Gran Canaria

Durch die Hölle und zurück.

Mood

To metaphorical old and new selves.

“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

Mood.

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Welcome to Skrunda-3. the latest iteration of the abandoned Latvian town. Decaying docks, old apartments, trams and trains, a dusty gallery and much more, come and see for yourself

A must for Second Life photographers.

🚕 Location

📣The Writing on the Wall World

Across a painted desert lies a train of vagabonds

All that's left of what we were, it's what we have become

Once our empires glorious but now the empire's gone

The dead gave us the time to live and now our time is done

Now we are victorious, we've become our slaves

A land of hope and glory, building graveyards for the brave

Fang mich auf...

Apoworld

♬♪ Viktoria Modesta - Prototype

▶Sponsored by KLUBB

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❌Human or Machine?❌

Iteration X represents the cutting edge of artifice, material science and man-machine technology. The Clockwork Conventioneers may be considered killer cyborgs or emotionless drones by their peers, but in truth they're pioneers as well as warriors. The Iterators' tools and computer empower humans, overcome defects and enable people to do things that would be impossible without the aid of machines.

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Others:

[LINKRAVE] Cryo Chamber

[ContraptioN] Appliers and BOM: Velderm Machine Skin (both of us)

[Neurolab Inc.] CYBER STASIS BLACK [2.8]

Pitaya Cyber Interface- Transparent screens

HILTED Nexus Panel

::DisturbeD:: Kingston Scientist Character

INORI> - FastAid-7 Medical Injector & Tablet White

Computer from MP

Location/Skybox: [Neurolab Inc.] SPACEBOX (4.0)

Ps - Adam, once again thank you for inspiring me, as this pic would not have been possible without you, your ideas, vision and imagination. I loved recreating a bit of Iteration-X here with you as thanks to you I could know that amazing part of Mage world ♥♥♥

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bmD-LmHM7o4

Und so laufe ich weiter

Weiter ohne Unterlass

Ich suche etwas

Doch ich weiss nicht was

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Der Blick wie aus Eis

Der Kopf zu gefickt, ich erkenne dich nicht wieder

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.

youtu.be/Ronb8bu-nlc

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.

Basic: the scratched site trailer

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."

Visit Drune: Crossroads

John Allen Photography 2023

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.

Iterations

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.

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 :)

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…

The latest iteration of the Mönchjoch Morning photo. I'm slowly fine-tuning the postprocessing. Each iteration the amount of processing decreases. I'm fairly happy with this version. Criticism welcome!

Credits: bluemoodstyle.blogspot.com/2023/10/toxic-bruji.html

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⁀➷ SENSE EVENT

⁀➷ VESTA

⁀➷ INTERATIONS

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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

a rainy evening in paris.

it's better large, press L to view.

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.

“Only $2,575,291.” That’s how much GM paid for all of Vauxhall in 1925, according to Alfred P. Sloan in his book, My Years With General Motors. Small stuff for GM, “only a kind of experiment in overseas manufacturing.”

But for Vauxhall, and for Britain, it was the beginning of the end of an era. GM’s acquisition of the small company – Vauxhall never made more than 1500 cars a year – would bring profits to the Luton-based firm, but it would also mean the end of a great Edwardian-era sportster and one of the best British sports cars of the ‘20s, the Vauxhall 30/98.

The 30/98 was the final iteration of a theme that Vauxhall’s Chief Engineer, Lawrence Pomeroy, Sr., (father of noted British auto writer) had begun with the three-liter Prince Henry in 1910. Named for the European trials in which it had first success, the Prince Henry’s engine was enlarged to four liters in 1912-13 in response to competition. That was good, but not enough for some. When one John Higginson asked Pomeroy for a faster Shelsey Walsh hillclimber, Pomeroy enlarged the bore of the four-cylinder engine by three mm and lengthened the stroke by five mm – by cold stretching the crank with a steam power hammer!

Blacksmith engineering completed, the now 4.5 liter engine went into a Prince Henry frame, and Higginson went out and set a record at Shelsey Walsh the first time out. As sure as you can say “Race on Sunday sell on Monday,” a whole lot of folks were beating a path to Bedfordshire for what he was having over there.

A lot is relatively speaking. Only 18 of this new model, christened the 30/98 (for no known reason; the numbers match neither tax nor horsepower), were made before The Great War. The limited production numbers have more than something to do with the chassis price of the 30/98 being £900 while the standard Prince Henry, also in production, cost only £580.

After the war, the 30/98 took over as the “E-type” which, fixed-head engine and all, was guaranteed to do 100 mph in chassis form. In fact, all 30/98s, from the beginning to the end, came with the promise that if the buyer wished, the factory would certify that ability with the customer’s own car.

The E-type was succeeded in turn by the OE-type, which was more different than a simple addition of a letter would suggest. It was drawn not by Pomeroy, whose overhead cam design was rejected after which he left for the U.S., but by one C.E. King. Instead of the E-type’s exposed valves and valve springs, the OE was an overhead valve design with very large valves. Where the E-type made 90 BHP at 3000 rpm (very good for a pre-war design), the OE produced around 115 bhp with revs raised to 3300 RPM. The engine speed was made possible in part by the use of aluminum connecting rods, advanced for 1922, and also by a reduction of the stroke by 10 mm, though the latter was done mainly to keep hood height down. The OE, though, displaced only 4224 cc, and traditionalists preferred the torquier earlier model. Oh well.

The innovation of front brakes came in 1923, though these were cable-operated off a foot pedal which also activated a transmission brake. The meat of the stopping chore was done by the rear brakes, applied by a large lever mounted outside the car itself. Hydraulics came soon after, but only for the foot brake, the cable system being retained for the rears.

Most 30/98s came with either four-seater Velox or Wensum bodywork, the latter in a handsome nautical style. Only one was known to be bodied in the U.S., that a rumble-seat roadster built by the Durham Body Co. of Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania firm started making carriages in 1887 and expired in the’ 50s after being reduced to making luxury conversions, but in 1926 was well known for the quality automotive coachwork it supplied. The 30/98 Register has no record of the original owner, the registrar David Marsh surmises that the car was shipped from the factory with no body but with fenders and the Vauxhall hallmark fluted hood and radiator.

Ralph Stein wrote of what is probably this car in his book The Great Cars. It was owned by Ray Gilhooly, who sold used foreign cars in New York (though he is best known for the spectacular spin he performed at Indianapolis and that now carries his name). Stein almost bought the car, but presumably it instead went to a J. Frost who began to restore the car but only took it apart. Bought by New York collector Gardener King after World War II, it was finally rebuilt. In the mid-60s it was sold to W.H. Lane, who in turn sold it in 1986 to Charles Mallory of New York City.

The Vauxhall is now, as it always was, a very long legged machine, its booming exhaust chasing it up to an easy 70 mph and beyond. With right-hand drive, the gearshift is near the driver’s right knee. It’s a solid affair which feels as if it was machined from a billet. It isn’t easy to change gears, the non-synchro box wanting double clutching going up as well as down. It’s best just to short shift, matching gear speeds at lower rpm and relying on the engine’s thunder to bring up the speed.

Though light for the era, the steering does take some shoulder to start the almost 3000-pound car turning, though once set into a turn the 32×4.5 Dunlop’s cling with surprising tenacity. Nor does the chassis betray their effort. Brakes are the weak link, the foot brake pulling the car from side to side, though once the drums are warmed the handbrake is quite effective. The trick is not to forget to reach for the handbrake while also remembering that the Vauxhall also has a center throttle, with the brake on the right. If you have to stop right now, what is it one grabs or stomps or…? Speed, though, was the 30/98’s trump: At Brooklands alone some 27 firsts, 28 seconds, and 14 thirds were counted by 1926. It is a tribute to the quality of the Vauxhall 30/98 that one came in fourth in the first Watkins Glen Grand Prix in 1949.

Production of the 30/98 continued after GM bought Vauxhall, but GM had other plans. Vauxhall was to become a volume producer of cars that Alfred Sloan understood: ones that made money. If not history. The 604th and last 30/98 was completed early in 1927. But even today, British enthusiasts debate Bentley versus vintage Vauxhall. It was just that kind of car.

J Matras, Remember Road

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

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

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!

Another iteration using the Creator 31124 frame. More limited range of movement in it's arms but enough to look pretty.

Ta Prohm, Angkor.

Siem Reap, Cambodia.

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

Another iteration on yesterday effort but this one has had significantly more work put into it. I loved this as a photo and it has inspired many forms in my head as I have worked on it, changing colours building ideas and using several new brushes to boot. This final greenish blue gave me the impression of seeing seaweed anchored to the seabed in its environment with the currents flexing and twisting it as it floats and hovers in the turbulence of the waves.

The 2022 iteration of the Canadian Pacific US Holiday Train returned to Ottumwa late Saturday night ahead of another 10AM performance. With a short and light train, I knew that I wouldn't be able to do much shooting between Ottumwa and Foster. It wasn't much of a loss as morning light isn't really good for southbounds anyway. I figured I might as well get a smash coming around the curve at 305 before heading straight to Foster. It was a smart move just trying here, as I only beat the train to the next spot by a couple of miles and I needed to navigate some fences and brush to get into the shot. Keith had the hammer down, that's for sure.

The Hereios are wandering the streets today, in search of examples of Repetition.

I'm excited to be part of the next iteration of the New Hashima City collab, coming to Brickworld in 2023. My first contribution is a futuristic freight train running around the docks. This is the first completed car, namely the engine. Several more on the way.

This is for the industrial section of the city, so the neon of cyberpunk is toned down a bit for a more industrial look, but at the same time I wanted it to look like it belonged in that world. It was a delicate balance.

The engine carries a PoweredUp battery case to power the headlights, but I intend to run it on 9V for the collab. I just don't want the headlight brightness tied to the speed regulator power. This is quite a bit larger than the standard 6-stud wide Lego train, which makes it quite heavy. I've tried to control me urge to go crazy with ALL THE TECHNIQUES since it can't be too heavy to move, and it also has to not fall apart from the vibration. I settled for sticking to mostly small lightweight angled sections that would not need to fight against gravity, making a single finger hinge or clip sufficient for support.

See my Instagram post for a 360-degree view.

This was loosely inspired by concept art by ZeeN3 _Andrick Khor on ArtStation.

a sign on the land adjoining Lough Money.

Bob Dylan and Joan Obsorne - Chimes of Freedom

www.youtube.com/watch?v=AfQbSPuxRs4

Mid-summer high light and heat haze are not the best conditions for rail photography, but when the subject matter is a 53 year old GM 'Bulldog', then exceptions have to be made.

GM47 entered service with the Commonwealth Railways (of Australia) on 16 January 1968 with ownership later passing through various iterations of ownership with Genesee & Wyoming Australia until early 2020.

After several years in storage it was reactivated earlier this year, and this afternoon made a rare appearance, after several other locos on the train had failed, at the head of 5DA2 intermodal service from Darwin to Adelaide, seen near Mallala, South Australia.

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Days before Brickworld Chicago - Dan Church was stupidnice enough to invite us over to his house.

He showed me a little chassis he worked on during FebRovery using inside out tires, round dishes and lightsaber rods.

I fell in love with his base, and spent the rest of the time completing his rover... then built another one iterating on my design... and again... and again. ... and again....