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On Form 2014, Asthall Manor, Oxfordshire.
Minolta Dynax 9 and outdated (1999) Kodak Elite Chrome 200 film, exposed +1 EV
September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
Winch launches and ridge soaring on a tuestay evening.
Fricktal Schupfart airfield LSZI
24. Mai 2011
Canon T90, 17mm 1:4
Fuji Superia 400, outdated
Testing a Minox 35 ML with outdated (2010) Kodak ColorPlus 200 film. Developed and scanned by Snappy Snaps, Oxford.
For the 2019 Dyxum film challenge (one-third keepers).
The kit and its assembly:
The Royal Navy’s River-class light cruisers never existed. These fictional interwar ships were based on the Dido-class cruisers’ concept, just placed in an earlier generation and realized on the basis of an old/outdated ship. Inspiration came with an aftermarket set of six 1:700 white metal turrets that I came across recently, and I wanted to use it to build something like the American Atlanta-class light cruisers with a specialized AA armament.
However, this armament called for a suitable and bigger hull than my former destroyer builds, and I was eventually able to hunt down a cheap Tamiya kit of a Japanese Kuma-class light cruiser as starting point. It was perfect in size (almost exactly as big as a Dido-class cruiser!), shape and time frame, even though I I basically only used the kit’s single-piece hull as starting point. I had to modify the superstructures thoroughly to adapt the Japanese ship to the new role and also to a more Western layout and silhouette.
For instance, the typically Japanese tall “pagoda” bridge/command section of that era had to disappear, and I changed the superstructures almost completely, because the new twin turrets needed much more space than the small single guns of the Kuma cruiser. I also wanted to place them at different levels, and this called for suitable staggered platforms, too.
Initially there was the plan to mount the six turrets in groups of three at both bow and stern, but it was soon clear that this would not work – this arrangement would have been too long and too high, too, so that I went with two staggered pairs. I also wanted to give the ship – unlike the American Atlanta-class ships – a catapult for an on-board aircraft, and this required some free space on deck.
With this framework I scratched new/additional superstructures, using leftover pieces from the two recently built Matchbox K-class destroyers and from a Revell H.M.S. Ark Royal carrier. Everything evolved through trial-and error, in an attempt to find a plausible layout for all the deck equipment. The lowered hull section for the Kuma-class’ front torpedo tubes was filled with a cabin and re-purposed for lifeboats. Then the initially continuous superstructure was split to make room for the steam catapult amidships at deck level. The rear turrets eventually found their final places on a separate superstructure that would also carry the secondary mast and the crane for the floatplane, and I mounted the last two turrets in lateral positions (again somewhat inspired by the Atlanta-class arrangement with similar positions), above the Kuma-class’ openings for the rear torpedo launch tubes. These did not make sense at this position anymore, so that the OOB openings were closed/filled and moved further forward, under the new “flight deck”. Some PSR had to be done, too, in order to blend some disparate donor parts and fill the worst gaps. Therefore, the finish is certainly not as crisp as an OOB model – but I think that these flaws remained on an acceptable level.
Once the general deck layout had been settled, detail work began. This included a re-arrangement of bridge, masts and funnels, and the main deck had to offer enough space for the re-located catapult, together with the turrets in the side positions, lifeboats and AA stations, which found their place at deck level and in two twin alcoves in higher positions. Fiddly stuff, and I must admit that “creating” such a battleship is conceptually not easy.
The aircraft on board is actually the OOB Kawanishi E7K floatplane from the Kuma-class cruiser kit – but it looks similar enough to a Swordfish that this illusion could be easily supported with a suitable paint scheme.
A visit in the tower of Zurich Airport with our radiotelephony class.
24.Mai 2011
Canon T90, FD 75-200mm F4,5
Fuji Superia 400 outdated
Testing a Minox 35 ML with outdated (2010) Kodak ColorPlus 200 film. Developed and scanned by Snappy Snaps, Oxford.
For the 2019 Dyxum film challenge (one-third keepers).
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Myanmar, previously known as Burma, what a surprisingly amazing place. We booked this holiday to get out of our comfort zone of easy beach holidays in the Maldives. There were several times when we wondered why we did it, travel in Myanmar consists mainly of long, sometimes tedious journeys on outdated transport systems. But now, in hindsight, we realise that this was the only way to truly get a feel of how the country and people are living day to day. And by far, more so than any other holiday we have had, the people are the most memorable thing we brought back with us. They are totally charming, polite, honest, resilient, hard working and most of all truly happy people. Their sincerely happy smiles, some of which we thankfully managed to capture in our photo's, are what we mostly remember and will stay with us forever.
We all know, or think we know, about the bad old days of the Burmese regime, so we obviously had a few reservations about what we were letting ourselves in for, but as it turned out, Myanmar must be the safest place we have ever been to. There is zero crime here, 85% of the country are buddhists and all the people seem to be true to Buddha's teachings of compassion, honesty, right mindedness, right living and non-harming to any living thing. Admittedly, although the country is now a democracy, the military still retains a certain amount of power, so I guess there is still an undercurrent going on albeit out of sight of the regular tourist. However, all the people we spoke to are so much happier now, they are more or less free to speak openly, without fear of reprisals and they all feel positive about the path the country is on now.
As for the landscape, what can I say, there is nowhere like it on earth! Outside the cities the whole country seems to be in some sort of 200 year old time warp. The people are mostly farmers on small plots of land using ox carts to plough the fields and living in houses made of bamboo, wood and matting. The wierdest thing is most of them have solar power, mainly for a bit of light and to charge their mobile phones! Everyone is on their phone here.....just like the rest of the world I guess. Also, there are temples, pagodas and stupas everywhere you look, especially in Bagan, which is like the Mecca of Myanmar. We were there for the Full Moon Festival where thousands of Burmese monks and Myanmar people gather from all over the country to celebrate for three days at the Ananda Pagoda in Bagan. After possibly days travelling they stay awake for most of the three days and nights watching entertainment which includes dance, theatre, chants, recitations and singing as well as stand up comedy. Amazing belief.
A word about One Stop Travel & Tours the Myanmar company we booked with. We found them via recommendations on Tripadvisor and so glad we used them. They never asked for a deposit, they booked all our hotels, train & boat journeys, balloon ride and one internal flight all on an email handshake! We just paid them in US Dollars on arrival, saving us thousands on UK travel brochure rates, and they never let us down once. The guides were all good guys and always there to greet us at the various destinations on our tour/trek, sometimes waiting hours when the transport was late. A special thanks to Leo our Yangon guide and Eaint at the One Stop office. After leaving our Nikon Coolpix A camera charger at home we trawled the shops of Yangon eventually finding a replacement.......only to leave it plugged in the wall at our next hotel in Mandalay! We were now a ten hour boat journey away in Bagan, but a call to Eaint at the One Stop office and they got it to us two days later just before we moved on! A huge thank you to all at One Stop as this holiday produced without doubt our most amazing photographs ever!
Myanmar has been open to mainstream tourism for five years now, a lot of the people speak English now so it is relatively easy to holiday there. We are so glad we went there before it really changes, there is still a huge amount of charm and old worldliness about the place that you will not find in any other country. If you are prepared to switch off from the 21st century and just accept it for what it is you will be richly rewarded with amazing memories of a landscape like no other and a fascinating people who are genuinely happy to see you.
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www.flickr.com/photos/nevillewootton/albums
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Photography & Equipment sponsored by my web business:
We are UK's leading Filter Specialists, selling online to the Plant, Agricultural, Commercial Vehicle and Marine Industries.
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PLEASE NOTE: I take Photographs purely as a hobby these days so am happy to share them with anyone who enjoys them or has a use for them. If you do use them an accreditation would be nice and if you benefit from them financially a donation to www.sightsavers.org would be really nice.
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Minolta Vectis S-1 APS film SLR and 50mm f/3.5 macro lens
Outdated Tesco APS film
Scanned by processor, colour correction and other PP by me
Another outdated impression I had of China is that there would be censorship in the advertising but naked boys peeing is apparently above board! Surprisingly or maybe not so surprisingly, I could not access www.globeandmail.com though so censorship is political. It was weird going without news for 2 weeks.
This colorful building holds up quite well with this outdated, small-format film
Minolta 110 Zoom Mark II, outdated Colorama 200 film, neg 10
A roll of very outdated Fujifilm Fujichrome Sensia 200 film (expired 1998) on an old lightbox I found in the attic. The white translucent plastic of the lightbox has yellowed with age, and the (uneven) illumination comes from a single tungsten bulb which provides a great deal of heat.
I'm delighted that Fuji still honour their process-paid envelopes, and I think the film has held up quite well (film exposed at ISO 100 (+1 EV) before any other adjustments).
Sadly Fuji don't number their slides but instead provide the pictures in a container with six trays, each tray holding six slides; as you can see there are three sets of bracketed exposures here (5 exps at .5 EV steps).
Individual scans and conclusions to follow.
Gatesheads Trinity Square car park (known by many as the Get Carter Car Park or Gateshead Multi Storey Car Park) was built from designs by Owen Luder (subsequently RIBA President) and opened in 1967, five years on from the drawing board. The building towers above Gateshead town centre (being the tallest building in the town centre by quite a margin). The car park is an example of the Brutalist style of architecture (raw exposed concrete defining the character of the building and its exterior). The top floor of the building featured a space for a cafe-bar with views of Gateshead and Newcastle however, it was never used. By the time the car park was constructed, its design was already out of date and unfashionable. Its outdoor shopping precinct quickly became outdated with shoppers preferring indoor precincts. Rather than becoming the centre of its community public opinion has called for its demolition (the building was listed in Britains top 10 worst buildings) and the car park is instead famous for the role it plays in the 1971 gangster movie "Get Carter". Following decades of deterioration the decision was made to demolish the car park structure, the indoor market that lies below and associated properties on High Street, Ellison Street and the adjacent Trinity Square, allowing for a new city centre development.
In 2008, following an extensive pre-tender interview process and a successful tender submission Thompsons were appointed to conduct enablement works with the removal of asbestos and the soft strip of fittings and fixtures from properties along Ellison Street. Prior to Christmas of 2008 Thompsons were given the green light to commence the full demolition package. Works have commenced on the low level shops along Ellison Street and will progress into Trinity Square and along High Street. Demolitions will then progress to the multi-storey car park structure itself. Thompsons newly acquired Komatsu 750 super high reach 360o excavator machine will assist our Caterpillar 350 high reach machine to demolish the car park, working top to bottom in a pre-determined sequence.
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September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry. September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
Outdated Spices
Taken in a home made light box with an SB 600 on the left at 1/8th power and an SB 600 on the right at 1/4 power both triggered with Pocketwizard II's.
Shot on outdated PolaPan Polaroid film with a Contax T3, processed in the hand-crank Polaroid processing machine, drum scanned on a Screen 1030Ai
Images are currently available for licensing under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License. Please credit Alex Wright - alexwright.net
Collection Name: RG104 Department of Economic Development Commerce and Industrial Development (CID) Photograph Collection
Photographer/Studio: Owens, Whitey
Description: Three men with the CID work in a room with an IBM System 360 mainframe computer. They examine a print-out.
Coverage: United States - Missouri
Date: c1965-1975
Rights: public domain
Credit: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives
Image Number: RG104_CIDPrints_049-016.tif
Institution: Missouri State Archives
PZL P.11c :
The only preserved of it's kind. Legend of the September 1939 campaign and workhorse of polish fighter squadrons. This very machine actually took part in Sempetmber Campaign, piloted by Lt. Waclaw Krol, who shot down Henschel 126 and Heinkel 111 (1st and 5th september)
Descpriprtion taken from wikipedia:
The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was briefly considered to be the most advanced fighter design in the world. The PZL P.11 served as Poland's primary fighter defence in the Polish campaign but by that point was outdated due to rapid advances in aircraft design.
By 1 September 1939, the fighter squadrons had been deployed to remote airfields, so they were not bombed by the Germans. During the Polish campaign, the P.11 fought against more modern German bombers and fighters. Not only were the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 faster and better armed, but also most German bombers were faster
Despite the German superiority, the P.11 managed to shoot down a considerable number of German aircraft, including fighters, but suffered heavy losses as well. The exact numbers are not fully verified. A total of 285 German aircraft were lost according to Luftwaffe records, with at least 110 victories credited to the P.11 for the loss of about 100 of their own
Some Interesting facts:
* At dawn on 1 September, Cpt. Mieczysław Medwecki flying a PZL P.11c was shot down by a German Ju 87, having the dubious honour of becoming the first aircraft shot down in the Second World War.
*The first Allied air victory was achieved 20 minutes later by Medwecki's wingman, Wladyslaw Gnys who shot down two Dornier Do 17s with his P.11c.
*The PZL P.11c was also the first aircraft to successfully ram an enemy aircraft in the Second World War.
*The first large air battle of the Second World War took place in the early morning of 1 September over the village of Nieporęt just north of Warsaw, when a German bomber group of about 70 Heinkel He 111 and Dornier Do 17 was intercepted by some 20 P.11 and 10 P.7 fighters and had to abandon their mission to Warsaw
This photograph is a little outdated, it doesn't display my new intercooler, ignition system, pipes, etc... but you get the just!
-AEM MAF air straightener
-HKS High Performance Twin Power Ignition System
-StreetUnit Billert Aluminum rear engine mount
-ETS top mount intercooler
-Street unit silicone boost tubes
-MazdaSpeed Cold Air Intake
-HKSS BOV, running at open air
-MazdaSpeed Sport catback exhaust
-Rotora Front/rear cross drill and slotted rotors
- COBB Turbo Inlet
- COBB Tunner
-BC Racing adjustable coilover kit
-Fiber Images caron fiber cowl induction hood
-OZ altegra 18x8 racing rims
-Auto EXEC Carbon fiber pilars
-Street Unit Blackout Side Markers
-Street Unit Black out front and rear flying M emblems
-Vehicle has been debatched, minus flying M emblems
-Wheel gap is gone thanks to the BC Racing Adjustable Coilover Kit
-AEM Tru-boost controller, AEM Air/Fuel Gauge, AEM Oil presure gauge
-All interior lights have been replaced with white LED lighting
-Three Pod center console
-Kenwood head unit with Nav
-JL audio amp and sub
-bose speakers
September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
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Dat mijn PRAKTICA antiek is dat wist ik.
Maar volgens Canon is mijn "Canon EOS 300D Digital" ook outdated.
De camera kan niet communiceren met windows 7 en 8, als je persé zo'n antieke camera wilt gebruiken zit je ook vast aan XP.
flickr zegt; 5,738 uploads from 190 users yesterday...ja dat is erg weinig...
Ja ik weet, je kunt ook foto's uploaden via de memory-card, maar dat heb ik al een keer teveel gedaan, die minuscule koperen tandjes in de camera zijn er niet op berekend dat je die kaart er dagelijks uittrekt en weer induwt, mijn camera is beschadigd en gerepareerd maar het kaartje dat er nu in zit mag er nooit meer uit, waarschuwde de reparateur.
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I know my old PRAKTIKA is an antique camera.
But Canon says my "Canon EOS 300D Digital" is also outdated.
I am really sad, the camara still works great, 5,738 uploads from 190 users yesterday on flickr, that is not enough?
September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry. September 12, 2013, Montauk - Governor Cuomo asks the Department of Commerce to reform outdated flounder regulations that stifle New York's fishing industry.
Flowering Crab -1937 Zeiss Ikon 515/16 - Netter Anastigmat Lens -Telma Shutter - 400 ISO Konica Pro Outdated - Epson V750 Scanner
Goofy 1980s Computer Worker looking intently at a vintage computer screen. Retro colored and styled image with wood panelling in the background.
Some outdated Soviet and Cuban aircraft used for target practice when the US troops first arrived on the island of Grenada in 1983.
Photo by Debbie
1937 Zeiss Ikon 515/16 - Netter Anastigmat Lens -Telma Shutter - 400 ISO Konica Pro Outdated - Epson V750 Scanner
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
1937 Zeiss Ikon 515/16 - Netter Anastigmat Lens - Telma Shutter - Outdated Konica 400 Pro Film - Epson V750 Scanner
I got this globe in first grade, like on earth day or something. I'm kind of surprised how outdated it is, for even then, it would have been 1996 or 1997, I don't see a date when it was made though.
All the major land marks noted on the tiny map are odd as well, but these two stood out.
Thank you so very much for your interest in Clean Bread and Cheese Creek. Unfortunately the heavy rains of the spring and the areas outdated stormwater management controls of our community has clogged this historic stream with trash. We can certainly use all as many volunteers as possible of all ages and abilities and we look forward to the possibility of working with you! We are all aware of the importance the health of the Chesapeake Bay hold to all Maryland Residents. Those who grew up in this area remember a different creek entirely, one teeming with frogs, crayfish, and minnows – a place where many a child spent long summer days happily playing. It is our goal to bring back that stream, not for me, not just for the residents that live along it, but for everyone who reaps the benefits of the Chesapeake Bay. We are a group of volunteers working with the community, National Public Lands Day, the Ocean Conservancy, American Rivers, Trash Free Maryland, as well as other organizations to clean up Bread and Cheese Creek.
Please mark your calendars for our next cleanup on Saturday, September 27, 2014 at 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM, Rain or Shine, as the day and time we clean up the section of Bread and Cheese Creek from the Berkshire Area to North Point Road. Registration will be at 2408 Plainfield Road, Dundalk, MD 21222. This event will be run in conjunction with the International Ocean Conservancy as part of their International Coastal Cleanup Event.
We run our cleanups as a family event with plenty of ways for volunteers to participate. We welcome every type of person of every ability level to contribute and assist with the cleanup. Though it is true we will need people to dig out shopping carts and haul trash to the dumpsters, we need people to run water, food, tools, and trash bags (both empty and full) to individuals in the creek. People to sort recyclables from the debris removed. People will be needed to help at registration, setup food and snacks as well as many other less strenuous activities. We are also authorized to sign-off on Community Service and Service Learning Hours for students. The more people we have, the easier the work will be for everyone. We will provide lunch and snacks as well as gloves. A limited number of tools are available for sign-out, but suggest bringing your own if you have them
Our cleanups are part of an ongoing effort clean the entire stream by 2014 in preparation for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Celebration. (Bread and Cheese Creek will be receiving two historic plaques on the Star-Spangled Banner National Historic Trail) The creek played a rather significant part in the Battle of North Point which took place on September 12, 1814. Both the American and British Troops camped along its banks, the American troops using is as a rallying point. It is rumored that the young heroes Daniel Wells (19) and Henry McComas (18) used the stream channel to sneak up on British General Robert Ross killing him with their muskets before being killed in return fire. This important part of our history should not be left the eyesore it currently is.
You can learn more about us and keep up to date through our website at: www.BreadandCheeseCreek.org ; become our friend on FaceBook, follow us on Twitter, and Google+. You can also see photos of our past cleanups on Flickr and our videos on YouTube. You can also subscribe to our Electronic Newsletter.
If you have any comments or questions please contact us. Thank you again for your interest and we hope to see you in the stream!
Sincerely,
John Long (President / Founder)
Clean Bread and Cheese Creek
John@BreadandCheeseCreek.org
(410) 285-1202
After I made this image, inspired by a quote by him in Adbusters magazine some time ago (2005?), I found that he has given billions to charity after all.
Still, I think the image stands for so many who do not yet see the symbiotic circle of life.
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Myanmar, previously known as Burma, what a surprisingly amazing place. We booked this holiday to get out of our comfort zone of easy beach holidays in the Maldives. There were several times when we wondered why we did it, travel in Myanmar consists mainly of long, sometimes tedious journeys on outdated transport systems. But now, in hindsight, we realise that this was the only way to truly get a feel of how the country and people are living day to day. And by far, more so than any other holiday we have had, the people are the most memorable thing we brought back with us. They are totally charming, polite, honest, resilient, hard working and most of all truly happy people. Their sincerely happy smiles, some of which we thankfully managed to capture in our photo's, are what we mostly remember and will stay with us forever.
We all know, or think we know, about the bad old days of the Burmese regime, so we obviously had a few reservations about what we were letting ourselves in for, but as it turned out, Myanmar must be the safest place we have ever been to. There is zero crime here, 85% of the country are buddhists and all the people seem to be true to Buddha's teachings of compassion, honesty, right mindedness, right living and non-harming to any living thing. Admittedly, although the country is now a democracy, the military still retains a certain amount of power, so I guess there is still an undercurrent going on albeit out of sight of the regular tourist. However, all the people we spoke to are so much happier now, they are more or less free to speak openly, without fear of reprisals and they all feel positive about the path the country is on now.
As for the landscape, what can I say, there is nowhere like it on earth! Outside the cities the whole country seems to be in some sort of 200 year old time warp. The people are mostly farmers on small plots of land using ox carts to plough the fields and living in houses made of bamboo, wood and matting. The wierdest thing is most of them have solar power, mainly for a bit of light and to charge their mobile phones! Everyone is on their phone here.....just like the rest of the world I guess. Also, there are temples, pagodas and stupas everywhere you look, especially in Bagan, which is like the Mecca of Myanmar. We were there for the Full Moon Festival where thousands of Burmese monks and Myanmar people gather from all over the country to celebrate for three days at the Ananda Pagoda in Bagan. After possibly days travelling they stay awake for most of the three days and nights watching entertainment which includes dance, theatre, chants, recitations and singing as well as stand up comedy. Amazing belief.
A word about One Stop Travel & Tours the Myanmar company we booked with. We found them via recommendations on Tripadvisor and so glad we used them. They never asked for a deposit, they booked all our hotels, train & boat journeys, balloon ride and one internal flight all on an email handshake! We just paid them in US Dollars on arrival, saving us thousands on UK travel brochure rates, and they never let us down once. The guides were all good guys and always there to greet us at the various destinations on our tour/trek, sometimes waiting hours when the transport was late. A special thanks to Leo our Yangon guide and Eaint at the One Stop office. After leaving our Nikon Coolpix A camera charger at home we trawled the shops of Yangon eventually finding a replacement.......only to leave it plugged in the wall at our next hotel in Mandalay! We were now a ten hour boat journey away in Bagan, but a call to Eaint at the One Stop office and they got it to us two days later just before we moved on! A huge thank you to all at One Stop as this holiday produced without doubt our most amazing photographs ever!
Myanmar has been open to mainstream tourism for five years now, a lot of the people speak English now so it is relatively easy to holiday there. We are so glad we went there before it really changes, there is still a huge amount of charm and old worldliness about the place that you will not find in any other country. If you are prepared to switch off from the 21st century and just accept it for what it is you will be richly rewarded with amazing memories of a landscape like no other and a fascinating people who are genuinely happy to see you.
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To view the rest of my Photography Collection click on Link below:
www.flickr.com/photos/nevillewootton/albums
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Photography & Equipment sponsored by my web business:
We are UK's leading Filter Specialists, selling online to the Plant, Agricultural, Commercial Vehicle and Marine Industries.
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PLEASE NOTE: I take Photographs purely as a hobby these days so am happy to share them with anyone who enjoys them or has a use for them. If you do use them an accreditation would be nice and if you benefit from them financially a donation to www.sightsavers.org would be really nice.
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PZL P.11c :
The only preserved of it's kind. Legend of the September 1939 campaign and workhorse of polish fighter squadrons. This very machine actually took part in Sempetmber Campaign, piloted by Lt. Waclaw Krol, who shot down Henschel 126 and Heinkel 111 (1st and 5th september)
Descpriprtion taken from wikipedia:
The PZL P.11 was a Polish fighter aircraft, designed in early 1930s by PZL in Warsaw. It was briefly considered to be the most advanced fighter design in the world. The PZL P.11 served as Poland's primary fighter defence in the Polish campaign but by that point was outdated due to rapid advances in aircraft design.
By 1 September 1939, the fighter squadrons had been deployed to remote airfields, so they were not bombed by the Germans. During the Polish campaign, the P.11 fought against more modern German bombers and fighters. Not only were the German Messerschmitt Bf 109 and Bf 110 faster and better armed, but also most German bombers were faster
Despite the German superiority, the P.11 managed to shoot down a considerable number of German aircraft, including fighters, but suffered heavy losses as well. The exact numbers are not fully verified. A total of 285 German aircraft were lost according to Luftwaffe records, with at least 110 victories credited to the P.11 for the loss of about 100 of their own
Some Interesting facts:
* At dawn on 1 September, Cpt. Mieczysław Medwecki flying a PZL P.11c was shot down by a German Ju 87, having the dubious honour of becoming the first aircraft shot down in the Second World War.
*The first Allied air victory was achieved 20 minutes later by Medwecki's wingman, Wladyslaw Gnys who shot down two Dornier Do 17s with his P.11c.
*The PZL P.11c was also the first aircraft to successfully ram an enemy aircraft in the Second World War.
*The first large air battle of the Second World War took place in the early morning of 1 September over the village of Nieporęt just north of Warsaw, when a German bomber group of about 70 Heinkel He 111 and Dornier Do 17 was intercepted by some 20 P.11 and 10 P.7 fighters and had to abandon their mission to Warsaw
The BAE Systems Rapier Surface-to-Air Missile System was developed for the British Army to replace their outdated Towed Bofors 40/L70 Anti-Aircraft Guns. The system is unusual as it uses a 'Manual Optical Guidance System' sending Guidance Commands to the Missile in flight over a Radio Link, this results in a high level of accuracy, therefore a large Warhead is not required.
Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other Anti-Aircraft Weapons in service with the British Army, both the Bofors Guns used against Low-Altitude Targets and the Thunderbird Missile used against Longer-Range and Higher-Altitude Targets. As the expected Air Threat moved from Medium-Altitude Strategic Missions to Low-Altitude Strikes, the fast reaction time and high maneuverability of the Rapier made it more effective than either of these Weapons, replacing most of them by 1977. Rapier was later selected by the RAF Regiment to replace their Bofors Guns and Tigercat Missiles. It also saw international sales, as of 2021, it was in the process of being replaced as one of the United Kingdom's Primary Air-Defence Weapons by Sky Sabre.
The first Rapier Units were delivered to the British Army in and the RAF Regiment 1971, in 1981 a new Rapier, FSB1 entered service. It had improved electronics and sensors, in 1990 FSB1 (M) was introduced with improvements to the Optical Tracker, Fire Unit and Radar Tracker. Rapier was at first a daylight fair weather Air Defence System, with the addition of the ''Blindfire'' Radar Tracker, Rapier became an all-weather night and day System.
Each Fire System can cover over 38.6 square miles of sky up to a height of 9,843ft, each Missile travels at over twice the speed of sound, and has a High-Explosive Warhead. During the Falklands War of 1982, Rapier Units were deployed to cover the beachhead at San Carlos, also used in the Gulf War of 1991 and the Iraq War of 2003.
Specifications:-
▪︎Type: Surface-to-Air Missile
▪︎Place of Origin: United Kingdom
▪︎Service History: In Service 1971 to present
▪︎Used By: British Army / RAF Regiment (and many more)
▪︎Wars: Falklands War / Iran–Iraq War / Gulf War
▪︎Designer: British Aircraft Corporation
▪︎Designed: 1963
▪︎Manufacturer British Aircraft Corporation 1963 to 1977 / BAe Dynamics 1977 to 1999 / MBDA UK since 1999
▪︎Produced: 1969 to the 1990's
▪︎Number Built: 25,000 Missiles / 600 Launchers / 350 Radar Units
▪︎Variants: Mk.II "Hittile" / MK.IIB Missile
▪︎Mass: 99lb
▪︎Length: 88in
▪︎Diameter: 5.2in
▪︎Warhead: Blast Fragmentation Explosive Close Proximity Warhead
▪︎Detonation Mechanism: Proximity Triggered Chemical Fuze
▪︎Power Plant: Solid-Fuel Rocket
▪︎Wing Span: 5.4in
▪︎Operational Range: 1,300 to 26,900 ft
▪︎Flight Ceiling: 9,800ft Mk.I Missile / 16,000ft Mk.II Missile
▪︎Maximum Speed: Mach 2.5 / 1,900mph
▪︎Guidance System: Semi-Automatic Command to Line of Sight
▪︎Steering System: Flight Control Surface
▪︎Launch Platform: Vehicle / Towed Trailer.
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The kit and its assembly:
The Royal Navy’s River-class light cruisers never existed. These fictional interwar ships were based on the Dido-class cruisers’ concept, just placed in an earlier generation and realized on the basis of an old/outdated ship. Inspiration came with an aftermarket set of six 1:700 white metal turrets that I came across recently, and I wanted to use it to build something like the American Atlanta-class light cruisers with a specialized AA armament.
However, this armament called for a suitable and bigger hull than my former destroyer builds, and I was eventually able to hunt down a cheap Tamiya kit of a Japanese Kuma-class light cruiser as starting point. It was perfect in size (almost exactly as big as a Dido-class cruiser!), shape and time frame, even though I I basically only used the kit’s single-piece hull as starting point. I had to modify the superstructures thoroughly to adapt the Japanese ship to the new role and also to a more Western layout and silhouette.
For instance, the typically Japanese tall “pagoda” bridge/command section of that era had to disappear, and I changed the superstructures almost completely, because the new twin turrets needed much more space than the small single guns of the Kuma cruiser. I also wanted to place them at different levels, and this called for suitable staggered platforms, too.
Initially there was the plan to mount the six turrets in groups of three at both bow and stern, but it was soon clear that this would not work – this arrangement would have been too long and too high, too, so that I went with two staggered pairs. I also wanted to give the ship – unlike the American Atlanta-class ships – a catapult for an on-board aircraft, and this required some free space on deck.
With this framework I scratched new/additional superstructures, using leftover pieces from the two recently built Matchbox K-class destroyers and from a Revell H.M.S. Ark Royal carrier. Everything evolved through trial-and error, in an attempt to find a plausible layout for all the deck equipment. The lowered hull section for the Kuma-class’ front torpedo tubes was filled with a cabin and re-purposed for lifeboats. Then the initially continuous superstructure was split to make room for the steam catapult amidships at deck level. The rear turrets eventually found their final places on a separate superstructure that would also carry the secondary mast and the crane for the floatplane, and I mounted the last two turrets in lateral positions (again somewhat inspired by the Atlanta-class arrangement with similar positions), above the Kuma-class’ openings for the rear torpedo launch tubes. These did not make sense at this position anymore, so that the OOB openings were closed/filled and moved further forward, under the new “flight deck”. Some PSR had to be done, too, in order to blend some disparate donor parts and fill the worst gaps. Therefore, the finish is certainly not as crisp as an OOB model – but I think that these flaws remained on an acceptable level.
Once the general deck layout had been settled, detail work began. This included a re-arrangement of bridge, masts and funnels, and the main deck had to offer enough space for the re-located catapult, together with the turrets in the side positions, lifeboats and AA stations, which found their place at deck level and in two twin alcoves in higher positions. Fiddly stuff, and I must admit that “creating” such a battleship is conceptually not easy.
The aircraft on board is actually the OOB Kawanishi E7K floatplane from the Kuma-class cruiser kit – but it looks similar enough to a Swordfish that this illusion could be easily supported with a suitable paint scheme.