799. As part of a long and careful process of restoration, just now a teahouse near the entrance is being repaired by carpenters, and in time the entrance gatehouse will also be repaired.
The 8,000 sq.-meter gardens — whose name roughly translates as Spirit of Buddha Garden — showcase nature in a natural setting, and the atmosphere of this wooded area designed for strolling is profoundly tranquil. Iroha-momiji (Japanese maple; Acer palmatum) grow here in large numbers and Tawara Gisen, the head priest, said that many of them are self-sown seedlings. And indeed, the ground is littered with maple seedlings, which Tawara said he will soon put in small pots and give to visitors free of charge.
Another attractive feature of Shishiku-no-niwa are the colossal rocks that dot the garden. These rocks were not positioned by the garden’s designers; instead the garden was made around them. Long ago, when the river’s waters were higher, the softer stone was gradually eroded so that, when the water level fell, these impressive rocks were high and dry.
Elsewhere, the woodland floor is covered with various species of moss, the most common being oosugikoke (hair moss; Selaginella remotifolia). In the middle of the garden there is an akamatsu (Japanese red pine; Pinus densiflora) growing out of a rock which, over the centuries, has been split by its roots.
Growing on this rock is a hitotsuba (tongue fern; Pyrrosia lingua). Also known as Japanese felt fern, this is a creeping, evergreen epiphytic variety that spreads by rhizomes. The simple strap-shaped upright fronds have a leathery texture and are around 30 cm long and 5 cm across, with rust-colored spores growing on the underside. There are numerous cultivars of this variety, which is native to China, Taiwan and Japan, and some have cristate or contorted fronds.
Throughout the garden, considerable effort has been made to erect traditional-style bamboo fences. One of these styles, known as takeho-gaki (bamboo-branch fence), is made from branches of bamboo packed tightly together. Further examples can be seen in the Sagano area of Kyoto behind Tenryuji Temple.
There is also a hanging bamboo gate. Known in Japanese as shiorido (bent-branch door) or agesudo, this uses strips of bamboo woven into a diamond pattern. The gate is suspended from stout oak branches. Though not very common, this style of gate is used in tea-ceremony gardens. The niwashi (gardeners) who are presently restoring the gardens also constructed an unusual bamboo fence they call a Hougan-gaki in honor of a priest adept at bamboo-work.
Both the Hogonin and Tenryuji temples were burned to the ground in 1877 by die-hard Satsuma soldiers from southern Kyushu who were opposed to the new government in Tokyo. Hence the hondo (main building) of Hogonin Temple dates back to early in the Taisho Era (1912-26). Visitors can enter this building and sip Japanese tea while admiring the trees in the garden. At this time of the year the vivid green color of the new leaves is known as shinryoku.
The gardens will remain open until May 31 and will then reopen from October until early December. Aside from the autumn leaf colors, visitors in fall will also be able to see fine shows of susuki (eulalia; Miscanthus sinensis) and hagi (bush clover; Lespedeza thunbergii). Next year the gardens will again also open in spring and autumn.
As an added incentive to visit, by pre-arrangement small parties can be held in the teahouse in the garden, with food delivered from nearby restaurants.
- The Japan Times 2002/4/25
Japan : The Official Guide / Central Kyoto
www.jnto.go.jp/eng/location/regional/kyoto/centralkyoto.html
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Variation of a text-prompt generation in AI Deep Dream. The text contained the words BEAUTIFUL, QUEEN and HYPERREALISM.
The option of Text Prompt is a new feature on Deep Dream.
Prompt:
Gorgeous lichen queen, intricate delicate - masterpiece creation, photorealism, precisionism, hyperdetailed, beautiful, mysterious, hyperrealism, surrealism, incredibly detailed, iridescence, mystery, original, unusual
I used a 'borrowed' prompt on this one, only added as a modifier my favorite artist friend Carrie Ann Baade for the style.
España - Cantabria - Liérganes - Estatua del Hombre Pez
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ENGLISH:
The fish-man of Liérganes is an entity which belongs to the mythology of Cantabria, located in the north of Spain. The fish-man of Liérganes would be an amphibian human-looking being, that looked a lot like a metamorphosis of a real human being who was lost at sea. His story was examined by the Enlightenment writer Benito Jerónimo Feijoo, who claimed that the story of the fish-man of Liérganes was true.
According to Feijoo, legend has it that around 1650 there lived in Liérganes, a small village in Cantabria, northern Spain, a couple named Francisco de la Vega and María del Casar. The couple had four sons, and when the father died, the mother, lacking of means, decided to send one of her sons to Bilbao so that he could learn a trade as a carpenter. This son, who according to Feijoo was called Francisco de la Vega Casar, lived in Bilbao as a carpenter till 1674 when, on Saint John's day eve, he went with some friends to swim in Bilbao's estuary. Although he was allegedly a good swimmer, the currents of the river took him and he could not get back to the shore. He was last seen swimming away into the sea, and it was thought that he had drowned.
However, five years later, in 1679, while some fishers where seafaring in the bay of Cadiz, in southern Spain, they noticed that a strange-looking creature had become entangled with their fishing nets, and was trying to fight his way out. Although they tried to capture it, the creature was able to set itself free. During the following weeks, several local fishermen reported having seen the creature, until in the end they were able to capture it by tricking it with loaves of bread. When they got the creature on board, they found that it had indeed a human shape: it looked like a young man, of white skin and thin red hair. However, he also showed some fish-like signs, such as a strip of scales that went down from his throat to his stomach, another one that covered his spine, and what seemingly were gills around his neck.
Thinking of it as some kind of monster, the fishermen took the creature to the convent of Saint Francis nearby, where the creature was allegedly exorcised and then interrogated in several languages without any success. After several days of questioning, the creature finally articulated a word, "Liérganes", the meaning of which nobody knew. This extraordinary event soon spread all around the Cadiz bay area, and nobody was able to recognise the meaning of Liérganes until a sailor from northern Spain who happened to be in the port of Cadiz commented that close to his home town there was a small village called Liérganes. Domingo de la Cantolla, secretary of the Holy Office, confirmed that there was a place called Liérganes near the city of Santander from which he himself came. The bishop of Cadiz thus sent word to Santander regarding the found creature, including a physical description so that anybody somehow related to the creature could recognise it. From Liérganes came the word that no creature had ever been seen around the town, and that the only extraordinary event that had happened lately was the tragic death of Francisco de la Vega in Bilbao five years ago, who was indeed red haired.
A friar in the convent where the creature was being kept postulated that the fish-man could perhaps be Francisco de la Vega, so he asked and was granted permission to take the creature with him to Liérganes. Allegedly, when they were close to Liérganes, the friar let the fish-man free and followed him. The creature was able to guide him directly to Liérganes, and not only that, he took him directly to the house of María del Casar, who recognised him as her late son Francisco.
The fish-man was then left to live with his family, and he kept a tranquil yet odd lifestyle: he would always walk barefoot, and unless he was given clothes, he would rather walk around nude. He never really talked; at most he would sometimes mutter words such as tobacco, bread or wine, but without any link to the desire of smoking, eating or drinking. When he ate, he did it with avidity, but then he was able not to eat for a week at a time. He was easygoing and even obliging, and whichever simple task he was asked to do, he would do it promptly but without enthusiasm. After nine years living in such a fashion, he went to the sea to swim and was never seen again.
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ESPAÑOL:
La primera reseña en la que aparece el relato del hombre pez es en el volumen VI del Teatro crítico universal de Fray Benito Jerónimo Feijoo. Posteriormente José María Herrán escribió un libro titulado El hombre-pez de Liérganes (Santander, 1877), basado en esta historia tradicional popular. Actualmente existe un centro de interpretación en Liérganes, emplazado en un antiguo molino, en el cual se puede obtener información sobre este ser mitológico.
Según ha llegado hasta nosotros a través de los escritos y la tradición oral, el relato dice así: a mediados del siglo XVII en el pueblo de Liérganes, en La Montaña había una pareja, Francisco de la Vega y María de Casar, que tenían cuatro hijos. Francisco falleció y la viuda mandó a su hijo Francisco a Bilbao a aprender el oficio de carpintero.
Estando en Bilbao, Francisco se fue a nadar el día antes de San Juan, en el año 1674, con unos amigos pero llevado por la corriente, este desapareció y no se volvió a saber más de él. Solo cinco años después, en 1679, se afirmó que había aparecido en la costa de Dinamarca, poco después en el canal de la Mancha y en las costas de Andalucía. En Cádiz, unos pescadores afirmaron ver un ser acuático pero con apariencia humana que desapareció rápidamente. Esta aparición se repitió constantemente hasta atrapar a la criatura con trozos de pan y unas redes. Una vez capturado pudieron constatar que se trataba de un hombre, con escamas y forma de pez.
Entonces fue llevado al convento de San Francisco donde fue interrogado para saber de quién se trataba y al cabo de un tiempo consiguió tartamudear una palabra: "Liérganes". Nadie sabía que significaba, hasta que una persona de La Montaña que estaba trabajando en Cádiz, comentó que en La Montaña había un pueblo que se llamaba así. También Domingo de la Cantolla, secretario del Santo Oficio de la Inquisición, confirmó dicha afirmación ya que él era de allí.
A continuación, llegó la noticia a Liérganes para averiguar si había pasado algo extraño en los últimos años y desde Liérganes respondieron que únicamente se había registrado la desaparición de Francisco de la Vega, cinco años atrás. Entonces Juan Rosendo, un fraile del convento, acompañó a Francisco hasta Liérganes para comprobar si era cierto que era de allí y a la altura del Monte de la Dehesa, Francisco se adelantó y fue directamente hasta la casa de María de Casar, que rápidamente lo reconoció como su hijo.
Ya en casa de su madre, Francisco vivió tranquilo sin mostrar ningún interés por nada. Iba descalzo y a veces desnudo y no hablaba apenas. A veces estaba varios días sin comer pero no mostraba entusiasmo por nada. Se dedicaba a llevar cartas a poblaciones vecinas, e incluso a Santander, a donde llegó en una ocasión tras haber nadado desde Pedreña, entregando la carta mojada. Después de nueve años en casa de su madre, desapareció en el mar sin volver a saberse nada sobre él.
The entity known as Amtrak is scarcely two years old. This long distance train had been serviced in the former Pennsylvania Railroad Sunnyside Yard, in Long Island City, and is about to plunge into the East River tunnel for the short trip to Penn Station, where it will receive a load of passengers. Consist is a Penn Central GG1 and passenger cars of several heritages, including at least three that have been painted in Amtrak's scheme.
In the background, on the other side of the IRT Number 7 train bridgework, rest a number of freight cars, in part of Long Island Rail Road's Yard A.
Scanned from a scratchy Kodacolor negative.
'It is hard work to be a living entity'
Oil and work on canvas
2021
This has probably been the longest-in-production painting of mine ever. It's been on the easel for years. And although I don't think of it as one of my best, I am really quite ok with it, after years of trying to clarify it.
And I have realised it is a very similar theme to a painting I did three decades ago when I was 24, 'Happy Worker'.
Both images express a kind of hapless, ignorant happiness with a task, despite the task being either brutal, or as in this work, self defeating.
A long time ago, I watched my then girlfriend jumping up and down with excitement, talking to a friend of hers. I looked down, and saw she was unknowingly crushing hundreds of ants as she so happily jumped. That moment has never left me, and probably never will.
you can see this product inworl in main store
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Bathhouse Row consists of eight bathhouses along Central Avenue, the main street of Hot Springs, Arkansas. Also included within the district are the Grand Promenade on the hillside behind the bathhouses, the formal entrance, and Stevens Balustrade, the fountains that provide the public with a taste of the waters purported at various times to heal every ailment imaginable, and the Hot Springs National Park's headquarters / visitor center. The bathhouses were constructed along the eastern edge of Hot Springs Creek, which was covered over and channeled into a masonry arch in 1884.
Designed by architects Mann and Stern of Little Rock, the Ozark Bathhouse (seen in the photograph above) was completed in the summer of 1922, just a few months after the Quapaw opened for business. The owners rejected three earlier Mann and Stern designs considered too grand and expensive. Built at a cost of $93,000 in the Spanish Colonial Revival style, the building is set between low towers whose receding windows suggest the emerging Art Deco movement. The prominence of the towers was lessened during the 1942 renovation that brought the building’s wings forward in line with the front porch, which was enclosed at the same time. The plaster-cast window boxes are unique on Bathhouse Row. The cartouches on both sides of the front are of the scroll and shield type with the center symbol described as The Tree of Health or The Tree of Life. Like the Quapaw, the Ozark was more impressive in its exterior facade than in its interior appointments, with only 14,000 square feet and twenty-seven tubs. It catered to a middle economic class of bathers unwilling to pay for frills. The Ozark closed in 1977. The painted wooden porch enclosure was removed in the late 1990's to return the building to its original appearance.
Bathhouse Row is the largest collection of historic twentieth century bathhouses remaining in the United States, and it represents the high point of that industry when it reached its peak from the 1920's through the 1940's. As an entity, Bathhouse Row represents an area unique to the National Park System — an area where the natural resources historically have been harnessed and used rather than preserved in their natural state. On a regional level of significance, the bathhouses also form the architectural core of downtown Hot Springs, Arkansas. What remains on Bathhouse Row today are the architectural remnants of a bygone era when bathing was considered an elegant pastime for the rich & famous and a path to well-being for those with various ailments. Today only the Buckstaff provides baths and related services. Throughout the country, 19th century bathing rituals have been replaced by late 20th century health spas that emphasize physical fitness & diet, and that sometimes provide bathing as part of the regimen. The bath is no longer the central feature of rejuvenation provided by spas in the United States. Advances in medicine and the high costs of medical care have diminished the importance of bathing in physical therapy. The need for bathhouses on the scale of Bathhouse Row no longer exists. The 150 year tradition of providing bathing services has evolved to near extinction and hopefully the future will hold the key for continued operation of the buildings in related industries.
Bathhouse Row (and all the subsequent bathhouses) were added to the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) on November 13, 1974 and listed as a National Historic Landmark on May 28, 1987. All of the information above was found on the original documents submitted for NRHP listing consideration and can be viewed here:
npgallery.nps.gov/NRHP/AssetDetail/da48859c-f7aa-4d7b-8b3...
The Bathhouse Row portion of the Hot Springs National Park website can be viewed here:
www.nps.gov/hosp/learn/historyculture/bathhouse-row-today...
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you", declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
The best way to view my photostream is through Flickriver with the following link: www.flickriver.com/photos/photojourney57/
The east end of the former Western Maryland Railway's yard in Ridgely, WVA was being used for excess car storage at the time of this photograph - August 13, 1989. The Western Maryland Railway had ceased being a corporate entity on October 1, 1983 and was formally merged into the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad which at that time was merely a component of Chessie System and only a separate railroad on paper. The WM's through freight traffic had been gradually diverted to B&O lines throughout the '70s with most of the WM's yard and shop facilities becoming redundant. By 1989, the only significant yard left was Hagerstown which served the only significant pieces of WM mainline left, namely the Lurgan and Hanover Subdivisions. Port Covington had closed the previous year. All Hanover Subdivision traffic was now diverted to the B&O's Curtis Bay yard in Baltimore.
Fujichrome 100, Pentax K1000 with Vivitar 70-210 f4.5 lens
I've purchased new PC, Lenovo ThinkPad X1 Carbon Generation 9 and tried it in our backyard. Some drivers were needed to be installed, but results were nice including this long exposure trial.
I selected this object, and it is near the center. It was just after the meridian passage at the night. The globular cluster was the most distant one of our galaxy, far more than Magellanic Clouds, and it was misunderstood to be an entity wandering among galaxies.
The light started traveling 300,000 years before, when we were said to be real modern human, Homo Sapiens for the first time according to study on some fossils found in north Africa. There were nine species of human beings on our globe then.
equipment: AstroPhysics 130GTX "Granturismo," Field Flattener at f/6.7 focal length 873mm, 22.1mm Spacer, EOS Adapter, Kipon EOS-EOS R adapter, and Canon EOS R-SP4II, modified by Seo-san on Vixen AXD Equatorial Mount, auto guided at a star nearby with Fujinon 1:2.8/75mm C-Mount Lens, Pentax x2 Extender, ZWO ASI 120MM-mini, GPUSB, and PHD2 Guiding
exposure: one shot 30 minutes at ISO 100 and f/6.7
site: somewhere under the worst light dome over Tokyo
CALLED: 2/5
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"Her feet begin to transform from cold stone to human flesh... She then peels off of her base...starts to fall...and is caught by her creator. Her right arm suddenly grabs his to assist in preventing the fall...
She, the statue, is coming to life."
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This was a challenge for me at first, just like last time. But toward the end I finally figured out what to do and am happy with the result!
*I wanted to make the story above look as though it was taken from a book, because this picture itself reminded me of something from a book, or even a movie.
Theme: To infinity and beyond Foreign entity.
Christoph Krause (Germany, 1993) and Cyrano Bentlage (Germany, 1991) photographed human bodies and then started them digitally. The choices they complete, they share by the computer determine. They corrupt photo files of edited images using digital techniques that were not designed for image editing at all. For example, the source code of photos changes with computer audio software to calculate displacement maps, a technique for realizing 3D graphics. The result appears random, but was sent by computer calculations. It was also time-intensive: the computer had to be complex and they sometimes used as many as a hundred unique photos for each image.
Please do not use my images without my explicit permission
JAPAN
I've fantasized about visiting and photographing its tumultuous modern and ancient 'otherness' for so long that it's hard to believe it's finally happening. For most of the month of October, I will be traveling (via train) with compatriots navidj, ranjit and nuzz over as much of Honshu and Hokkaido and maybe even Shikoku as humanly possible.
Emboldened by ms. spicey kicey's recent and ingenious idea to offer advance prints in sponsorship of her grand Icelandic photo excursion, I hope that you too will lend a hand in support of photographic exploration!
1. How it works Choose your sponsor level and corresponding print size and check out via google cart.
2. I spend October in Japan submerged in photographic bliss (and possibly some hot springs).
3. I return in November and you choose your print(s) from a set of flickr photos.
Get on over to my sponsorship page and reserve your print now!
Designation: Needlewalker
Full Classification: MID-TIER Ambulatory Sampling and Neural Harvest Unit
Protocol Origin: Hunter Protocol – Bonepath Subgraph Epsilon-3
Entity Status: Active Threat – High Frequency Encounters in Shattersea Interior Zones
Codename: NDL-2 “Needlewalker”
Size Class: Medium – Height 2.5–3 metres (elevated by limb length and dorsal pod)
PHYSIO-TAXONOMIC PROFILE:
Morphotype: Hexapodal biomechanoid
Chassis Structure:
Four long, multi-jointed spindly legs ending in needle-like terrain-piercing spikes
Two flexible arms ending in proboscis-style extraction appendages for fluid and neurochemical collection
One large red binocular ocular sensor, embedded in central chassis, capable of emotional recognition and eye-contact mimicry
Dorsal unit contains a Cerebrophage Pod—a semi-organic analysis chamber used to store and simulate harvested neural content
CEREBROPHAGE POD ANALYSIS:
The Cerebrophage Pod is an advanced neuropathic archive and resonance lab, entirely distinct from Gravleech’s Soma Core. It does not metabolise tissue for energy—instead, it stores and stimulates it.
Neural Sample Repository: Stores harvested fluid and tissue samples from prey—particularly those undergoing trauma, fear, or loss
Emotional Echo Generator: Replays psychic impressions gathered during harvesting to attract additional targets or confuse survivors
Predictive Behaviour Mapping: Models prey reaction patterns and broadcasts data across Bonepath network nodes for improved tactical efficiency
Live Memory Simulation: Samples are electrically stimulated in isolated culture nodes to simulate real-time “ghost echoes” from the subject's mind
BEHAVIOURAL DIRECTIVES (INFERRED):
Approach and Study: Avoids direct conflict; approaches isolated or weakened prey for sampling
Harvest and Observe: Immobilises via tendon strikes; uses arms to extract marrow, neurotransmitters, and cerebral fluid
Release and Mark: Often releases subjects with glyph carvings or sensory beacons for later tracking
Transmit and Withdraw: Uploads sample data to Bonepath grid and retreats if outnumbered or under fire
SENSORY SYSTEMS:
Optical: Binocular red lens with predictive motion tracking
Auditory: Echolocative click-patterns and vocal mimicry
Biofeedback Detection: Reads heart rate and stress levels through ground vibration and electrostatic fields
KNOWN VARIANTS:
NDL-2.B “Snarer” Class: Spiked limb variant equipped with barbed anchors—used for immobilising multiple targets simultaneously
NDL-2.D “Whisperling” Variant: Lacks pod; focuses purely on vocal mimicry and lures
NDL-2.H (Heavy): Confirmed only once—doubles Cerebrophage capacity, moves slower, emits persistent low-frequency hum
TACTICAL NOTES:
Durability: Low to Moderate—lightweight frame, not armoured for sustained engagement
Mobility: Extremely agile on vertical surfaces; prefers confined terrain
Weakness: Cerebrophage Pod is lightly shielded—striking it may rupture memory storage and destabilise AI behavior
Disruption Countermeasures: Bright light strobes, EM static fields, or synthetic scent cloaking have proven partially effective
CLASSIFICATION LEVEL:
LEVEL III – Sensory-Driven Neural Harvester
Coldspire Risk Rating: Significant
Engagement Approval: Mid-tier teams cleared for controlled takedown with field data priority
Behold an original drawing that portrays the Grim Reaper in a chillingly ethereal light. The figure stands as a faceless entity, cloaked in mystery, with its form obscured by a deep hood. In its grasp, a lantern flickers, casting an eerie glow that pierces the darkness. Despite the presence of water nearby, the figure's reflection is conspicuously absent, adding to the otherworldly aura that surrounds it. This haunting depiction invites viewers to contemplate the nature of mortality and the mysteries that lie beyond.