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...but instead he starts looking up converted buses and says "I even have a class B license!" He supports my wandering gypsy soul and works hard to make my dreams come true, even though they aren't "normal" people dreams :)
Note: Been having a lot of problems with Flickr lately and it appears I still am even with using Chrome instead of Mozilla! My comments here with my photos are fine, but in the group pools the comments section is not showing.... (thank goodness it didn't start happening until I had awarded several others in The New Masterclass group!)
I am not sure if this is something with Flickr or it is my computer!
At any rate, I am taking my computer in and having a full recovery done today so that hopefully everything will be fine and STAY running smoothly.
I will be back! And I hope everyone has a wonderful week!
I lose my balance on these eggshells
you tell me to tread
I'd rather be a wild one instead
Don't wanna hang around the in crowd,
the cool kids aren't cool to me,
they're not cooler than we are
taken @ Angel Of Pain
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fRMf3wKBCPo
Don't think sorry's easily said
Don't try turning tables instead
You've taken lots of Chances before
But I ain't gonna give anymore
Don't ask me
That's how it goes
Cause part of me knows what you're thinkin'
Don't say words you're gonna regret
Don't let the fire rush to your head
I've heard the accusation before
And I ain't gonna take anymore
Believe me
The sun in your Eyes
Made some of the lies worth believing
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I don't need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
Don't leave false illusions behind
Don't Cry cause I ain't chnaging my mind
So find another fool like before
Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing
Some of the lies while all of the Signs are deceiving
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I dont need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I am the eye in the sky
Looking at you
I can read your mind
I am the maker of rules
Dealing with fools
I can cheat you blind
And I dont need to see any more
To know that
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
I can read your mind, I can read your mind
The Elite, or Lotus Type 14, was the first purpose-designed road coupe from the innovative mind of Colin Chapman, founder of Lotus Cars (1952). This endeavor followed his open Six and Seven roadsters and a series of very successful sports racers, starting with his first fully enclosed aerodynamic 1954 Lotus Mk VIII.
Chapman’s approach was always to “add lightness,” instead of moving to bigger, heavier engines. He achieved this for the Elite by pioneering an all-fiberglass monocoque with only localized steel reinforcement. The 1953 Corvette showed the potential of a fiberglass body on a steel chassis, but Chapman took it a step further. The Elite was entirely fiberglass, including its load-bearing structure. Suspension parts and the front subframe supporting the engine, bolted directly to three box sections molded into the fiberglass body. His advanced glass-reinforced composite body panels were lightweight and cost-effective but, more importantly, it was the world’s first fiberglass monocoque production car.
The curvaceous body style was the work of Peter Kirwan-Taylor, John Frayling, and aerodynamicist, Frank Costin. The resulting design had a low drag coefficient of only 0.29. Underneath was an advanced suspension derived from Lotus 12 Formula 2 racing car and used “Chapman struts” at the rear. You can see their tops poking up through the rear window. The resulting build, and combined lighter weight, gave the Elite a nimble, exhilarating performance out of its 75hp 1.2-liter Coventry Climax “Feather Weight Elite” (FEW) inline four-cylinder engine. 1960 Motor magazine road test noted its maximum speed at 111.8 mph with 0–60 mph in 11.4 seconds. “Speed, controllability in all conditions and comfort in all its aspects make this compact two-seat coupe an extremely desirable property,” concluded the road test, calling it a “mettlesome thoroughbred.”
At roughly $5500 with tax, the Series 1 Elite was pricey, but it was gorgeous and fast! Series 2 developments included an improved design of rear suspension, and a better body build by Bristol Aircraft. In 1960, one could option a higher performance, special equipment (SE) Lotus model, like the one seen here. This included a ZF all-synchromesh close-ratio gearbox, two SU carburetors, and a modified exhaust manifold. Altogether, the package developed 85 bhp.
The Lotus Elite offered outstanding performance, but it was expensive to build and nearly bankrupted Lotus. In September 1963, after a mere five years, Elite production came to a halt. Road & Track magazine even ran “An Appreciation and an Obituary” for the elegant little car.
While most of the northern states, and Canadian Provinces have already had their first snowfall of the year, the coastal region of BC has been blessed with positive temperatures and near constant rainfall instead. In spite of this, I set off this past weekend to shoot the Fraser Canyon. Train activity was quite slow for a Saturday morning, so I was forced to pivot from my plan to stay on the 'CP' side of the canyon, and instead go wherever the traffic was moving.
After hearing that I would have an extended drought of eastbounds running up the Cascade Sub, I headed over to the Yale Sub to wait for the next westbound departing Boston Bar. A new location that was on my list, was on the east side of the Chapman's Bar Tunnel. Credit for figuring out this location goes to Ryan A, who shot a great scene here a week prior. (Thanks Ryan!)
Above CN M311 winds its way through the curves between Komo and Chapmans, held to restricted speed on account of a slide fence under repair.
It was a pretty evening along the Shields River the other night. My daughter and I were trying to figure out what had killed a deer and carried it off instead of dragging it. The tracks were old and hard to read...
Instead of a shriek of disgust, I found myself dancing with happiness when I discovered this huge cluster of tiny yellow spiders. Their mother had laid their eggs in some dried sword fern leaves the previous autumn.
At first, all I noticed was tiny movements caught in the glow of the sun. Upon closer examination, I knew I had to grab my camera. This was small game hunting at its best. Here's to macro photography!
More information is at www.spiders.us/species/araneus-diadematus/.
Instead of weaving a web and waiting for preys to get caught in it, this clever Rufous Net-casting Spider (Deinopis subrufa) is a nocturnal hunter, having excellent eyesight, and hunts using a silken net to capture its prey. The net is held between its four front legs and can be extended.
Instead of using a warming filter for this shot I have desaturated only 93% to keep some of the warmth of the sunset.
Haggis is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach[1] though now often in an artificial casing instead. According to the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique: "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour".[2]
Je confirme: c'est délicieux!
Instead of catching waves, it seems I have caught Covid instead 😞. Wishing everyone good health, vibes and blessings for Easter - stay well xox
I had planned on dropping my daughter at school and then heading for Palmer this morning. I had stuff to do at home though, so I compromised and did the Grafton & Upton for a bit instead. Here, GU-1 rolls south by the signature spot at Old Upton Road, where the leaves are starting to turn.
There is no main street in the settlement. Instead, a network of alleys connect the houses. It is often the case in Japanese seaside settlements since goods are transported by boat.
I suppose the short eaves of the local houses are a response to a limited availability of space, and vertical plank walls up to the roof are a response to the short eaves and windy climate in winter.
The bullring, drawn into life by Joaquín Rucoba — the same mind behind Málaga’s Mercado de Atarazanas — began rising from the ground in 1874. After a pause in the work, it finally opened its doors on 11 June 1876, with the roar of a traditional corrida de toros.
Decades later, its sands bore a darker weight. In 1939, as the Spanish Civil War drew to a close, the bullring was turned into a prison camp. Again in 1943, during the Second World War, its walls confined people instead of echoing with cheers.
By 1976, the building’s history earned it protection as a Conjunto histórico, and in 1981 it was recognised as a Bien de Interés Cultural. Most recently, after a major renovation beginning in 2017, the bullring was reborn — not only as an arena, but as a year-round cultural centre, where history, memory, and community now share the space.
Back shot from March 2016 of the Spectrum Street Art Festival at the YMCA.
I had to take my car in for a WOF and service so instead of going home I took a walk around the city catching up on the rebuild. March 2, 2016 Christchurch New Zealand.
All about the exhibition: www.ymcachch.org.nz/spectrum-street-art-festival/
Instead of golf there are now proper ski tracks made across the golf course.
for Saturday Self-Challenge theme seasonal.
Instead of waiting for the water bus, we decided to walk through the alley's of Venice to get to the Rialto Bridge.
My next trip to Italy will have me spending a few nights in Venice to get a sunset shot.
Single image processed in Lightroom for shadow control.
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Instead of posting my Canada shot Gladys, I had to do this one first (:). Yesterdays snow already passed me because of work, and today also slipped through my fingers so I decided to do some nights shots.
This is one of them. My home town, ca 200 meters from where I live.
Instead of getting aggressive, or trying to get around me to where Gracie Jo was eating, Camille started rolling around like she was trying to get my attention. (see two more...)
The train is a green Pullman carriage that was armored and weighed 83 tons. Stalin used the train for travel starting in 1941, including trips to the Yalta and Tehran Conferences. Stalin had a phobia about flying so instead he travelled from place to place in the Soviet Union using this train carriage. The train was recovered from the railway yards in Rostov-on-Don in 1985 and is now on display at the Stalin Museum in Gori, Georgia.
⊰ ∆ ⊱ ∆ ⊰ ∆ ⊱SAINT-SAVIN-SUR-GARTEMPE ⊰ ∆ ⊱ ∆ ⊰ ∆ ⊱
► LE LOGIS ABBATIAL ET LA FLÈCHE DE L'ÉGLISE.
► Visible de très loin, la flèche de l’Eglise Abbatiale vous amènera au cœur du bourg situé dans la vallée de la Gartempe. Saint-Savin doit sa renommée à son ensemble abbatial et ses peintures murales classées au Patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO.
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My daughter and her two children came to take me for a walk, after online school today. Good to get fresh air but my fingertips froze so the round trip took about 20 minutes. The kids got a kick out of taking me for a walk instead of me taking them 😷
When my mother-in-law passed away a few years ago, a close friend gave my partner and I a standard Brindabella Pink Bouquet rose to remember her by. She loved flowers, especially roses, so it was the perfect choice! Pink Bouquet was bred by Sylvia and John Gray of Brindabella Country Gardens Nurseries in Queensland in 2009 and introduced it into the Australian market in 2011 and the United States market through Sun-Fire Nurseries in 2018.
The theme for Smile on Saturday for the 21st of November is “flora in monotone”. The rules for this theme advise that the monotone cannot be black and white, so I have chosen a deep blue instead, which is not too dissimilar to the Blue Moon breed of roses, although I promise you that this is not a Blue Moon rose!
With ruffled blooms, as the name suggests, this rose is a beautiful soft pink, however what you don’t tend to notice with colour photography is the almost imperceptible spattered petal edges. The colour difference is not so different to the main pink hue of the rose. Yet here in monotone blue, it is very evident. With over forty petals per bloom, I love the shape of this rose’s centre as it slowly reveals itself to us in what is eventually a very full bloom. It seemed the right choice for the theme this week.
Trust us to pick the day it was closed... still, we got a nice walk up the Arun valley instead, plus a quick explore of the city
On the 16th of Jan. 2025 I had the chance, together with good friends and photographers, to visit mt. Parnitha, the tallest mountain of Athens just north of the city, in order to admire the snowscape. Ideally, we would love to have clear skies with the moon to shine on the fresh snow, but fog was persistent. So, we captured optical phenomena like fogbow, Brocken spectre and glory instead!
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Instead of her more flamboyant partner, featured in my previous post. The iridescence of her head and wing plumage is not lacking relative to the drake. This amorous couple was lovely to watch as they took turns preening each other in a large crowd of Mallards. At the Pool, Central Park, New York.
There are few fences between farm fields on Hudsonville Gravel Roads. Instead, treelines separate one field from another and one farm from another.
One of the sadnesses of the lockdown measures during the COVID-19 pandemic is that there is so little movement from place to place. Having spent the last year in Woodstock, Oxfordshire, I anticipated seeing very much more of the area. Instead, I have remained largely in one place, my contribution to not spreading the virus; that, and a heavy workload have meant that I have seen less of the world than I intended this year.
The silver lining to that cloud is that one sees so very many shades of one place. One sees things anew, even as they seem to pall. It reminds me of a photographer I read of once, I forget the name, who had spent much of his life photographing a nearby beach in numerous seasons, finding subtleties that others might miss. There is a venerability and wisdom in it which is appealing in a world that normally moves far too much.
Here is a bridge, seen most days for the last nine months, half shrouded in mist one recent morning. I am not sure that I matched the medium and the subject. Rollei Superpan 200 is, I discovered belatedly, effectively an aerial photography film; developed in stock ID-11 (around 9'30, with frequent agitation, as I could find no precise information on this pairing), the film is one of very strong contrasts and precise detail. My initial excitement at such stark negatives wavered when I realised how many images had been rather marred by camera shake - a combination of shorter days, a slower film speed, the near-weightlessness of the Zeiss Ikon Nettar, and a deep press of the shutter button had conspired to defeat me.
This one, however, was salvageable. Originally 6x6, the unbroken grey of the sky and the less than interesting grass have been cropped out to give a greater prominence to the lake, bridge, and reflections.
Zeiss Ikon Nettar, Rollei Superpan 200, ID-11 stock. Cropping and reduction of contrast in Photoshop.
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instead of looking into the past or the future, stop looking,
better start listening! Then there will be nothing but now,
and there is a chance you might get to know silence. <3
It's been a while since I posted a monochrome image so here is one of my favourite subjects in a high key format.
I had originally aimed to catch the Belhaven Bridge in bad weather with heavy skies and stormy waters but the forecast was so far off that I was met with sunbathers and the flattest seascape I think I've ever seen. Not a ripple!
Still, I alway say that you need to make the most of what is available so instead of mean and moody skies we have a bright light image of soft clouds and smooth milky water.
Playing with one of my favorite subjects, eggs. Although I really wanted and tried to do a self portrait today but as much as I want to love myself with all of my flaws, complete self acceptance isn't within me yet. So instead, I am posting eggs which now feels like a bit of a cop out.
Instead of the picture: CALA S´AGULLA (Girona) CATALONIA
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Av (Aperture value): f/9
ISO Speed: 200
Lens: AF Nikkor 16-85 VR 3,5-5.6
Focal Length: 16 mm
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Above the town of Bad Ragaz in the Canton St. Gallen in Switzerland is a new bridge under construction, now almost finished. The Tamina bridge connects the mountain villages Pfäfers and Valenz, has a span of 475 meters, towers 200 meters above the Tamina gorge, and costs 56 million Swiss Francs. It was a cloudy day, good for HDR processing.
I processed a paintery and a balanced HDR photo from three RAW exposures, merged them selectively, carefully adjusted the color balance and curves, reduced the color saturation, and added some sepia to get this classic look.
-- © Peter Thoeny, CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, HDR, 3 RAW exposures, NEX-6, _DSC1865_6_7_hdr3pai1bal1f
Instead of candles, it's sandstone hoodoos this year - I found them quite festive looking!
Enjoy your holidays with family and friends, and keep the photos coming!
Best wishes.
In EXPLORE - #122 Thank you to all my Flickr friends.
One RAW file tone-mapped in Photomatix and tweaked in GIMP
Taken a few weeks ago before the chill. I will not be back there till the spring now.
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Instead of waiting for happiness to flow
toward you, let it flow from you.
(unknown)
Smile on Saturday! :-) - Let it Flow!
Weekly Theme Challenge - Abstract
PRISMA DE COLORES - Red
(photo by Freya)
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