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Part 1 of a series of photos of photos taken at Vivid Sydney 2018 - Light, Music, Ideas Festival. These shots were taken from the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Some feature extended exposure photography generating light trails from boats on the harbour and spotlights being used for Vivid. Others capture the Sydney Opera House and the designs being projected on its sails. The aim was to create an essay in light and colour.
I was messing around with the water droplets on the Hot Glue Gun strings and had a piece of shiny, reflective art paper as the background and a small, bi-color LED light as the light source. As I bent the paper and moved the light around, I saw that I could get the light to separate into the the full spectrum and see all the different colors split. Like the way light does when it passes through a prism or raindrops and mist in the atmosphere to create a rainbow. This is then refracted into the water droplets.
Again, I didn't have this planned out, but I was happy that I stumbled onto it! This was an early version of my strings on the plastic container. I didn't have that many laid down yet.
Shot using my Tokina AT-X 90mm f2.5 Macro lens and the AT-X 1:1 extender.
Taken back in July of 1991, here's the dragger "Commodore IV", retired after several decades of fishing and scalloping. She appears to have been deliberately scuttled and left in place as part of a breakwater. The structure off the bow is one of several extending to the left (south, then east), offering some protection for the south-facing structures along the shore. A newer stone breakwater has replaced this improvised version, part of a two section affair that almost completely surrounds the wharf area and associated buildings.
Driving out to Cape Forchu on the Yarmouth Bar Road (Rt 304), about a half mile past the "Lost to the Sea Memorial" the road crosses a small steel bridge that spans a channel connecting Yarmouth Harbor (south), to the bay (north). I parked near the bridge and grabbed a few photos of Commodore IV, plus another derelict dragger fifty yards east of the bridge. This second boat was in worst shape than its companion, no name being visible anywhere.
Commodore IV was built at the A. F. Theriault & Son boatyard in Meteghan River in 1963, with a gross weight of 176 tons, and according to a marine industry information website... was listed in 1992 as being "out of service" (no longer operating?). Most folks looking at this photo would agree that at the time I shot this image, she was most definitely "out of service" a year earlier than listed.
This image is a copy of an Ektachrome 100 transparency shot with a Pentax 6x7. It was made using a Nikon D3500 camera, a 55mm Micro-Nikkor lens, with a Nikon 4T close-up lens, and a Sigma 1.6x close-up lens mounted on the 4T.
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Game Day Flyover - Air Force vs Hawaii
Colorado Springs, CO.
McGuire AFB / AMC 60032 / McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender
Aerial Refueling Tanker
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This picture is yet another example of the importance of travelling next to a window seat.
It was actually taken from a local bus, deep in the heart of Bolivia, coming back from the Amazonian Bassin, being covered with insects bites.
Also, what's particularly stunning about that picture has something to do with its timing. It was caught in march.
And what's so special about this time of the year in many countrysides of South America is that so many peasants are burning their land that you can take a direct look at the sun for 2pm in the afternoon, the air being supercharged with particules, acting like a giant filter.
On the afternoon of Saturday the 17th of July the Diesel & Electric Preservation Group's "Hymek" #D7018 passes Longlands Farm as it returns to Bishops Lydeard from Norton Fitzwarren during an "Extended Diesel Running Day" on the West Somerset Railway.
Healthy adult green leaves and some older golden leaves welcome the arrival of the young, salmon-colored leaves.
SPUR 91, a McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender, was supposed to land at Travis AFB in Fairfield California; due to fog and low ceilings, and after holding for several hours in the area, the crew decided to divert to San Francisco International Airport. Here, the mighty KC-10 is seen resting at Plot 41.
A setting extending to the west-northwest, with the beautiful waters of Rainy Lake as a background and a group of bald eagles handing out on a rocky outcropping and a few soaring overhead. This scene was along the shores near International Falls, MN. As I composed this image, I wanted to get a closer look at the eagles, but I also wanted to include the surrounding areas to really bring the setting to life.
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This year at Magee was more challenging to get good shots than last year. That said, I still came back with some good images. Here is one I took on my second day there.
Magee Marsh - May 2017
St Michael & All Angels church is a Grade ! (at risk) parish church situated on the National Trust's Croft Castle Estate adjacent to the castle. It is of mid-14 century Origin, extended in the early C16 (and rededicated in 1515), partly rebuilt in C17 and further alteration in C19.
View from the Monument a Colom.
Ones (= Onades, Waves, Ondas)
These waves extend a welcome and bid farewell to those arriving in or leaving the city by sea. They decorate one end of the Plaça del Carbó, the entrance to the harbour breakwater. The work impresses us with its sheer size and flexible forms.
Located at the end of the walkway built in 2003 to connect the Plaça del Carbó and the Moll de Sant Bertran quayside, the sculpture Onades (Waves) is the crowning glory of Barcelona's seafront area.
This gigantic steel sculpture presides over the plaza for access to the dock of Barcelona. The name of this sculpture is Ones, sculpture by Andreu Alfaro. It is a tubular structure designed by the Valencian sculptor of seven large steel arches, the largest is 42 meters tall and weighs 15 tons, which mimic the shapes and movement of waves.
`Manufacturer: McDonnell Douglas
Operator: USAF AMC60 AMW/6 ARS, Travis
Type: KC-10A Extender
Event/ Location: 2019 RIAT/ RAF Fariford
Although the belly looks quite pale these are actually Dark-bellied Brent Geese from breeding grounds in Arctic Russia. The belly colour is quite variable but on dark-bellied Brents, of the nominate bernicla race, the belly colouration extends back to reach between the legs. Pale-bellied Brents of the race hrota are white between the legs. I photographed these two in Wells harbour in the evening sunshine as the tide was rising.
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File: 2021002-0657 (right side)
Dean Forest Railway, Norchard Station, near Lydney, Gloucestershire, England, United Kingdom, on Wednesday 22nd September 2021.
About this photograph.
This is one of the many volunteers working at Dean Forest Railway, he could be the driver or the firebox stoker, I just spotted him starting to climb up and grabbed some shots.
According to the number 75008 painted on the side of the steam loco, it is a Hunslet Austerity 0-6-0ST class of steam locomotive designed by Hunslet Engine Company. This very train is named Swiftsure, and was built in 1943.
It was a visiting steam loco, having visited before in 2017 and 2018, she was back at Dean Forest Railway from June 2021. At the current time of writing, she is reported to be still operational.
I was there as my best friend and I were simply at Dean Forest for a weekdays holiday, and she wanted to have more day outs rather than being stuck at the cabin, so I came up with two different day out ideas. The visit to the Dean Forest Railway was one of the ideas, and my best friend enjoyed the rides.
About the overall subject.
The Dean Forest Railway is a 4 to 5 miles long heritage railway, still running vintage steam, and classic diesel trains, as a tourist attraction in the Forest of Dean.
It started in 1799 as an idea for a horse-drawn tramway, linking the Forest of Dean to the rivers Severn and Wye, for the transportation of coal and iron materials.
Between 1800 to around the 1870s, it went through so many processes. Like building lines and branching out, changing company names, financial problems, rival companies, converting from horse-drawn tramway into steam powered railway, merging companies, change of railway gauge sizes, and so many other factors.
It became known as the Severn and Wye Railway during those years.
From around the 1870s onwards, in order to cope with financial difficulties, and to help with funding, they started fee-paying passenger services in addition to the goods carrying services. But ongoing financial problems, lack of traffic, and many other factors, continued up until around the 1940s.
After the Second World War (1939-1945), the railways in this area started to go downhill, mainly due ot declining coal industry in the area, lack of passengers, improvements in transportation elsewhere, and the nationalised of British railways.
Many stations and lines started closing down, or completely shut down, during the 1950s and 1960s.
Starting from the early 1970s onwards, a railway preservation society was formed to try to buy and save as much of the old railway, and run it as a heritage railway for tourism, and was then named as Dean Forest Railway.
At the current moment, the Dean Forest Railway is approximately between 4 to 5 miles long between Lydney and Parkend, with Norchard station as its home base, but they are hoping to extend the line to 7 miles in near future.
They run a range of mostly steam trains to 1960s diesel trains, with various carriages, and at least 5 stations.
For more details, simply Google “Dean Forest Railway” for history or for visiting.
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Gorgeous Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. In 2004 the Val d’Orcia was added to the UNESCO list of World Heritage Sites.
I've spent 4 days in Val d'Orcia with my beautiful wife. This time I'd like try something different here on flickr. I will try to add photos from our wanderings as a series over the coming days. And not just landscapes like I usually do.
So if you're interested in exploring this "Land of Dreams" with me feel free to add me as a contact or subscribe to my photostream here (RSS).
I hope you will enjoy it :)
UNESCO World Heritage Site (2004)
La Val d'Orcia è un'ampia valle situata in Toscana, nella provincia di Siena ed in parte in quella di Grosseto, a nord ed est del monte Amiata e vicina al confine con l'Umbria. Attraversata dal fiume Orcia al centro, che le dà il nome, è caratterizzata da gradevoli panorami paesaggistici e da svariati centri di origine medievale, due dei quali molto noti come Pienza e Montalcino. Albero caratteristico il cipresso, cibi e vini tipici i Pici, i salumi di Cinta senese, il Pecorino di Pienza, il Brunello di Montalcino e la nuova denominazione del vino DOC Orcia.
The Val d’Orcia, or Valdorcia, is a region of Tuscany, central Italy, which extends from the hills south of Siena to Monte Amiata. It is characterised by gentle, carefully cultivated hills occasionally broken by gullies and by picturesque towns and villages such as Pienza (rebuilt as an “ideal town” in the 15th century under the patronage of Pope Pius II), Radicofani (home to the notorious brigand-hero Ghino di Tacco) and Montalcino (the Brunello di Montalcino is counted among the most prestigious of Italian wines). It is a landscape which has become familiar through its depiction in works of art from the Renaissance painting to the modern photograph.
Es un gorgojo endémico de Madagascar. Deriva su nombre de un cuello extendido muy parecido al de la jirafa común.
Giraffe weevil
(Trachelophorus giraffa)
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I could enjoy imaging of the comet for the first time in this year.
Bluish ion tail was busy, though the blue data must have been less on this frame taken in low elevation, 5.7 degrees above horizon at the beginning of the session. This is a preliminary version without shorter exposures. North is up, and east is to the left.
Sun distance: 0.617AU
( Perihelion 0.615au at 07:02 January 3, 2022. )
Earth distance: 0.847AU
( Closest encounter 0.233au to Earth at 13:53 December 12, 2021. )
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 with comet tracking on
exposure: 10 times x 120 seconds at ISO 1,600 and f/6.7 focal length 873mm
The first exposure started at 08:55:38UTC January 1, 2022.
site: 856m above sea level at lat. 34 51 46 North and long. 138 50 37 East near Nishina Pass in Shizuoka 静岡県仁科峠. SQM-L was 21.14 after the end of twilight, and Ambient temperature was around -8 degrees Celsius or 18 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind was mild.
Australian wombat***Vombatus ursinus hirsutus
Wombats are among the largest digging living mammals ever. With their sharp claws, they build living caves in the Earth, which can extend to complex tunnel systems. These caves can be up to 20 meters long and 3.5 meters deep. If the action spaces overlap, these can be inhabited at different times by different Wombats. They are mainly nocturnal, during the day they rest in their construction, in the twilight and at night they go looking for food.
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Nicht oft zu sehen, sie sind nachtaktiv
Wombats zählen zu den größten grabend lebenden Säugetieren überhaupt. Mit ihren scharfen Krallen errichten sie Wohnhöhlen in der Erde, welche sich auch zu komplexen Tunnelsystemen ausweiten können. Diese Höhlen können bis zu 20 Meter lang sein und 3,5 Meter tief liegen. Wenn sich die Aktionsräume überlappen, können diese zu unterschiedlichen Zeiten von verschiedenen Wombats bewohnt werden. Sie sind überwiegend nachtaktiv, tagsüber ruhen sie in ihrem Bau, in der Dämmerung und nachts gehen sie auf Nahrungssuche.
This picture is yet another example of the importance of travelling next to a window seat.
It was actually taken from a local bus, deep in the heart of Bolivia, coming back from the Amazonian Bassin, being covered with insects bites.
Also, what's particularly stunning about that picture has something to do with its timing. It was caught in march.
And what's so special about this time of the year in many countrysides of South America is that so many peasants are burning their land that you can take a direct look at the sun for 2pm in the afternoon, the air being supercharged with particules, acting like a giant filter.