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Official Release Video of the Lykan Hypersport Police Car:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ToS0sSv1MI
Created by Simon Huber, Jonas Abenstein, Felix Berndt & Burak Ekin
for Abu Dhabi Police GHQ.
Once furious, now smart!
The “Robocop” era starts for law enforcements all over the world. Now and here!
Abu Dhabi Police Department's $3.4 Million Lykan Hypersport by W Motors is the world's most exclusive, fastest and smartest police car with ekin Patrol!
Lykan HyperSport, one of the world’s fastest super cars is equipped with ekin Patrol, thus becomes the smartest car in the world and is transformed into a “Robocop”. ekin Patrol is capable of reading license plates of moving and stopping cars and monitors the speed of surrounding cars even on oncoming traffic. It is also capable of recognizing faces at the highest speeds. Further it stores all license plates, speeds and faces. Science fiction films come true with the help of ekin Patrol, which is designed for the policemen of the future.
Rick & I are engaged. Actually, it's been official since January, & we got the hardware to prove it over a month ago. But said hardware has proven damnably difficult to photograph, & hence I am submitting it to the Most Difficult group (see below). This is the 1st shot I've gotten that I'm at all happy with.
The ring was made by my cousin George Press, who is a jeweler in Livingston, NJ (highly recommended!). We are just thrilled with it. He got us a diamond with a near-perfect cut and a lot of fire. Every time we are in a restaurant lit by recessed spotlighting (or anyplace else with multiple point sources of light) we ooh and ah over the sparkling diamond.
But catching that fire on CCD was very difficult. First of all, I needed a venue with lots of overhead point sources of light. You can't really do a photo shoot in a restaurant (at least not if you expect your dinner companion to go through with the wedding.) I ended up taking this at a church where my chorus (Cantabile) was performing, during some downtime in between run-through and concert.
As usual, the camera didn't want to focus on the top of the diamond. I ended up using manual focus -- one of the few times I've been successful in getting the image sharp (well, on a workable percentage of the shots) using the LCD. Then there was the exposure. The dynamic range between the glints of color & the rest of the ring is so great that it was very hard getting any sort of reasonable exposure of the ring without washing all the color out of the glints. I would like to learn how to combine photos for HDR (high dynamic range) imaging. But then I would need to get 2 photos from exactly the same angle, and brings us to another problem: I don't have a tripod & couldn't find a way to rig the camera so it was resting on something pointing mostly downward (had to be downward for the diamond to catch the light from above, but offset a bit so that the camera didn't shadow the subject), so these were all handheld, & in the indoor lighting that was problematic. I tried going to a higher ISO, but even on ISO 50 (which this shot was taken on), this camera takes very grainy images (another thing I'm pretty unhappy with, in addition to the really crummy glass & a couple of infant-mortality hardware malfunctions). Actually, I would have preferred a shot against black velvet, but that reduced the lighting just too far. I tried just doing a manual exposure with the same parameters that worked on the white background, but it was way too underexposed -- I think a good bit of the light on the ring & diamond must be coming from reflected light off the white background.
Then there was the matter of actually catching the glints of color. It was sparkling like mad with the slightest movement, but actually catching it in the act from a single angle took a lot of trial & error.
Anyway, if anybody has any suggestions (including recommendations on HDR software -- I haven't done any research on that yet) or criticisms, let me know.
The official 2010 FIFA World Cup™ ticket was unveiled today (9 April 2010) by FIFA Secretary General Jérôme Valcke and Organising Committee CEO Danny Jordaan at Maponya Mall in Soweto. The tickets will be made available to the general public in a week’s time, on 15 April 2010, when the fifth and final ticketing sales phase kicks off. Find out how to apply for a 2010 World Cup ticket here - www.shine2010.co.za/Community/blogs/goodnews/archive/2010...
Impressionen von der Oldtimermeile am Thüringentag 2013 in Sondershausen. Hier ein Tatra T2-603 von 1975.
Der Tatra 603 ist eine Luxuslimousine der Oberklasse des damals noch tschechischen Automobilherstellers Tatra. Er wurde von 1956 bis 1975 in drei Serien hergestellt und in der Tschechoslowakei nur an höhere Funktionäre der Kommunistischen Partei, leitende Beamte des Staatsapparats sowie Direktoren der größeren Staatsbetriebe sowie Behörden abgegeben. Der T 603 war auch Staatskarosse der Tschechoslowakei und stand den Regierungsmitgliedern und Diplomaten zur Verfügung. Der Staatspräsident wurde jedoch nicht mit diesem Fahrzeug chauffiert, sondern ließ sich in sowjetischen gestreckten Limousinen von GAZ fahren. Die Autos wurden in fast alle befreundeten Länder des ehemaligen Ostblocks exportiert. Ein Verkauf an Privatpersonen war nicht vorgesehen. In private Hände kamen erst Fahrzeuge, die aussortiert wurden. In zwanzig Jahren wurden insgesamt 20.422 Stück in der Manufaktur in Kopřivnice angefertigt. Die 603 waren vor dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs im Westen eine Rarität und sind heute beliebte Oldtimer. Nachfolger des T 603 war ab 1974 der Typ 613.
The Tatra 603 is a large rear-engined luxury car made by the Czechoslovak company Tatra. It was a continuation of the series of Tatra streamlined sedans started by the Tatra 77. In Communist Czechoslovakia only high ranking party officials and heads of factories were driven in 603s; the car was also exported to a number of other countries.
06/09/2022. London, United Kingdom. Official Cabinet Portrait; Secretary of State for International Trade and President of the Board of Trade – Kemi Badenoch MP poses for a photograph in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
Setup:
Camera Canon 5DIII | Exposure 1/160 sec | Aperture f/8| Focal Length 85 mm | ISO Speed 100
One flash 430 EXII thru white umbrella @7H00
One flash 580 EXII thru a softbox @2h00
Nick reaches for the official San Jose Bike Party Megaphone.
San Jose Bike Party pirate theme scavenger hunt. I think they had over 100 participants!
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06/09/2022. London, United Kingdom. Official Cabinet Portrait;Secretary of State for Defence – Rt Hon Ben Wallace MP poses for a photograph in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
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06/09/2022. London, United Kingdom. Official Cabinet Portrait; Minister of State (Minister for Development) at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office – Vicky Ford MP poses for a photograph in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
10-11 December 2014 - Officials from fourteen developing countries discussed ways to maximise benefits from their recent commitment to enhanced engagement in the BEPS Project. OECD Conference Centre, Paris.
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Paul H. Motes and John C. Taylor of the 5th Marine Regiment, circa 1918.
From the Paul H. Motes Collection (COLL/233), United States Marine Corps Archives & Special Collections.
Total Chaos Photograhy head honcho Kim.
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Waterside Festival, Milton Keynes.
It's official! The CBD & South East line opens to passengers at 11.:00 am on 14 December 2019 ... …
BEGINS
LIGHT RAIL TO OPEN DECEMBER 14
"Trams will carry passengers through Sydney’s streets for the first time in nearly 60 years
when the CBD and South East Light Rail opens on Saturday, 14 December.
"NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Transport Minister Andrew Constance today announced the start date for the first light rail service to run down George Street since
1961 (sic).
“The CBD and South East Light Rail is a big step towards revitalising our city and will
transform the way we live, work and go out in Sydney,” Ms Berejiklian said.
“Trams will be fare-free for the opening weekend so the community can ride the new light rail to celebrate this historic event.
“The new network will move up to 13,500 commuters an hour during peak time in both
directions, replacing the conga line of buses which used to sit in traffic on George Street.
"A coupled tram holds up to 450 customers, the equivalent of up to nine standard buses.”
Minister for Transport Andrew Constance revealed the first passenger services will start at
11am on Saturday and run between Circular Quay and Randwick until 1am.
“This is an exciting time and we expect a huge turnout at Circular Quay of people taking a ride on the new trams before regular services start on Monday,” Mr Constance said.
“With passenger services right around the corner it’s more important than ever for the
community to pay attention to safety messages around trams.
“We have launched multiple safety campaigns telling people to stay safe around light rail.
"We need pedestrians to keep their heads up and drivers to stay out of the tram corridor
and not queue across intersections.”
"Services on the CBD and South East Light Rail will run from 5am to 1am every day of the week"
ENDS
… and to celebrate enjoy some of my better photographs from the last month! Looking forward to seeing you all at Circular Quay on Saturday week!
06/09/2022. London, United Kingdom. Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs James Cleverly poses for a photograph in 10 Downing Street. Picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
H.E. Archbishop Elpidophoros Blessed and cut the Vasilopita at The Greek Orthodox Metropolis of New Jersey on Thursday February 9th, 2023.
Photos: © GOA/Dimitrios Panagos
Left to right: Lorenzo Guerini (Minister of Defence, Italy) shaking hands with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg
Scenes from the official commemoration of the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25) held on Wednesday, 22 November 2017, at the ECOSOC Chamber, United Nations Headquarters, New York.
The event will precede the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence Campaign (25 November – 10 December) commemorated by the UN under the umbrella of the Secretary-General’s campaign UNiTE to End Violence against Women. This year’s theme is “Leave No One Behind: End Violence against Women and Girls”, in line with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. It emphasizes the importance of reaching the most marginalized, including adolescents and the elderly, indigenous women and women affected by conflict and natural disaster, first.
Other participants include:
Carey Mulligan, UK Global Dementia Friends and Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador and Oscar-nominated actor
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Under-Secretary-General and UN Women Executive Director
Morgen Chinoona, UN Trust Fund programme participant
Dragana Ciric Milovanovic, UN Trust Fund programme participant
The event will feature a panel discussion with Emmy-award winning series, “The Handmaid’s Tale” producer, Bruce Miller and costume designer Ane Crabtree, as well as musical performances. The commemoration event will be moderated by Sherwin Bryce-Pease, UN Bureau Chief of South Africa Broadcasting Corporation, and President of the UN Correspondent’s Association 2017.
Photo: UN Women/Ryan Brown
Read More: www.unwomen.org/en/news/in-focus/end-violence-against-women
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From the Thayer Soule Collection (COLL/2266) at the Archives Branch, Marine Corps History Division
OFFICIAL USMC PHOTOGRAPH
After my selfie with no make-up a couple of days ago I wanted to do a real shoot this time. I was my own hair and make-up artist, photographer, model and reflector stand.
Panasonic GX7 with Olympus 45mm f1.8 on tripod remote controlled by iphone
Caruba Orb slightly right from camera in front of model with Canon 580EXII triggered by Cactus V6 @1/8
White reflector for fill left from camera (right side of model)
Processed in Lightroom 5 and Alien Skin Exposure 7
UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE ADIDAS FINALE 1, 2000 - 2001, 1ST EDITION WITH OFFICIAL MATCH BALL IN A SINGLE LINE
PROPERTY OF YKYECO
These train cars are inspired by official sets & techniques used by LEGO.
The first car is a depressed center flatcar, and it carries a re-imagined and updated set 5920 Island Racer from the Adventurers "Dino Island" Theme. (link to 5920: www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=5920-1 )
The second car is a gondola carrying three huge boulders. It was inspired by set 4434, Tipper Truck. (link to 4434: www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=4434-1 )
The third car is a gasoline / oil tanker in OCTAN colors. The tanker was inspired by set 7939, Cargo Train. ( www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?S=7939-1 ) This model also needs two printed 1x4 tile pieces like this: www.bricklink.com/catalogItem.asp?P=2431px9
LDD file: www.mocpages.com/user_images/80135/1413560515m.lxf
For a few years there has been officially-sanctioned graffiti here - the subway unter the railway line near Central Station.
Firstly there was a tableau of exotic animals, then some local buildings painted alongside Victorian street characters, and most recently, this set of more extensive set of "absract" characters.
I visited the site in July 2011 with my good friend, the late Paul Wright, and saw it freshly painted in white, ready for this last lot of grafitti to be done. Paul & I both agreed that we prefered it as it used to be, in unadorned engineer's blue brick.
Camera: Nikon F5
Lens: Nikkor 28-80mm
Film: Kodak BW400CN
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VFRmeeting2013 - official set
Ca' del Conte (PC)
june 6-7 2013
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