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O parque foi construído em 2006 no âmbito do Plano de Urbanização da Alta de Lisboa, numa zona de vale, sendo, portanto, um dos mais recentes espaços verdes da cidade. Desempenha uma função ecológica fundamental, através de uma bacia de retenção que permite o aproveitamento das águas pluviais para a alimentação dos lagos, rega dos relvados e manutenção sustentável de toda a vegetação existente no parque. informacoeseservicos.lisboa.pt/contactos/diretorio-da-cid...
Permit Parking Only. This covered parking garage is located next door to one of the two apartment buildings in downtown Abilene, TX. A covered garage is really advantageous in the summer considering the brutality of the heat and sun. Lucky are those who can afford the luxury and manage to snag a spot.
A demolition permit was issued for 1028 W. Diversey Pkwy., including the building constructed in 1894, in June 2026. Pro Homes will redevelop the site, using plans by Michael Cox & Associates for a 3-story plus basement, 3-unit masonry building with a detached masonry 3-car garage. It’s not known whether the units will be condominiums or rental apartments. The owners of longtime tenant Paddy Long’s decided during the pandemic to change their format, renovating the space into Max & Issy’s Pizzeria. It closed in March 2026 after closing the property’s sale for $1.05 million.
These are my first photographs in Chicago since April 13. An April 20 - 25 visit to New York City that resulted in 416 photographs to edit, research and post and an extended May sinus infection/cold kept me inside for an extended period.
MAAT, Lisbon
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Victory Liner Inc. 2506
Year Released: 2016
Engine: Doosan DE08TiS-BA
Chassis: Daewoo BS106
Suspension: Leaf Spring Suspension
Route: Cubao-Baguio via TPLEX-Gerona
Date Taken: February 25, 2018
Location: Utility Rd. Baguio City
La iglesia de San Gil Abad es un templo gótico de la ciudad de Burgos en la provincia homónima, de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Su austero aspecto exterior, debido a que estuvo incluido en la muralla de la ciudad, no permite adivinar la belleza y riqueza de su interior, que reúne el más valioso conjunto gótico de la ciudad después del de la Catedral. La iglesia tiene acceso desde la calle de San Gil y se sitúa al lado de la Puerta del mismo nombre, cerca de la ladera oriental del cerro del Castillo.
Actualmente, está considerada como BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural) (fue declarada Monumento histórico-artístico perteneciente al Tesoro Artístico Nacional mediante decreto de 3 de junio de 1931).
En 2015, en la aprobación por la Unesco de la ampliación del Camino de Santiago en España a «Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino francés y Caminos del Norte de España», España envió como documentación un «Inventario Retrospectivo - Elementos Asociados» (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) en el que en el n.º 1047 figura la iglesia de San Gil Abad.
La fábrica es de planta de cruz latina, con tres naves de tres tramos, más transepto y profunda cabecera triple y cuadrada. La nave central y las naves laterales, de menor altura que la anterior, se espacian con seis pilares de núcleo cilíndrico y finas columnillas adosadas. El abovedamiento es sencillo, con algún tramo octopartito. En el primer tramo central de los pies se levanta un coro alto, sobre bóveda muy plana. La cabecera se cierra con ábside de tres paños.
En el sobrio hastial occidental se abren un rosetón con tracería curva formando una estrella de ocho puntas y una portada apuntada abocinada, cuyo dintel adopta la forma de un arco escarzano. En el tímpano, esculturas de la Virgen flanqueada por, probablemente, San Gil y otro santo no identificado. En el brazo meridional del transepto hay otra portada gótica que muestra la Epifanía en el tímpano sobre escenas de la Huida a Egipto.
A la iglesia inicial se le agregaron a lo largo del tiempo una serie de capillas:
Capilleja de los Burgos: En la nave de la Epístola se sitúa esta capilla funeraria de la familia Burgos, que hace las veces de pequeño museo parroquial, luego de haber servido durante muchos años como antesacristía. Su bóveda octopartita cobija dos enterramientos góticos gemelos y un tercero renacentista, obra de Juan de Vallejo. Uno de aquellos corresponde a los fundadores de la capilla, Juan García de Burgos, que fuera escribano de cámara del rey Juan II de Castilla, y su esposa Constanza García, muertos ambos en 1479. Semejante es el del escribano de la Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, fallecido en 1511, y sus dos esposas Isabel de Cerezo y Catalina Polanco. Este doble arcosolio tiene sendos arcos carpaneles trasdosados por arco conopial y limitados por pináculos, que cobijan las efigies yacentes de los difuntos en pizarra. El sepulcro renacentista pertenece a Francisco de Amusco (+1521), su esposa Catalina de Polanco y su hija María de Amusco Polanco. En esta capilla pueden contemplarse además dos bellas tablas votivas con los retragos de Juan y Constanza García, un San Jerónimo firmado por Francisco Pourbus (siglo XVI) y una Piedad de Adrián Isenbrandt (siglo XVI).
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_de_San_Gil_Abad_(Burgos)
Iglesia de San Gil Abad is a church in Burgos, Spain. It dates to the 14th-15th century. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site by decree of 3 June 1931
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gil_Abad
The church of San Gil Abad is a Gothic temple in the city of Burgos in the province of the same name, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Its austere exterior appearance, because it was included in the city wall, does not allow one to guess the beauty and richness of its interior, which brings together the most valuable Gothic complex in the city after that of the Cathedral. The church has access from Calle de San Gil and is located next to the Gate of the same name, near the eastern slope of Cerro del Castillo.
Currently, it is considered as BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest) (it was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument belonging to the National Artistic Treasure by decree of June 3, 1931).
In 2015, in the approval by Unesco of the extension of the Camino de Santiago in Spain to "Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: French Way and Northern Spanish Ways", Spain sent as documentation a "Retrospective Inventory - Associated Elements" (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) in which the church of San Gil Abad is listed at number 1047.
The factory has a Latin cross plan, with three naves of three sections, a transept and a deep triple and square header. The central nave and the lateral naves, shorter than the previous one, are spaced with six pillars with a cylindrical core and fine attached columns. The vaulting is simple, with some octopartite section. In the first central section of the feet a high choir rises, on a very flat vault. The headboard closes with an apse of three panels.
In the sober western gable there is a rose window with curved tracery forming an eight-pointed star and a flared pointed portal, whose lintel takes the shape of a segmental arch. On the tympanum, sculptures of the Virgin flanked by, probably, Saint Gil and another unidentified saint. On the southern arm of the transept there is another Gothic portal showing the Epiphany on the tympanum on scenes from the Flight into Egypt.
A series of chapels were added to the initial church over time:
Chapel of the Burgos: This funeral chapel of the Burgos family is located in the nave of the Epistle, which serves as a small parish museum, after having served for many years as a pre-church. Its octopartite vault houses two twin Gothic burials and a third Renaissance one, the work of Juan de Vallejo. One of those corresponds to the founders of the chapel, Juan García de Burgos, who was a clerk of the chamber of King Juan II of Castile, and his wife Constanza García, both of whom died in 1479. Similar is that of the clerk of the Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, who died in 1511, and his two wives Isabel de Cerezo and Catalina Polanco. This double arch has two carpal arches overlaid by an ogee arch and limited by pinnacles, which shelter the lying effigies of the deceased in slate. The Renaissance tomb belongs to Francisco de Amusco (+1521), his wife Catalina de Polanco and his daughter María de Amusco Polanco. In this chapel you can also see two beautiful votive panels with the retractions of Juan and Constanza García, a Saint Jerome signed by Francisco Pourbus (16th century) and a Pietà by Adrián Isenbrandt (16th century).
It's been a while--almost two years--since I've posted anything new. Moving to Denver for a new job had some advantages, but I miss the ocean and surfing. What's a surf photographer supposed to photograph when he's moved to the mountains/high-desert?!? Everyone in Colorado keeps telling me that surfing and skiing are the same thing and that I should head to the mountains and photograph skiers. Well let me tell you something, they are not the same... You have to wear way more clothes to stay warm while photographing and you rarely see bikinis and shorts on the mountain tops... But while driving around and learning the new areas I've seen an abundance of wildlife
So I decided to breakout the Sigmonster and begin shooting some, here are a couple of recent shots of some animals taken as I was driving around the Denver area. I hope you enjoy these photos and "Thanks in advance" for any likes and-or comments!!! And will post some more shots as time permits.
P.S. I had three or four sessions just--days--before moving to the mainland and could have some "new" surf photos in the future, once I find the folders I've saved them to on the backup drive--I'm searching through almost 15 years of surf sessions...
MODELO: Eva Pedrouzo
NO permitas jamás que nadie encarcele tu alma... maltrate tu mente... ni haga surcos infinitos sobre tu piel... No ... NunNca MaiS.....NO permitas que planten semillas ennegrecidas en tu corazón... ni que tus labios se vuelvan amargos olvidándose de gritar al mundo lo mucho que vales...y tus ojos opacos de dolor y tristeza... y lagrimas que no han llegado a ningún río....porque TU existes por ti mismo...por siempre y para siempre....porque estamos en el mismo lado....a pesar de las fronteras...y los océanos que nos separan...
This was taken near the corner of Broadway and 96th Street.
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This is the continuation of a photo-project that I began in the summer of 2008 (which you can see in this Flickr set), and continued throughout 2009-2014 (as shown in this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set, this Flickr set), this Flickr set), and this Flickr set): a random collection of "interesting" people in a broad stretch of the Upper West Side of Manhattan -- between 72nd Street and 104th Street, especially along Broadway and Amsterdam Avenue. These are the people in my neighborhood, aka "peeps in the 'hood."
As I indicated when I first started this project six years ago, I don't like to intrude on people's privacy, so I normally use a zoom telephoto lens in order to photograph them while they're still 50-100 feet away from me; but that means I have to continue focusing my attention on the people and activities half a block away, rather than on what's right in front of me. Sometimes I find an empty bench on a busy street corner, and just sit quietly for an hour, watching people hustling past on the other side of the street; they're almost always so busy listening to their iPod, or talking on their cellphone, or daydreaming about something, that they never look up and see me aiming my camera in their direction.
I've also learned that, in many cases, the opportunities for an interesting picture are very fleeting -- literally a matter of a couple of seconds, before the person(s) in question move on, turn away, or stop doing whatever was interesting. So I've learned to keep my camera switched on, and not worry so much about zooming in for a perfectly-framed picture ... after all, once the digital image is uploaded to my computer, it's pretty trivial to crop out the parts unrelated to the main subject. Indeed, some of my most interesting photos have been so-called "hip shots," where I don't even bother to raise the camera up to my eye; I just keep the zoom lens set to the maximum wide-angle aperture, point in the general direction of the subject, and take several shots. As long as I can keep the shutter speed fairly high (which sometimes requires a fairly high ISO setting), I can usually get some fairly crisp shots -- even if the subject is walking in one direction, and I'm walking in the other direction, while I'm snapping the photos.
With only a few exceptions, I've generally avoided photographing bums, drunks, crazies, and homeless people. There are plenty of them around, and they would certainly create some dramatic pictures; but they generally don't want to be photographed, and I don't want to feel like I'm taking advantage of them. There have been a few opportunities to take some "sympathetic" pictures of such people, which might inspire others to reach out and help them. This is one example, and here is another example.
The other thing I've noticed, while carrying on this project for the past six years, is that while there are lots of interesting people to photograph, there are far, far, far more people who are not so interesting. They're probably fine people, and they might even be more interesting than the ones I've photographed ... unfortunately, there was just nothing memorable about them. They're all part of this big, crowded city; but for better or worse, there are an awful lot that you won't see in these Flickr sets of mine...
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Also known as House of the wheelchairs. Not sure on the history but it had some nice details left. Looked like an old age retirement home or a hospice of some sort.
Another month, another tour. The Benzine tour no doubt on the name. On tour with Camerashy, Wiffsmiff23 and FlashandBlur. Countless hours driving, some iconic places visited and efficient Police and Security encountered and hid from. Not to mention lots of places sealed, trashed or locked down.
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I've been to Grand Central Station to take photos on four separate occasions in the past couple of years (click here and here and here and here to see the Flickr sets). But it has been almost exactly a year since I was last here with my camera, and I was curious to see whether the Christmas "spirit" would be visible again this year.
Two years ago, I reported seeing large groups of tourists and people (as well as a couple of soldiers) moving quickly from the ticket booth to the trains, hurrying to arrive home for the holidays. There was also an animated "light show" playing all across the ceiling of Grand Central at various intervals; consequently, there were several shots of people staring straight up at the ceiling, with a look of wonder and amazement on their faces...
Last year, the scene was different: I saw dozens of would-be and make-believe Santa Clauses. I was told later that there was a "Santathon" in the city, and that similarly costumed Clauses were in evidence throughout the midtown shopping area. In the Grand Central station, there were also costumed elves, Santa's helpers, and comely young women with decorative antlers on their heads.
And as if that wasn't enough, there was also a bridal party engaged in the serious business of getting photographed in the midst of the crowd. Perhaps it was just my imagination, but the bride and groom looked distinctly Russian; in any case, they were an unusual sight, and I was happy to include them in the overall tableau...
But this year, there was little or no evidence of Christmas spirit -- indeed, the absence was so striking that I made a second visit just to be sure. My first visit was on a Saturday, one week before Christmas; and the second visit was on the Thursday before Christmas (i.e., Dec 22nd), when there should have been lots of evidence of joyful people and Santa-Claus outfits, and maybe even some Christmas carols wafting through the air.
Instead, I saw only the hustle and bustle of busy travelers that one can see almost anytime during the year. Things may have been a little more crowded with the recent opening of Apple's fifth retail computer store, over on the eastern mezzanine of the train station; but even that was somewhat muted, and could easily have been missed or overlooked.
I was tempted to go back one last time today, on the day before Christmas; but then I decided not to push my luck. I've got a dozen photos for you to see; and I can only hope that things look more Christmas-y next year.
Meanwhile, though, I do offer my best wishes to the entire Flickr family of photographers and photo-watchers, for a very happy holiday season and a happy, prosperous, peaceful New Year in 2012!
Demolition permits were issued yesterday for both apartment buildings, constructed in 1881 and 1882, respectively. The owner is listed as Barrett Homes; its website has no listing for the properties, for which I can't find sales information either.
(more details later, as time permits)
Note: I've blogged about these cars in Rapid City, as well as other photography-related topics, on my Tumblr photography blog at
www.tumblr.com/blog/yourdonphotography/drafts
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In early July, we ventured out to Spearfish, SD for a family reunion with a large contingent of my extended family.
When the reunion ended, we drove back into Rapid City to spend a final night at the Alex Johnson hotel … and were taken by surprise when the streets surrounding the hotel were blocked off, forcing us to park a couple blocks away and haul our suitcases down to the hotel’s front entrance. It turns out that the streets had been blocked for a vintage car show — which consisted of dozens of brightly-painted, highly-buffed and polished old cars parked along the streets all around the hotel. After we had checked in, I went out to photograph the artist’s alley in more detail than had been possible when we first arrived a couple days later; and then, for good measure, I walked around the block a couple times,and photographed all of the fancy cars.
A demolition permit was issued for the 1894 residence earlier this week. A permit for a new 3-story, 3-unit residence was issued in February 2022, after the property was sold in December 2021 for $710,000. Mixed feelings on this one: the interior needed a total gut, especially to turn it into a single-family home. and an ugly addition to the back of building would have to be demolished, thus reducing the square footage.
This was the highlight and reason for my Southern Arizona Adventure 2024. This is stage 8 of 9.
I was lucky to secure permits for the once monthly photography tour of Kartchner Caverns. Kartchner Caverns State Park strictly forbids any cameras or cellphones in the Caverns. Except for one trip per month for 12 to 15 photographers currently $125. I planned a 4 day 3 night road trip around Southern Arizona anchored by my Kartchner Cavern permit.
In this photo you can see the fancy scientific equipment they use to monitor and adjust the humidity in the Caverns. A table covering a pie tin and turkey baster. If it's stupid and it works, it ain't stupid. They adjust the humidity with a misting system.
I was expecting dark conditions. The State Park turned on all the lights in the Big Room. They don't like turning on all the lights since it can cause an increase in algae. This is the reason they only have one photography tour a month.
I found myself adjusting my histograms to not clip the highlights. Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome. Next time I am going to bracket my shots. I almost wish I had brought a ND filter or tried a handheld GND filter.
I don't know speleothems so I won't even try to identify. If anyone can help me with the identification, I will appreciate it.
www.nps.gov/subjects/caves/speleothems.htm#:~:text=The%20...)%20when%20needed.
The features that arouse the greatest curiosity for most cave visitors are speleothems. These stone formations exhibit bizarre patterns and other-worldly forms, which give some caves a wonderland appearance. Caves vary widely in their displays of speleothems because of differences in temperature; overall wetness; and jointing, impurities, and structures in the rocks. In general, however, one thing caves do have in common is where speleothems form. Although the formation of caves typically takes place below the water table in the zone of saturation, the deposition of speleothems is not possible until caves are above the water table in the zone of aeration. As soon as the chamber is filled with air, the stage is set for the decoration phase of cave building to begin.
The term speleothem refers to the mode of occurrence of a mineral—i.e., its morphology or how it looks—in a cave, not its composition (Hill, 1997). For example, calcite, the most common cave mineral, is not a speleothem, but a calcite stalactite is a speleothem. A stalactite may be made of other minerals, such as halite or gypsum.
Classifying speleothems is tricky because no two speleothems are exactly alike. Nevertheless, speleologists have taken three basic approaches: classification by morphology, classification by origin, and classification by crystallography. All three of these approaches have their problems (Hill, 1997), so cavers often take a more practical approach that primarily uses morphology (e.g., cave pearls) but includes whatever is known about origin (e.g., geysermites) and crystallography (e.g., spar) when needed.
nocache.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/southern/articles/20...
The Kartchner Caverns, rated one of the world's 10 most beautiful caves, is an eerie wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites still growing beneath the Whetstone Mountains 40 miles southeast of Tucson.
The limestone cave has 13,000 feet of passages and hundreds of formations built over the past 200,000 years, including some that are unique and world-renowned. It's a "living cave," with intricate formations that continue to grow as water seeps, drips and flows from the walls and slowly deposits the mineral calcium carbonate.
The caverns were discovered by amateur spelunkers Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen in 1974 on land owned by the Kartchner family. They kept the cave a secret until 1988, when the Kartchners sold it to the state to become a state park.
The highlights of the Big Room tour are a stretch of strawberry flowstone, which has been colored red by iron oxide (rust) in the water, and a maternity ward for 1,800 female cave myotis bats, with black grime on the ceiling where the bats hang and piles of guano on the floor. Visitors who look closely will see a bat's body embedded in one of the cave's formations.
Though not all are available on the tours, the caverns' unique features include a 21-foot, 2-inch soda straw that's one the world's largest (Throne Room), the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk (Big Room), the first reported occurrence of "turnip" shields (Big Room), the first cave occurrence of "birdsnest" needle quartz formations (Big Room) and the remains of a Shasta ground sloth from the Pleistocene Age (Big Room).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartchner_Caverns_State_Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of passages.[1] The park is located 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the caverns were discovered in 1974 by local cavers, assisted by state biologist Erick Campbell who helped in its preservation.
The park encompasses most of a down-dropped block of Palaeozoic rocks on the east flank of the Whetstone Mountains.
The caverns are carved out of limestone and filled with spectacular speleothems which have been growing for 50,000 years or longer, and are still growing. Careful and technical cave state park development and maintenance, initially established by founder Dr. Bruce Randall "Randy" Tufts, geologist, were designed to protect and preserve the cave system throughout the park's development, and for perpetuity.[3]
The two major features of the caverns accessible to the public are the Throne Room and the Big Room. The Throne Room contains one of the world's longest (21 ft 2 in (6.45 m))[5] soda straw stalactites and a 58-foot (18 m) high column called Kubla Khan, after the poem. The Big Room contains the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk. Big Room cave tours are closed during the summer for several months (April 15 to October 15) each year because it is a nursery roost for cave bats, however the Throne Room tours remain open year-round.[8]
Other features publicly accessible within the caverns include Mud Flats, Rotunda Room, Strawberry Room, and Cul-de-sac Passage. Approximately 60% of the cave system is not open to the public.[9]
Many different cave formations can be found within the caves and the surrounding park. These include cave bacon, helictites, soda straws, stalactites, stalagmites and others.[12] Cave formations like the stalactites and stalagmites grow approximately a 16th of an inch every 100 years.[13]
Haiku thoughts:
Beneath earth's cool veil,
Stalactites in silence grow,
Whispers of stone deep.
Kartchner
Southern Arizona Adventure 2024
Gustave Eiffel had a permit for the tower to stand for 20 years. It was to be dismantled in 1909, when its ownership would revert to the City of Paris. The City had planned to tear it down (part of the original contest rules for designing a tower was that it should be easy to dismantle) but as the tower proved to be valuable for communication purposes, it was allowed to remain after the expiry of the permit. Eiffel made use of his apartment at the top of the tower to carry out meteorological observations, and also used the tower to perform experiments on the action of air resistance on falling bodies.
"Bliss Dance" is a forty-foot tall sculpture by local artist Marco Cochrane that has graced Treasure Island's Great Lawn since 2011. Displayed under a Use Permit between TIDA, the artist, and the Black Rock Arts Foundation (BRAF), Bliss Dance has inspired countless residents and visitors to the Island alike with it's grace and beauty (www.sftreasureisland.org/index.aspx?page=447).
The sculpture, of a dancing woman, stands 40 feet tall, weighs 7000 pounds and is ingeniously constructed of triangulated geodesic struts. By day, the dancer’s ‘skin’, made of stainless steal mesh, shimmers in the sun. By night, it alights brilliantly with a complex array of 1000 slowly changing l.e.d. colored lights. Viewers may interact with and manipulate the lighting effects with an iphone application. The dancer’s delicate, graceful form precariously balances on one foot, adding to the astonishing impression of imminent movement and lifelike presence (laughingsquid.com/bliss-dance-a-40-foot-tall-steel-sculpt...).
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Arches NP, the Fiery Furnace at sunset. Our guided tour was cancelled for rain, so we got a permit & talked the perimeter. Then, at sunset we returned to see the furnace in fading evening light, with the La Sal Mountains in the distance. Most days, this time of year, the mountains have clouds at their highest elevations.
This was taken Ion Avenue "A" and 8th Street, just outside Tompkins Square Park
I've restarted my photography blog on Tumblr. To see the latest blg posting, click on this URL:
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This set of photos is based on a very simple concept: walk every block of Manhattan with a camera, and see what happens. To avoid missing anything, walk both sides of the street.
That's all there is to it …
Of course, if you wanted to be more ambitious, you could also walk the streets of Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and the Bronx. But that's more than I'm willing to commit to at this point, and I'll leave the remaining boroughs of New York City to other, more adventurous photographers.
Oh, actually, there's one more small detail: leave the photos alone for a month -- unedited, untouched, and unviewed. By the time I actually focus on the first of these "every-block" photos, I will have taken more than 8,000 images on the nearby streets of the Upper West Side -- plus another several thousand in Rome, Coney Island, and the various spots in NYC where I traditionally take photos. So I don't expect to be emotionally attached to any of the "every-block" photos, and hope that I'll be able to make an objective selection of the ones worth looking at.
As for the criteria that I've used to select the small subset of every-block photos that get uploaded to Flickr: there are three. First, I'll upload any photo that I think is "great," and where I hope the reaction of my Flickr-friends will be, "I have no idea when or where that photo was taken, but it's really a terrific picture!"
A second criterion has to do with place, and the third involves time. I'm hoping that I'll take some photos that clearly say, "This is New York!" to anyone who looks at it. Obviously, certain landscape icons like the Empire State Building or the Statue of Liberty would satisfy that criterion; but I'm hoping that I'll find other, more unexpected examples. I hope that I'll be able to take some shots that will make a "local" viewer say, "Well, even if that's not recognizable to someone from another part of the country, or another part of the world, I know that that's New York!" And there might be some photos where a "non-local" viewer might say, "I had no idea that there was anyplace in New York City that was so interesting/beautiful/ugly/spectacular."
As for the sense of time: I remember wandering around my neighborhood in 2005, photographing various shops, stores, restaurants, and business establishments -- and then casually looking at the photos about five years later, and being stunned by how much had changed. Little by little, store by store, day by day, things change … and when you've been around as long as I have, it's even more amazing to go back and look at the photos you took thirty or forty years ago, and ask yourself, "Was it really like that back then? Seriously, did people really wear bell-bottom jeans?"
So, with the expectation that I'll be looking at these every-block photos five or ten years from now (and maybe you will be, too), I'm going to be doing my best to capture scenes that convey the sense that they were taken in the year 2013 … or at least sometime in the decade of the 2010's (I have no idea what we're calling this decade yet). Or maybe they'll just say to us, "This is what it was like a dozen years after 9-11".
Movie posters are a trivial example of such a time-specific image; I've already taken a bunch, and I don't know if I'll ultimately decide that they're worth uploading. Women's fashion/styles are another obvious example of a time-specific phenomenon; and even though I'm definitely not a fashion expert, I suspected that I'll be able to look at some images ten years from now and mutter to myself, "Did we really wear shirts like that? Did women really wear those weird skirts that are short in the front, and long in the back? Did everyone in New York have a tattoo?"
Another example: I'm fascinated by the interactions that people have with their cellphones out on the street. It seems that everyone has one, which certainly wasn't true a decade ago; and it seems that everyone walks down the street with their eyes and their entire conscious attention riveted on this little box-like gadget, utterly oblivious about anything else that might be going on (among other things, that makes it very easy for me to photograph them without their even noticing, particularly if they've also got earphones so they can listen to music or carry on a phone conversation). But I can't help wondering whether this kind of social behavior will seem bizarre a decade from now … especially if our cellphones have become so miniaturized that they're incorporated into the glasses we wear, or implanted directly into our eyeballs.
If you have any suggestions about places that I should definitely visit to get some good photos, or if you'd like me to photograph you in your little corner of New York City, please let me know. You can send me a Flickr-mail message, or you can email me directly at ed-at-yourdon-dot-com
Stay tuned as the photo-walk continues, block by block ...
Siempre vemos esas fotos de Cuba, con coches antiguos de los 50 y 60 que mantienen en perfecto estado, pues no les queda otro remedio. Aquí también tenemos la costumbre pero... con otro estilo.
El Renault 6 es un automóvil de turismo producido por el fabricante francés Renault entre los años 1968 y 1986. Fue presentado en el Salón del Automóvil de París de 1968. Con este modelo se pretendía cubrir el segmento en el que competía el Citroën Ami, partiendo de la plataforma del Renault 4 (con el que compartía la mayoría de las soluciones técnicas).
Historia
El diseño del Renault 6 estaba basado en el del Renault 16, presentado en 1965, el cual era innovador en el concepto de versatilidad, permitiendo varios usos gracias al diseño de su carrocería y de los asientos, pudiendo convertirse en un eventual vehículo para transportar mercancías pequeñas. El asiento trasero del Renault 6 podía ser plegado hacia adelante, dejando libre una plataforma muy amplia y completamente lisa, con unas dimensiones de 1,02 x 1,08 metros, ofreciendo así un amplio espacio de carga con 900 dm3.
Primera serie del Renault 6 (1968 - 1974).
Durante sus primeros años de producción, el Renault 6 utilizaba un motor de 845 cc igual al del Renault 4, lo cual no era muy adecuado ya que la potencia era insuficiente para impulsar el vehículo. Sin embargo, en 1970 fue presentada una versión con un motor de 1.108 cc, ya utilizado antes en el Renault 8, que supuso un notable avance para el modelo. Además incorporaba una nueva caja de cambios y un sistema de refrigeración, así como frenos de disco en el eje delantero. En España se montó, sin embargo, el motor de 956 cc del Renault 8 español, debido al sistema impositivo que grababa los vehículos con motores de más de 1.040 cc.
Más tarde fue incorporado un ventilador eléctrico, lo cual permitió el traslado del radiador junto a la calandra delantera, a la que se aplicó una rejilla adicional en el alojamiento que se había usado en el modelo anterior para colocar la matrícula delantera. Este cambio mejoró sustancialmente la refrigeración del motor.
La estructura fue basada en un chasis compartido con el Renault 4, así como su sistema de suspensión con barras de torsión (el cual proporcionaba las ventajas de una utilización «todo camino»). La carrocería, al igual que la del Renault 4, iba atornillada al chasis.
La reestilización de 1974 incluyó unos faros delanteros rectangulares y cambios en la calandra, parachoques, intermientes delanteros (siendo colocados en el parachoques), y luces traseras.
El Renault 6 TL fue un modelo que se realizó dentro del programa de puesta al día del Renault 6, su principal característica fue el aumento de cilindrada a 1037 cc al adaptar el motor que montaban los Renault 5 GTL. Este nuevo motor le confería mayor suavidad de marcha y una reducción del consumo que por aquel entonces empezaba a ser tenida en cuenta por los compradores. En el capítulo del confort la aparición de los cristales tintados y la sustitución del volante por uno con cuatro brazos le daban un toque de puesta al día, conforme a las necesidades que el mercado exigía.
El Renault 6 dejó de fabricarse en Francia en 1980, pero su producción siguió en Argentina, Colombia, y España durante algunos años más.
El Renault 6 en Argentina
En 1969 IKA-Renault decidió comenzar la fabricación de este modelo en la República Argentina. En 1979 aparece la única reestilización de importancia, la versión GTL, abandonándose los ventiletes y defensas en los paragolpes y adoptándose los faros cuadrados en vez de los redondos que tenía la Primera Serie. Asimismo, se reemplazó el motor de 1100 cc por uno de 1400 cc (el conocido M1400), el cual portaba el Renault 12. El Renault 6 se fabricó en Argentina hasta enero de 1984. En total, se fabricaron 80.869 unidades en la planta de Santa Isabel, Córdoba.2 Como curiosidad extrema, VEFRA (Vehiculos Especiales Fabricación Renault Argentina) fabricó muy pocas unidades de una Renault 6 furgón que poseía elementos de R4, solamente estaba disponibles para los concesionarios Renault para service, nunca a la venta. Con la desaparición de VEFRA, fueron subastadas, sin saber su posterior destino.
El Renault 6 en España
En 1969, FASA Renault inició la producción del Renault 6 en España. El Renault 6 adaptado al mercado español, al contrario que la versión francesa (que disponía de un motor Ventoux, el mismo del Renault Dauphine), recibió el motor Sierra de 956 cc, la misma motorización utilizada en el Renault 8, pero adaptada a la tracción delantera del Renault 6.
En 1981 fue puesta a la venta en España una nueva versión del Renault 6, que fue denominada Renault 6 GTL. La característica más importante de esta versión fue el montaje de un motor con 1108 cc de cilindrada.
Finalmente, el Renault 6 dejó de fabricarse en España en 1986, después de haberse construido 328.000 unidades tras dieciocho años de producción.3
El Renault 6 en Colombia
Un año después de iniciar operaciones con el Renault 4 en Colombia, SOFASA-Renault presentó en 1971 el Renault 6, un automóvil encaminado a una clientela más rigurosa, que buscaba un automóvil práctico, elegante y con una buena mecánica. El primer modelo correspondía al Renault 6 francés, en cuanto a su estética y motor (contaba con un motor de 1108 cc). Al igual que la versión francesa, tenía la innovación de poseer frenos de disco delanteros, siendo así el primer automóvil ensamblado en el país con este mecanismo. Desde su lanzamiento, el R6 fue muy popular y recibió una gran acogida por parte del consumidor colombiano.
En 1976, el modelo sufre un cambio tanto exterior como interior, ya que el tradicional motor 1108 es cambiado por uno de 1300 cc, dándole así más potencia, además del cambio exterior, obedeciendo así al cambio de imagen del R6 a nivel mundial.Las farolas redondas son reemplazadas por unas cuadradas, una gran parrila hace su aparición en la parte delantera y atrás los stops son más grandes y se incorporan unas pequeñas luces de reverso. El Renault 6 debía competir hasta ese momento con el Simca 1000 y el Dodge 1500, los Fiat 128 y 125, y también con sus hermanos el Renault 4 y el robusto Renault 12.
Para 1982, el Renault 6 fue retocado en ciertos aspectos exteriores, para estar a tono con la competencia. Se ofreció un nuevo volante, nueva cojinería y nuevas gamas de colores manteniéndose así hasta 1984. Se fabricaron 42.500 unidades,4 2.000 de éstas fueron taxis,5 convirtiéndose así en otro símbolo de la industria automotriz colombiana.
The Wave is a very small but incredibly scenic area in northern Arizona right on the Utah border, about 30 miles west of Page, Arizona. The Wave is on BLM land and requires a permit (if you don't have one you can face a Federal fine) and getting a permit involves either an online lottery (10 permits per day) or a walk-in at the Paria Ranger station (also 10 a day for the next day). I have been skunked about six times in the past so it was a real treat to finally win one.
The day before I went to The Wave in early April 2010 a major storm was coming in from the Pacific - the NWS posted severe wind warnings for my day and they were dead-on accurate. The winds were about 30 mph most of the day with higher gusts and colder temps (it went from 70 to 40 in one day). In spite of this I ventured out with permit, camera, GPS, and adventure in mind.
It's only about three miles from the trail head to The Wave - piece of cake except the wind created sandstorms - it was like being marooned in the Sahara Desert. Absolutely nasty - it felt like being sand blasted the whole way in. The wind was so strong it nearly blew me over a few times - taking photos was an effort because I had to time it for when the wind died down for a few seconds.
I planned to spend the entire day in the area but after about 4 hours it was time to head out - it was freezing (even for an Alaskan), sand was in everything (eyes, ears, teeth and cameras among other things, and the sky to the west was pitch black with the storm coming in. I made it back to the trail head just as it started to rain.
There is so much in the area to see - Top Rock, the Teepees, and other incredible formations so I will definitely have to go back again. If you have the chance to win a permit - go for it. Despite the lousy conditions I would go back there in a heartbeat!
Enjoy and good luck
This was the highlight and reason for my Southern Arizona Adventure 2024. This is stage 8 of 9.
I was lucky to secure permits for the once monthly photography tour of Kartchner Caverns. Kartchner Caverns State Park strictly forbids any cameras or cellphones in the Caverns. Except for one trip per month for 12 to 15 photographers currently $125. I planned a 4 day 3 night road trip around Southern Arizona anchored by my Kartchner Cavern permit. And they make everyone sign a contract that no one will benefit commercially from your photos.
I was expecting dark conditions. The State Park turned on all the lights in the Big Room. They don't like turning on all the lights since can this cause an increase in algae. This is the reason they only have one photography tour a month.
I believe that this formation is "flowstone." Any correction will be appreciated.
I found myself adjusting my histograms to not clip the highlights. Adapt, Improvise, and Overcome. Next time I am going to bracket my shots. I almost wish I had brought a ND filter or tried a handheld GND filter.
I don't know speleothems so I won't even try to identify. If anyone can help me with the identification, I will appreciate it.
www.nps.gov/subjects/caves/speleothems.htm#:~:text=The%20...)%20when%20needed.
The features that arouse the greatest curiosity for most cave visitors are speleothems. These stone formations exhibit bizarre patterns and other-worldly forms, which give some caves a wonderland appearance. Caves vary widely in their displays of speleothems because of differences in temperature; overall wetness; and jointing, impurities, and structures in the rocks. In general, however, one thing caves do have in common is where speleothems form. Although the formation of caves typically takes place below the water table in the zone of saturation, the deposition of speleothems is not possible until caves are above the water table in the zone of aeration. As soon as the chamber is filled with air, the stage is set for the decoration phase of cave building to begin.
The term speleothem refers to the mode of occurrence of a mineral—i.e., its morphology or how it looks—in a cave, not its composition (Hill, 1997). For example, calcite, the most common cave mineral, is not a speleothem, but a calcite stalactite is a speleothem. A stalactite may be made of other minerals, such as halite or gypsum.
Classifying speleothems is tricky because no two speleothems are exactly alike. Nevertheless, speleologists have taken three basic approaches: classification by morphology, classification by origin, and classification by crystallography. All three of these approaches have their problems (Hill, 1997), so cavers often take a more practical approach that primarily uses morphology (e.g., cave pearls) but includes whatever is known about origin (e.g., geysermites) and crystallography (e.g., spar) when needed.
nocache.azcentral.com/travel/arizona/southern/articles/20...
The Kartchner Caverns, rated one of the world's 10 most beautiful caves, is an eerie wonderland of stalactites and stalagmites still growing beneath the Whetstone Mountains 40 miles southeast of Tucson.
The limestone cave has 13,000 feet of passages and hundreds of formations built over the past 200,000 years, including some that are unique and world-renowned. It's a "living cave," with intricate formations that continue to grow as water seeps, drips and flows from the walls and slowly deposits the mineral calcium carbonate.
The caverns were discovered by amateur spelunkers Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen in 1974 on land owned by the Kartchner family. They kept the cave a secret until 1988, when the Kartchners sold it to the state to become a state park.
The highlights of the Big Room tour are a stretch of strawberry flowstone, which has been colored red by iron oxide (rust) in the water, and a maternity ward for 1,800 female cave myotis bats, with black grime on the ceiling where the bats hang and piles of guano on the floor. Visitors who look closely will see a bat's body embedded in one of the cave's formations.
Though not all are available on the tours, the caverns' unique features include a 21-foot, 2-inch soda straw that's one the world's largest (Throne Room), the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk (Big Room), the first reported occurrence of "turnip" shields (Big Room), the first cave occurrence of "birdsnest" needle quartz formations (Big Room) and the remains of a Shasta ground sloth from the Pleistocene Age (Big Room).
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kartchner_Caverns_State_Park
Kartchner Caverns State Park is a state park of Arizona, United States, featuring a show cave with 2.4 miles (3.9 km) of passages.[1] The park is located 9 miles (14 km) south of the town of Benson and west of the north-flowing San Pedro River. Long hidden from view, the caverns were discovered in 1974 by local cavers, assisted by state biologist Erick Campbell who helped in its preservation.
The park encompasses most of a down-dropped block of Palaeozoic rocks on the east flank of the Whetstone Mountains.
The caverns are carved out of limestone and filled with spectacular speleothems which have been growing for 50,000 years or longer, and are still growing. Careful and technical cave state park development and maintenance, initially established by founder Dr. Bruce Randall "Randy" Tufts, geologist, were designed to protect and preserve the cave system throughout the park's development, and for perpetuity.[3]
The two major features of the caverns accessible to the public are the Throne Room and the Big Room. The Throne Room contains one of the world's longest (21 ft 2 in (6.45 m))[5] soda straw stalactites and a 58-foot (18 m) high column called Kubla Khan, after the poem. The Big Room contains the world's most extensive formation of brushite moonmilk. Big Room cave tours are closed during the summer for several months (April 15 to October 15) each year because it is a nursery roost for cave bats, however the Throne Room tours remain open year-round.[8]
Other features publicly accessible within the caverns include Mud Flats, Rotunda Room, Strawberry Room, and Cul-de-sac Passage. Approximately 60% of the cave system is not open to the public.[9]
Many different cave formations can be found within the caves and the surrounding park. These include cave bacon, helictites, soda straws, stalactites, stalagmites and others.[12] Cave formations like the stalactites and stalagmites grow approximately a 16th of an inch every 100 years.[13]
Haiku thoughts:
Beneath earth's cool veil,
Stalactites in silence grow,
Whispers of stone deep.
Kartchner
Southern Arizona Adventures 2024
New Haven Railroad EP-5 Motor # 374 with eastbound # 12, The Bay State, that is heading to Boston is seen at Stamford Connecticut, May 18, 1967. Another passenger train is passing by this location in the opposite direction. With the triangular catenary you can surely tell that you are in the Stamford section of the electrified railroad. Again I was able to come up with a clean and well painted EP-5 during this time period, back when many of the motors were not so fortunate to look this good.
The name of the photographer that captured this image on film is unknown. This photo came from my personal collection of New Haven Railroad photos.
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Buckskin Buttes, also known as Edmaier's Secret: this area of Navajo Sandstone is freely accessible for day hikes without a permit. I climbed to the top of this butte. Michael Kelsey calls it Teepee Dome. It's a lot bigger than it looks.
We were lucky to win 2 permits to the Wave in the walk-in lottery on the previous day. Otherwise, my wife would not have taken this shot. A German couple were at the lottery three days in a row and couldn't win any permit despite the BLM rangers gave them better odds for each lottery that they didn't win. They left in disappointment and I felt bad for them. If you break the rule and head over to the Wave without a permit, you could be slapped with a $1000 fine if the rangers catch you. Yes, I saw them patrol near the trail head to look for violators.
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In mid-October, I attended my second professional football game, with a photographer's press pass that let me get down on the field to photograph players, referees, cheerleaders, other photographers, fans in the stand, and anyone else who looked interesting. (My first such game was a pre-season contest between the New York Jets and Philadelphia Eagles, which you can see by clicking here.)
I learned some lessons from photographing the Jets-Eagles game, and I showed up this time better prepared, and with some new equipment. It was great having the Nikon D700 with the capability of shooting at ISO 6400; but the 2X extender that turned my 70-300mm FX lens into a 140-600 lens seemed incapable of focusing automatically; I finally gave up and removed it. Overall, probably the best improvement came from the monopod that I dragged along on the trip; it greatly improved the stability of long shots with a telephoto. Ironically, it may also have created the illusion that I was a professional photographer, for the "real" professional photographers (who had studiously ignored me during the previous game) actually chatted with me a couple of times. I didn't have any of the bazooka-sized monster-telephoto lenses they had, but maybe they thought I wasn't a completely unprepared hobbyist...
Anyway, I shot the first half of the game with the D700 and the 70-300mm zoom lens by itself; and I shot the second half of the game with my older D300, whose half-frame body turned the 70-300mm zoom into a 105-450mm zoom. The stadium was sufficiently well lit that I could shoot at a reasonably high speed (typically 1/640 second) without having to go above ISO 3200 most of the time.
But technical details aside, this game was very much like the last one: I was down on the field, surrounded by 76,000 roaring fans who made conversation virtually impossible. I'm accustomed to watching most sports on television these days, with magical close-up shots provided by TV cameras like the very ones I saw strategically placed around tonight's football game; and when I'm befuddled by something complex or unexpected in whatever I'm watching, I know I can always depend on multiple instant replays (from various angles) and the incisive commentary from a TV sports anchor who knows far more about the players, the rules, and the details than I ever will.
Down on the field, all I could do was try my best to follow the action, and shoot anything that looked interesting. It usually (though not always) started with a snap to the quarterback -- but it was sometimes on the other side of the field, or down at the other end of the field. Like the other photographers, I scurried back and forth from one end of the field to the other to be as close to the action as possible ... but in many cases, all I ended up with was a picture of a tangle of bodies, and no clear idea of what had just happened.
After watching the Flickr statistics associated with my previous Jets-Eagles set, I was amused to see that the most popular photos were those of the cheerleaders ... so I included about 5 photos of the cheerleaders in this set. (And for whatever it's worth, I certainly did not envy them in their skimpy uniforms, while they did their best to cope with the 45-degree weather, and the chilly wind that whipped across the field.) I also found the fans interesting and occasionally picturesque, so you'll find about 10 fan-related pictures in this set.
Since I was on the field through the generosity and permission of the New York Jets, I naturally rooted for them to win. But they played pretty sloppily, and their rookie quarterback (Mark Sanchez, whose #6 jersey appears prominently in some of the photos) was intercepted five times. The regulation game finished in a 13-13 tie, so the game went into overtime ... and I'm such a dummy about football that I didn't even realize that it was a sudden death overtime. But when the Buffalo Bills kicked a three point field goal with 2:44 remaining in the overtime period, and all of the players immediately walked off the field, I quickly figured out what was happening...
Anyway, I took a little over 1,200 images and whittled it down to 60 "keepers" that I think you'll enjoy looking at. Another 200 had to be deleted immediately because they were out of focus, or because a referee decided to run in front of my camera just as I was pushing the shutter button ... but I've still got roughly 940 images of jumbled piles of football players that will probably continue to sit on my computer until I run out of space on my hard disk. C'est la vie...
Right whale Catalog #3317 and her 2015 calf were sighted approximately 1.5 NM off Ponte Vedra Beach, FL on December 10, 2015. They are the first right whales seen off Florida this winter!
Photo Taken: December 10, 2015
Photo Credit (full credit required for use):
Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, taken under NOAA research permit #15488.
It was a Sunday and I had a permit for Crewe Works hoping to photograph a few Class 40's. The day started well with 40013/28/30/52/79/109/159 seen at the station before I took that long walk to the Works but it was well worth it 16 Class 40's were at Works that day including the last green one 40106. This is the list 40006//8/40/43/46/66/67/8092/96/105/106/143/155/156/166 a great tally. I would like to say I photographed then all, no such luck but quite a few of them went into my camera that Sunday. KC. Crewe Works 25/07/1976.
Kevin Connolly - All rights reserved so please do no use this image without my explicit permission
Heart Attack Grill, Tempe Arizona
Photographs are permitted of all kinds are encouraged by the establishment
This was taken on Broadway, between 96th and 97th Street.
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As I wrote a few years ago, in another Flickr set: every spring and every fall, a street fair magically appears along a half-mile stretch of Broadway in our neighborhood. I don't know where the vendors come from, or where they store their booths and supplies; I have visions of them camped in squalid tents somewhere in the wilderness of New Jersey for the rest of the year, anxiously counting the days until they can invade the city once again. As I discovered on a billboard placed on the street at this year's fair, the vendors sneak quietly from one neighborhood to another in the middle of the night throughout the spring and fall, from Manhattan to Queens, Brooklyn, Bronx, and Staten Island.
Anyway, I've dutifully photographed the fairs for the past several years; if you're interested, here's the Flickr collection for the fairs that I've photographed in previous years. It's always the same: colorful, hand-made baskets from Central America, cheap socks, scented candles, specialty soaps, sunglasses, trinkets, and outrageous, profane t-shirts. Booths selling reggae music, discount subscriptions to the New York Times and Daily News, and chiropractors earnestly telling passers-by how they can make anyone's back feel good once again. Volunteer organizations beseeching tourists and residents for donations to some worthy cause, and a few street musicians making a racket with their over-amplified music.
And then there's the food: gyros, sausage, candy apples, souvlaki, corn on the cob (lots of corn on the cob -- it seems liked everyone had one), lemonade, watermelon, French crepes, hot dogs, calzone, funnel cake, zeppoles, shish kebab, pickles, olives, french fries, onion rings, spring rolls, and Thai food. For the past fewyears, we were spared the fried twinkies, deep-fried oreo cookies, another such greasy atrocities....
I had assumed that the whole thing would be "deja vu all over again," which is why I've skipped these fairs for the past couple years. But it’s been a while, and I have to admit that I couldn’t resist it this time: I decided that it wouldn't take too much time to stroll the 10-block stretch of booths just one time. And while the booths and the vendors were basically the same as before, one thing struck me: nearly everyone was eating something. I didn't think the food looked any tastier than before, but perhaps everyone had skipped breakfast ...
Anyway, I took 1,500+ photos by the time I got to 106th Street and back to my starting point at 96th, and ended up with about 15 that looked reasonably interesting...
"On December 16, 1877, Seth Ledyard Phelps was issued a permit to construct a seven-bedroom home at 15 Iowa Circle, a park and traffic circle in the present-day Logan Circle neighborhood of Washington, D.C. Thomas M. Plowman was selected to design the 6,300 sq ft (585 sq m) brick residence and it was built by Joseph Williams at a cost of $5,500. It was adorned with a tin roof, decorative railing, cast metal porch, and Ohio sandstone, and included a basement and projecting bays. Phelps was a military officer who served in the Navy during the Mexican–American War and Civil War, and during his later years was president of the local Board of Commissioners and minister to Peru.
Phelps was also a real estate developer and his house at 15 Iowa Circle was one of the first large residences built in the neighborhood. He commissioned nearby buildings, including the houses at 1202 Q Street, 1500-1504 Vermont Avenue, and 1502 13th Street. Following his death in 1885, Phelps' wife, Lizzie, continued residing in their home for the next few years. She and later their daughter, Sally, retained ownership of 1504 Vermont Avenue until 1919.
Logan Circle is a historic roundabout park and neighborhood of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest. The majority of Logan Circle is primarily residential, except for the highly-commercialized 14th Street corridor that passes through the western part of the neighborhood. In the 21st century, Logan Circle has been the focus of urban redevelopment and become one of Washington's most expensive neighborhoods. Today, Logan Circle is home to one of the D.C.'s most prominent gay neighborhoods.
Logan Circle includes two historic districts, as well as numerous sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places or as D.C. Historic Landmarks. Logan Circle's origins date to the 1870's, when the area was developed as a residential neighborhood to serve Washington's growing bourgeoisie. In 1901, President William McKinley inaugurated the General Logan equestrian statue at the center of the circle's park. In 1930, the U.S. Congress officially named the circle in honor of Union General John A. Logan.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia, also known as just Washington or simply D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. It is located on the east bank of the Potomac River, which forms its southwestern and southern border with the U.S. state of Virginia, and it shares a land border with the U.S. state of Maryland on its other sides. The city was named for George Washington, a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, and the federal district is named after Columbia, the female personification of the nation. As the seat of the U.S. federal government and several international organizations, the city is an important world political capital. It is one of the most visited cities in the U.S. with over 20 million annual visitors as of 2016.
The U.S. Constitution provides for a federal district under the exclusive jurisdiction of Congress; the district is not a part of any U.S. state (nor is it one itself). The signing of the Residence Act on July 16, 1790, approved the creation of the capital district located along the Potomac River near the country's East Coast. The City of Washington was founded in 1791, and Congress held its first session there in 1800. In 1801, the territory, formerly part of Maryland and Virginia (including the settlements of Georgetown and Alexandria), officially became recognized as the federal district. In 1846, Congress returned the land originally ceded by Virginia, including the city of Alexandria; in 1871, it created a single municipal government for the remaining portion of the district. There have been efforts to make the city into a state since the 1880s, a movement that has gained momentum in recent years, and a statehood bill passed the House of Representatives in 2021.
The city is divided into quadrants centered on the Capitol, and there are as many as 131 neighborhoods. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 689,545, which makes it the 23rd most populous city in the U.S. as of 2020, the third most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic, and gives it a population larger than that of two U.S. states: Wyoming and Vermont. Commuters from the surrounding Maryland and Virginia suburbs raise the city's daytime population to more than one million during the workweek. Washington's metropolitan area, the country's sixth largest (including parts of Maryland, Virginia and West Virginia), had a 2020 estimated population of 6.3 million residents; and over 54 million people live within 250 mi (400 km) of the District.
The three branches of the U.S. federal government are centered in the district: Congress (legislative), the president (executive), and the Supreme Court (judicial). Washington is home to many national monuments and museums, primarily situated on or around the National Mall. The city hosts 177 foreign embassies as well as the headquarters of many international organizations, trade unions, non-profits, lobbying groups, and professional associations, including the World Bank Group, the International Monetary Fund, the Organization of American States, AARP, the National Geographic Society, the American Red Cross, and others.
A locally elected mayor and a 13-member council have governed the district since 1973. Congress maintains supreme authority over the city and may overturn local laws. The District of Columbia does not have representation in Congress, although D.C. residents elect a single at-large congressional delegate to the House of Representatives who has no vote. District voters choose three presidential electors in accordance with the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, ratified in 1961." - info from Wikipedia.
The fall of 2022 I did my 3rd major cycling tour. I began my adventure in Montreal, Canada and finished in Savannah, GA. This tour took me through the oldest parts of Quebec and the 13 original US states. During this adventure I cycled 7,126 km over the course of 2.5 months and took more than 68,000 photos. As with my previous tours, a major focus was to photograph historic architecture.
Now on Instagram.
Backdoor/Patio area on one of the units. The framework for the sliding glass door can still be seen in the middle of the doorway although all the glass is scattered across the patio & kitchen floor. Alley on one of the 6 streets in what was supposed to be a semi high end 4-plex housing develpment. To date a total of 37 units were built and currently are in some state of completion as they were when work was halted. Doomed from the start due to no county building permits, some units being built in a flood zone and the spending of loan money on the developers sons wedding not to mention floating a loan to a relative to start up a car dealership.
Night, near full moon, fair amount of low cloud cover, 240 second exposure, protomachines flashlight set to blue and orange.
If your interested you can read a short article here about it. www.onlyinyourstate.com/texas/abandoned-houses-tx/
Los hombros son la articulación que une el brazo con el tronco y se encuentra rodeada de músculos, tendones y demás estructuras que permiten el movimiento de este. Es la articulación con mayor movilidad en nuestro cuerpo, y el trabajo de los músculos que la rodean pueden ser de gran ayuda para lu...
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In response to the Congressional budget debacle which proved that DC is but a colony -- prone to being singled out unlike any other city in the country -- a number of activists, elected officials, and general citizens came out in force upon the grounds of Capitol Hill.
The crowd first formed on the sidewalk, but after some opening remarks by elected officials and activists: they quickly spilled into the street. The Capitol Police had been on hand & I'd thought it amusing that a couple were taking photos & videos... it wasn't until I saw the wristbands come out when I realised these weren't officers enjoying the moment; they were recording evidence.
With many minutes of warning, large portions of the group shifted over the sidewalk; whilst a core of dedicated supporters -- including our Mayor, a number of councilmembers, and members of DC Vote -- remained behind to block the roadway. The officers began to surround the group & repeated their warnings to get back on the sidewalk or face arrest.
Now in all fairness to the Capitol Police: they were doing their job. They were quite courteous about it & the protest was similarly jubilant right back. One woman was first to be bound, soon followed by several other activists. Then came Muriel Bowser: first councilmember to be arrested.
In general, I tend to dislike political grandstanding... but this was different. If our council was being arrested by our own police, I'd think it a cheesy photo op... but now our locally-elected officials were being arrested by the very forces we were out to protest: the Feds. This wasn't a mere photo op arrest; this was actually a legitimate arrest... the kind of thing that goes on your record; the kind of thing you spent a night in jail for.
Now granted, I don't expect anyone will be in jail longer than tomorrow; I'd be surprised if any were still locked up by midnight tonight. But it was Councilmember Bowser's arrest which really hit a moment... you could see the look on her face was of some worried concern: someone who had never been arrested before & didn't show up here today expecting to be arrested. As she was placed into the police van: her look of concern changed to a bit more worry. I mean this as no knock against Councilmember Bowser's committment; rather I felt it really help to humanise the entire event. It made me respect her all the more.
Yvette Alexander stood right beside us for quite some time, complicated in that she didn't have her ID on her. While it was entertaining to see our top officials being frisked, it was also quite entertaining that our easily-recognisable councilmember needed her ID... prompting a standerby to call one of her staffers with the best introduction I've ever heard over a phone: "Hi, your councilmember has been arrested." Also, kudos to Councilmember Alexander for going to jail in high heels!
There is a lot I can complain about with the council in general; and certainly with individual councilmembers & even the mayor. Heck, that's what politicians are for: you're not supposed to always like them. But this was an opportunity to set aside some of those issues (frankly, I'd say DC was glad to have a unifying moment after the past couple weeks) and cheer on our own brothers & sisters as they stood up in support of our rights.
It was certainly a proud moment to be a DC resident and a fine boost to our collective esteem after several weeks of turmoil within our local & federal levels of government. It's aggravating that my support for small & local government is inhibited by those in Congress whom advocate small & local government. If I wanted to live in a colony, I'd have moved to Williamsburg.
News Release Date:
09-24-2020
Indiantown, FL – The Village of Indiantown has moved into a new, more spacious Village Hall at 15516 SW
Osceola Street. The move away from the shared Martin County Indiantown Branch Office, located at
16550 SW Warfield Boulevard, was completed this morning.
The new office is being leased from
Indiantown Non-Profit Housing Inc. and is located between SE Adams Avenue and SW Madison Avenue,
one block south of the Indiantown Civic Center.
“The Village would like to collectively thank Martin County for providing us a space to evolve and grow
over these past two years.” said Village Manager Howard W. Brown Jr. “In order to continue growing, and
to provide the level of service our residents expect, we need additional space and are pleased to
announce our new partnership.”
The new Village Hall has three suite entrances for Utilities, Administration and the new Village Council
Chambers.
The first suite will house the Utilities Department when the Village completes its takeover of the Indiantown Company Incorporated water and wastewater company.
The center suite houses administrative offices, including the Village Council, Village Manager, Village Clerk, Planning, Community and Economic Development and Building & Permits Departments.
The third entrance will lead to the new
Village Council Chambers. The Parks & Recreation Department and Code Enforcement Offices will remain
at Booker Park where they moved this summer.
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www.flhsmv.gov/pdf/forms/83039.pdf
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A linda cachoeira cai mais de 70 metros no paredão basáltico em Puerto Iguazú, no conjunto do lado Argentino das Cataratas do Iguaçu.
Muito lindo de se ver ao vivo e bem de pertinho, o que só as trilhas do lado Argentino das Cataratas permite. Esta foto foi feita na trilha inferior, a mais longa, bonita e interessante.
Hambug Hafencity , a very nice and completely refurbished district of Hamburgs port area with probably the most expensive flats , apartments and office buildings in Hamburg. The port annivisary is every year a big event and attracts thousants of visitors and it is of course a good oportunity to shoot some pictures , you normally can not capture.
Foto : A. Meyer
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La iglesia de San Gil Abad es un templo gótico de la ciudad de Burgos en la provincia homónima, de la comunidad autónoma de Castilla y León, España. Su austero aspecto exterior, debido a que estuvo incluido en la muralla de la ciudad, no permite adivinar la belleza y riqueza de su interior, que reúne el más valioso conjunto gótico de la ciudad después del de la Catedral. La iglesia tiene acceso desde la calle de San Gil y se sitúa al lado de la Puerta del mismo nombre, cerca de la ladera oriental del cerro del Castillo.
Actualmente, está considerada como BIC (Bien de Interés Cultural) (fue declarada Monumento histórico-artístico perteneciente al Tesoro Artístico Nacional mediante decreto de 3 de junio de 1931).
En 2015, en la aprobación por la Unesco de la ampliación del Camino de Santiago en España a «Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: Camino francés y Caminos del Norte de España», España envió como documentación un «Inventario Retrospectivo - Elementos Asociados» (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) en el que en el n.º 1047 figura la iglesia de San Gil Abad.
La fábrica es de planta de cruz latina, con tres naves de tres tramos, más transepto y profunda cabecera triple y cuadrada. La nave central y las naves laterales, de menor altura que la anterior, se espacian con seis pilares de núcleo cilíndrico y finas columnillas adosadas. El abovedamiento es sencillo, con algún tramo octopartito. En el primer tramo central de los pies se levanta un coro alto, sobre bóveda muy plana. La cabecera se cierra con ábside de tres paños.
En el sobrio hastial occidental se abren un rosetón con tracería curva formando una estrella de ocho puntas y una portada apuntada abocinada, cuyo dintel adopta la forma de un arco escarzano. En el tímpano, esculturas de la Virgen flanqueada por, probablemente, San Gil y otro santo no identificado. En el brazo meridional del transepto hay otra portada gótica que muestra la Epifanía en el tímpano sobre escenas de la Huida a Egipto.
A la iglesia inicial se le agregaron a lo largo del tiempo una serie de capillas:
Capilleja de los Burgos: En la nave de la Epístola se sitúa esta capilla funeraria de la familia Burgos, que hace las veces de pequeño museo parroquial, luego de haber servido durante muchos años como antesacristía. Su bóveda octopartita cobija dos enterramientos góticos gemelos y un tercero renacentista, obra de Juan de Vallejo. Uno de aquellos corresponde a los fundadores de la capilla, Juan García de Burgos, que fuera escribano de cámara del rey Juan II de Castilla, y su esposa Constanza García, muertos ambos en 1479. Semejante es el del escribano de la Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, fallecido en 1511, y sus dos esposas Isabel de Cerezo y Catalina Polanco. Este doble arcosolio tiene sendos arcos carpaneles trasdosados por arco conopial y limitados por pináculos, que cobijan las efigies yacentes de los difuntos en pizarra. El sepulcro renacentista pertenece a Francisco de Amusco (+1521), su esposa Catalina de Polanco y su hija María de Amusco Polanco. En esta capilla pueden contemplarse además dos bellas tablas votivas con los retragos de Juan y Constanza García, un San Jerónimo firmado por Francisco Pourbus (siglo XVI) y una Piedad de Adrián Isenbrandt (siglo XVI).
es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iglesia_de_San_Gil_Abad_(Burgos)
Iglesia de San Gil Abad is a church in Burgos, Spain. It dates to the 14th-15th century. It was declared a Bien de Interés Cultural site by decree of 3 June 1931
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Gil_Abad
The church of San Gil Abad is a Gothic temple in the city of Burgos in the province of the same name, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, Spain. Its austere exterior appearance, because it was included in the city wall, does not allow one to guess the beauty and richness of its interior, which brings together the most valuable Gothic complex in the city after that of the Cathedral. The church has access from Calle de San Gil and is located next to the Gate of the same name, near the eastern slope of Cerro del Castillo.
Currently, it is considered as BIC (Asset of Cultural Interest) (it was declared a Historic-Artistic Monument belonging to the National Artistic Treasure by decree of June 3, 1931).
In 2015, in the approval by Unesco of the extension of the Camino de Santiago in Spain to "Caminos de Santiago de Compostela: French Way and Northern Spanish Ways", Spain sent as documentation a "Retrospective Inventory - Associated Elements" (Retrospective Inventory - Associated Components) in which the church of San Gil Abad is listed at number 1047.
The factory has a Latin cross plan, with three naves of three sections, a transept and a deep triple and square header. The central nave and the lateral naves, shorter than the previous one, are spaced with six pillars with a cylindrical core and fine attached columns. The vaulting is simple, with some octopartite section. In the first central section of the feet a high choir rises, on a very flat vault. The headboard closes with an apse of three panels.
In the sober western gable there is a rose window with curved tracery forming an eight-pointed star and a flared pointed portal, whose lintel takes the shape of a segmental arch. On the tympanum, sculptures of the Virgin flanked by, probably, Saint Gil and another unidentified saint. On the southern arm of the transept there is another Gothic portal showing the Epiphany on the tympanum on scenes from the Flight into Egypt.
A series of chapels were added to the initial church over time:
Chapel of the Burgos: This funeral chapel of the Burgos family is located in the nave of the Epistle, which serves as a small parish museum, after having served for many years as a pre-church. Its octopartite vault houses two twin Gothic burials and a third Renaissance one, the work of Juan de Vallejo. One of those corresponds to the founders of the chapel, Juan García de Burgos, who was a clerk of the chamber of King Juan II of Castile, and his wife Constanza García, both of whom died in 1479. Similar is that of the clerk of the Casa de la Moneda Francisco García de Burgos, who died in 1511, and his two wives Isabel de Cerezo and Catalina Polanco. This double arch has two carpal arches overlaid by an ogee arch and limited by pinnacles, which shelter the lying effigies of the deceased in slate. The Renaissance tomb belongs to Francisco de Amusco (+1521), his wife Catalina de Polanco and his daughter María de Amusco Polanco. In this chapel you can also see two beautiful votive panels with the retractions of Juan and Constanza García, a Saint Jerome signed by Francisco Pourbus (16th century) and a Pietà by Adrián Isenbrandt (16th century).