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“Tout obstacle renforce la détermination. Celui qui s’est fixé un but n’en change pas.”
Léonard de Vinci
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How people deal with obstacles in public space. Lublin - Poland 2015
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It's that wacky time of the week again, which leads me to bid you a fruitful and happy "Fence Friday"
"For every obstacle there is a solution. Nothing in the world can take the place of persistence. The greatest mistake is giving up.”
...a camera cures the boredom of being stopped at a red light. In fact, you'll often wish it stayed red for longer! Here I was stopped at a red light on Midvale and McKee road. Fortunately the light was red long enough to get some shots of the nice sunset...
Chevigny St Sauveur (Côte d'Or)
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Forêt de Chevigny St Sauveur (Côte d'Or)
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Un « Ouigo classique » passe une pièce de musée, un passage à niveau (PN) à commande manuelle et barrières oscillantes. C’est le seul PN de ce type entre Paris et Orléans. Il est situé au km 84,4 près de Toury sur une section où les trains peuvent circuler à 200 km/h. Les autres PN ont été remplacés par des ponts, mais celui-ci est situé sur une petite route à trop faible trafic pour que son remplacement par un pont soit d’un coût acceptable. Il n’y a plus que deux PN de ce type entre Paris et Bordeaux par la ligne classique (ligne 570000), celui-ci (le PN n°51) et le PN 91 à St-Jean-de-la-Ruelle dans la banlieue d’Orléans.
Presque tout est vieux dans cette image : le PN et sa maison de garde-barrières, le train, composé d’une locomotive mise en service il y a presque 46 ans, et d’une rame de voitures Corail construites à partir de 1975, les portiques supportant les caténaires, datant de l’électrification mise en service le 22 décembre 1926 d’Etampes à Orléans. Ce qu’il y a de plus récent dans l’image, c’est la voie et le porte-torche d’alarme, qu’on voit entre le train et la maison de garde-barrière. Cet équipement déclenche une torche visible de très loin lorsqu’un incident ou un obstacle sur la voie impose l’arrêt d’urgence de tous les trains.
Seule la livrée rose Ouigo apporte une touche de modernité : la SNCF a fait « du neuf avec du vieux ».
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The old level crossing
A "classic Ouigo" passes a museum piece, a manually operated level crossing (LC) with swinging gates. It's the only level crossing of this kind between Paris and Orléans. It is located at km 84.4 on a section where trains can travel at 200 km/h. All the other LCs have been replaced by bridges, but this one is located on a small road with too little traffic for its replacement by a bridge to be acceptable in terms of cost. There are now only two LCs of this type between Paris and Bordeaux on the classic line, this one (LC #51) and LC #91 at St-Jean-de-la-Ruelle on the outskirts of Orléans.
Almost everything in this picture is old: the LC and its gatekeeper's house, the train, made up of a locomotive about 46 years old, and a train set of Corail cars built from 1975 onwards, the gantries supporting the catenaries, dating from the Etampes to Orléans electrification of December 22, 1926. The most recent addition in the picture is the tracks and the alarm flare holder, which can be seen between the train and the gatekeeper's house. This equipment triggers a flare visible from far away when an incident or obstacle on the track requires all trains to come to an emergency stop.
Only the pink Ouigo livery adds a touch of modernity: with SNCF, what was old, is new again. It is not just a matter of applying a fresh livery on ageing rolling stock. These low-cost trains are a reenactment of what used to be called “Express” trains for decades. The Express were a category of passenger train service mid way between the "Rapides" (crack trains) and the local trains.
Photo © JM Frybourg – 230813-8364
Camera: Cosina CX2
Film: Ferrania Professional 100
(expired 09/2004, shot at 25 ISO)
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A nice pair of high heels is certainly a sexy and beautiful addition to any outfit. But if you are set on wearing them....you had better pay very close attention to your path forward. Danger lurks around every corner. 😲
Water of the Provo River colored by the glow of fall leaves along the shore. Provo Canyon, Utah County, Utah.
There are always obstacles towards your destination. They make for a more interesting journey and stories worth telling. Poiana Marului, Romania, 1.03.2014 www.doruoprisan.com via 500px ift.tt/1cIto1W
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One skill most Photojournalists develop is working around obstacles or working them into the scene.
If you look back at the image of the whole truck this is the way I found it and it stayed parked throughout all the shots. What you don't see is the car parked besides the truck which limited my selection of angles while I tried to work in the old gas pump.
as for the rear taillight there is a tree there to work around. This shot there is a fence right outside the left border the grass added to the value of the image.
It is easy today to just remove unwanted objects anyone can do that!
A talented photographer thinks things out and tries different angles and lenes to work obstacles into the scene using different perspectives and lighting.
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During a patrol route across Starkiller base a First Order Snowspeeder run into a, well, annoying obstacle.
Snowtrooper Officer: “Where in the hell did you learn to drive, trooper? You have a snow-covered expanse before you and you run over the only obstacle?! And while piloting a repulsorlift vehicle, nonetheless!”
Snowtrooper: “But Sir, how could I’ve known he was there! They said he was not in Episode VII, Sir”
OFFICER: “Does it look like we are in a movie, trooper? This is not a film, this is our Brick world!”
TROOPER: “And it means…”
OFFICER: “It means there isn’t a script to protect us from the presence of such annoying creature! As long as something exists in the Star Wars universe, and sometimes even beyond, it can appear here anytime! Blame whoever created that silly thing but in the name of the our Supreme Leader, keep your eyes open!”
TROOPER: “Yes, Sir!”
OFFICER: “Now throw that annoying creature away from my speeder and let’s try to complete out patrol without meeting him again!”
A little parody photo and background story, no real hate against characters, creators of characters etc :)
It seems the First Order does not like Jar Jar but my contacts say the Resistance does not like him either lol :)
May the Brick be with You :)
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