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Sheridan Hall early this morning. The sky was so blue and the threes are beginning to bloom! Otherwise, this was the first photo taken with the new lens!
Taken at 100k ..John dosn't like stopping much!
Castle Hill, day one of our four day trip away over Arthur's Pass and back through the Lewis Pass. February 8, 2012. South Island, New Zealand.
Castle Hill is a location and a high country station in New Zealand's South Island. It is located at an altitude of 700 metres, close to State Highway 73 between Darfield and Arthur's Pass. It is private property.
The hill was so named because of the imposing array of limestone boulders in the area reminiscent of an old, run-down stone castle. The front of Christ Church Cathedral in Christchurch is made from Castle Hill limestone. The station was established by the Porter brothers, and later owned by brothers John and Charles Enys. John Enys was a noted entomologist, and friend of novelist Samuel Butler.
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I liked the leading lines the limestones walls made I would have liked to return as the leaves turned, I guess ill save it for another year :)
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As per normal not our initial chosen location, but we followed our visual senses and drove to somewhere we could use for a nice sunrise, we ended up close to Brantside and the fab collections of small limestone pavements atop the hillside.
The sunrise wasn't spectacular but nevertheless beautiful with wonderful early morning light. Loved the light illuminating the grass between the limestone rocks.
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Capitéis românicos do portal principal da Igreja de São Vicente, em Zamora, datados entre os séculos XII e XIII, são um exemplo notável da escultura arquitetónica da época. Com motivos vegetalistas e figuras zoomórficas, estes capitéis refletem a rica iconografia românica, desempenhando funções decorativas e simbólicas. Esculpidos em calcário, integram-se no portal concebido como Porta do Céu, um espaço de transição e proteção que concentra programas escultórios com valor apotropaico e narrativo. A igreja insere-se no contexto do românico zamorano, caracterizado pelo uso extensivo da pedra e pela escultura decorativa nos portais e capitéis, marcando o auge construtivo da cidade durante a repovoação cristã no reinado de Afonso VII, e apresentando cenas figurativas com animais e figuras humanas que frequentemente transmitem mensagens morais ou religiosas.
Romanesque capitals of the main portal of the Church of San Vicente in Zamora, dating from between the 12th and 13th centuries, are an outstanding example of the architectural sculpture of the period. With plant motifs and zoomorphic figures, these capitals reflect the rich Romanesque iconography, performing decorative and symbolic functions. Carved in limestone, they are part of the portal conceived as the Gate of Heaven, a space of transition and protection that concentrates sculptural programs with apotropaic and narrative value. The church is part of the context of the Zamoran Romanesque, characterized by the extensive use of stone and decorative sculpture on the portals and capitals, marking the city's constructive peak during the Christian repopulation in the reign of Afonso VII, and featuring figurative scenes with animals and human figures that often convey moral or religious messages.
This shows the size of the diggers , compare them with the ordinary sized Land Rover in the foreground and the operators dressed in orange.
The cement works has permission to continue to operate until February 2042 but the quarry doesn't have enough limestone left to last that long , at current rates of extraction anyway, and without extension to the quarry boundaries. So a consultation has recently taken place (October 2025) about extending the quarry, and building a solar farm too. Watch this space.
A nice older EMD end cab switcher muscles hopper cars past a loader working a pile of limestone adjacent to our mooring spot at Indiana Harbor.
The Checkerboard Mesa's unusual crack patterns in the sandstone hill resembles a grid much like that on a checkerboard. Mount Carmel Highway is a 25 mi long scenic road in Utah that cuts through the heart of Zion National Park. Print size 8x10 inches.
Love how the tree is separated from the background by some fine mist. Looks like this tree is likely suffering from Ash Die back too, as is the more famous tree nearby.
The last rays of the sunshine of a freezing 18 November 1995 illuminate the Railway Technical Services’ red and grey livery of 47972 “The Royal Army Ordnance Corps”, and the Intercity livery of its train, the diverted 1030 Euston – Glasgow, as they climb the Long Drag at Selside Shaw.
Although the gritstone projection of Pen-y-Ghent dominates this scene, it is mainly limestone that permeates the landscape with rocky outcrops, drystone walls and limestone pavements strewn across it.
Joseph Aspdin of Leeds patented Portland Cement on 21 October 1924. While it revolutionised modern building, it has also contributed significantly to global warming. Nevertheless, it is not only still much in use but also being further developed to be more eco- and user-friendly as well as self-cleaning.
John Smeaton of Leeds is thought to have created the first modern concrete, a mixture of limestone and clay which was resistant to water, whilst he was preparing his work on the Eddystone Lighthouse around 1755.
Joseph Aspdin on Wikipedia
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Archaeologists working on the site of Brunel’s Great Western Dockyard development next to Brunel’s ss Great Britain, have discovered what is thought to be the first ever substantial use of Portland cement in the construction of a major building.
www.culture24.org.uk/history/archaeology/industrial+archa...
Originating in Leeds
www.mylearning.org/jpage.asp?jpageid=719&journeyid=200
The development of Portland Cement
www.buildingconservation.com/articles/prtlndcmnt/prtlndcm...
The history of concrete and cement
inventors.about.com/library/inventors/blconcrete.htm
Portland Cement on Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portland_cement
Ordinary Portland Cement with extraordinarily CO2 emissions. What can be done to reduce them?
www.buildingforafuture.co.uk/autumn05/ordinary_portland_c...
Self-cleaning concrete
www.cement.org/tech/self_cleaning.asp
John Smeaton on Wikipedia
An interesting ridge fascinating how trees just grow through the limestone the clouds rolled in after this shot.So into mono shots.
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This shot is from a great spot in the west Dales near Ingleton. The sunrise wasn't that memorable but I enjoyed the vista and definitely one to return to.
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At Krueger Park, near the pool, in Beloit, WI, USA. Limestone is a huge natural resource in our area.
This unique monolith statue of 20 meters high, is the oldest known monumental sculpture, built in 2558-2532 BC, by the ancient Egyptians.
The impressive limestone statue of the Giza Plateau, on the west bank of Nile river, presents a mythical creature with a lion's body and a human head (sphinx), and is generally believed to represent the face of the Pharaoh Khafra.
This is the first limestone train to Fairlane that I have seen, although crew chatter suggested they brought one up a couple of days ago. B&LE 902 shoves 30 loads into the plant for unloading. United will make a flux "Mustang" pellet to replace the "Viceroy" pellets that Empire produced.
Malham Cove is a large curved limestone formation 0.6 miles (1 km) north of the village of Malham, North Yorkshire, England.It was formed by a waterfall carrying meltwater from glaciers at the end of the last Ice Age more than 12,000 years ago.
Limestone Life on Twistleton Scar, Ingleton, North Yorkshire
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Lens - Sony FE28mm f2
Focal Length 28mm
Fstop - f8
Exposure Time - 1/30 second
ISOspeed - ISO100
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It was a day of heavy showers yesterday so we had to dodge soakings. Thankfully we managed a decent stint on some limestone paving looking direct toward the viaduct. Challenging but great to be out with my brother again after a couple of weeks apart.
With fairly warm temps they can still use the ore car for limestone loading but it won't be long before the seasonal side-dump cars are on this assignment to Minntac.
The north east end of the limestone pavement on Batty Moss with DB Cargo 66059 crossing Ribblehead Viaduct, the 6E95 10:44 Newbiggin to Hull terminal gypsum empties on Wednesday 15th February 2017.
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Limestone Light
Captured on limestone pavement at the foot of Ingleborough. The sun lit up the pavement but Whernside was under thick, threatening cloud....the same cloud that gave us good drenching.