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I'm channeling David Letterman - "my next guest needs no introduction."
Behind the impressive output and staggering range, there's someone humble and understated. Funny. Candid and unaffected. That great reminder of the humanity behind everything, at its most tangible. Someone who brought ease and humor to a moment that might have otherwise been overwhelming. Someone who left a lasting impression and an fond memory.
Your Pandaness - thank you for indulging me and accommodating me. Thank you for your time and your patience. Of the many iterations I know you could be, it was a true pleasure capturing you - simply you.
To the pulling apart and the tearing asunder.
To the breaths that sustain and the will that endures.
To the inexplicable, the taxing, and the excruciating.
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“What sticks to memory, often, are those odd little fragments that have no beginning and no end...”
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Ist doch so gut gewürzt
und so schön flambiert
und so liebevoll auf Porzellan serviert
Dazu ein guter Wein
und zarter Kerzenschein
Ja da lass ich mir Zeit
Etwas Kultur muss sein
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Und so laufe ich weiter
Weiter ohne Unterlass
Ich suche etwas
Doch ich weiss nicht was
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The final iteration of the Bixby Bridge pano, and my personal favorite. 3-image stitch, taken from atop a concrete barrier adjacent to the bridge.
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Upon revisiting my photo archive of my day in Big Sur, I was surprised to find that I didn't edit many RAW files from this location! So, after the views of the ride south towards Big Sur and its big ascents...I present the iconic CA Highway-1 location, Bixby Bridge. After much climbing, one is awarded this view right around the bend as seen from a distance. I've edited all the RAW files and managed to create combinations of panoramas that I didn't have.
Salmon River, Adirondacks, NY
There are several rivers in the Adirondacks named Salmon. This iteration comes out of Salmon Pond, quietly wandering its way through the lowlands of the Blue Mountain Wild Forest, where it intersected my wanderings in the greater Adirondack Park. Daylight was on the downward swing across the sky, the shadows already turning chilly. The river is reflective, spilling the warmer colors in the open meadow upstream, and the colder blues where the sun can’t penetrate the crowded forest, pressing ever in for water. For 30 years, my obsession in life was music. Music, in its patterns and structures, is redundancy, with nuance. So it is I can see my existence as compartments of repetition. Work, food, sleep, play, all in continuous performances…. some good, some bad, with nuances. Even photography doesn’t totally break that mold. I have seen this type of scene repeat in other locations, north of here in the Paul Smith’s area, south near Raquette Lake, in the lowlands of Pharoah and Lake George...each is similar: dark, smooth waters, essing through the forest of a glaciated plain. The differences are nuance, subtleties of geography, illusions of seasons. Today’s is in the warm light of a late winter afternoon. I often return. We are creatures of habit after all, and if I go back to the same places I’ve been before...forgive me for repeating myself.
I'm always excited when a new iteration of Drune opens both because they're always SO fun to explore and also for the photographic opportunities (and unique challenges) present within.
I've had this shot in my hip pocket for a few days trying to decide if I'd enter it in the photo contest (still going on! See the marvelous Sparklebottom Lasertits' post HERE ). While I'm not happy enough with it to do so, I'll still share with all you lovelies.
This is the second time I've done something on the theme of falling to my death in Drune. I'm not sure what it is about the place that draws me in that direction. I'm sure part of it is the incredible verticality present that I always want to show off in some way, but there's something more primal going on--Something in the wind of this big, rough, exotic and dangerous future that whispers in the ear of an insignificant little girl "Join me."
Apologies to those who faved the previous iteration of this image, but my friend and photography/art mentor (Howard Brodsky) was kind enough to point out that the previous version was over-saturated, hence I deleted that version and followed his suggestion to dial back the colour sauration a bit.
My laptop screen is a bit cold and lacks vibrant colour, despite having carefully calibrated it, so sometimes my images might appear a little too colourful and saturated on other screens.
Let me know if you spot one of my images suffering from over-saturation or other colour issues
Also, feel to re-fave and I will gladly comment and/or fave your image(s) in kind.
Thanks to everyone on flickr for your suggestions, help and encouragement! It means a lot and it helps me to improve.
The current iteration of this Castle is Baroque and the transformation occurred in 1663 by Dietrich Hermann von Merveldt and is probably one of the last surviving examples of early Baroque architecture in Westphalia, pictured here the gatehouse was the first building to be constructed during this period.
From this period onward the castle sat unchanged and the grounds surrounding the castle were used mainly for agricultural purposes, until the 19th century when decorative flower beds and a glass orangery with adjoining orangery as well as a pheasant house in the east were added the castle at this time was mainly used as a summer residence or for hunting.
I took this with my D750 and Tamron SP 24-70mm 2.8 G2 Lens at 31mm 1/50s, f/11 ISO 100 processed in LR, Topaz Denoise, PS (Lumenzia and DXO Nik Color Efex)
Disclaimer: Not trying to be realistic in my editing there is enough realism in the world, my style is a mix of painterly and romanticism as well as a work in progress.
The latest iteration of Adobe lightroom includes an unbelievable 'denoise' feature. I have successfully deployed it on a number of pictures recently taken, particularly with my drone, but wondered about some of my older photos. Before I had my big D810 full frame, I started off on a d3400. While I knew what I wanted the camera to do, it sometimes was not capable of the task, as the technology just couldn't meet those demands. Such was the case on a wet July morning in 2015, when I chased 611 east out of Roanoke on the blue ridge. I shot them here at the old N&W CPL's at Villamont, and could never quite get the image where I wanted it, much to my dismay. My 3400 just wasn't up to the demand of the higher ISO needed with a high shutter speed in order to capture this photo without grain. But on saturday evening, much to my excitement, I clicked the button in lightroom and behold: out came a much cleaner image with very little grain and noise. It makes me so happy to see this image redeemed, and portrayed as I envisioned 8 years ago. The growth I have experienced as a photographer makes this 2023 version possible, and is really a testament to the amazing progress we can make with technology. That younger guy might not have had the right tools, but I certainly think he certainly had the right vision and perspective.
In a somewhat surprising move, Pan Am recently decided to repaint GP40-2LW 502 into the most recent iteration of their paint scheme (for EMDs anyway). It's seen here two days after release from the paint shop basking in the afternoon sun at Waterville, being used as a yard air plant for half of the night's WAPO. Given Pan Am's recent focus on GE power, it's surprising that they bothered repainting one of the old GP40s, but it does look pretty spiffy with fresh paint, and a PTC installation on the cab roof.
My last contribution for this iteration of 52 weeks for dogs is a picture of two of the most important beings in my life, idling away on new year's morning :)
One of the very few positive side effects of the Covid-19 pandemic is that we had a "Böllerverbot" again in Germany this new year's eve – which means, a ban on private fireworks. It was forbidden to buy fireworks and/or launch them from public places, in order to free hospitals from the additional stress of having to care for people who've blown off their limbs.
So, for the second year in a row, new year's eve was not the traumatic experience it usually is for our dogs.
I wish you all a Happy New Year 2022, and I'll see you again with Buba next week :)
Last one from the recent iteration of Elvion. Not sure if these are shags or some other bird but I like saying shag :P
Twelve years ago, I decided to see how many ways I could change a photo from its original into a variety of mutations, abstractions, patterns, and designs. In trying to develop a unique photographic style that has yet to be fulfilled, but adheres to my goal in my About Page: "the persistent attempt to bring images of life from which there was no life, to view these maddening images with joy and exploration, and to know that the process is never-ending and self-fulfilling."
I posted this video on youtube and then selected some of the images to make this Collage for Smile on Saturday.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=krI1R_gUs_w
Alternate Collage on similar theme: www.flickr.com/photos/dionepsoc/51690005368/in/album-7215...
For Smile on Saturday
Theme: Photo Collage
The 2022 iteration of the Canadian Pacific US Holiday Train returned to Ottumwa late Saturday night ahead of another 10AM performance. It arrived at approximately 2315 without much fanfare. There were about 10 of us down at West 2nd Street to welcome it to town. I really wasn’t planning on taking a shot but it briefly stopped coming down the hill and I saw something I hadn’t seen before so got out the super zoom and gave it a shot…
Credits: bluemoodstyle.blogspot.com/2023/10/toxic-bruji.html
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⁀➷ SENSE EVENT
⁀➷ VESTA
⁀➷ INTERATIONS
▶▶▶▶VESTA - Rega Hat VESTA & SENSE EVENT
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✿ DOUX - Dua Hair
✿ LELUTKA HEAD
✿ EBODY REBORN
✿ *>Kiu<* - Spooky Juice (GIFT)
✿ Dots - Monster Donut - Purple
✿ OMY Trick or Treat Candy Bowl and Candy
Another iteration using the Creator 31124 frame. More limited range of movement in it's arms but enough to look pretty.
Latest iteration. Managed to get rid of all those nasty studs on the front. Also used better slopes for the sides and improved the jet intake.
Really happy now with how this has turned out.
The Cube (큐브) refers to the latest iteration of the KORAIL Class 312000, forming the 14th Batch (14차분) introduced between 2022 and 2024 for Seoul Subway Line 1. Although KORAIL does not officially classify its EMUs by “generations,” rail enthusiasts commonly group the 311000/312000 series into informal phases based on design and technological evolution. Under this fan-made convention, the Cube is regarded as the fifth generation, distinguished by its angular front-end designed by büro staubach and by its adoption of an aluminum carbody for the first time in the series.
This batch was commissioned to replace the remaining early VVVF-equipped Class 311000 units delivered in the late 1990s, as well as several later batches that had themselves been introduced as replacement stock. As a result, part of the Cube fleet effectively replaces earlier replacements, marking an unusually deep renewal cycle in Line 1’s rolling-stock modernization.
Technologically, the trains employ Woojin IGBT-VVVF traction systems and incorporate several features tailored to the operational demands of Line 1. A double-arm pantograph addresses contact-force instability on aging rigid catenary in underground sections, while an automatic AC/DC switching device (ADS) ensures smooth transition across the corridor’s mixed electrification systems.
Service introduction progressed steadily through 2023 and 2024, with units such as 312B37 entering regular operation in December 2023. Today, the Cube operates across all sectors of Line 1, including the Gyeongbu Line from Cheongnyangni to Sinchang via Suwon, as well as Gyeongin and Gyeongwon local services. Its arrival represents one of the most extensive rolling-stock renewals in the history of Line 1, establishing both the design language and technical benchmark that define the newest phase of the 312000 series.
🚇 Additional Information: Source (Namuwiki)
Suwon Station, Suwon, Gyeonggi, South Korea
While the flights of the RSS Pale Blue Dot and the RSS Mote of Dust provided successful proof of concept that hyperspace travel was possible, their ventures within the Solar system never truly achieved what the final goal was: faster-than-light travel. That honor was reserved for the RSS Hedy Lamarr that embarked on a 4-and-a-half-Month-40-light-years-round trip to the Trappist-1 System (solarsystem.nasa.gov/news/335/10-things-all-about-trappis...) in 2361, gathering a plethora of valuable data during a close flyby.
Behind the scenes:
It did take me forever to build that follow-up on the RSS Pale Blue Dot (flic.kr/s/aHskHoPuG3) and the RSS Mote of Dust (flic.kr/s/aHskUJZMn8). There were a number of attempts and iterations, most were never photographed, some were photographed but remained unpublished.
Hedy Lamarr (1914-2000): Austrian-American inventor who’s work laid the foundation for frequency hopping and the revolution in data transfer that shaped the the late 20th and early 21st century. (www.forbes.com/sites/shivaunefield/2018/02/28/hedy-lamarr... )
Concept design was strongly influenced by …
„Mars Colonialization“ by Stephane Chasseloup
www.artstation.com/artwork/z6KAd
National Geographic „Deadalus“ Spaceship by Oscar Cafaro
Attending our first Fleet Week in San Francisco, the 2023 iteration, sitting by the San Francisco Bay watching the amazing Fleet Week Air Show sponsored by United Airlines. Since relocating to this coast of the country, I’ve probably attended as many airshows as I had ever attended in the east and this by far was the most astounding that I attended. This was the first time that I got to see and photograph the Navy Blue Angels squad. Celebrating their 77th year, started in 1946, the Blue Angels demonstrate the precision, teamwork, coordination and power of naval aviation, flown by the United States Navy and Marine Corps. This image is of the combat-proven Boeing F/A Super Hornets flying over San Francisco Bay. #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @mpbcom @kehcamera @visitsf @visitcalifornia #omd #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43photography @usnavyblueangels @sanfranciscofleetweek
Copyright © Erling Sivertsen. This image is protected under International Copyright laws and may not be downloaded, reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without written permission
The 74 foot 2024 iteration of the Rockefeller Center’s Christmas Tree hails from West Stockbridge Massachusetts where it was planted by the Albert family back in 1967. Another image of my wonderful experience with NYC Photographers Meetup group for their annual New York Holiday Photowalk accompanied by my damsel. OM Systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III Olympus OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko PRO 40-150 f2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom @nycurbanism @nycprimeshot #nycprimeshot @nybucketlist @iloveny #omd #olympusphotography #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43photography #micro43 #nycphotographers @rockefellercenter
The last iteration for the week, back at Pikes Peak but with Pro Image 100, a film I'd not shot before. C41 kit although a bit long in the tooth was able to handle without much issue. With such a vista the Xpan was just a joy to use despite the freezing cold and winds on this 14-er. I didn't bring gloves so had to heat my hands on some tea and of course, since they were available, the requisite donuts made at the high altitude. Thanks again to those flicker-ans who continue to share their images - they are fantastic!
iterate:
> make mistake
> learn lesson
> move on
while (alive)
There is no place for going backward in this algorithm. It only works when you move forward. Then all the variables of your life will iterate with you. There will be a new element of your life's dataset ready for you and this element can contain absolutely anything. New or old. People, places, things, experiences,... Count on it. You just have to proceed step by step, no cheating, because only this matters and whether you get another iteration or not will be set explicitly. But being stuck in the iteration is denying the iteration itself. It denies the whole purpose of progression and if not for progression, then what we are here for?
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Norway / Solo Expedition
- nord for polarsirkelen -
Another iteration using the Creator 31124 frame. More limited range of movement in it's arms but enough to look pretty.
In the newest iteration of one of my favorite tanks a couple different modifications have been made. I worked on the lower plate making it better aligned with the upper but the most important mod is what I did in the back. Previously it had an awkward angle that didn’t match well with the tank, it took some time but I finally ironed it out, giving it the proper detailing. Also just for fun I added more studs to the appearance. Hope y’all enjoy!
-Van
"You're going to put things into the world that aren't perfect. That's when you iterate." ~Miki Agrawal
A few iterations later, I am quite content with this small thingy on a 2441 chassis. I found a way to tilt the bonnet, and add the spare tyre in a better place.
Update to Toy Project Day 2441
The state of Washington in the Pacific Northwest has a unique and peculiar topography with the Puget Sound literally slicing through a great portion of the eastern part of the state, creating the Olympic Peninsula which itself is made up a peninsulas that jut out into the sound & many islands as well. As the logging town of Seattle grew into a city, the small amount of residents that lived on the Olympic Peninsula had a long trek around the borders of the sound to get to Seattle for provisions as such, even today with the automobile it is a long ride. The first iteration of a ferry system in the sound was private ferries, no organization but then in the last decade of the 1800’s & the first 2 decades of the 1900’s, a web of steam ferries the Mosquito Fleet which transported people,animals,food,supplies,merchandise & just about anything to the islands & shores of the Sound. Black Ball Line, originally Puget Sound Navigation Company the largest in 1919 began converting its fleet to accommodate automobiles. The last of the Mosquito fleet in the late 1940’s, Black Ball Line was put out of business as steam ships which were many times floating fire boxes were regulated out of business & state regulation of fares.The state government purchased the Black Ball assets in 1951 and re-established some of the existing lines. Orders were put in for ferries that could transport large number of automobiles to keep up with the transportation demands to a growing population. Washington had plans to replace the ferries with bridges eventually. Eventually never happened & today there are 21 active Washington State Ferries that traverse the Puget Sound like the one I captured at Kingston with their distinct white green color that move 18,000,000 yearly . OM systems Olympus OM-D EM-1 Mark III OM Systems Olympus M.Zuiko Pro 12-40mm f/2.8 #developportdev @gothamtomato @developphotonewsletter @omsystem.cameras #excellent_america #omsystem @bheventspace @bhphoto @adorama @tamracphoto @tiffencompany #usaprimeshot #tamractales @kehcamera @mpbcom #omd #olympusphotography #olympus #microfourthirds #micro43 #micro43photography #pnw @visitwashington_official @tenbabags #kingstonwa