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The original late 1970's FSO nee Polski Fiat Polonez may have looked quite modern and crisply styled for the era but underneath it was still the old Fiat 125P. The same lethargic engine which struggled to pull such a heavy body, the same slapdash build quality and rather amusingly it initially lacked a folding rear seat!
It did offer a brand new five door hatchback for bargain loving Brits who continued to buy the Polonez and facelifted Caro right up until 1997 by which time it had been totally eclipsed by Malaysian and Korean offerings! It did last until the early 2000's as a Daewoo product before finally being dropped.
As part of their latest Polish themed series Welly have now produced a small scale version of these last of the line Polonez complete with facelifted front and rear ends plus a very accurate interior too. I know Matchbox like their unusual diversions every so often but I won't hold my breath that they will ever model an FSO!
Sourced directly from Poland. Mint and boxed.
Apis mellifera. A series of photos from bees supplied by Phil Frank in Montgomery County, Maryland. ~~~~~~~~~~{{{{{{0}}}}}}~~~~~~~~~~
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Photography Information:
Canon Mark II 5D, Zerene Stacker, Stackshot Sled, 65mm Canon MP-E 1-5X macro lens, Twin Macro Flash in Styrofoam Cooler, F5.0, ISO 100, Shutter Speed 200
We Are Made One with What We Touch and See
We are resolved into the supreme air,
We are made one with what we touch and see,
With our heart's blood each crimson sun is fair,
With our young lives each spring impassioned tree
Flames into green, the wildest beasts that range
The moor our kinsmen are, all life is one, and all is change.
- Oscar Wilde
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Want some Useful Links to the Techniques We Use? Well now here you go Citizen:
Best over all technical resource for photo stacking:
Art Photo Book: Bees: An Up-Close Look at Pollinators Around the World:
www.amazon.com/Bees-Up-Close-Pollinators-Around-World/dp/...
Free Field Guide to Bee Genera of Maryland:
bio2.elmira.edu/fieldbio/beesofmarylandbookversion1.pdf
Basic USGSBIML set up:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-_yvIsucOY
USGSBIML Photoshopping Technique: Note that we now have added using the burn tool at 50% opacity set to shadows to clean up the halos that bleed into the black background from "hot" color sections of the picture.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bdmx_8zqvN4
Bees of Maryland Organized by Taxa with information on each Genus
www.flickr.com/photos/usgsbiml/collections
PDF of Basic USGSBIML Photography Set Up:
Google Hangout Demonstration of Techniques:
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or
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4c15neFttoU
Excellent Technical Form on Stacking:
Contact information:
Sam Droege
sdroege@usgs.gov
301 497 5840
Cette université est située au Unter den Linden 6 (côté nord), Berlin, Allemagne.
Il s'agit de l'une des plus grandes universités d'Europe. Elle occupe un palais construit en 1753 pour le prince Henri de Prusse, frère du roi Frédéric II.
À l'entrée, deux statues de marbre représentent les frères Humboldt, Whilhem (avocat et politicien) et Alexander (scientifique multidisciplinaire). Marx et Engels ont étudié ici avant d'aller démarrer le mouvement communiste. Parmi les autres anciens célèbres on compte les frères Grimm (deux d'entre eux) et plus de deux douzaines de lauréats du prix Nobel. Max Planck y enseigna ainsi qu'Albert Einstein du moins jusqu'à l'arrivée des nazis qui l'incitèrent à se joindre à la faculté de Princeton en 1932.
Berlin est la capitale et la plus grande ville d'Allemagne et la ville la plus peuplée de l'Union européenne. Située dans le Nord-Est du pays, c'est également l'un des seize Länder de la République fédérale.
Fondée au 13e siècle, Berlin a été successivement capitale de l'électorat du Brandebourg (1247-1701), du royaume de Prusse (1701-1871), de l'Empire allemand (1871-1918), de la république de Weimar (1919-1933) et du Troisième Reich (1933-1945). Après 1945 et jusqu'à la chute du mur de Berlin en 1989, la ville est partagée en quatre secteurs d'occupation. Pendant la guerre froide, le secteur soviétique de la ville, nommé Berlin-Est, est devenu la capitale de la République démocratique allemande, alors que Berlin-Ouest était politiquement rattachée à la République fédérale d'Allemagne, devenant ainsi un bastion avancé du « Monde libre » à l'intérieur du Bloc communiste.
Après la chute du mur, Berlin redevint, en 1990, la capitale de l'Allemagne alors réunifiée, et les principales institutions fédérales y emménagèrent en 1999.
Yesterday, 24 August 2022, turned out to be an 11-hour day, driving a total of 483 km. Fortunately, it was not an extremely hot day, thanks to the drop in temperature the last day or two, together with some much-needed rain. Luckily, I was not going to go to the mountains, as you could barely see them through the thick haze (smoke?).
My actual destination was the Alberta Birds of Prey Centre, near Lethbridge. I know some people feel that photographing birds that are not out in the wild is cheating. I kind of agree, though I think it's fine as long as someone says where a photo was taken - wild or in captivity. September 2016 was the very first time I was brave enough to do this long drive myself, but I really, really wanted to go. Since then, I have repeated the drive every year except for 2021.
This Centre is a wonderful place that rehabilitates and releases (whenever possible) various birds of prey - hawks, owls, Bald Eagles, Turkey Vultures, and Golden Eagles. Some of these birds act as Wildlife Ambassadors, too, including educating the public away from the Centre. Sometimes, a bird is used as a foster parent, too.
Because I knew what a long drive this would be, I drove on highways almost all the time. Just one gravel back road was the exception. As it happened, I almost immediately came across two juvenile Swainson's Hawks perched on adjacent fence posts. They were beautiful birds, showing off the attractive feather patterns on their backs. They just sat there, unconcerned by the presence of my car, and were still there when I left a short while later. You have to love Swainson's juveniles. These were just two of several hawks I saw in the wild this day. Of course, I saw all sorts of birds of prey once I reached the Centre. Always fun to have a young Great Horned Owl or a tiny Burrowing Owl perched on ones arm. I asked if they had a Turkey Vulture and they had two, in one of the small cages/enclosures outdoors. These Vultures are so much smaller than I always think they are.
On the way home, I checked to see if I could see a Common Nighthawk and did eventually spot one, on a pole out in a field. Zoomed in and took a handful of identical photos, and have posted one just for the record.
This was definitely a rewarding - and exhausting - day, full of sightings of all kinds. My favourite kind of day! I actually managed to leave home just after 8:00 am and got back a few minutes before 7:00 pm, earlier than I was expecting.
Cette peinture murale est une véritable célébration de la nature et de la beauté du monde.
Au centre, le portrait lumineux d'une jeune fille avec un regard doux et rêveur nous captive.
Autour d'elle, une explosion de couleurs vives et de fleurs épanouies crée une ambiance joyeuse et apaisante.
Les tournesols et les marguerites semblent danser autour de la fillette, l'enveloppant dans une étreinte chaleureuse.
Cette composition florale vibrante transmet un message d'harmonie et de préservation de l'environnement.
Le texte "Pour un monde plus propre" renforce ce thème écologique, invitant le spectateur à prendre soin de notre planète.
L'artiste Star97 réussit à transmettre ce message de manière poétique et accessible, à travers les yeux d'une enfant.
Morphée remontre le bout de ses bois un peu plus loin, traversant calmement l'allée enherbée avec femme et enfant.
Cerf élaphe en forêt de Mormal
Also seen in Reading was Courtney Buses RX06 WRU, Espresso, on service 189.
This is an hourly service from Reading to Wokingham, competing with First's 190 (now 90), although only hourly (vs First's every 15 minutes) and not at school times.
Originally, it ran from Wokingham to Jennett's Park on the outskirts of Bracknell, but changes from 2nd February 2015 see it now run a loop of a residential area of Wokingham instead. The afternoon service was withdrawn from the same date.
RX06 WRU was previously used on The Heights contract at Brooklands, but has now been demoted and spends its time on schools and the 189. It's painted in "coffee and cream" livery to match the coffee-based theme of Courtney's other Wokingham routes.
UPDATE: From the 13th July 2015, the competitive daytime service was axed, and the 189 returned to being a school journeys only type service.
St Mary's Butts, Reading, Berkshire.