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Manufacturer: Renault S.A., Boulogne-Billancourt (Parijs) France
Type: Caravelle 1100 S Cabriolet
Engine: 1108cc straight-4
Power: 55 bhp / 5.400 rpm
Speed: 145 km/h
Production time: 1967 - 1968
Production outlet: 4,429
Production outlet total: about 117,000 (1958-1968)
Curb weight: 825 kg
Special:
- Based on the Dauphine Gordini, Pietro Frua (Carrozzeria Ghia SpA, Turin) designed the Floride, a three person sports car in 1959.
- The bodywork was made by Société des usines Chausson, Paris.
- During their production years, the cars were being improved (bigger engines, better handling [remains a problem], more luxurious, etc..
- In North-America and the UK its name was Caravelle from the beginning. From 1962 on, only this name was used for this model for all export countries.
- The engine is mounted in the back and has a four-speed manual gearbox, a double Weber carburettor and rear wheel drive.
- The 1967 and 1968 models are recognizable by their rectangular turn signals (front).
- The Caravelle was a source of inspiration for the designers of the BMC in the design of the MGB.
120 152-4 + IC 800 "Therese Giehse" (München Hbf 12:56 - Nürnberg Hbf 14:34/14:40 - Leipzig Hbf 1840/1848 - Berlin Hbf 20:49), Nürnberg Hbf, 24th June 1994
This is an improved slide scan
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Drums made of Garbage - Queen St. - Cardiff.
Did you know..
Taking music lessons especially as a kid improves memory literacy and encourages creative self expression.
Work it, jump it.
I am trying to improve in digital photography. Learning from friends, google and youtube tutorials of course.
CREDITS:
Head: Bento head CHLOE 3.3 by @Lelutka
Body: Mesh Body Lara 4.1 by @Maitreya
Hair: Touka by @Argrace
Sweater: Isabela side cut sweater by @Ison
Jeans: DWL jeans by @Blueberry
Shoes: Group gift trainers by @Vale Koer
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I’m interested in the silent shutter for lunar and planetary images because eliminating mechanical shutter wear could free me to improve the quality of my images by taking many more frames and getting better lucky images for stacking when atmospheric seeing isn't at it’s best. Because the extra noise introduced by the electronic rolling shutter used for silent shutter images is far below the eight bit resolution offered by compressed images, I decided to compare the quality of processed images taken with the two techniques as well as the original images.
These images are from my first night out with the a6300 which was at prime focus on a Questar f15 1400/89mm telescope. Images were take at ISO 200 for 1/50 sec. I took about 40 images each with the mechanical shutter (with the electronic first curtain shutter option to minimize vibration) and with the fully electronic silent shutter. The quality of the images was auto graded and the best 8 were selected from each batch. Because of the wide, half degree, field of view atmospheric seeing can cause mirage like distortions of the Moon’s surface. This isn’t a problem for small area shots of the Moon or planetary images because of the smaller field of view. For full disk Moon images, the results of stacking are improved if each image is geometrically normalized before stacking. I use Nebulosity’s 8 parameter affine transformation. The cost of this is that each frame takes about one hour to align. This translates to a practical limit of 8 images for an overnight alignment run. Processing consisted of deconvolution and wavelet processing in Lynkeos to recover resolution lost to the atmosphere and diffraction in the small, 89mm objective, telescope. The exposure curves are then adjusted to enhance contrast and slightly boost saturation in Photoshop.
One way to see the quality of the low intensity data near the noise floor is to examine the terminator region. You can see detail extend into the dark part of the moon in the processed images. The post processing of the two images was similar, but not identical. As you can see in the raw images there were slight differences in exposure although the camera settings were the same except for the silent shutter setting. These may be because of the silent shutter or differences in transparency of the sky between the two sets of exposures.
My current thoughts on astrophotography with the a6300 so far are as follows.
Measurements that I’ve seen of the images of the electronic silent rolling shutter on the Sony a7 series cameras show about a stop of increase in noise at low ISO speed compared to the mechanical shutter.
For dim targets like DSOs where noise must be minimized and relatively few, long exposure, images are stacked - the mechanical shutter is clearly a win.
For small bright targets like planets where resolution must be maximized and cropped video is frequently used, the extra noise in video capture (or wide FOV silent shutter shots) isn’t an issue. Stacking more images can reduce noise and the video codecs don’t capture the full raw dynamic range in any case. Video (or silent shutter for the widest FOV) works well to capture the thousands of frames that are preferred, without mechanical wear on the shutter mechanism.
Full disk images of the moon are an in between case. The images are bright and the number that I stack is limited by the long processing time for the affine geometric normalization. I’d like to have more full disk images to choose from, without wearing out my mechanical shutter. From my results so far it seems that to see a difference that silent shutter makes in quality of the final result takes pixel peeping and may be mostly due to seeing and transparency variation.
Photograph something that can never happen again.
- Harry Benson
On the face of it this is an ordinary photograph of a man sitting at a table in a cafe. Ordinary that is until you really look at it and consider what it might represent. The Light Bulb Moment.
The moment when a thought becomes an idea that becomes a solution to a problem. Otherwise known as Eureka! We all have them. Those fleeting moments of inspiration when suddenly all the dots are joined and we see the way forward. They are unique to each of us and once discovered they can't be replicated. Improved upon yes but that original thought that turned into that original idea that turned into that original solution can only happen that first time.
This photo, taken today, was my Light Bulb Moment. What was yours?
When doing the jogging stroller, I came up with a better solution for the cargo bike I made three years ago:
Look at little apple hanging out with MPatrizio's pear in Chery's stream! Don't they look so happy together? :)
www.flickr.com/photos/cheri-berry/484384427/in/set-721575...
I couldn't go anywhere for months due to the coronavirus crisis. But in the end, the outbreak
subsided and soon, everything was back to being normal again. I had already decided to visit Hampi
once the lockdown ceased, so we planned for the trip and left.
I visited Hampi for the first time in 2016 and that was also the last time. In 2020, I did not know
exactly what kind of photographs I must capture, because during this time, if I were to take photos
like before, my trip would have been for nothing. My money and time would have been wasted.
Hence, the theme of this photography trip was a challenge for me which I dealt with during the
journey to Hampi.
I photographed only the summits of the temples in Hampi. I managed to capture a fresh perspective
for each picture much unlike the ones from 2016 by photographing from different angles and
different timings. I was very happy to see all my photos, majorly because I saw that my skill had
improved since the last time I visited.
This time I photographed the temples of Hampi and the lives of the local people residing there, and
the following photos are from this exciting journey.
Seneca Improved View 5x7, Osaka 120mm f/6.3, New Guy Collodion (3 months old), 5x7 glass negative
I think my problems are coming down to developer. I can seem to make clean plates just fine and get an image. I think I'm just not developing properly. I got a developer recipe from someone who recently did it successfully (on their first try!). Will try again eventually.
Now... to wipe these plates and try again.
The McLaren Edition SLR is an improved SLR. The upgrade can still be had by any SLR owner who demands more power and better handling!
Gonçalo Reis Bispo © 2012
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Copenhagen, 1996.
I met her when she gave a lecture at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts in Copenhagen in february 1996. After the lecture I got her autograph in my copy of "Immediate Family" and asked her if I could "take her picture". She agreed and we found a corner by a window, where the light was reasonably okay.
I was nervous about it and anxious to improve my chances of getting a good shot, so I shot a whole roll (12 shots) on my Hasselblad.
However she obviously hadn't expected that to "take her picture" meant a whole roll, because somewhere midway she asked me how many shots I intended to take.
When I look at the contact sheet today I can see how she got progressively more perplexed from frame to frame, and on the 12th frame she looks positively relieved that it's over. I had clearly pushed my luck, and I am not very proud of it. But I do like some of the shots on this roll, so I guess it was worth it after all. At least to me.
I have posted from this roll before. The reason I post again is that I am currently reading her autobiography "Hold Still - a Memoir with Photographs".
It is excellent. She writes wickedly well. I highly recommend this book!
A pair of West Midlands Trains Class 172s, with No. 172221 leading, call at Tyseley while forming 2K62 1243 Stratford-upon-Avon - Kidderminster service on 20th June 2023. The station has been 'adopted' by 'The Friends of Vintage Trains', who are working with other stakeholders to improve the ambience of the place. The flower beds reflect this, plus other new information p[anels that chart the history of the surrounding area. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
A very big THANK YOU to www.flickr.com/photos/mddog/
for vastly improving my picture. And if you want to see some really great pics you must visit his stream.
I have spent some time recently scanning slides that are reproducing better today with much improved scanners and supporting software. This fine specimen is from the lower Thomson River, vicinity of Stonehenge, south-west Queensland, Australia
Just got back from my 2nd Colombia trip this year. This is one of the shot I got from Alexandria Farm near Cali.
Improved version of the TLA-SA No.1. It has a shorter stock, longer handguard (way too long now that I look at it), thicker midsection, and old-style sights.
Not as good as the first one, IMO.
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HEY OVER HERE! FOLLOW THE DAMN LINK!
A version that looks better then this one: www.flickr.com/photos/skproductions/5523607903/in/photost...
© Dan McCabe
How can I improve this photo? All CONSTRUCTIVE criticism is welcome. Note: I place a watermark in my photos to protect my intellectual property. This is intentional.
Minor White was a contemporary of Ansel Adams. In addition to being a photographer in his own right, he also taught photography lessons. Some of these lessons would take place at what is now known as "Minor White's Wall", located in the Shore Acres State Park, where he encouraged his students to concentrate on their abilities to visualize and create abstract photos..
I'm not sure what I see in this photo. I was attracted to the predominantly vertical features that gradually bend to the left toward the bottom of the photo. It was the organic nature of that curve that I found interesting.
Feel free to leave suggestions about what YOU see in this photo. The concept I like the best will be used to rename this photo.
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Update:
I have decided what I see in this subject. It reminds me of a Portuguese man o' war, which resembles a jellyfish. These animals float on the surface of the ocean and have long tentacles that trail below and behind them, which they use ti catch their food..
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portuguese_man_o'_war
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Update part deux:
I have since decided that this rock structure most resembles a lion's face which has a long beard.
A moral-licensing-motivated improved rebuild of an old MOC out of the goodness of my heart for an online nagger pressing me for instrukshuns.
This was and is the last time I try to be nice to randos.
I'm working to rebuild my Fury Road Interceptor, as shortly after I've posted some shots in 2017, I've dropped the thing on the floor and it all went to pieces. For the longest time I didn't have any incentive to put it back - especially the detailing - until the other day when Tim Henderson actually put into words something that obviously has been on my mind - put it back and improve the build, as an excuse.
So this will be a last work-in-progress shot before it moves to final detailing/accessorising, maybe some more colour blocking too. Most of the "accessories" won't be visible anyway from this angle.
Just a bit of an update. I had planned to be back earlier, but I managed to hurt my back over the weekend and have been trying to get everything back in sync. I’ve had my old back brace on for the past two days trying to get my spine back into alignment and it appears to have been successful. I am feeling much better and having no pain at the moment. I took the brace off this afternoon and went for a slow walk, and everything seems to be back in alignment. Only time will tell. I’m not going to spend much time in front of the computer this evening, but I did want to let everyone know what is going on. Best wishes to everyone for a great finish to this week. Enjoy it to the fullest and enjoy the journey.
Had a great time at the birthday celebration and got to spend some time with my family over the weekend as well before I hurt my back. Comments are turned off as this is just to let every that I am doing fine and should be back in a couple of days. Cheers.
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Restored Thorens TD125 Mk1 BC turntable set in a custom slimline Solid Maple wood plinth with Nickel plated isolation feet, SME 3009 S2 Non Improved tonearm and Ortofon OM10 Pro S cartridge.
NS 1065, the S&A heritage unit, leads NS 24W east through Chesterton, IN. The badly faded numbering and lettering on this unit has recently been replaced.
I did not have much tive fo photography last few months, so I upload this photo from my very first photoshoot with model. It was 8 moths ago, and I hope my photos improved since that day, but I am pretty satisfied with this one.
Lens: M42 Vivitar 2.8/135
An improving image, both in vehicle representation and service quality/reliability, can be clearly shown in this photo by Redditch's only double decker. There were a few days where it wasn't on the service last week, but this was due to overhanging trees between Alcester and Evesham (Redditch to Alcester is fine because Stagecoach run double deckers on their route).
Diamond's BJ14 KTC (40625) is seen parked opposite the Alcester Police Station while operating the 247 towards Evesham. The 247 operates up to every hour between Redditch and Evesham Bus Stations. Around the school times, the frequency drops, with certain journeys calling in at local schools, which is why the Gemini was acquired by Redditch because of the termination of the 301 (Redditch-Alcester Schools). BJ14KTC was new in April 2014 as one of two Geminis for use with the Rotala PLC's Wessex operation. Soon after, it gained branding for use on the 51, a service Wessex stepped in to save that First West of England had axed. Sister BJ14KTA was also branded for the service. KTA (40626) has remained at Hounslow in a white livery for the Royal Holloway University, whereas in July 2019, KTC was transferred up to Diamond Bus North West (DBNW/DNW), for use at their newly taken over (from First Manchester) Bolton depot. However, September has seen it transfer down to Diamond Bus West Midlands for use at Redditch on the 247 (Redditch-Evesham) to provide extra capacity on the service following the withdrawing of the 301 (Alcester Schools-Redditch), which ran infront of the service. 40625 is a Volvo B9TL/Wright Eclipse Gemini 2.
Seneca Improved View 5x7, Buhl Optical 9" (229mm) f/3.6, UVP-X collodion (23 months old)
f/3.6, 20 seconds
My silver bath needs an overhaul. I know I've always been against it but it might be time for a boil.
A pivotal milestone in railship development, the Storm was among the first series of double-gauge rail vessels designed specifically to form a train.
Previous double-gauge vessels were less structurally complex and operated individually. Since these retronymically-termed “rigid” shoulder-less railships were more constrained in their length, (and therefore their volume) by track geometry, the capacity taken up by their internal engines and fuel storage was particularly burdensome.
The improved efficiency of dedicated locomotives within a double-gauge train permitted any non-motive vessel to allocate more of its capacity to weaponry, often resulting in an immense turret spanning nearly its entire beam. The addition of swiveling shoulders between the trucks and body allowed these vessels to grow to sizes far beyond those of rigids.
The first non-rigid double-gauge vessels saw action in the latter stage of the Great Steam War, but remained effective long into the era of internal combustion.
Play Features:
-L-Gauge compatibility (concentric curves and narrowing offsets up to 22.5º)
-Motorized turret rotation
-Detailed interior
A previously uploaded shot with a bit of image manipulation to improve the colours a bit on this very overcast morning.
After loading the front half of its rake of wagons in the hopper house, 66779 repositions the rake against the hard standing to allow loading completion by mechanical shovel.
Thursday 16 September 2021
Seneca Improved View 5x7 + 4x5 reducing back, Osaka 120mm f/6.3, New Guy Negative Collodion (~2 months old)
f/11, 8 seconds
The first British canals were built in Roman times as irrigation or land drainage canals or short connecting spurs between navigable rivers, such as the Foss Dyke, Car Dyke or Bourne-Morton Canal; all in Lincolnshire
A spate of building projects, such as castles, monasteries and churches, led to the improvement of rivers for the transportation of building materials. Various Acts of Parliament were passed regulating transportation of goods, tolls and horse towpaths for various rivers. These included the rivers Severn, Witham, Trent and Yorkshire Ouse. The first Act for navigational improvement in England was in 1425, for improvement of the river Lea, a major tributary of the River Thames
In the post-medieval period some natural waterways were 'canalised' or improved for boat traffic, in the 16th century. The first Act of Parliament was obtained by the City of Canterbury, in 1515, to extend navigation on the River Stour in Kent, followed by the River Exe in 1539, which led to the construction in 1566 of a new channel, the Exeter Canal. Simple flash locks were provided to regulate the flow of water and allow loaded boats to pass through shallow waters by admitting a rush of water, but these were not purpose-built canals as we understand them today.
The transport system that existed before the canals were built consisted of either coastal shipping or horses and carts struggling along mostly un-surfaced mud roads (although there were some surfaced Turnpike roads). There was also a small amount of traffic carried along navigable rivers. In the 17th century, as early industry started to expand, this transport situation was highly unsatisfactory. The restrictions of coastal shipping and river transport were obvious and horses and carts could only carry one or two tons of cargo at a time. The poor state of most of the roads meant that they could often become unusable after heavy rain. Because of the small loads that could be carried, supply of essential commodities such as coal, and iron ore were limited, and this kept prices high and restricted economic growth. One horse-drawn canal barge could carry about thirty tonnes at a time, faster than road transport and at half the cost.
Some 29 river navigation improvements took place in the 16th and 17th centuries. The government of King James established the Oxford-Burcot Commission in 1605 which began to improve the system of locks and weirs on the River Thames, which were opened between Oxford and Abingdon by 1635. In 1635 Sir Richard Weston was appointed to develop the River Wey Navigation, making Guildford accessible by 1653. In 1670 the Stamford Canal opened, indistinguishable from 18th century examples with a dedicated cut and double-door locks. In 1699 legislation was passed to permit the Aire & Calder Navigation which was opened 1703, and the Trent Navigation which was built by George Hayne and opened in 1712. Subsequently, the Kennet built by John Hore opened in 1723, the Mersey and Irwell opened in 1725, and the Bristol Avon in 1727. John Smeaton was the engineer of the Calder & Hebble which opened in 1758, and a series of eight pound locks was built to replace flash locks on the River Thames between Maidenhead and Reading, beginning in 1772.
The net effect of these was to bring most of England, with the notable exceptions of Birmingham and Staffordshire, within 15 miles (24 km) of a waterway
The British canal system of water transport played a vital role in the United Kingdom's Industrial Revolution at a time when roads were only just emerging from the medieval mud and long trains of pack horses were the only means of "mass" transit by road of raw materials and finished products (it was no accident that amongst the first canal promoters were the pottery manufacturers of Staffordshire). The UK was the first country to acquire a nationwide canal network.
Canals came into being because the Industrial Revolution (which began in Britain during the mid-18th century) demanded an economic and reliable way to transport goods and commodities in large quantities. Some 29 river navigation improvements took place in the 16th and 17th centuries starting with the Thames locks and the River Wey Navigation. The biggest growth was in the so-called "narrow" canals which extended water transport to the emerging industrial areas of the Staffordshire potteries and Birmingham as well as a network of canals joining Yorkshire and Lancashire and extending to London.
The 19th century saw some major new canals such as the Caledonian Canal and the Manchester Ship Canal. By the second half of the 19th century, many canals were increasingly becoming owned by railway companies or competing with them, and many were in decline, with decreases in mile-ton charges to try to remain competitive. After this the less successful canals (particularly narrow-locked canals, whose boats could only carry about thirty tons) failed quickly.
The 20th century brought competition from road-haulage, and only the strongest canals survived until the Second World War. After the war, decline of trade on all remaining canals was rapid, and by the mid 1960s only a token traffic was left, even on the widest and most industrial waterways.
In the 1960s the infant canal leisure industry was only just sufficient to prevent the closure of the still-open canals, but then the pressure to maintain canals for leisure purposes increased. From the 1970s onwards, increasing numbers of closed canals were restored by enthusiast volunteers. The success of these projects has led to the funding and use of contractors to complete large restoration projects and complex civil engineering projects such as the restoration of the Victorian Anderton Boat Lift and the new Falkirk Wheel rotating lift.
Restoration projects by volunteer-led groups continue. There is now a substantial network of interconnecting, fully navigable canals across the country. In places, serious plans are in progress by the Environment Agency and British Waterways Board for building new canals to expand the network, link isolated sections, and create new leisure opportunities for navigating 'canal rings', for example: the Fens Waterways Link and the Bedford and Milton Keynes Waterway.
Shropshire Union Canal at Wervin Cheshire Spring 2015