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One of CrossCountry's newly refurbished HSTs speeds through Tamworth on the 09.00 Glasgow to Plymouth express. Power car no. 43357 is leading (43321 rear).
17th October 2008
Is it a bird.... is it a plane..... No its a man in womans clothes with a beard...Only in Brighton,
Thanks to the man who makes the best chillie this side of Mexico
UNESCO Tentative List;
whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/5406/
Aphrodisias lies in southwestern Turkey, in the fertile valley of the Dandalas River, a tributary of the Meander, about 150 kilometres east (inland) of the Aegean Sea. It is situated at the base of the Babadag mountain range, at 500 m above sea level. The city was the capital of the ancient Roman province of Caria.
The ancient city of Aphrodisias is one of the most important archaeological sites of the Greek and Roman periods in Turkey. Famous in antiquity for its sanctuary of Aphrodite, the city's patron goddess, Aphrodisias enjoyed a long and prosperous existence from the second century B.C. through the sixth century A.D. Today, many of the city's ancient monuments remain standing, and excavations have unearthed numerous fine marble statues and other artifacts. The great beauty and extraordinary preservation of this site combine to bring the civic culture of the Greco-Roman world vividly to life.
Aphrodisias was founded on the site of an ancient local sanctuary in the second century B.C., according to the date of the earliest coins and inscriptions found in the site. In the late first century B.C., the city came under the personal protection of the Roman emperor Augustus, and a long period of growth and good fortune ensued. The first several centuries A.D. were especially prosperous, and most of the surviving buildings of the city date to this period. In the fourth century, Aphrodisias became the capital of the Roman province of Caria. The cosmopolitan character of the age is demonstrated by the presence in this city of an active Jewish community, attested in a famous inscription listing benefactors of the local Synagogue.
The first systematic excavations at the site were begun in 1961 under the aegis of New York University, and yielded many remains of the city's central monuments. In addition to the Temple of Aphrodite, major areas of investigation included the Bouleuterion or Council House, and the Sebasteion. The Sebasteion, a religious sanctuary dedicated to Aphrodite and the Roman emperors, is one of the most remarkable discoveries of Roman archaeology. It is one of the best-preserved examples of a Roman imperial cult complex, and is decorated with an extraordinary series of life-size marble reliefs (originally almost 200), which depict Roman emperors and imperial family members from ca. A.D. 20 to 60, as well as, personifications of the subject peoples of the Roman empire, and mythological heroes and gods. The reliefs provide an unparalleled insight into how Roman imperial power was understood from a local perspective. Other important public buildings are the Theatre, the Hadrianic Baths, and the Stadium; the latter seated 30,000 people, and is the best-preserved of all ancient stadiums. The buildings of the site are remarkable not only for the preservation of their architecture, but also for the many inscriptions, statues, reliefs, and other objects associated with them.
Aphrodisias is well-known for its fine sculpture. Good marble quarries are located only a few kilometres away from the city, and by the Late Hellenistic period, a strong local tradition of marble sculpture had already taken root. In later generations, Aphrodisian sculptors are known to have worked abroad on prestigious commissions, for example, at Hadrian's villa at Tivoli. The sculpture from the site is characterized by virtuosity and variety. Excavation has uncovered statues of, for example, gods, heroes, emperors, orators, philosophers, and boxers, as well as a great range of ornamental and figured relief. The finds range from grave reliefs of the second century B.C. to statues of the last Roman governors of the sixth century A.D. Many sculptures from the site already occupy key positions in the history of ancient art.
The studies for a site management plan were started according to a protocol between the Ministry of Culture and Tourism and the Geyre Foundation dated to 08.11.2007.
www.nyu.edu/projects/aphrodisias/home.ti.htm
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aphrodisias
Camera: Nikon D50
Exposure: 11 x 240s ISO 1600 RGB
Filter: Orion Skyglow Imaging Filter
Flattener/Correction: Anteres .63x Focal Reducer
Focus Method: Prime focus
Telescope Aperature/Focal Length: 256×2500mm
Telescope: Meade LX200-GPS 10" ACF
Guided: PHD Guiding
Stacked: DeepSkyStacker
Adjustments: cropped/leveled in Photoshop
Location: Flintstone, GA
The second level of what is collectively known as Brasstown Falls. The water level seemed a little low today, compared to the last time I was there. It worked out decently for the cascades, but I think the veil suffered for it. Oh well, I still nearly killed myself at the top of the third level (the sluice), getting in position to shoot the second level.
Apologies for post-processing woes - I can't tell what's what on this laptop screen.
My travels around the UK by car for three weeks with my son. June/July 2019 England.
Day seven. Luckily we made it time to check in before 11pm. We arrived at 10:58. Today we are taking a look around Bristol harbour area before making our way to Wales. We had a few heavy showers.
M Shed is a museum in Bristol, England, located on Prince's Wharf beside the Floating Harbour in a dockside transit shed formerly occupied by Bristol Industrial Museum. The museum's name is derived from the way that the port identified each of its sheds. M Shed is home to displays of 3,000 Bristol artefacts and stories, showing Bristol's role in the slave trade and items on transport, people, and the arts.
Normally moored in front of the museum is a collection of historic vessels, which include a 1934 fireboat (the Fire-float Pyronaut), and two tugboats (Mayflower, the world's oldest surviving steam tug, and John King, a 1935 diesel tug).
On the quayside outside the museum are four electrically powered cargo cranes built in 1951 by Stothert & Pitt. Three of these cranes are operational and operate some weekends. A short distance to the west is a much older crane, the sole surviving operational example of a Fairbairn steam crane. Built in 1878, also by Stothert & Pitt, it was in regular use until 1973 loading and unloading ships and railway wagons with loads up to 35 tons. It has been restored and is in working order, operating on some bank holidays and the Bristol Harbour Festival.
Bristol Harbour Railway offers train rides along the quayside on selected weekends, using restored steam locomotives and rolling stock.
Moored in front of the new museum is the collection of historic vessels, which included the 1934 fireboat Pyronaut and two tugs: John King built as a diesel tug in 1935, and Mayflower, the world's oldest surviving steam tug, built in 1861.
For More Info: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M_Shed
The track diagram mounted above the block shelf in Whittington Low Level signal box. Monday 7th September 1987
Whittington Low Level signal box was located by the Up Main line alongside Whittington Road level crossing, and was a McKenzie & Holland Type 3 design that opened in 1881 for the Great Western Railway Company. A replacement 20 lever Great Western Railway Company Stud frame installed in 1912 and at some time a small 2 lever Great Western Railway Company frame was installed to control the wicket gates. On 1st July 1924 the former Cambrian Railways Whittington station was renamed Whittington High Level and the original Great Western Railway station was renamed Whittington Low Level, presumably the signal boxes were renamed at the same time. Closure came on 14th March 1992 to allow the level crossing to be converted an automatic half-barrier crossing supervised by Gobowen North signal box, which was operational from 21st June 1992. The absolute block section was extended to between Gobowen North and Haughton Sidings signal boxes
Ref no 07758
Doors closing.
CrossCountry's 15.13 Birmingham to Nottingham formed by turbostar no. 170106.
14th May 2008
A new Shakespeare exhibition has opened up in The Gallery called Our Shakespeare.
A free exhibition, it opened on the 22nd April 2016 (a day before the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare's death in Stratford-upon-Avon) and will close on the 3rd September 2016.
Another look at this exhibition.
Birmingham's copies of Shakespeare's First Folio
The taxi driver gave me an odd look when I asked him to drop me off on this street corner. I even enjoyed a bowl of Pho with the locals.
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A trio of tripods with built-in bullseye levels used for leveling the tripod by adjusting the length of its legs.
If the tripod is not level, the angle of the camera changes when aimed in a different direction.
A changing angle is a nuisance in many circumstances and a major problem when shooting panoramas.
(If the tripod is level the individual panorama shots maintain a constant angle and form a strait line.
If the tripod is not level the individual panorama shots are at different angles and form an arch or valley.
This means each shot must be rotated for stitching and the entire panorama must be severely cropped to remove the overall curve.)
Depending on the tripod's head; the camera may require a level of its own.
If your tripod does not have a built-in level, a fence post level (which can be purchased at a building supply store for about $6) can be attached the the tripods center post.
(The post hole level shown in first comment below is red)
(There is also a hot-shoe level on top of the camera)
Here is another rendition of the last scene. The spikes have been leveled, and the building has been cropped out of the background. A high-pass sharpen has been applied at 15%. Too much? I like the rule-of-thirds balance here.
What do you think? Did the manipulation work to help it maintain its interest?
CrossCountry Turbostar no. 170105 on 1G22 10.37 Nottingham - Birmingham New Street departs from Tamworth.
24th July 2012