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Abstract video of aircraft landing at Manchester (UK) airport. Taken at dusk, the landing lights shimmer against a Rothkoesque backdrop of the sunset.
Watch this video on Vimeo.
Coat/shoe rack part of "the landing strip." Maybe I should find a way to cover up the breaker box? It's kind of out of place looking. Hmmm...
B&W Challenge Photo #3.
So many photos to try black & white. I chose this one as it seemed to show the differences in light better than the color version.
Enjoying my black & white challenge experience so far.
My Friday after work shortcut involves the road adjacent to the airport. I pulled into a cutoff and snapped a few since it was another busy work day with no time for the camera.
An Air Canada Express flight from Toronto lands at Cleveland Hopkins Airport. The flight is being operated by Georgian Air using Canadair regional jet equipment.
Its time to upload lots of airplane photos! I like watching the airshow from the backside of Alliance airport at least one of the days. You get much better and closer views from there. I felt like doing a "coming and going" set with each of the Blues landing. More photos to come.
Still on tour but time for a bit of posting!
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I am still not sure how I feel about the transparent organizer. It would have a cleaner look if it wasn't but, knowing me, this could be just enough to bug me and force me to keep it organized and current (goal).
Barefoot Landing all lite up and reflecting off the surrounding water. BF is just really a big out door shopping mall. With all the shops being "beachy" and the restaurants being mostly seafood. BF is cool but I don't care for it too much. Seems to be an older crowd kind of place, plus it's in North Myrtle.
Broadway at the Beach > Barefoot Landing
Barefoot Landing
North Myrtle Beach
South Carolina
butterfly captured on a windy day at the coast of Cap Corse.
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Ein Exemplar gelbe Acht im Anflug.
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A quick snap of Ryanair 737 landing at East Midlands Airport.
2 frame pano. Original is 11,000 x 4,500 pixels.
The Landings is an expensive gated community in Sarasota, noted for its large trees and landscaping. There is a guard at the gate. Sometimes I deliver Meals on Wheels to someone who lives there.
The landscaping and plants of these two houses are notable, particularly the two large, silver-gray Bismarck palms. A live oak tree is on the left. It may have been planted in the 1980s, when the houses were built. There are a lot of live oaks in The Landings.
The Landings is on the mainland, and does not have a beach. This area is on the Intracoastal Waterway, across from Siesta Key, and not directly on the Gulf of Mexico.
Scouts Camporee on Omaha Beach Honors Heroes and Promotes Peace.
By Robert Turtil
U.S. Scouts gathered April 24 to 27 for the 2014 Omaha Beach Camporee, in event held every three years in Normandy, France. This years Camporee was particularly special, because it was recognized as the opening event of the 70th anniversary of the D Day landings planned for June. Hundreds of Scouts from France, Britain, Poland, Switzerland, the BeNeLux and Scandinavian countries, Germany and other nations joined for a weekend of remembrance.
U.S. embassy personnel and active duty service members brought their families from facilities around Europe and North Africa. More than a few F-16 fighter jockeys directed AstroVans from the Autobahn to the AutoRoute to the D-514, while others followed the more historic route across, or below, the English Channel. Some Scouts flew from American cities over their spring break, and as usual, moms led the charge when dads couldn’t get away. All converged on a welcoming destination for Americans on the French coast.
Nearly 4,200 troops and their supporting families battled sometimes horizontal rain to re-live the history, and recognize the sacrifices of American and Allied soldiers, many close to their own age, who have fought and died fighting for freedom and peace. World War Two Veterans were honored, and sacrifices made during The Great War, Korea, Vietnam and The War on Terror were also recognized by scout leaders and other volunteers, many of whom are U.S. Veterans, the traditional backbone of scouting in America.
Campsites were pitched in the rain, the mud and the dark; pots of pasta were swamped by tent malfunctions. The elements provoked short-term tears and tantrums, and perhaps a sleepless night. But complaints were mitigated with stories of invasion boats packed with seasick assault troops, mud filled foxholes, and cold k-rations, as Scouts peered at the sogginess of this Norman spring. But, as EVERY Scout knows, only fun will be remembered of the mud and chill of this weekend.
Scout convoys raced around the invasion coast following ambitious schedules: Utah Beach, Point D’Hoc, Sainte Mere Eglise, Arromanches, the Pegasus Bridge and many museums. Scouts and Veterans were the special guests of honor at the historic and grand Notre Dame Cathedral of Bayeux where clergy, along with national and local leaders, christened a newly forged Bell of Peace and Freedom. The Cathedral was a packed and flowing sea of international scout uniforms, flags and neckerchiefs… all highlighted by sunbeams streaking through stained-glass windows.
90 year-old, World War ll Army Air Force Veteran Captain Samuel Wiley Hammersmith, B-25 pilot with 28 missions in the Pacific, mingled with Scouts throughout the weekend.
New Eagles and candidates for the Order of the Arrow were sworn in at an Omaha Beach campfire in the most meaningful of ceremonies for Scouts and their families. A French Air Force flyover, a military band and youth choir opened the Messengers of Peace multimedia presentation, bringing home the sacrifices made in the past and the promise of peace Scouting seeks to contribute worldwide. That evening, friendships were made, neckerchiefs swapped, and Paella shared at sunset on the beach, followed by a fusillade of fireworks.
Sunday’s closing ceremony was held in the drizzle at the Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial. Each Troop flew its colors and laid a wreath at the base of the huge bronze statue, The Spirit of American Youth Rising from the Waves. Scouts and their families then joined hundreds of others walking the many acres of markers, looking for specific names, or just looking, at the beauty- with history, the sense of sacrifice and a touch of tears that the damp, perfect green grass of the cemetery envokes. Slowly the parking lot emptied as each American Troop and Patrol headed in every direction across Europe and the ocean… home.
If you would like to support the Scouts quest to preserve Omaha Beach as a UNESCO World Heritage site, follow this link and sign the petition:
www.change.org/petitions/unesco-save-the-d-day-beaches-ma...
Photos Courtesy Robert Turtil
Worked on this one from the other day yesterday because it was a cloudy day. I think I like it better than the other one I uploaded, which was SOOC.
A duck comes in for a bit of a rough landing!
I typically upload in small sets - don't just look at the latest one in my photostream as you might be missing something you'll like more.... and your comments are ALWAYS welcome :)