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This was taken yesterday also,but I have no idea why I didn't uploaded it as soon as I saw how horrifying,creepy and odd this looks.
I know I've been using a lot my stairs and I know that all of my latest images are creepy as hell.
sorry for that!
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These are for my Mum as it is Mothering Sunday here in the UK. These lovely spring flowers were growing in her garden last spring and I gave her a card today with this image on it.
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For me, the Museum of Islamic Art is THE iconic building n Doha. It is impressive and interesting from every angle and a beutifully thought out space. At night it takes on a whole new character
For my six year old daughter Mia, who helped with the fractal processing (the layer of which was then blended in to the original).
Thank you, Mia! Love from Dad.
International show jumping in Chester...England.
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For this special Remembrance Day (11/11/11), I thought I'd revisit one of the most powerful and saddest memorials I've come across, The Shot at Dawn Memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum, more details can be found here - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shot_at_Dawn_Memorial
I thought I'd also include the poem 'For The Fallen', verse 4 is often quoted on war memorials across the country.
For The Fallen by Laurence Binyon
With proud thanksgiving, a mother for her children,
England mourns for her dead across the sea.
Flesh of her flesh they were, spirit of spirit,
Fallen in the cause of the free.
Solemn the drums thrill: Death august and royal
Sings sorrow up into immortal spheres.
There is music in the midst of desolation
And a glory that shines upon our tears.
They went with songs to the battle, they were young,
Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow.
They were staunch to the end against odds uncounted,
They fell with their faces to the foe.
They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;
Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.
At the going down of the sun and in the morning
We will remember them.
They mingle not with laughing comrades again;
They sit no more at familiar tables of home;
They have no lot in our labour of the day-time;
They sleep beyond England's foam.
But where our desires are and our hopes profound,
Felt as a well-spring that is hidden from sight,
To the innermost heart of their own land they are known
As the stars are known to the Night;
As the stars that shall be bright when we are dust,
Moving in marches upon the heavenly plain,
As the stars that are starry in the time of our darkness,
To the end, to the end, they remain.
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The route of staaltrein 6O32 and 6V13 in the UK which cross through the channel tunnel to Calais Frethun shown in red. On alternate days the wagons are thought to continue to Rotterdam Botlek for Broekman Group, the Netherlands (Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays) or to Myriad in Maubeuge France (Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays). Parts of both routes shown in blue are a best guess but it is known to run from Calais-Frethun via Ebblinghem and Staple to Hazebrouck then Lille. If you have any more information please let me know. Nicolas B photographed class 66 number 052 passing Staple (department 59 France) heading to Maubeuge on 19 June 2014 including two wagons, Laurent Knop photographed a similar set of wagons at Landas (department 59 France) hauled by two locomotives including class 77 number 008 (previously HLD 5709) also working from Calais Fréthun to Maubeuge on 17 April 2014 and another similar set of wagons was photographed by Tarek Marouane at La Chapell D'Armentieres France returning to the UK from Maubeuge being hauled by class 66 number 062 on 5 April 2014 (photo and account now removed from Flickr).
The service from Calais Frethun to Rotterdam Botlek was photographed by Laurent Knop at Merris (department 59 France) going via Mouscron Belgium. Trainspotter gilliam photographed class 77 ECR number 006 on 46446 hauling empty steel wagons (staalwagens) between Antwerp Schijnpoort and Calais on 31 January 2015, it also being photographed byTreinfoto Belgie at Kortrijk Belgium. Treinfoto Belgie has also photographed the service at Harelbeke railway station on 1 April 2015, while trainspotter gilliam has photographed it at at Berchem railway station on 18 March 2015, at West Berchem, at Melsele on 27 January 2015 and at Zwijndrecht station on 21 January 2015.
It was also photographed by Peter Boot passing Botlek level crossing on 5 August 2011 hauled by Captrain 1206 L032 and by Magnus Souverein at Willemsdorp near Station Dordrecht Zuid on 21 May 2011.
The steel flow from South Wales to Maubeuge (France) and to Broekman (Holland) stopped running through the Channel tunnel at the end of November 2015. The flow to Maubeuge was cancelled as the cold mill which produced this material was mothballed as part of the Tata Steel strip downsizing programme. Instead Maubeuge is supplied from Tata Steels Limuiden plant (Holland). 2 grades of steel were also supplied by Tata Steel to Broekman Group to make oil drums. With one grade being sourced from elsewhere the remaining 700 tonnes per week of the second grade was not sufficient to run a block train.
The timetabled route for 6O32 from Margam to Dollands Moor in the UK is;
Margam Terminal Complex............1000
Margam Moors Junction.................1005
Pyle [PYL]............................................1010
Stormy..................................................1014
Bridgend [BGN] 2..............................1020
Tremains..............................................1024½
Pencoed [PCD]...................................1025½
Llanharan [LLR]...................................1029½
Llantrisant [LTI]....................................1032½
Pontyclun [PYC]..................................1033
Miskin...............................................1036/1042
St Fagans Level Crossing............…1050½
Leckwith North Junction.................1055
Cardiff West........................................1056½
Cardiff Central [CDF]........................1057
Rumney River Bridge Junction......1101½
Wentloog Frht Trmnal (Ews)............1105
Marshfield............................................1108
Ebbw Junction....................................1113
Gaer Junction.....................................1114½
Newport [NWP]..................................1116
Maindee West Junction...................1118
Maindee East Junction.....................1118½
East Usk Junction..............................1120
Llanwern West Junction...................1122
Llanwern Exchange Sidings........1137/1237
Llanwern Steelworks East...............1247
Severn Tunnel Junction [STJ] 4......1300
Severn Tunnel West..........................1301
Severn Tunnel East...........................1307
Pilning [PIL] 1.......................................1310
Patchway [PWY] 1..............................1319½
Bristol Parkway [BPW] 3..................1322
Westerleigh Junction.......................1328½
Chipping Sodbury......................1335½/1342
Badmington........................................1350
Hullavington 1400 1416
Little Somerford......1424½
Wootton Bassett Junction......1437
Rushey Platt......1443½
Swindon [SWI] UML......1445
Highworth Junction 1449 1515
Uffington (Oxfordshire)......1529
Challow......1532
Wantage Road 1537 1557
Steventon......1603
Milton Junction......1605
Foxhall Junction [XJF]......1607
Didcot Parkway [DID] 4 1609 1614
Didcot East Junction......1616 RL 1
Moreton Cutting......1617½
Cholsey [CHO]......1621
Goring & Streatley [GOR]......1625
Pangbourne [PAN]......1629
Tilehurst [TLH]......1632
Tilehurst East Junction......1632½
Reading West Junction......1634
Reading [RDG] 15......1635 URL
Kennet Bridge Junction......1636½
Twyford [TWY] 4......1643½
Ruscombe......1645
Maidenhead West......1651½
Maidenhead [MAI] 4......1651½
Maidenhead East......1652
Taplow [TAP]......1654
Burnham [BNM]......1655½
Slough West......1658
Slough [SLO] 5......1659
Dolphin Junction......1701½
Langley [LNY]......1703½
Iver [IVR]......1706
West Drayton Jcn......1708½
West Drayton [WDT]......1709
West Drayton East......1710
Stockley Bridge Junction......1711
Heathrow Airport Junction......1713
Hayes & Harlington [HAY]......1713½
Southall West Junction......1716
Southall [STL]......1718
Southall East Junction......1719½
Hanwell Bridge Loop 1721 1735
Hanwell [HAN]......1737
West Ealing Junction......1738½
West Ealing [WEA]......1739
Ealing Broadway [EAL]......1741
Acton West......1742½
Acton Main Line [AML] GL 1749 1751
Acton Wells Junction......1757
Willesden S.W.S. [XWS] 1759 1806
Mitre Bridge Junction [XMB]......1811
North Pole Signal Vc818......1812
North Pole Junction......1812½
North Pole Signal Vc813.............1813
Shepherds Bush [SPB]................1815
Kensington Olympia [KPA] 3......1816
West Brompton [WBP].................1819
Imperial Wharf [IMW]....................1820½
Latchmere Junction......................1823½
Longhedge Junction....................1837½
Factory Junction.........................1839/1845
Voltaire Road Junction [XVJ]......1846½
Clapham High Street [CLP].........1847
Shepherds Lane Junction...........1849½
Brixton [BRX]..................................1850 ½
Herne Hill [HNH] 3........................1852
West Dulwich [WDU]....................1854
Sydenham Hill [SYH]....................1855
Penge East [PNE]...........................1858
Kent House [KTH]..........................1859
Beckenham Junction [BKJ].........1900½
Shortlands Junction [XOR]..........1902½
Shortlands [SRT]............................1903½
Bromley South [BMS]...................1905½
Bickley [BKL]...................................1908½
Bickley Junction [XLY]..................1910
Petts Wood Junction [XPE]..........1913
Petts Wood [PET]............................1913½
Orpington [ORP] 3..........................1915½
Chelsfield [CLD]..............................1918
Knockholt [KCK]..............................1920
Dunton Green [DNG].....................1926½
Sevenoaks [SEV] 3.........................1929
Hildenborough [HLB].....................1934½
Tonbridge [TON] DF.......................1937
Paddock Wood [PDW]...................1943
Marden [MRN].................................1948
Staplehurst [SPU]...........................1950½
Headcorn [HCN].............................1954
Pluckley [PLC].................................2001½
Ashford Maidstone Loop.............2009½
Ashford International [AFK].........2010
Herringe...........................................2017
Westenhanger [WHA]...................2019½
Sandling [SDG]...............................2021
Saltwood Junction [XSI]...............2022
Dollands Moor Sidings [XLM].....2024
channel tunnel to Calais Frethun
Calais Frethun.......................
Le Pont d'Ardres...................
Nortkerque............................
Audruicq.................................
Ruminghem...........................
Watten-Eperlecques............
Saint-Omer.............................
Renescure..............................
Ebblinghem...........................
Staple......................................
Hazebrouck...........................
Strazeele................................
Bailleul.....................................
Steenwerck............................
Nieppe.....................................
Armentieres............................
Lille
I had the BESTEST Birthday "Day" with my MOM and Aly yesterday...
Ok, well Aly couldn't really hang much past the MAMMOTH sized CHOCOLATE, Chocolate Chip Muffin...but she made it to the Mani and Pedi's...and had to get out of dodge soon thereafter!
It was UBER fun! We shopped all day and mom hung out at EVERY photog place in town...We had Margaritas that we could have swam laps in first! It was so much fun! And then...she bought me a new camera...OMG...and not just a body...3 lenses too. I may have died and went to heaven...
Mom, I LOVE YOU SOOOO MUCH...and not just for the camera. You are sooo good to me, my BESTIE! :)
Please...don't expect greatness for a few months though...this is a little tougher than the point and shoot.
But...this shot is SOOC, less a little crop...
It is so fun I can hardly stand it.
Ok...deep breath....
(easily excitable today)
Lots of chores today...but I will be back to marvel at all of your streams!
Happy Sunday~~
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Taken with my Sony a300 with my Tamron SP AF60mm f/2 DI II LD (IF) 1:1 Macro Lens
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For the longest time, shooting large format, to me, was all about tonal control in the image. Each sheet of film can be catered through exposure and processing to yield a certain "look" that the photographer desires. There are some cases, though, in which I forego comfort and consistency in the name of "feeling" in an image.
Only about 20 feet away from my previous photograph (check the full size for details), today's photo is an exercise in line, simplicity, and mood. Click "L" to view it larger on black.
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1/30th @ f/6.8
Kodak Green Latitude X-Ray Film
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Semi-Stand in stainless steel hangers and tanks
Taking a photo for work so I can use the filters. While I'm at it, there's new arrivals, clothes and stuff. K thnx bai
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The Northborough Junior Women's Club have set up a couple garden's of pinwheels in support of Pinwheels for Prevention to raise awareness to prevent child abuse. A nice cause and an eye catching display.
www.pinwheelsforprevention.org/index.php
This also gave me an opportunity to take my new 50mm1.4 for a test spin (no pun intended)
Looks better on Black ... just type "L" for Lightbox ... and have a great weekend!
EAST CHINA SEA (Jan. 24, 2019) - MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft belonging to Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 262 (Reinforced) prepare for takeoff aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1), East China Sea. VMM-262 (Rein.) is the tiltrotor and fixed-wing component of the Aviation Combat Element for the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit. Its naval aviators fly the MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft, as well as a variety of other rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. The 31st MEU, the Marine Corps’ only continuously forward-deployed MEU partnering with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group, provides a flexible and lethal force ready to perform a wide range of military operations as the premier crisis response force in the Indo-Pacific region. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Kyle P. Bunyi) 190124-M-PY691-211
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So, during my single light project i wasted a lot of time searching for ideas and I took a bunch of images that are not worth posting. However, with this shot i was adjusting the power-output and measuring the distance between the camera and flash and subject (because i can't quite wrap my mind around the selection of the recommended ISO/power-output/shutter/aperture as per the guide number and getting the result I like yet)
anyway, the reason i appreciate this image is because of the light falloff. In short, i was standing in a fluorescent lamp lit parking lot and the light falloff during this capture completely blacked out the back ground (i know its nothing new or fascinating to the experienced strobist)
this was taken the same night of this image: www.flickr.com/photos/tehimages/7305722328/in/photostream/
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info: D700, 85mm1.4G, @ f/1.4, Shutter 1/13th.
SB-700 (bare) camera right approximately 3ft distance (3 o'clock)
subject distance from camera: 1.58m or 5.13ft
SB-700 unfortunately i did not record the settings of the speedlight
ISO: 200
speedlight triggered by SU-800 commander
best view: "fullscreen" mode
For Get Pushed, Round 12, I was paired with the incomparable Nikonsnapper, whose work is stunning, and to be honest, a bit intimidating to someone like me who is relatively new to photography. However, I was thrilled to
be paired with him, and he immediately spotted the lack of landscapes in my photostream.
He said "There doesn't appear to be too many landscapes in your stream, so I would like to see an urban landscape, in monochrome with a dramatic sky."
So... at my oldest daughter's advice, I drove towards the San Pedro Bridge in Long Beach, racing the sun before it set. I think I would have made it too, had I not taken a wrong turn on the 710 freeway. I had to exit and turn around, but before I could get back on the freeway, I drove over this bridge and saw the LA river, very low this time of the year, but the sky was perfectly reflected in it. Serendipity. So I pulled over, grabbed my camera, and ran like the paparazzi after Lindsay Lohan exiting the courthouse in order to catch this.
303/365 10/30/11
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Taken for Strobist Sundays. I couldn't believe that I spent $15 for two mugs!
I went to Big Lots and found the little gift boxes for $2 each... the ribbon for $1.50... and the lady at Starbucks gave me a little cup full of coffee beans for free :)
Strobist:
580exII camera right with a shoot through umbrella.
430ex's on the background.
A piece of tinfoil camera left acting as a reflector, to fill in the left side of the white mug and the box it was on.
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Have been shooting at F1.4!
Comicon rocks! @ The San Diego Comic Con Convention Center downtown! :)
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For some reason I always had a bit of an affinity towards these cars, largely due to the fact that they seemed to be smiling with those light clusters. But much like the Maestro, it had purpose, it was innovative, and it was a car that refused to die!
The Austin Montego first started development life way back in 1977 under project code LC10 (Leyland Cars 10), as an intended replacement for the Morris Marina and the Princess. However, like many of the company's promising projects, such as the Maestro and the Metro, it was shelved for years on account of the fact that British Leyland ran out of money! After a corporate bailout by the British Government, the company chose instead to prolong the development of these cars and instead simply give the existing Marina and Princess a facelift, resulting in the Morris Ital and Austin Ambassador, both cars notable for being unimpressively bland masterpieces.
However, this delay did give British Leyland a chance to tie up with Honda, and in 1980 launched the Triumph Acclaim as both the first Japanese/British hybrid car, but also British Leyland's first consistently reliable product! The result was that both the simultaneously developed Austin Maestro and Montego could take some leaves out of Honda's book and therefore improve the reliability. Styling came from David Bache, who had previously had a hand in penning the Rover P4, the Rover SD1 and the Range Rover, and Roy Axe, who would later go on to style the Rover 800 and the Rolls Royce Silver Seraph. The lengthy development time of the car however clearly showed as the first sketches of the car were done back in 1975. Apparently when Roy Axe, who took over as Director of Design in 1982, saw the first prototype with the original design, he was so horrified that he suggested they scrap the whole thing and start over!
However, their combined design talent truly shows through with the Montego as in essence these are very handsome cars, with a long smooth body, a pleasing frontal alignment and design, and internally very capable and comfortable. Some novel features included were the colour coordinated bumpers that matched the rest of the car, and the wiper spindles hiding under the bonnet when parked.
Although many consider the Maestro just to be a hatchback version of the Montego, there were many features the Montego had that made it an all around better car. These included a new S-Series engine in place of the A-Series engine that dated back to the 1950's, and a more practical and robust dashboard. Variations of the car included the stylish and luxury Vanden Plas, which was styled internally by the world renowned coachbuilder with lavish wood veneer and seating (thankfully not given a chrome nose, that would have been insane!), the sporty MG Montego which featured a higher performance O-Series Turob Engine and a revolutionary synthesised computer voice that announced problems and warnings, and finally the Estate versions which were by far the most popular and received almost unanimous acclaim for their spacious interior.
The Montego was launched on April 25th 1984, being available at first as a 4-door saloon to replace the standard Morris Ital, but the Ital in estate form continued on until August, bringing an end to the 11 year old Morris Marina family. In October the Estate version was launched at the British International Motor Show. Initially things were looking up for the Montego, as mentioned the Estate version was lauded for its practicality, the MG Montego became the fastest MG ever built with 115hp to rocket it up to a top speed of 126mph at a rate of 0-60 in 7.1 seconds, and the Vanden Plas was a modest success for the business executive, as well as finding a home in the company car market.
Promotion for the car also helped to seal the deal with a fantastically choreographed advert where professional stunt driver Russ Swift, pretty much danced around a crowded car park in a Montego, doing reverse 180's in gaps only a few feet wide, and driving the car on two wheels through a gap only a ruler's length apart! Jeremy Clarkson would attempt to do the same thing 14 years later on one of his DVD's in another Montego, again with the help of Russ Swift, which went well the first time, but not so well the second, third, fourth, fifth, sixth or seventh time. Eventually the Montego was smashed in half by a large truck in a fiery explosion.
Sadly though, the honeymoon like with all good British Leyland cars was short lived, and soon afterwards the various faults and build quality problems became once again apparent. Although many of the features fitted to these cars such as the synthesised voice, the computer engine management and the redesigned dashboard were endearing, the main fault that these cars had were in the electrics, which would frequently go wrong. Some examples I've heard from early Montego owners have included the car failing to start, pressing the indicator switch only to blow the horn, or the synthesised talking lady never, ever, ever shutting up! Because of these problems the cars built up a very quick and poor reputation, added to by the poor construction of the actual car, with the colour coded bumpers being particularly problematic as they'd crack in cold weather.
But British Leyland didn't give up on the Montego, and in the background designers continued to tinker with the idea of further additions and changes to the car. Throughout the period following its introduction, British Leyland began to be broken up by the Thatcher Government, with Jaguar being made independent, the various parts manufacturers such as UNIPART being sold off, Leyland Trucks and Buses being sold to Volvo and DAF, and eventually the whole outfit being reduced to just MG and Rover. The Montego has been credited with being the last car to carry the Austin name, the badge being dropped in 1988 with future cars simply being dubbed the Montego. This coincided with a facelift in 1989 and the re-engineering of the car to be fitted with a Perkins Diesel. In 1989 a new seven-seater estate model was created called the Montego Countryman, built to combat the rising trend of People-Carriers such as the Renault Espace, but still being able to perform as well as a regular car. This, much like the original estate, proved immensely popular, especially in France for some reason, which went on to be one of the Montego's major markets.
In the early 90's the Montego did start getting back some reputation, winning the CAR Magazine's 'Giant Test' (all technical names I'm sure) when competing against the likes of the Citroen BX and the Audi 80. In fact the Rover Montego Turbo became a favourite with the RAF, and was used to whisk Officers across airfields as a personal transport. The Montego may have failed to outdo the Volkswagen Passat, but as for the British mob such as the Ford Sierra and the Vauxhall Cavalier, it was able competition. In fact when I was young in the 90's a lot of kids I'd see dropped off to school would be in then new Montego's because by this point the reliability issues had been ironed out following Rover Group's return to private ownership under British Aerospace.
But by 1992 the car was very much looking its age and was in desperate need of a replacement. In 1993 the Rover 600 was launched which pretty much ended the Montego for mass-production then and there, but special orders for the car continued until 1995. The machines continued to be a favourite among Company Car firms, and a lot of the developments made in the Montego lived on in later Rover cars, primarily the 600 and the 75, which inherited its rear suspension which was often held in high regard. But the curtain did eventually fall for the official Montego production in 1995 as new owners BMW desired nothing more than to be out with the old and in with the new, with facelifts all around including a new Rover 25 to replace the 200, a new Rover 45 to replace the 400, and a new Rover 75 to replace the 800, and the original Range Rover was revamped into the absolutely magnificent Range Rover P38 in 1995. The Maestro too was axed and the Metro followed not long afterwards in 1999, with the classic Mini being killed off in 2000, only to be brought back to life the same year under BMW management after the breakup of Rover that year.
But like the Maestro, the Montego simply wouldn't die, but unlike the Maestro, attempts to revive the car under bootlegged brands weren't as prosperous. In India, the company Sipani Automobiles, notable for attempting to recreate British cars such as the Reliant Kitten but instead consistently turning out garbage, attempted to built a few, but folded soon afterwards. In Trinidad & Tobago, a small firm attempted to sell their own copycat versions of the Montego, which were notable for their exceptional poor quality. But most famously was the attempt to recreate the car in China with the Lubao CA 6410, which yoked the nose of a Montego onto the back of a Maestro using a Maestro platform. Today that car is technically still in production as the Jiefang CA 6440 UA Van, but owes more to the Maestro than the Montego.
Today the Montego is a very rare car to find. Of the 571,000 cars built, only 296 remain, making it Britain's 8th most scrapped car. Contributing to this, areas of the bodywork that were to be covered by plastic trim (such as the front and rear bumpers) were left unpainted and thus unprotected. In addition, pre-1989 models cannot run on unleaded petrol without the cylinder head being converted or needing fuel additives.
However, as mentioned, the Montego estate was a huge hit in France, and chances are you'll find a fair number ambling about the countryside there. Malta too was another popular locale for the Montego, as well as many other British Leyland cars, including Marina's, Allegros and even Princesses!
My opinion on the Montego? Like most British Leyland cars it had prospects and purpose, but lacked the desire to build good, honest cars. It was comfortable, it was handsome, it performed as well as a family saloon car should, it was spacious and very well equipped, and like many British Leyland cars, such as the Princess with its Hydragas suspension, it was innovative. If these cars had been built better and had some of the teething problems ironed out with the electrical systems, then British Leyland could have easily gone on to make the family car of the 1980's. But like all pathfinders in the world of technology, they will suffer the full brunt of the problems they are most likely to experience.
People rarely remember the originals, only the one's that perfected it...
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BTW..Jake & Bailey are now sleeping with Sara @ night. :-)
Jake on the pillow next to her and Bailey entwined in her legs.
They love her and vice versa.
What traitors! LOL. :-))
She is by far the quietest and well behaved 6 year old girl I have ever met.
On Mother's Day, her mom decked her up and she didn't complain even for once (sometimes even offering suggestion) in the almost 2 hour long process. It was her mother's wish that she dress up like a beautiful bride.
Post that she posed for another good 45 minutes for pictures that her parents snapped. I being in the same house, was invited to do a photo shoot. Her patience probably ran out by the time it was all over. Of the many snaps that I clicked, I liked this one the most - especially the look in her eyes as she gazed into the distance.
She indeed looked very pretty.
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I had to make ones on Light Rye bread with no sauerkraut for the more "pansy" members of my family.... you know who you are!
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The whole thing with the Reuben sandwich controversy is mostly because it has to be an actual fact (i.e. a menu with a date, cookbook, contest, newspaper article/review) and not just an apocryphal story. So thats why it's not easy to place the true origin.
The whole "Earl of sandwich" Kulakofsky story sounds like total B.S. to me. The Seelos/Chaplin one is not much better.
I'm sorry to have no facts to add...Just more stories.
Keep in mind that I was a kid and my Gramma would exaggerate often.
I do remember vividly how my grandparents both loved to eat Reuben's.
My grandmother used to tell us her sister Fern Brooks (Fern Snider) invented the Reuben.
She said Fern worked as a waitress (she made it sound like she was really young like a teen or before she was married) at the Blackstone Hotel Omaha. She told us about the national sandwich contest and Fern's trip to New York.
She also said that the Reuben had been around years before the contest and was very popular thats why Fern entered it.
Lots of people even family did not believe Reuben's were from Omaha and Gramma would get real mad at them... and also add that butter brickle ice cream was from the Blackstone Hotel too. We never heard any stories about the ice cream though.
I did ask my Grandma when I was grown, about her sister but sadly she would just smile and say "thats right" and have no facts to add.
Boy my Grandma sure did love Reuben's, she would ALWAYS order one if it was on the menu... in Omaha thats a lot of places. I still think of her when I eat/cook em.
It has been a family tradition to eat these on my birthday(St. Patrick's day) since I was a tike.
Recipe;
Seek out the the best ingredients to get the best flavor!
Try to get a point cut brisket from a real butcher or deli rather than the vacuum sealed thing in the chain grocery stores. If you are unable to do this do use the vacuum sealed one throw away that little flavorless packet thing and season it yourself as you see fit. I like to use a dry rub of lots of fresh ground pepper, then caraway seeds,kosher salt, Hungarian paprika (hot). Then brown it with olive oil to get it started in a large cast iron skillet. add rosemary, thyme and garlic after it is browned care not to burn the herbs and garlic. Keep in mind it is well raw and nowhere near throughly cooked through (you can not cook a tough cut of meat like this on the stovetop) pre-browing it just brings out more flavor and fat to help it in the crock pot. I will coarse chop (no long pieces though) half of a cabbage and put that in the crock pot and turn it on low. Add your brisket with all the fat drippings to the crock pot and then it will slow cook transforming it from a disgusting flabbity piece of gross undercooked meat hunk, into a delicious savory tender mouth watering addictive thing of marvelous beauty!
Bread: use this as a excuse to seek out local bakeries and try to find a quality bread.
Rule of thumb for bread: chain store=bad local bakery=awesome! What you will generally find in a chain grocery will not do your sandwich justice, look for something made at a local bakery(I spent my childhood tagging along with my grandfather who was a lifelong baker and would constantly visit other local bakeries just to make friends and seek out quality breads).
Upscale grocery stores will have a better bread choice if that is your only option.
Don't be afraid to experiment, German Pumpernickel, Jewish Rye, Light Rye, American Rye.
Make your own 1000 Island dressing which is easy it will taste better.
I make my own every time and it is always delicious because I make it to taste, guaranteeing it is always good.
Cheese: I'm not too picky, usually any Emmental Swiss is good Try to find something not too sharp with too much cheese funk, Baby Swiss is ok, Look for Swiss that has smaller holes and is not aged so long.
Sourkraut: find one you like, no need to be too picky here.
try to drain it as much a humanly possible so it does not waterlog your sandwich.
Cooking the Sandwich: Which is a very important step.
It should be delicious if all your ingredients are good. If your cooking for more than 2/3 people then use two large cast iron pans, I like EVOO instead of butter. Very important you must preheat! but too hot=burned sandwich, while too cold= soggy bread. So preheat the pans, yoiu should be able to feel slightly uncomfortable heat if you place your hand 3 inches above them. Add enough EVOO to coat the pan(if your oil is smoking your pan is too hot). The cast iron hold heat well but still try not to over crowd the pan maybe 2 per pan if it is large.
Last thing when you make your sandwitches do not try to make them heaping huge piles like fred flintstone style, balance of ingredients is important. If you add too much to them they will fall apart and not heat up as well in the center. ig is good but keep in mind if it is super huge it will not fit in your mouth hole.
So after borrowing the Harlot for a photoshoot meetup event at my studio I was invited to do a feature shoot of the bike for Show Class magazine. The magazine is a dedicated subscription monthly book about the chopper world. Die hards know about it, the average magazine rack at your local store does not. This was exciting because of the credibility that is involved with getting your bike featured in such a mag, so when Eric the owner contacted me and asked if I would shoot for it, I jumped at the chance.
Rather than doing the typical portraits of a chopper amongst an auto shop, or near some industrial estate, I thought we could do something a bit different. Lots of the back alleys and old houses in the neighborhood nearby offered an "off the mainstream path" sort of depiction without getting out of the city. Neighborhoods where these enthusiasts tinker in their small garages, simply because they love the craft and art of these bikes. Seeing the dirt, overgrowth, and alike, meant that this isn't some poser show bike; it's a bike that gets to ride and be seen. We decided on almost 20 images for the article, but these two I've included I thought really captured the vibe of the day, and the rest were detail shots that showcase the build of the bike.
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