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May 25, 2015
The back door (or is it the front door) of an old fishing shack in Rockport.
Canon 7D
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During the long cold nights of winter, here's a shot from one of the very few (in Scotland at least!) warm days of summer.
A portrait of a very cheery performer from Queen Mary Theatre Company promoting their 2010 Fringe show "Don't Call Us, We'll Call You"
Inspired to post this after running into this photo, coincidentally taken in the same spot, with the same camera and film.
I have only crappy photos, but it doesn´t really matter.
In a month I will be able to go after new images. Now it´s just chaotic. But it´s a good chaos =D
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Oren Lavie - Her Morning Elegance
One of the most beautiful video clips ever, and an amazing song!
This photo taken at Taman Tasik Titiwangsa,Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
This is my #123 photo.
Nikon FM10 (test unit) | Nikon Nikkor f1.4 AiS | Fujicolour superia 200| Negetive Scan
The glamour that accompanied the products of Daimler-Benz AG in the late 1920s and early 1930s is attributable in large part to the successes of the legendary S, SS and SSK supercharged sports cars. Still today, the Mercedes-Benz brand benefits considerably from the charisma of these unique high-speed cars, which is almost without parallel in the history of the automobile.
The numerous triumphs of the "S series" on the race track remain engraved in the memory:victories at the German Grand Prix of 1927, 1928 and 1931, at the Avus races of 1931 and 1932, the Eifel race of 1931, the Tourist Trophy of 1929, the Irish Grand Prix of 1930, the ൠ Hours of Spa" of 1931 and the "Mille Miglia" of 1931, the European Hill Climb Championships of 1930 and 1931 as well as the German Alpine Championship of 1932, to name just the most important.
The fourth and final S-series model was the "SSKL" (Super Sport Kurz Leicht - Super Sport Short Light), an outright competition vehicle, just a few units of which were built in 1931 and which was not included in the official sales programme. Weight-reducing perforations, some of which extended over the entire frame, were used to reduce the weight by 125 kg. Some "SSK" models may also have been converted subsequently to "SSKL" models. Apart from the fact that conversions were not always systematically documented, the picture is further complicated by the additional fact that the model designation "SSKL" was not commonly used at the time. In the order books, "SSKL" vehicles built for works use were entered as "SSK, model 1931", and, in the official statistics for 1931/1932, the weight-reduced version was always referred to as "SSK". Some press reports from 1932, however, used the now generally customary designation "SSKL".
Not just in the case of the "SSKL", but also in relation to the other S-series models, it is extremely difficult to obtain a precise record of the production numbers, since, already at that time, chassis were being shortened and provided with different engines. Especially as far as such exclusive small-volume models are concerned, therefore, the production statistics cannot be regarded as a definitive and irrefutable statement of fact.
Driving an "SSKL", Rudolf Caracciola was the first non-Italian to win the "Mille Miglia" as well as numerous other races, which helped him win the 1931 European Hillclimbing Championship. Hans Stuck in an "SSKL" became the 1932 International Alpine Champion and Brazilian Hillclimb champion. It was a special "SSKL" to which Manfred von Brauchitsch owed his victory in the Avus race of May 1932. The aerodynamics expert Baron Koenig-Fachsenfeld had persuaded the young racing driver to have his "SSKL" fitted with a streamlined body he had designed. The light-alloy body was manufactured by Vetter in Cannstatt and fitted to on von Brauchitsch's car -just in to complete the journey to Berlin under its own power for the start of practice. Manfred von Brauchitsch was able to win the race simply because his streamlined car, which he affectionately dubbed the "cucumber" on account of its shape, had 25% less drag, making it 20 km/h faster than a normal "SSKL". Second place went to Rudolf Caracciola, who, in 1932, drove not for Daimler-Benz but for Alfa Romeo. Owing to the great pressure of time, the streamlined body of the "cucumber" was denied its finishing coat of paint. Consequently, the unusual racing car made its way onto the grid sporting an unpainted silver body, which is why it is sometimes jokingly referred to as the first Silver Arrow.
The "SSKL" was the glittering highlight of the legendary S‑Series, which was to decisively shape the image of the Mercedes-Benz brand. In 1934, three years after the "SSKL" had made its debut, it was time for the product line-up at Daimler-Benz to be reshuffled. From now on, success on the race track was in the hands of the new Silver Arrows, which, of course, were not suitable for everyday motoring and remained beyond the reach of even well-heeled customers. As far as the mass-produced vehicles of Daimler‑B enz AG were concerned, it was the newly launched 500 K that, more than any other model, embodied the successful synthesis of sportiness and elegance. From mid-1927 to the beginning of 1933, the S‑series models had fulfilled both roles in equal measure, demonstrating their credentials as genuine all-rounders capable of sustained success on both fronts.
[Text excerpts taken from mercedes-benz-publicarchive.com]
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