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Once upon a time, the job of a reporter was to objectively report the events of the day. Reporters took pride in remaining neutral and presenting an unbiased perspective. Armed with a camera and notebook, they meticulously recorded details in the field. Back in the bustling newsroom, they would hammer out their stories on typewriters, the clatter of keys echoing through the hazy, smoke-filled room. These stories then passed through a chain of editors at the newspaper before the latest issue rolled off the presses.
Contrast this with today's landscape of citizen journalism, where information is often gathered from the social media posts of biased and untrained bystanders. With an abundance of online news services vying for clicks, sensationalized headlines have become the norm. The era of objective news seems to be behind us, leaving us with the challenge of discerning the truth amidst a flood of information.
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As I stop to catch my breath, the summit seems impossibly far away.
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera with a KOWA LENS-S 1:3.5/150mm lens and Kowa L-1A ø67 filter using Kodak Portra 160 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitally rendered with Photoshop.
Objective Esk
The cracks in this company are beginning to show, I could feel everyone’s nerves in the initial assault on the sep ship but once we hit the planet it became bad. Most of the company had fired their first shots aboard the cruiser and so charging up uneven terrain towards a base wasn’t what anyone had in mind. My Sergeant and Lt did their best to keep anyone in line, but at this point I’m amazed these clones passed their training on Kamino. But despite their nerves we carried on. One of my troopers had studied this planet in a prior rotation while hunting the pirates and had noted a secret pathway up the mountain we were on. For once these desk-jockies experience was actually worthwhile. Seeing the rest of the legion press on like it was Geonosis, getting ripped apart by their guns. I took initiative and led a squad of my men on a flanking maneuver towards this secret path. At the end of it I found a small little bunker in the rocks guarded by a handful of B1s who weren’t expecting us. If it wasn’t obvious the seps had a skeleton crew on this planet before it was now. We crept up and Moore fired the first shots , and within seconds we had this bunker under our control and found it leading into the whole network of caves, which my leadership has assured me is our way into the compound. I called for the rest of my company and we began storming through, into the sep base.
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This beautiful Mosche is the main photographic objective in Malacca but most interesting than the building itself was this sunset. We were seating in front of the Mosche, with no real hopes of some nice sunset light because the sky was completely overcast. For a moment I wanted to leave because it seemed useless to stay.
But, as usual, nature is full of surprises. The sky behind me started to get really yellow, and after a few moments everything around the Mosche turned purple.
It was a really fulfilling experience, that reminded me how important is to have patience and wait for the right moment.
Hope you like it, enjoy!
Photo: Masjid Selat, Malacca
In 2011 Parques de Sintra purchased both the building (used to be a summer house of the Sasseti family) and the adjoining property with the objective of preserving them.
The property was recently restored and the main attractions are the fabulous gardens and walking tracks that lead all the way from Sintra up to the the Moorish Castle.
It was a two hour hike up, counting stops to rest, take in the views and of course make use of the camera.
This was the ultimate goal, the scene from the lookout, back south to The Old Man and points beyond. It was clear, sunny, very very windy ... and a thrill I'll never forget.
・Wooden Angel Decor CHEZ MOI
@ LTD CHRISTMAS GIFT
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・{vespertine} - lighted wire tree / golden
・dust bunny . lighted jar . type a
・dust bunny . lighted jar . type b
・{what next} Fall Apple Candle - single
・hive // holiday wreath
・Apple Fall Design Books
・Apple Fall Canvas Tote
・*AF* 2017 Holiday Packages Red & Green
・junk. arche desk.
・PILOT & Can't Even - Christmas Tree Strings [White]
・floorplan. wonderfvll frame
・Sari-Sari - Photo Hanger
・dust bunny . branch coat rack . gold
The 'Four Triangles Railtour' finally arrives at one of it's main objectives, becoming the first passenger train into the new North Terminal at Felixstowe. Thanks for the need to swap 37 419 for defective 37 606 on arrival at Norwich the tour was still running exactly an hour late at this stage (or Railtour Standard Time as it is popularly known) which did at least have the benefit of coinciding with a spot of sun!
The tour had to wait for a Felixstowe Docks & Harbour Company pilotman before proceding into the terminal.
in the courtyard ...
Objective Memory by Artist/Sculptor :
Catherine Widgery
(1993) : cast bronze and aluminium
John G. Diefenbaker Building ...
Ottawa Canada ...
in my Art series ...
Taken May 6, 2021 ...
Thanks for your visits, faves, invites and comments ... (c)rebfoto
The base, or mining facility was chaos. My company rushed forwards eager to fight, motivated by our progress, quickly it felt as if I was losing control. One of my clones tried to wrestle a trandoshan when he ran out of shots, forgetting in the process he’d never left the cruiser or received any sort of combative training after Kamino. If it weren’t for our LT being nearby he’d be dead. They seemed to be getting more desperate, mining devices were used as weapons and more and more droids continued to flood the area. I’d seen a lot of B1s in my time but most of my troopers had never seen more than a handful before today. I think I heard reports of commando droids, god willing we won’t meet any of them. Either way we approached one of many doors in the facility, intel states it leads to the main control center. Suddenly I heard a crash, followed by the screams of one of my men. I looked to see a hulking piece of machinery, with steam and smoke screaming out of it as it lumbered on. It raised its other army and began firing a heavy blaster at my men cutting down a whole squad within seconds and decimating my company. Behind the monster stood a wave of b2s and b1s ready to push us back. I pulled out my sidearm and took cover with my PSG blasting what I could when I spotted a bag of charges from my fallen demo specialist, I had one option it seems. My leadership had been outfitted with jetbacks so we grabbed the charges and launched up pelting the monster with bolts before laying heat with the charges. It seemed to do the trick, and its charred corpse got spread out all over the area. Now it’s time to take this place, room by room, hall by hall.
Big fan of this one hope yall like it
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Objective Memory
Three-part outdoor sculpture in rear courtyard of the former Ottawa City Hall (John G. Diefenbaker Building).
“Catherine Widgery's three-part outdoor sculpture offers a whimsical look at the relationship between nature and the human order of things. A polar bear atop a pyramid of star constellations, a man inside a rocket ship-like cone and a tree enclosed in a metal cylinder — all complement the building's design while playfully inviting observers to reflect on the timeless balance between nature and people.
This piece is best viewed from the rear courtyard of former City Hall, located at 111 Sussex Drive.”
Title: Objective Memory
Artist: Catherine Widgery
Year: 1993
Materials: cast bronze and aluminium
Location: John G. Diefenbaker Building
Address: 111 Sussex Drive (courtyard)
City of Ottawa Art Collection: 1994-0005
Source: ottawa.ca/en/residents/arts-heritage-and-culture/public-a...
The Gryphon Objective is a covert, privately funded group of rogue researchers that have made it their mission to investigate and document the infinite mysteries of the universe at all costs. This team of hybrid mercenary-explorers are responsible for many of the greatest discoveries in the galaxy (and some of the greatest controversies). Seen here is the long-range deployment vessel of "Dynamite Squadron" which is crewed by 6 of the most elite soldier-scientists in the group...
South East Continent, 2000 miles East, from nuclear explosion that took place in 2183, destroying a cloning and breeding lab. Current year: 2551
Log: “You want me to mount that- on the tank sir?” “The commander said ‘Go Crazy’- and I intend too...” And that’s all that needed to be explained.
Taken at Rough Meadows in Rowley, Massachusetts, here's another Soldier Beetle photographed using a stronger supplemental lens than the one used for an earlier Soldier Beetle Pic. On the day of our visit these beetles were everywhere, making up for the scarcity of spiders that I had hoped to shoot. They're fairly easy to work with because once on a blossom they go to work chewing the bits they dine on, with limited movement. Bees are tougher to work with because of the almost frenetic way they move about... often flying away just as you frame an image.
Taken with a Nikon D3500, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8, an Iscorama anamorphic lens (1968 version), on the 85mm, and the objective from a junk Soligor 90-230mm zoom lens reverse mounted on the Isco.
Lighting was provided by a Nikon SB-20 speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a plastic bowl that comes in a Healthy Choice frozen dinner.
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Taken on a windy, overcast day at the Jed Johnson Lake Dam, this spider was nestled in the recessed center of a small flower. Wind was causing the flower to dance around wildly making composing an image almost impossible without holding it steady with one hand. Kneeling on the ground to get this shot earned me a knee full of tiny, fuzzy, glass-like cactus spines. These are almost invisible and very difficult to remove, even with tweezers. The best method I've found is using duct tape, providing they haven't been driven in too deeply. Holding the flower caused her to open her four front legs wide, ready to grab whatever had generated the vibration she must have felt.
Nikon D60, Nikkor-H 85mm f/1.8 lens fitted with an Iscorama Anamorphic Lens (1968 version). Two objectives from a pair of junk Soligor 90-230mm lenses were reverse mounted on the Isco. Light was provided by a Nikon SB 23 speedlight flashed through a diffuser made from a white bowl that comes in a frozen dinner.
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Option 1 :)
I put a rose for the souvenir of the person who left her life, and death leaves to represent the death. She looks down the ground and doesn't look the objective because she feels alone in the world, this is how we feel when we have the mourning
Please, take your fave :)
My objective here was to get the trees backlit and highlight their outline. It's always a challenge shooting directly into the sun. The lens flares on the original image were horrendous taking over virtually the entire image. Of course this shot involves various alternate exposures with fingers blocking the sun to get all the details clean.
It's a 4 hour hike all uphill to get to this lake. 3 hours if you are fit and fast or 5 hours if you are out of shape and hauling a 40 pound backpack like me.
Lenbachhaus - The gallery
The gallery contains a variety of works by Munich painters and contemporary artists, in styles such as The Blue Rider and New Objectivity.
Munich painters
The gallery displays masterpieces by Munich artists such as Jan Polack, Christoph Schwarz, Georges Desmarees ("Countess Holstein" 1754), Wilhelm von Kobell, Georg von Dillis, Carl Rottmann, Carl Spitzweg, Eduard Schleich, Carl Theodor von Piloty, Franz von Stuck, Franz von Lenbach, Friedrich August von Kaulbach, Wilhelm Leibl, Wilhelm Trübner and Hans Thoma.
Works by members of the Munich Secession are also on display. The group was founded in 1892, and includes artists such as the impressionist painters Lovis Corinth, Max Slevogt and Fritz von Uhde.
The Blue Rider
Franz Marc, The tiger 1912
The Lenbachhaus is most famous for the large collection of paintings by Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a group of expressionist artists established in Munich in 1911 which included, among others, the painters Wassily Kandinsky, Gabriele Münter, Franz Marc, August Macke, Marianne von Werefkin, and Paul Klee. Münter donated 1,000 “Blue Rider” works to the museum on her 80th birthday.
New Objectivity
Artists of the New Objectivity like Christian Schad and Rudolf Schlichter are exhibited in several rooms.
Contemporary art
The museum gives a very profound view of international contemporary art with works by Franz Ackermann, Dennis Adams, Christian Boltanski, Joseph Beuys, James Coleman, Thomas Demand, Olafur Eliasson, Valie Export, Dan Flavin, Günther Förg, Günter Fruhtrunk, Rupprecht Geiger, Isa Genzken, Liam Gillick, Katharina Grosse, Michael Heizer, Andreas Hofer, Jenny Holzer, Stefan Huber, Asger Jorn, Ellsworth Kelly, Anselm Kiefer, Michaela Melian, Gerhard Merz, Maurizio Nannucci, Roman Opałka, Sigmar Polke, Arnulf Rainer, Gerhard Richter, Michael Sailstorfer, Richard Serra, Katharina Sieverding, Andy Warhol, Lawrence Weiner, Martin Wöhrl as well as artists of the Viennese Actionism.
Young artists are promoted in exhibitions in the affiliated Kunstbau above the Subway Station Königsplatz.
Stephanie Weber curated a solo show of Mark Boulos and film series of Charles Simonds and Christoph Schlingensief, all the while commissioning performances by Tom Thayer and C. Spencer Yeh and adding to the collection works by Vito Acconci, VALIE EXPORT and Martha Rosler. Since starting at Munich's Lenbachhaus in September, she's been hard at work on a retrospective of Polish-born feminist artist Lea Lublin that opens this summer.
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Whilst studying the Demotic Greek language in Athens in 1985 one of my main objectives, apart from of course sitting a Greek interpreter's exam at the end of the studies, was to visit the steam locomotive dumps at Athens (Agios Ioannis) and Thessaloniki (Salonika) sheds. And so to the Salonika visit; an international overnight train from Athens deposited me in the northern Greece city at a good time for the satisfactory early morning sunlight on this September visit. Armed with an officially stamped and signed visitor's permit, previously applied for in person at the Hellenic State Railways headquarters (OSE) in Athens, I was confident of gaining access without any hindrance. How naïve I was to be thinking of such a straightforward scenario! Despite speaking the language quite fluently by this stage and holding official paperwork, the 'jobs worth' on the security gate at Salonika shed just would not allow any access whatsoever, allegedly because no railway management were in present at such an early time in the morning. He also appeared to view me with great suspicion, which I must admit was quite understandable, forcing myself to see the situation from his point of view. Having travelled so far to fulfil my long-held objective, a 'Plan B' was rapidly formulated, and I very soon sought out a suitable access point for a nimble person such as myself further along the extensive shed yard perimeter fence well away from the official entrance, my youthful exploits of illicit shed visits during B.R. steam days and my then more recently acquired army field training skills quickly slotting into place as if by second nature. And with Adrenalin flowing fast and feeling like a dog with two tails in the land of the forbidden fruits I immediately got to work with my Pentax ME Super camera, working around the various groups of sad looking hulks as the sunlight would allow, but with it becoming increasingly harsher by the minute. Alas, it was not to be quite that straightforward, for the small 'fly in the ointment' proved to be a couple of not too friendly looking mongrel dogs which were not tethered, and rapidly awakening from a deep overnight and, up until then, undisturbed slumber. Clearly they were not in of the disposition to be grateful for this rood and unexpected interruption, far removed from their normally everyday quiet routine at this time in the morning! As they became ever more unnervingly vociferous I fumbled for the remains of the overnight rations in my rucksack and to my great relief the few remaining scraps happily proved their weight in gold in 'buying' the dogs' immediate friendship and quietness. Having dealt with this obstacle, it very soon became apparent to me that many of the locos were arranged in such a way that an evening visit would be far more advantageous. Having secured the photos that were possible with the restrictions of their arrangement around the shed yards during the morning, I confidently made my way to the loco shed buildings alongside the shed gate where I had previously been refused admission, and as luck would have it by that time there had been a shift change and my permit was duly acknowledged, albeit with great reluctance after being questioned over precisely what I had been up to and as to why I had not present myself on the correct side of the main gate! As is the way with Greek people, a chat about my personal life, family disposition and financial standing soon did the trick with the manager warming to me and beginning to understand the motives of my visit. Needless to say, the evening session for the additionally sought compositions did not present any further problems. I was very happy to secure this shot of a classic 'Austerity' North British locomotive and duly celebrated that evening with a Meze supper exclusively to myself, washed down with local chilled beer and the greater part of a bottle of Ouzo, naturally at the insistence of the restaurant owner and of course in the interests of good European relations. Needless to say, this was followed by the mother of all hangovers during the following morning!
North British Austerity 'WD' 2-10-0 No.73656 (works No.25442 built in 1943) and OSE 'Lb' (Λβ) Class No.955 stands in the company of two former USATC 'S160' class 2-8-0s, OSE 'Thg' (Θγ) Class Nos.532 and 584 in the shed yard at Thessalonica depot during the evening of 21st September 1985 . Following the Second World War, the British military authorities designated the 16 'WD' class locos then in store in Egypt as surplus to requirements and they were subsequently shipped to Salonica Port in January 1946. They were soon prepared for work in the local railway division, being equipped for right hand drive, fitted with headlamps, a second roof layer added and the chimney lengthened with a small deflector plate installed behind, clearly visible in this view. By the mid-1960s they were to be found employed as mixed traffic locos holding ten daily diagrams on passenger and goods services, even finding their way onto the top link 'Istanbul Express'. Regular standard gauge steam traction ceased in Greece around 1979 and many steam locos were just set aside and dumped in yards. Six of the 'Lb' class survive, two repatriated to the U.K. and four remaining in Greece, two having been restored to working order in more recent years.
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Close-up shot of Dr. Phikru Nornu's test subject, in the transition to becoming a super-soldier.
This is my entry for the public mission 20 of the 253rd Elite Legion RPG. Build time was four weeks.
An unidentified 66 is seen heading south over the Ribblehead Viaduct with a trainload of Gypsum from New Biggin to Tees Dock.
Mark is showing some interest but it looks like Megan is glued to her iPhone.
Forming the backdrop, our next objective, Whernside is seen with its head in the clouds.
*This is not a part of the 253rd legion, it is my own story line and creation* We have a new objective: Objective Shield, to find and defeat the separatists on Jabiim, and secure the planet for the Republic.
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We were left on the muddy and dirty surface of Jabiim, our next objective is to defeat the separatists forces and secure the planet for the Republic. The four of us, Me (Sgt. Saxon) Pitch, Caster and Trap. We set up camp in a small ditch covered by a large concrete structure. With the thick brown mud slathered up against our armour, we set off to scout the surroundings. The primary terrain consisted of: concrete structures with large antennas, and signs of droids, muddied paths with red trees and roots were scattered across the ground. Trap climbed up on one of the concrete boxes and looked out over the trees. Trap sighted a droid outpost 20 clicks north, over the rocky hills. This is our next destination if we are to secure this planet.
This train was one of my prime objectives today and predictably I almost didn't get it as 378 232 behind my shoulder was only a couple of seconds away from departing. This train conveying Ford engines is normally a nocturnal movement east through here which is why I was keen to capture it. The lightweight service employed 67 023 last week but only a grubby GE on this occasion.
My appilcation for Dark times.
Floating free form style is inspired by people here on flickr that will be tagged.