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How fast can a runaway bride run on her heels? This one ran quite fast! =)
* Um ensaio divertido, pra uma "noiva em fuga"!
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Foto: Gisa Sauer
Modelo: Camila Elisa Silva
Make up: Ana Paula Gobetti
Drive by photography. Filter used was a dirty window on a old suzuki alto. Blur created by my daughter driving like her hair was on fire :))
speeding bullet?
Happy Birds in Motion Feathery Friday
I know this isn't the greatest shot but there's just something about it I like
Subject: Vehicles
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I love muscle cars. This is a gorgeous Shelby Cobra GT500KR. Zoom, zoom, baby ! ! !
This afternoon I played with fast shutter speeds. The intention was to capture the burst of a balloon.
I was assisted by my daughter Naomi who was instantly promoted to ‘Head of Detonation’ and who also came up with the science of larger quantities of coloured water in larger balloons leads to more dramatic effect. Well done and thank you, Naomi.
So after a few attempts to practice timing and to get an effective shutter speed we achieved these four photos. My favourite is the last one that we took (shown above) because we managed to capture the water in the balloon desperately holding its shape just after the collapse of the latex balloon and just before gravity pulled it to the floor. Ninja timing skills sums it up!! I know the backdrop is a bit disappointing but Mrs B refused to let me use her best Irish cotton duvet cover!
In response to increasingly fast American bombers and fighters, the Mikoyan-Gurevich design bureau was ordered to develop a twin-engined, all-weather, supersonic version of the MiG-17F day fighter. It would also be equipped with a mix of cannon and missile armament. Prototypes were designated SM-1 through SM-9 before being formally designated MiG-19 in 1956. It received the NATO reporting name "Farmer" soon thereafter.
During the 1950s, fighter designs usually went through a teething process, which was usually expensive and dangerous. This was true of most nations, and the MiG-19 was no different. Several powerplants had to be experimented with before the right one was found in the Tumansky RD-9, and the aircraft was prone to catastrophic explosions. It was also tricky to fly for a new pilot, especially given that there was not a two-seat trainer; pilots instead trained on the more docile MiG-15UTI Midget, which could pose a problem in transitioning to the new fighter. The MiG-19 was indeed supersonic, however, and eventually fulfilled the requirements of the design by the time it entered service in 1956.
The Soviet Air Force (V-VS) hoped that the MiG-19 would replace the MiG-17 in service, but the former never became a popular aircraft. It was not as maneuverable as the MiG-17, and gulped fuel at an alarming rate. In its combat debut with the Egyptian Air Force against Israeli Mirage IIIs, pilots reported a tendency for the MiG-19 to flame out if it fired its nose mounted cannon for any length of time; the gun gas would be sucked down the intake and cause engine failure.
The MiG-19 also entered service with the North Vietnamese People's Air Force in 1969, but its performance when the air war over the North was resumed in 1972 was lackluster. VPAF pilots found it heavier on the controls than the MiG-17 and MiG-21, and VPAF mechanics found maintaining the MiG-19 in a tropical environment was a nightmare. VPAF MiG-19s only achieved three confirmed kills, and lost nine of their own number. It was not popular and was withdrawn from service at the end of the war.
With the MiG-21 in service, the Soviet V-VS also withdrew the MiG-19 from frontline service, though a few Warsaw Pact client states kept them until the early 1980s. The People's Republic of China license-built MiG-19s before the Sino-Soviet split in 1967, and kept it in production well into the 1980s as the Shenyang J-6. Despite its limitations, the J-6 remained the mainstay of the People's Liberation Army Air Force until the early 21st Century, and the last J-6 did not leave service until 2010. North Korea is believed to be the last nation to still have operational J-6s in any sort of number, though there are a small number of African nations which might have a few left. Though quite a few can be found in museums worldwide, its high maintenance requirements have not made it a sought-after warbird.
There are two differing stories of how this MiG-19 came to be at the March Air Museum. According to the museum, it was assembled from parts of seven Shenyang J-6s and possibly actual MiG-19s, at least one of which had flown combat over Vietnam while with the VPAF. According to other sources, however, Bort 0409 was delivered to the Czechoslovakian Air Force in 1961 and initially served with the 4th Fighter Squadron at Ceske Budejovice until 1963, when it was transferred to the 5th FS at Dobrany. Withdrawn from service in the early 1970s, it was displayed at the Slovak Museum of Transport at Presov before being sold to a private American warbird collector in Palm Springs, California, who donated it to the March Air Museum in 2001. It is possible that Bort 0409 was used as the basis for the restoration, with parts coming from J-6s, including the former VPAF aircraft.
However Bort 0409 got to March, it has been beautifully restored as a VPAF MiG-19 of the 925th Fighter Regiment at Yen Bai. North Vietnamese MiG-19s were both bare metal and camouflaged, though the Bort nose number pattern is Czech. This is only the third MiG-19/J-6 I've ever seen; as I mentioned above, they are quite rare compared to MiG-17s or even MiG-21s.
This is a photograph from the finish of the 2nd Annual Kilcock Athletic Club 10 Mile Road Race which was held in the town of Kilcock, Co. Kildare, Ireland on Sunday 18th August 2019 at 10:10. The race is promoted by the St. Coca's AC club and this is a very successful second installment of the race. With over 600 participants there is a great deal of work and organisation required to stage a long distance race in the area between the Kilcock, Maynooth and Clane catchment areas. St. Coca's AC have established a fine reputation from their annual 5KM road race held every June. They are also well known for the lavish and plentiful after-race refreshment spreads they provide!
The race has grown and expanded on its first installment where there were 500 finishers. This year seen just over 600 finishers of the race.
The weather was a mixed affair. Temperatures were warm and pleasant but there was a very strong westerly breeze. This has both a headwind and tailwind effect in the race, most notably making the Canal section at the end a little more difficult. There was a light shower of rain during the race.
The race starts near Scoil Ui Riada on the Kilcock to Clane road. The route heads south-easterly along the first 1.5 miles of the Kilcock AC 5KM road race route. The route turns right here at Laragh and heads towards the townlands of Clonfirth, Baltracey and Balraheen. The half way point is at the well known Ladychapel Church crossroads between the L1010 and the Maynooth-Rathcoffey R408 road. Proceeding northwards toward Maynooth the race takes a left at the Crinstown Cross Roads to mark the turn back westerly towards Kilcock. Just after mile 7 the race crosses the M4/M6 Kilcock/Maynooth motorway bypass. This crossing and the next canal bridge are the only real 'hills' on the course. The last two miles turn westward toward Kilcock along the Royal Canal Greenway. The race enters the Greenway at Jackson's Bridge and proceeds along the bank of the Canal under Bailey's Bridge, across Chamber's Bridge and finishing at The Harbour in Kilcock opposite Lidl and the former Dermot Kelly's Garage. Water stations are provided at mile 3 and mile 6. Overall, the route is fast, fair and very suitable to fast road racing and competitive times.
Our full set of photographs from today's race are available here on Flickr at the following album: www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/albums/72157710376217787
Electronic Chip Timing and Event Management was provided by Irish Company MyRunResults - their website will have more details and results of the race www.myrunresults.com/events/kilcock_10_from_10/2926/details
One of the interesting features of the race is the start time of 10:10 in the morning. The significance of the 10s are as follows: it is a 10 mile race, it is 10 weeks exactly from the Dublin City Marathon in October 2019, and the course is a great opportunity for runners of all abilities to gain that illusive PB or season best.
17th January 2020., Gulf of Oman
While cruising on Royal Caribbean ship " Jewel of the Seas " in the Gulf of Oman towrds Muscat, Oman a number of these " Go fast " boats approached the cruise ship and started speeding around in a circle. The ships klaxon sounded, I assume as a warning to the boats. The boats stayed alongside for about 10 minutes then sped away.
Of note is the fact that most of the guys on these boats had their faces covered by wearing balaclava masks
I also wonder, but have an idea as to what the "bales" in each boat are