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Explored May 19, 2016 Best position #9
Found this lovely meadow after a nice hike in the forest and to the sea today.
My album of images of Tessi and her friends here.
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Traffic holds their position at the intersection of Lego Lane and Brickplace Pass as a police car is in pursuit of a car that exceeded the speed limit and also disregarded a red light on the traffic signal.
August 5th Is International Traffic Light Day
By 1914, there were more automobiles on the road than ever, and they were still sharing the streets with streetcars, horse carriages, merchant carts, and more. There was a need for regulations to make sure traffic moved smoothly and that accidents would decrease. At the time, traffic was controlled by the police. But traffic lights were about to come along and make road navigation easier, safer, and more efficient.
On August 5, 1914, what is considered to be the first electric traffic light was installed in Cleveland, Ohio, at the corner of East 105th Street and Euclid Avenue. It had four pairs of red and green lights, one for each side of the intersection, and a warning buzzer that indicated when the light was about to change. It had to be operated manually by someone in a nearby booth. It was based on a design by James Hoge, who had previously applied for a patent for a "Municipal Traffic Control System." His patent—#1,251,666—was approved in 1918. The Cleveland Automobile Club thought that their new traffic light might revolutionize the handling of traffic in crowded cities.
There were other early traffic signals and traffic lights, both before and after Cleveland's and James Hoge's lights. In 1868, a gas-lit and manually-operated traffic sign was installed in London. It had two arms: one said "stop" and the other said "caution." Tragically, less than a month after its installation, it exploded and the policeman who was operating it was injured.
In 1910, the first automated traffic control system was created. It didn't light up, but it did display "stop" and "proceed." In Salt Lake City in 1912, a traffic light of red and green lights was installed in a wooden box on a pole. William Potts, a police officer from Detroit, Michigan, invented the three-color traffic light to be used at four-way stops in 1920. In 1923, Garrett Morgan invented a traffic signal with a T-shaped design; he patented it and later sold it to General Electric. Traffic lights have continued to improve over time. Lights first had to be changed manually, then they could change automatically, and then in the 1950s computers began being used to control them. Computers allowed detection plates, or loops of wire embedded into the pavement, to be installed as well, which could sense when cars were present. Traffic lights also expanded beyond the basic red, yellow, and green lights, and began including other lights such as turn arrows, and walk and don't walk lights.
Traffic lights control the flow of traffic and are placed at locations such as road intersections and pedestrian crossings. They go by many other names, which are sometimes dependent on where in the world they are. Some common names include traffic signals, traffic lamps, signal lights, or “Stop-and-Go Lights”. They are made of lamps or LEDs, and their standard colors are red, yellow (amber), and green. A solid red light means that a driver should not proceed, while a flashing red light is to be treated like a stop sign. A yellow light indicates that a red light will soon appear. In some areas, it may require a driver to stop if they can, but in other areas, drivers may be allowed to pass through it if it is safe. If a yellow light is flashing, it means it is a warning signal. A green light means that a driver may proceed if it is safe and if there is room on the other side of the intersection.
Traffic lights may be set to flash at times when traffic is sparse, such as late at night. Sometimes a flashing yellow is set to a main road, while a flashing red is set to the side road. Sometimes there is flashing red in all directions, which is treated as a four-way stop. Whether lights are green, yellow, or red, or whether they are solid or flashing, we celebrate them today, on the anniversary of when the first electric traffic light was installed.
How to Observe
Today is for stopping and thinking about the importance of traffic lights in road safety. The best way to celebrate the day is probably to use as many traffic lights as possible when driving. If you are up for a long drive, you could drive to the intersection in Cleveland where the first electric traffic light was installed. You could also drive to Ohio's Small Town Museum, where what is believed to be the world's oldest traffic light is kept.
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Church of St Mary, Hemyock Devon built of local flints and cherts, occupies a central position in the village bordering St Margaret's brook www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/Ga6586dQg8
Hemyock is the largest village on the Blackdown Hills. It has a very long history with prehistoric remains being found, from about 100 BC to well beyond. In the middle ages local iron ores were smelted in small bloomeries (furnaces) to produce pure iron.
In Saxon times the battle of Hemyock was fought at Simonsburrow between the native Britons and King Ime's Saxon army, which put an end (temporarily) to the Kings expansion to the west.
The name Hemyock could have originated from the British stream name "Samiaco" (meaning summer), other authorities suggest a Saxon origin from a personal name "Hemman" coupled with a Saxon word for a bend or a hook (occi).
Hemyock gave its name to the Hemyock Hundred, a central town surrounded by hamlets of 7 parishes, that was an administrative unit of local government during the Saxon period.
After the Norman conquest a castle, now a ruin, was built adjacent to the church.
From the 1500's to the early 1800's much of the parishes wealth came from the production of wool.
The church has had its dedication changed several times. In the 1400s it was St Mary's, after the reformation St. George and by the mid 1700s it was St. Peter's, reverting to St. Mary's in the 1760s
The first written record dates from the year 1268, but it is obvious that parts of the building are much older. Remains of Norman arches may be seen in the interior walls of the tower and it would appear that the first church on the site could have been cruciform in shape with the tower at the centre.
Originally the church had a spire on top of the tower, but it was removed in the late 1600s and this may be the reason why the present tower is not very high.
It now consists of a chancel, north east chancel chapel & vestry, nave, north and south aisles and early Norman three stage battlemented west tower with inset south porch .
Inside the building, the bowl of the font survives from 1200. www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/v7S42amH60
The southern aisle was formally a chantry dedicated to St. Katherine. There is a piscina there and hagioscopes on each side of the chancel arch give a view of the main altar to the side altars
Partial rebuilding of 1847 by Richard Carver of Taunton included a new west gallery replacing two older ones, new windows & furnishings. 15c alterations were largely destroyed, but Carver's work respected certain intriguing peculiarities of the medieval ground plan which was retained along with the tower .
The tower has early Norman arches to the north, south and east. There is no evidence of a west arch, although it may have been destroyed when the late 19c west window was inserted. The north arch alone is visible externally. There is no masonry joint between the west face of the tower and the adjoining south tower porch, and the quoining of the south-west angle of the tower stops at the level of the parapet of the porch. This suggests that it is a contemporary build. The north-west angle has been disturbed by the addition of a buttress. Furthermore the south wall of the tower porch is on the line of the old nave south wall, the present south arcade, ie. the tower arch facing the nave and the chancel arch are off centre to the present nave. The possibility of the west tower having once been a crossing tower has been suggested, although the close proximity of a stream to the west, and the lack of any evidence of a west tower arch disputes this . The puzzle is complicated further by the existence of a medieval flight of stairs that runs from the tower porch to what is now a west nave gallery; the point at which the stairs enter the nave west wall is between the line of the present south arcade and the south impost of the Norman east tower arch. Where can they have led originally? Possibly there was a screen intended to house relics www.flickr.com/gp/52219527@N00/W4wb74mK82.
The registers date from 1635.
On the west wall are the lists of the village charities, together with a list of the "Dog Whippers" who kept the church free of dogs during services
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I am doing the 2011 strobist class on Flickr, and here is the assignment result for Strobist L102 1.1 Position: Angle.
Handy Manny and Philipe kindly dropped in to model for me here on white seamless (A3). Lit with a 580EXII triggered by Cactus v4s. Light positions as indicated on the diagram. Exposures were kept the same for each shot using a Sekonic light meter.
If you are reading this, and have no idea what Strobist is... Check out Strobist 102 lessons. This exercise is specifically for 1.1 Position: angle lesson which is all about observing how things look different when you get your flash off the camera and hitting your subject from different angles.
Which one makes Manny look best do you think?
EXPLORE Highest Position# 246
This shot is dedicated Kaj Bjurman. His HDR works are highly regarded in Flickr HDR community. It is through him that I came to know about HDR, photomatix and post processing methods in photoshop. I must admit my HDR works are very much inspired by him (and also through many flickr friends off course!!). I highly recommend every one to visit his photostream
www.flickr.com/photos/bjurman/
and also his tutorial on HDR processing in photomatix and tutorial
1 exposure CR2 tonmapped in Photomatix. Added a curve to enhance constrast, adjusted the midtone brightness level, reduced noise and finally dramatized the whole image with Topaz Adjust photoshop plugin.
All comments and critiques are welcome.
Highest Position - Explore #457
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Camera: Nikon D40
Exposure: 1/1600sec
Aperture: F/5.6
Lens: zoom-nikkor 18-55mm
Focal Length: 55 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Location: From my window
Former LNER Class A2 No. 60532 'Blue Peter' passes the site of the future HS2 Handsacre Junction on 12th July 2024 working the late running LSL 5Z30 0716 Crewe HS - Southall LSL positioning move ahead of a 'main line launch' back into service on 13th July from London King's Cross to York. Copyright Photograph John Whitehouse - all rights reserved
Another shot from the West Park, to show you a bit more of the Enclosure sculpture.
West Park also known as Watts Park after the monument of Isaac Watts which occupies a central position opposite the the Civic Centre.
The sculpture ‘Enclosure’ by Paul De Monchaux added in 2000 was commissioned under the heritage lottery fund scheme. The four metre high stone sculpture frames four skyline landmarks in and around the park.
"Precarious Position" 2006
Taken in Les Jardins Tuileries, Paris. He seemed to be sleeping well as i watched him for several minutes .. and my admiration grew as I realised he was very well balanced. I framed the image carefully and cropped very tightly to emphasise the subject and his sleepytime equilibrium !
"Position précaire" 2006
Prise dans les Jardins des Tuileries, à Paris. Il semblait bien dormir et je l'ai observé pendant plusieurs minutes... mon admiration s'est accrue lorsque j'ai réalisé qu'il était très bien équilibré. J'ai cadré l'image avec soin et l'ai recadrée très serrée pour mettre l'accent sur le sujet et son équilibre pendant le sommeil !
Highest Explore Position #307 ~ On September Thirteenth 2008.
Prairie Dog - Wingham Wildlife Park, Kent, England - Sunday August 10th 2008.
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This lil guy is dedicated to my two great flickr chums Cherish ~ www.flickr.com/photos/cherishlovespink/ ~ and Robert ~ www.flickr.com/photos/robert_hoge/ ~ , who are currently having job worries.....Chin up guys...as it's says above every cloud has a silver lining, I am sure you will both go on to bigger and better things....good luck with the future my flickr chums...sending you both {{{{{{{{{{HUGS}}}}}}}}}}
Explore Highest position # 445 on Monday, June 23, 2008
This one is from my garden.:) Compare to the different color treatment below, which one do you like?
鲜花 "الزهور " 鮮花 цветя květiny blomster bloemen bulaklak kukkien fleurs Blumen λουλούδια פרחים virágokat blóm bunga bláthanna fiori 花 꽃 blomster گل kwiaty flores цветы blommor çiçekler квіти hoa
No colour adjustment at all! Just a horizon straighten and a contrast boost :)
Great sunset tonight :)
For Our Daily Challenge, "pink"
In Explore: 51st position on Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Heavy snow in downtown Vancouver, BC
Woman crosses Pacific, near the intersection of Drake.
Camera: Canon EOS 5D
Exposure: 0.013 sec (1/80)
Aperture: f/6.3
Focal Length: 32 mm
ISO Speed: 640
EXPLORE - 28 APR 2009 best position: #151
Honduran Cashews
Anacardium occidentale
The cashew is a tree in the flowering plant family Anacardiaceae. The plant is native to northeastern Brazil. Its English name derives from the Portuguese name for the fruit of the cashew tree, caju, which in turn derives from the indigenous Tupi name, acajú. It is now widely grown in tropical climates for its cashew "nuts" and cashew apples.
What appears to be the fruit of the cashew tree is an oval or pear-shaped accessory fruit or false fruit that develops from the receptacle of the cashew flower. Called the cashew apple, better known in Central America as "jocote de marañón", it ripens into a yellow and/or red structure about 5–11 cm long. It is edible, and has a strong "sweet" smell and a sweet taste. The pulp of the cashew apple is very juicy, but the skin is fragile, making it unsuitable for transport. It is often used as a flavor in agua fresca.
The true fruit of the cashew tree is a kidney or boxing-glove shaped drupe that grows at the end of the pseudofruit. The drupe develops first on the tree, and then the peduncle expands into the pseudofruit. Within the true fruit is a single seed, the cashew nut. Although a nut in the culinary sense, in the botanical sense the fruit of the cashew is a seed. The seed is surrounded by a double shell containing a dermatogenic phenolic resin, urushiol, a potent skin irritant toxin also found in the related poison ivy
Choosing the grid position. Looks a bit more sophisticated these days - I seem to recall choosing a lollipop stick or a clothes peg with numbers on, back in the day.
Whenever I arrived at this spot I used to feel physically queasy at the thought of being in the middle of 30 or so 250 two strokes doing a push start (it is easy for someone to fail to start their bike, or stall in front, leaving me with nowhere to go) and then having to bring the front wheel down to peel round the first left hander. Fortunately, I always came away unscathed and it has now passed into legend as one of the most exciting things I've done ;-)
It was great to see this "proper" racing two stroke in action yesterday.
Quite ironic to see a No Smoking sign near the holding area for a race full of two strokes.
Lesson 39, part 1. Drawn from a reference. The bottom left one took about 1hr 12min. I didn't record how long the other ones took. These are old drawings I finally finished.
Test Day for new "Gen3" series of Australian Supercars series.
Chas Mostert in the Walkinshaw Andretti United Mustang.
Sydney Motorsport Park, Eastern Creek, New South Wales, Australia.