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On March 2nd, 2028, The North Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] established a special operations faction known as the, “Greater Reconnaissance and Negotiation Division,” or more commonly known as “Grand” Faction. This team of operatives had been subjects in an advanced military training program the U.S. created for the purpose of becoming an advanced counter-terrorism division first established in 2022. In the next few years, their main purpose was to respond to the conflict created by Middle-Eastern countries until the introduction of the third world war. Since then, a select group of these specially-trained operatives [Grand Faction] have been reassigned to perform a variety of executive tasks in America, Europe, and Africa.
_March 4th, 2028
U.S. Grand Faction execute a multi-purpose operation, consisting of a civilian extraction from Boston, Massachusetts oversea to an offshore U.S. military vessel while the remaining members preform a distraction in the midst of the capital city.
_March 5th, 2028
Civilian extraction is complete. All members of U.S. Grand faction ordered to retreat to a rendezvous situated in Boston Harbor.
_March 8th, 2028
Members of U.S. Grand Faction, “01” and “03” [participating in the civilian extraction], declared M.I.A.
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On April 16, 2024, at 6:24 a.m., while filming a sunrise at Margate City Beach, I took this photo of a very high and very fast moving aircraft.
Sky pilot... sky Pilot
How high can you fly
You'll never, never, never reach the sky
And I shot some video too.
youtu.be/RQ5lRs1bnAw?si=9ua9KPQpLaT-68ua
Wiaska Pilot makes its run after departing its dock in Brimley, MI, to exchange Pilots with an upbound salty.
Pilot Island lighthouse sits, as you might expect, on Pilot Island in Ports de Mort or Death's Door, the passage between Washington Island and the tip of Wisconsin's Door Peninsula. Since the lighthouse was decommissioned, it has been taken over by the cormorants who have, quite literally, crapped the island into oblivion, the acidity of their guano killing nearly all of the vegetation on the island. The Friends of Plum and Pilot Island arranged to get a new roof on the lighthouse a few years ago and are hoping to be able to preserve the lighthouse. The island is presently a nature preserve under the control of the US Fish and Wildlife Service.
Only recently, I'd had a discussion with friends about how nuns tend to not wear habits anymore... that years ago, they were given the green light to wear street clothes. I also just recalled being told in grade school that nuns were allowed only to travel in pairs.
So, when I saw this nun in the airport the other day, I was thrilled to see that she was on my flight, that I might get a chance to photograph her. I nearly lept out of my pants (sorry for that visual) when I saw this scene immediately across from where I was sitting. I was very lucky to get this, however, as I shot it just as people were lining up for our flight. Someone had just walked by (to the left) for me to grab this. It's not as sharp as it could be, I suppose, because I wanted so desperately to record it that there's a touch of camera shake.
Cream of the Crop: This is my most viewed, most commented on, most fav'd and most "interesting"!
EDIT (14 December 2005): I'm very excited to have had this photo selected for issue #4 of JPG magazine! It even made the cover montage!!
Selected for publication at the now-defunct FILE on-line magazine.
This photograph is now available for sale at my ImageKind site.
There were lots of comings and goings towards our ship during the afternoon including an early visit from the pilot. He obviously came over for an early meeting for he left shortly afterwards and returned later in the evening to assist us out of the port
One of the Doncaster Works pilots 08444 stabled in the works yard, 8th August 1976
Locomotive History
08444 was originally D3559 and was built at Derby Works. On entering traffic in November 1958 it was allocated to the ex North British Railway MPD at Polmont and was transferred to the near by ex Caledonian Railway MPD at Grangemouth when Polmont closed in May 1964. In March 1969 it transferred to Haymarket, however this proved to be a short “break in journey” as three months later it transferred to Doncaster. After fourteen years at Doncaster in September 1983 it transferred to Cardiff from where it was withdrawn in October 1986. It was quickly sold for Preservation and arrived at the Bodmin and Wenford Railway four months later in February 1987.
Praktica LTL, Kodachrome 64
Only one EMD E5 locomotive remains out of the 16 total units built, and it is operational and runs often at the Illinois Railway Museum in Union, Illinois. The other 10 A-units and 5 B-units have all been scrapped.
The E5 was distinguished from the otherwise very similar E3, E4 and E6 by being clad in polished stainless steel to match the Burlington's Zephyr trains. It also featured unique small grill-like ornamentation on both sides of the upper headlight. Like the other pre-war models in the E-series, the E5 had a sloping “slant nose” design and was equipped with two headlights—a regular stationary headlight below a gyrating Mars signal light.
Production of the 16 E5 locomotives took place from February 1940 through June 1941. Electricity for the traction motors was provided by 2 EMD 12-567 V-12 two-stoke diesel prime movers producing a combined 2,000 hp. Top speed for this locomotive was 116 mph.
Just another sunset in the paradise of Western North Carolina. The Cradle of Forestry and Pink Beds in the foreground with the high ridge of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the background on the right.
The wall work and canvases commissioned by Climb4Freedom in support of A21, an anti-human trafficking campaign. The art, altogether with DanK's section, depicts the journey from despair to hope, from entrapment to freedom of women in bondage. All canvases were auctioned on the night.
Check the time lapse video to see the whole.
Pilot launch "CORSAIR" showing part of its "beak bow" as it heads out of Queenscliff to link up with container ship Ital Libera.
Victoria Australia.
Landsort is a wonderful island to visit all year round. Here are the open sea, beautiful cliffs around the island, the picturesque village with the characteristic lighthouse nearby.
The lighthouse and pilot station are called Landsort, the island's name is Öja, in daily speech also called Landsort.
Öja is about 5 km long and 600 metres wide at its widest point. There are 10 people permanently manning the large pilot station. The maritime pilots carry out more than 4000 pilot missions and rescue operations per annum in their distinctive orange coloured boats.
A re-enacted pilot leaning against his mount, a P-51-D Mustang, somewhere in eastern England.... but 2018 rather than 1945.
The specialist geophysical survey vessel leaves the Tyne for Shetland accompanied downriver by the pilot vessel Collingwood.
This picture goes along with a shot I did of myself with a bird on my back, is part of a larger collection of images that have to do with animals. I love photographing birds because they are so symbolic, and because I have always felt connected with nature. It allows me to combine these two loves into a series of photos that are meaningful to me.
I shot this one at 6am one morning. Asking Christopher to hop into the pond was a bit much (40 degrees - cold for LA, and filled with the droppings of birds) but he happily did it and then smelled a little for the next few hours :-P Later this day we went out to shoot another image in an old Victorian style lobby of office buildings...didn't get caught by some miracle but also didn't get the shot I wanted, so I'll be going back there again :)
Model: Christopher John Hills V
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A little streaker flashing above the Pilot’s Cottages on Llanddwyn Island, Anglesey in the mid morning hours on Friday. The clouds rolled in shortly after this shot so had to pack up for the night.
Equipment and Settings:
Canon EOS R
Canon RF 15-35mm f2.8L
Three Legged Thing Winston Pro 2.0 Tripod with Vu Ball Head
Alyn Wallace Kase Star Glow Filter
16 x Manually aligned and stacked images @ f2.8, ISO6400, 13 secs.