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First time I've seen the Jetty take a full load from the sea, the water was rough and stormy today with freezing temperatures , though I enjoyed the scenery, pity it was so overcast .
Abercrombie's Jetty
A small catch pier which extends into the entrance of Aberdeen Harbour from the North Breakwater, immediately to the east of The Roundhouse, Abercrombie's Jetty was built in 1789 to prevent a swell from the east entering the harbour. It was named after John Abercrombie (1729 - 1820), a stocking manufacturer who became Lord Provost of Aberdeen in 1787.
Abercrombie's name is recorded on a carved stone embedded within the jetty. However, lying across the harbour entrance, it proved a danger to shipping and was reduced in size to what remains today. Owing to its shape, it is known locally as 'the horseshoe'.
The 'catch pier' at Aberdeen Harbour is a low-level projection attached to John Smeaton's North Pier. Also known as Abercrombie's Jetty, the catch pier was built to combat the increased wave action upstream in the River Dee that resulted from the earlier construction of the North Pier. However, the jetty became an obstruction to harbour expansion and was reduced in size in the 19th century.
JOHN SMEATON (1724-1792), one of the first people to describe himself as a civil engineer, was commissioned to improve the harbour at Aberdeen. He began by designing a 366m long pier (the first section of North Pier) on the northern side of the river mouth, which was constructed between January 1775 and October 1780. The scheme was intended to mitigate the effects of a sand bar that was hampering harbour access and usage.
Smeaton revisited Aberdeen Harbour in October 1787, and saw that his pier had increased the depth of water over the sand bar at high tide by 1.1m. The corollary to this success was increased wave action in the river upstream under easterly winds, which tended to propagate swell waves inside the harbour. Possibly this was the result of not following Smeaton’s plans accurately, and siting the pier a little too far to the north.
His report of 22nd March 1788 proposed ameliorating the situation by constructing a low-level catch pier about 100m east of the landward end of the North Pier. It would project 51.2m into the channel, and be set at an angle pointing towards the harbour in a south westerly direction.
The crest of the pier was a little above high water spring tides. Of characteristic Smeaton trapezoidal section, with horizontally coursed stone block faces and a core of sloping stones, the structure (as designed) was approximately 65m long. The body of the pier was 7.3m wide at the top and 9.1m wide at the base. It was much wider at its junction with the North Pier and terminated in a round pier head 12.2m in diameter.
A marker stone inscribed J ABERCROMBIE PROVOST 1789 is located on the west side of the root of the catch pier. It is presumed that the stone was laid by John Abercrombie (1729-1820), a stocking manufacturer who became Lord Provost of Aberdeen in 1787, during construction. The pier was known thereafter as Abercrombie's Jetty.
The work was undertaken by local mason Alexander Gildavie, working on a 'cost plus' contract, with Smeaton as supervising engineer. The total cost for the catch pier and some rebuilding work to the harbour's South Pier was about £1,500.
As the harbour became busier, and more improvements were carried out, the catch pier became an obstruction to shipping and dredging. Between July 1810 and September 1833, probably in 1820, its south end was removed and Abercrombie’s Jetty was reduced to a stub some 18m long. The demolition work cost £123.
A capstan was installed on the truncated jetty to help haul in sailing ships that could not make headway against westerly winds.
By the 1920s, the jetty had been equipped with a fully curved return to the south east, pointing out to sea, which is known locally as The Horseshoe. The remodelled jetty now measures some 38m in length along the centreline.
Supervising engineer: John Smeaton
Contractor: Alexander Gildavie
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
it should be wintertime .. with freezing temperatures, fields covered in snow ..
instead we had around 14 °C today!
I didn't get a chance to go home this weekend. So I decided to go out on a stroll with my baby rebel :) Even in the freezing temperature, its quite pretty outside.
With 3"-5" inches of snow and freezing temperatures in New Orleans making the news right now I thought it would be a good time to post these old photos
They were all taken by me at age 13 while on a spring break trip with my family to New Orleans while in middle school. My trusty Kodak Hawkeye Instamatic camera was used once again. We took Amtrak down from Chicago but fortunately flew back home as the train ride down in coach was LONG and grueling while battling a cold.
My railfan father and I wanted to catch the New Orleans streetcars as at the time they were some of the last survivors in the country and before the revival of streetcars and light rail that was still in the future.
Cleaned up as much as possible using Photoshop Elements. Found in old sleeves of prints.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Freezing temperatures, muddy conditions, simulated explosions and countless physical challenges awaited Team APG Soldiers and civilians who honored the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Physically, Mentally and Emotionally, or PME, Hard Challenge, Dec. 9, 2016.
Held on the grounds of the former Ordnance Museum on APG North (Aberdeen), the even focused on a range of survival tactics used by the survivors – and victims – of the infamous Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
Naturally formed ice that occurs in Tennessee at below freezing temperatures,i call them ice flowers!The formation of frost flowers, also known as "ice flowers," is apparently dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), causing long, thin cracks to form along the length of the stem. Water is then drawn through these cracks via capillary action and freezes upon contact with the air. As more water is drawn through the cracks it pushes the thin ice layers further from the stem, causing a thin "petal" to form. In the case of woody plants and (living or dead) tree branches the freezing water is squeezed through the pores of the plant forming long thin strings of ice that look uncannily like hair i.e. "frost beard".
The petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. They usually melt or sublimate when exposed to sunlight and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
Though we have freezing temperatures in Berlin, yesterday was a beautiful day with a lot of sunlight. So I took my photobag and headed for a bookstore and café to enjoy the day. During sunset I decided to take a shot of this church. A long exposure was necessary due to the traffic in front of it. I used my Sekonic to measure the ambient light and an app to calculate the exposure with the filters applied.
Pentax K5
Pentax DA16-45mmF4 AL
Hoya HD Polarizer
ND 0.9 (ND8)
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Freezing temperatures, muddy conditions, simulated explosions and countless physical challenges awaited Team APG Soldiers and civilians who honored the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Physically, Mentally and Emotionally, or PME, Hard Challenge, Dec. 9.
Held on the grounds of the former Ordnance Museum on APG North (Aberdeen), the even focused on a range of survival tactics used by the survivors – and victims – of the infamous Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
Naturally formed ice that occurs in Tennessee at below freezing temperatures,i call them ice flowers!The formation of frost flowers, also known as "ice flowers," is apparently dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), causing long, thin cracks to form along the length of the stem. Water is then drawn through these cracks via capillary action and freezes upon contact with the air. As more water is drawn through the cracks it pushes the thin ice layers further from the stem, causing a thin "petal" to form. In the case of woody plants and (living or dead) tree branches the freezing water is squeezed through the pores of the plant forming long thin strings of ice that look uncannily like hair i.e. "frost beard".
The petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. They usually melt or sublimate when exposed to sunlight and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Freezing temperatures, muddy conditions, simulated explosions and countless physical challenges awaited Team APG Soldiers and civilians who honored the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Physically, Mentally and Emotionally, or PME, Hard Challenge, Dec. 9.
Held on the grounds of the former Ordnance Museum on APG North (Aberdeen), the even focused on a range of survival tactics used by the survivors – and victims – of the infamous Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
Tree in my yard this evening. After a mild weekend, forecasting freezing temperatures in the area. Webster Groves, Missouri.
Every year, to mark Human Rights Week, our students write the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the steps of our Colchester Campus. This year students, and staff, braved freezing temperatures, to ensure we all remember universal human rights.
Southern snow-flea or Tasmanian snow-scorpionfly Apteropanorpa tasmanica. Having been hunting for these on Hobart's Mount Wellington for several years, I was delighted to eventually found three in late May 2014. Each was found among the dense basal branchlets of dwarf shrubs, right on the summit. Despite near-freezing temperatures, they were pretty active once disturbed. These flightless insects are a bit of an enigma. There are thought to be four species spread across Tasmania's alpine regions. Although they resemble the northern-hemisphere snow-fleas in being flightless and appearing in cold weather, their nearest relatives are likely to be the hanging-flies which are common summer sight in Australian woodlands.
Fuseliers Prinses Irene Train in freezing temperatures
Dutch Soldiers from The Fuseliers Prinses Irene Freezing during exercise Rhino Victory at the training area Guz Altmark in Germany. 6th December 2012
Taken on a very cold photoshoot with the amazing Tamara. She is a true professional to work with, staying focused and collected in freezing temperatures.
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Freezing temperatures, muddy conditions, simulated explosions and countless physical challenges awaited Team APG Soldiers and civilians who honored the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Physically, Mentally and Emotionally, or PME, Hard Challenge, Dec. 9.
Held on the grounds of the former Ordnance Museum on APG North (Aberdeen), the even focused on a range of survival tactics used by the survivors – and victims – of the infamous Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
Southern California's recent sub freezing temperatures have wreaked havoc on the state's citrus crops -- the damages could reach a billion dollars. And prices at the grocery store have nearly tripled already.
The cold snap also played havoc with ornamental plants and flowers as well.
These shots are of a huge tropical "Elephant Ear" or Colocasia in my front yard. I'm optimistic it will come back.
Sadly, many citrus growers aren't as fortunate.
Braving snow and freezing temperatures, the Heidelberg Cross Country teams raced in their final European Championship
in Baumholder Oct. 27. Photos by Sharon Brady.
This picture was taken just a minute before really heavy rainfall. I appreciate the model that she was ready to shoot with freezing temperature
TIME FOR A COLD ONE - Prepared to be homebound, Robert Gonzales wheels cases of beer from Walmart. Below freezing temperatures were expected through Friday.
Messenger photo by Joe Duty
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. - Freezing temperatures, muddy conditions, simulated explosions and countless physical challenges awaited Team APG Soldiers and civilians who honored the 75th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor during the Physically, Mentally and Emotionally, or PME, Hard Challenge, Dec. 9.
Held on the grounds of the former Ordnance Museum on APG North (Aberdeen), the even focused on a range of survival tactics used by the survivors – and victims – of the infamous Dec. 7, 1941 attack.
I am sure that every coastal human settlement of any size has "polar bears".
The slightly mad folk that insist on swimming, no matter the freezing temperature or wild weather. In fact I am pretty sure that for most of them, the colder the better.
I can respect their dedication as I really do question their common sense. It was not my idea of good swimming weather.
Image captured using a Fujifilm X-Pro1 and XF60mm f2.4 macro lens.
ISO800, f8 & 1/75th sec exposure
Processed in Adobe Lightroom 5.0 and converted to black and white using Nik collection Silver Efex Pro 2.0.
I chose a slight under exposed setting deliberately.
In Auburn, Mass., basketball players take advantage of a balmy 66 degrees on January 7. Down to bare skin in the dead of winter? Where's the freezing temperatures? Where's the snow? Where's the suffering? Die-hard New Englanders don't know what to think. Washington Post writer Joel Achenbach expressed the thoughts of many who find the warm winter weather both unnatural and ominous. With British scientists saying that 2007 is likely to be the warmest year on record, breaking the record set in 2006, he wrote: "Never has good weather felt so bad. Never have flowers inspired so much fear. Never has the warm caress of a sunbeam seemed so ominous. The weather is sublime, it's glorious, it's the end of the world." On a more authoritative note, Eric Chivian, M.D., director of the Center for Health and the Global Enrironment, Harvard Medical School, wrote (in a letter to The New York times, January 8) that unless we significantly reduce our current levels of burning fossil fuels, "our world will experience profound changes, many of them irreversible, in its physical, chemical, and biological composition."
Helmsdale Station at around 10:45 on Friday 7th January. Beautiful blue skies betray the freezing temperatures.
A man stand-up paddleboards (SUP) in the early winter morning in sub-freezing temperatures on a lake in eastern Pennsylvania.
We had some heavy fog last night with the freezing temperatures so we woke up to things having turned white with frost.
Rain, then freezing temperatures. A winter wonderland. Oh, and that's a kiosk where you can buy bread. And I really had to force myself to go against the Rule of Thirds. :o)
Mariupol, Ukraine
Southern California's recent sub freezing temperatures have wreaked havoc on the state's citrus crops -- the damages could reach a billion dollars. And prices at the grocery store have nearly tripled already.
The cold snap also played havoc with ornamental plants and flowers as well.
These shots are of a huge tropical "Elephant Ear" or Colocasia in my front yard. I'm optimistic it will come back.
Sadly, many citrus growers aren't as fortunate.
You can't let sub-freezing temperatures, snow, and curious deer keep you from a good game of croquet, and snowballs just add to the action!
Every year, to mark Human Rights Week, our students write the articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on the steps of our Colchester Campus. This year students, and staff, braved freezing temperatures, to ensure we all remember universal human rights.
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Parliament Square Occupation
Protesters find alternative ways of fighting the freezing temperatures.
Naturally formed ice that occurs in Tennessee at below freezing temperatures,i call them ice flowers!The formation of frost flowers, also known as "ice flowers," is apparently dependent on a freezing weather condition occurring when the ground is not already frozen. The sap in the stem of the plants will expand (water expands when frozen), causing long, thin cracks to form along the length of the stem. Water is then drawn through these cracks via capillary action and freezes upon contact with the air. As more water is drawn through the cracks it pushes the thin ice layers further from the stem, causing a thin "petal" to form. In the case of woody plants and (living or dead) tree branches the freezing water is squeezed through the pores of the plant forming long thin strings of ice that look uncannily like hair i.e. "frost beard".
The petals of frost flowers are very delicate and will break when touched. They usually melt or sublimate when exposed to sunlight and are usually visible in the early morning or in shaded areas.