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On the external E face of Ballynahinch tower house, situated above the broken out doorway. The Sheela-na-gig is carved in raised relief on a rectangular slab. Described as having a big round head with eyes wide open; strong billowy lines across forehead; large jug ears. Lean rib, and no breasts seem to be indicated. Arms akimbo with hands joined above pudenda, shown as a deep round hole. Squatting position, knees bend, heels touching and toes turned out. This Sheela-na-gig is 'said to be a carricature of the cook, in revenge for her incivility to the tradesmen employed in building the castle'.
Ballynahinch Castle is on the Northern bank the River Suir. The tower house is at the W end of a rectangular bawn which has a building in the NE angle and on the S wall. It was in the possession of John Bourke fitz William Oge in 1558 but in possession of Edward Butler, brother of the Earl of Ormond, by 1587. According to the Civil Survey the Countess of Ormond was the proprietor in 1640 and 'On the sd. lands stands a castle Demolished with a Bawne on one side thereof together with a thatcht house a few cabbins all Inhabitted. The tower house is constructed of limestone rubble, roughly coursed, with remains of external harling and an external base-batter. It originally had three storeys and in the 16th century a fourth storey and a mural chamber at parapet level were added. The entrance to the tower house, at the N end of E wall, is protected by a machicolation at parapet level. The doorway is completely broken out and has been since at least 1906 when described by Crawford, who mentions a groove at the apex of the former pointed doorway, presumably a yett hole. About 2m above the former doorway is a Sheela-na-gig. The entrance lobby is protected by a large murder-hole overhead and there is a narrow guardroom to the N running E-W in the thickness of the N wall. The ground floor was accessed through a doorway, now broken out, directly in front of the main doorway. It was divided, possibly in the late 17th/18th century, by a stone wall running E-W which rises up to the stone vault above the first floor, though the upper courses of this cross-wall are gone. The internal floor level appears to have been deepened by, possibly when the cross-wall was being built. The ground-floor chamber was lit by three windows, one in the centre of the N wall, another in the S wall, slightly E of centre and a third in the W wall, blocked externally. There are also three wall cupboards. The first floor was carried on stone corbels on the E and W wall and was entered from a doorway off the mural stairs which rises from the entrance lobby within the E wall. It was lit by an unusual cinquefoil single-light window in the N wall and a flat-headed two-light window in the S wall. The stairs is lit by a number of simple flat or round-headed loops and is defended at each angle by a murder-hole. Between the first and second floor there is a vaulted mural chamber in the E wall, lit by a window at the E end of the N wall, and in the E wall there is also a small angle fireplace, in a recess in the S portion of the chamber, with a flue which exits through the wall 3m above the floor level. The second floor, above the barrel vault, is entered from the mural stair in the S wall. It is lit by five windows, two in both the E and W walls and one in the N wall. There is also a window in the S wall opposite the entrance to the main chamber and a window in the N wall, near the NW angle, which lights the stairs up to a mural chamber. There is an inserted fireplace in the W wall where there was formally a two-light ogee-headed window which was blocked up in the late 16th century. There are three wall cupboards. There may have been a gallery at the S end of the main chamber, accessed via an internal wooden stair, which would have provided access to the lintelled mural chamber in the S wall which is lit by three windows in the S wall and has two wall cupboards, one at either end of the mural chamber. In the main chamber a doorway, roughly centrally placed in the S wall, gives access to a garderobe chamber which is lit by a single-light window towards the W end of the S wall. The garderobe chute exits at the base of the W end of the S wall. Another mural chamber is accessed from a doorway W of the window embrasure in the N wall. This gives access to a stair which decends steeply to a vaulted chamber, lit by three loops, which runs N-S along the W wall. Towards the back of this mural chamber there is a partition wall with a low doorway giving access to a small unlit chamber. In the late 16th century a third floor, with a fireplace above that at second floor level, was inserted. This floor has no windows or doorway so must have been accessed from the chamber below via a wooden stair. A doorway at the W end of the N wall provides access to a stair up to a mural chamber at parapet level and gives access to the battlements. This mural chamber is also a late 16th-century addition. It is lit by three windows in the N wall and one at the N end of the E wall and is roofed with stone capping.There are good coping stones projecting from the S face of the mural chamber showing the line of the A-frame roof. There are also rafter holes in the wall above the third-floor fireplace to support a timber roof. The parapet is in good condition with stone-capped crow-stepped crenelations and drain holes and water spouts in situ.
Jeep owners position 140 vehicles in the form of an American flag, Thursday, Aug. 11, 2005, in Mount.
My jeep is from the top right corner seventh row down (fourth red stripe), four jeeps to the left.
Pocono, PA, to promote the National Anthem Project, a national effort to re-teach Americans the words to 'The Star-Spangled Banner.’ Two out of three Americans do not know the words to the National Anthem, according to a Harris Poll survey. The flag, measuring 73 feet wide and 191 feet long, was created to celebrate the first year of this multi-year national education initiative of which Jeep is a national sponsor.
Strobist: Lighting 102 Unit 1.1 (position/angle)
1- On-camera flash (SB-800)
2- Slightly higher in stand at about 45 degrees camera left
3- 90 degrees camera left, same height/distance
4- About 120 degrees (slightly behind Rody) on camera left
5- Flash back at 45 degrees of original position, camera moved to same position
(Light still on stand here, very slightly above lens height)
Date: 05.09.2016
Position: 78°47.1’N / 010°12.3’E
Wind: S 3
Weather: clear
Air Temperature: +4°C
Alkhornet is a quite steep bird cliff on the edge of Isfjorden and is also called “Svalbard en miniature“ due to its rich variety of terrain. The kittiwakes were still at home and provided us with the usual acoustic background which has become so familiar to us during our expeditions.
Hagen, im Juni 2009
Auf ein Wort.
Liebe Hagenerinnen und Hagener,
liebe Freundinnen und Freunde von Hagener Theater und Orchester,
bereits im Programm zur Kommunalwahl 2004 hat die Hagener SPD ihre Position zum Hagener Theater und Orchester deutlich gemacht:
„Überregionale Wertschätzung und Lebensqualität einer Stadt werden wesentlich von der Vielfalt und Qualität ihrer Kunst- und Kulturszene bestimmt.
Hagen bietet kulturelle Vielfalt. Das Angebot ist umfang- und abwechslungsreich.
Ohne öffentliche Förderung ist eine reichhaltige und anspruchsvolle Kultur jedoch nicht lebensfähig. Trotz angespannter Haushaltslage muss daher eine Mindestförderung dauerhaft gesichert werden.
Eckpfeiler des Hagener Kulturlebens sind und bleiben Theater und Orchester. Sie sind für das kulturelle Oberzentrum Hagen unverzichtbar.
Dem hohen Qualitätsanspruch stehen die nur noch begrenzt zur Verfügung stehenden öffentlichen Mittel gegenüber. Dies im Einklang zu halten, erfordert große Anstrengungen und die Ausschöpfung aller denkbaren Möglichkeiten. So muss über regionale Beteiligungen und privates Engagement immer wieder neu nachgedacht werden.“
Dazu stehen wir und ich als Oberbürgermeisterkandidat auch heute. Die Attraktivität der Stadt wird wesentlich auch durch unser Theater geprägt. Der Wirtschaftsstandort Hagen profitiert von der hohen Qualität des Hauses. Das Kinder- und Jugendtheater leistet hervorragende Jugend- und Integrationsarbeit. Besucher aus dem südwest-fälischen Raum und dem Ruhrgebiet werden an Hagen gebunden. Das Theater Hagen ist Teil der Hagener Identität und muss dies auch für die Zukunft bleiben.
Gleichwohl sind die finanziellen Probleme der Stadt nicht wegzudiskutieren und die Folgen hieraus betreffen alle Bereiche des kommunalen Lebens. Hagen gibt für Kultur pro Einwohner deutlich mehr aus, als vergleichbare Städte. So begrüßenswert diese Schwerpunktsetzung bisher auch war, die Stadt kann sich in der Zukunft Ausgaben in diesem Umfang nicht mehr leisten. Wir müssen hier aus eigener Kraft zu Veränderungen kommen, bevor andere über unseren Kopf hinweg entscheiden.
Deshalb muss sich auch die bedeutende fast 100jährige Kultureinrichtung Theater Hagen dem Sparprozess stellen. Mit der Umsetzung des 1. Actorigutachtens hat das Theater dies bereits erfolgreich getan und zeitnah einen erheblichen Konsolidierungsbeitrag geleistet. Dies wird von mir ausdrücklich anerkannt und gewürdigt.
Meine Partei und ich haben trotz aller Kritik und Anfeindungen als angebliche Gegner des Hauses immer wieder versucht, die Diskussion um Theater und Orchester aus der Polarisierung Betrieb oder Schließung herauszuholen. Die aktuelle Entwicklung zeigt bestätigt die Richtigkeit unserer Mahnungen.
Das Beharren auf Maximalpositionen sichert nicht die Zukunft des Hauses. Es müssen vielmehr zeitnah gemeinsam von Theater, Verwaltung, Rat und Regierungspräsident zukunftsfähige Lösungen entwickelt werden. Nur dann haben Theater und Orchester in Hagen eine faire Chance und Perspektive.
Die jetzt einzuleitenden Veränderungen müssen sich nach meiner Überzeugung an folgenden Eckpunkten orientieren:
• In der Tradition des Bürgertheaters sind alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger aus Hagen und der Region mehr als bisher gefordert für Theater und Orchester ihren Beitrag zum Fortbestand des Hauses zu leisten. Die Bürger müssen vermehrt das Theater besuchen und bereit sein, höhere Preise zu bezahlen.
• Das Land ist verpflichtet, die regionale Bedeutung des Hauses durch eine Förderung des Landes angemessen zu würdigen.
• Veränderungen in der Organisation des Hauses sind zu unterstützen, wenn hierdurch die Beteiligung Privater und ggf. anderer Kommunen ermöglicht wird und insgesamt ein wirtschaftlicherer Betrieb erzielt wird.
In diesem Sinne fordere ich alle Bürgerinnen und Bürger auf in ihrem Engagement für das Hagener Theater und Orchester nicht nachzulassen. Die SPD und ich als Oberbürgermeisterkandidat werden jedenfalls alles tun, um für die Zukunft ein qulitätsvolles Angebot zu sichern.
Ihr Jochen Weber
Oberbürgermeisterkandidat der Hagener SPD
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St. Stephen's Cathedral
Seat of the Archbishop (Cardinal) of Vienna, one of the most important buildings of the Central European High and Late Gothic, monumental example of the South-German-Austrian multi-naved church, landmark of Vienna. Characteristic is the independent lateral position of the towers, the inclusion of the romanesque western facade, the high Gothic hall choir and the mighty steep roof with colorful brick patterning.
History
1147
The first Romanesque church - from Passau founded (hence patron saint: saint Stephen Protomartyr) - is consecrated. It is located in a quarter of new settlements of merchants, which in the second half of the 12th Century was included in the city's fortifications (which is the part between Singerstraße and wool line (Wollzeile), the road to Hungary). It is located outside, to the southeast, of the oldest city area of the Roman fort, Vindobona. This building was in its dimensions already a large basilical complex, at its completion already including the floor plan of the Heath towers in the West.
1263
Re-consecration after the fire. The impacts on the Romanesque church are not precisely known. The huge gate was already previously rebuilt, when Vienna was for a short time residence of the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. In succession, the reconstruction of the west gallery and the expansion of the western towers (Heath towers) took place. From this period stem also most of the sculptures of the giant gate, the vaults, capitals and rose windows at the west gallery.
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1304 -1340
Construction of the Gothic hall choir, Albertinian choir, named after the Habsburg Albert II (1330-1358).
The citizenship of Vienna initially purchased the required properties and "as the owner of the Gothic choir in the Zwettler (city in Lower Austria) documents of 1303 and 1304 Viennese citizens are testified".
This civic foundation was then converted by a princely.
The following indulgence certificate - in the original written on parchment and provided with a hanging seal - is in a sense the main historical document of the choir consecration and thus also to the architectural history of St. Stephen of great importance.
1340
Bishop Peter of Marchapolis gives, at the request of the parishioners, all who attend at the anniversary of the consecration of the choir of St. Stephen's Church, which was accomplished on the above day in his presence by Bishop Albert of Passau, or at the feasts of the altar patrons of the church, an indulgence of 40 days.
1359
Laying of the foundation stone for further Gothic reconstruction of the nave (south and north wall), the Singertor and the Bischofstor (gate) and the two double chapels laterally to the Romanesque western building. Furthermore, the construction of overall four towers was planned. In fact, only the southern transept tower (the "saint Stephen's Tower") was first started.
1365
Those conversion measures are associated with the efforts of Duke Rudolf IV to raise Vienna to the status of a diocese, and with the founding of the University of Vienna.
1395
Consecration of the chapel of Saint Catherine ("baptistery") on the east side of the south tower.
1404
Peter of Prachatitz is Dombaumeister (cathedral builder). The citizenship by providing financial support pushes ahead the expansion of the tower.
1417 - 1430
Establishment of the lower sacristy
1433
Completion of the south tower under Hans von Prachatitz
1440 - 1459
Completion of the High Gothic nave
1450
Planning and construction of the North Tower by Hans Puchsbaum
1459
At Hüttentag of Regensburg the mason's lodge of St. Stephen's in Vienna is designated the leading main lodge in Central Europe.
1466
Extension of the upper sacristy
1469
Under Frederick III. the Diocese of Vienna is built.
1474
The Chapel of St. Barbara in the north tower is completed according to the plans of Puchsbaum. Formerly this building extension in the North Tower was called: Urbanuskapelle (chapel).
1511
Suspension of the building at the north tower. It is higher than the nave walls, but lower than the ridge height of the choir roof. As a crowning feature of the tower stump an octagonal structure was set up, which was closed with a so-called "Welsh hood" of Kaspar and Hans Saphoy 1578. The Welsh hood is a into the Gothic transmitted dome shape".
The back of the St. Stephen's Cathedral with the North Tower
1514/1519
1514/1519 at the top of saint Stephen's tower an eight-rayed sun ("Star") was fitted with a crescent moon as a symbol of spiritual and temporal power. When the Viennese in the Turkish siege (1529) throughout in the camp of their enemies saw similar symbols, they raised first objections against the "haidnisch Zaichen (heathen signs)", yet remained the "Moonlight" on the tower. Only on the occasion of the second siege (1683 ) vowed Leopold I to replace the "ungodly and unworthy Turks coat of arms" by the sign of the cross, when the city was liberated by God's assistance.
The from saint Stephen removed moon. Book illustration, 18th century
The new, of copper wrought double cross ("Spanish Cross") was made by coppersmith Hans Adam Bosch. It was one and a half meters high and had a weight of 45.5 kg. On September 14th, the Kreuzerhöhungstag (day of the elevation of the Cross) (in the same time the anniversary of the moving in of Leopold into the liberated city), it was placed under great spectacle. However, it was not flexible enough and already on 14th December it fell down due to a violent storm. On 31st October 1687 followed the setting up of a new crowning. To the Spanish Cross now the imperial double-headed eagle and the initials of Leopold I had been added. Cross and eagle had a height of 2.45 m and a weight of 67 kg.
St. Stephen's Cathedral around 1530
1640
Bishop Friedrich Count Breuner the Baroquisation of the equipment of the St. Stephen's Cathedral as a manifestation of the Counter-Reformation had started. He commissioned the brothers Jacob and Tobias Pock from Konstanz with the construction of a new high altar.
1683
Damages caused by numerous cannonballs at the second Turkish siege.
1700
Second wave of Baroquisation: Gothic winged altars and also their early Baroque successors are replaced by baroque marble altars.
1711
July 21st, 1711. In front of a large audience the k.k. Stückgießer (specialized iron caster) Johann Achamer carries out the casting of the great bell of saint Stephen. The for this purpose required metal comes from stocks of the Imperial arsenal of captured Turkish cannons. After Pölzung (supporting) of the underground vaults under the streets that touches the train, the bell weighing more than 17 tons on a special car or a loop of 100 people is brought from the Leopoldstadt on 29th October to the cathedral. On December 15th, Bishop Rummel undertakes the consecration of the bell, then it is pulled up to the south tower. There it rests on two oak beams, which for ringing can be screwed off. When Charles VI. solemnly moved into Vienna after his imperial coronation on 26th January 1712, the Pummerin was rung for the first time, in the process only the 813 kg in weight clapper was moved.
1720
The so-called catacombs are set up as a burial site.
1735
The cemetery around the church is closed down and in 1783 completely removed
Stock-im-Eisen-Platz and St. Stephen's Square before the demolition of the houses
Coloured engraving of V.C. Schütz. 1779
1803
The Steffl gets air: Demolition of houses on Stephansplatz
October. The strong increase in population leads to an increased volume of traffic. As part of "traffic-appropriate" measures streets are widened, squares enlarged, arcades created and traffic regulations introduced such as, e.g., the first one-way at the Carinthian gates (1802). With the demolition of the last still in front of the cathedral facade standing houses yet another basic expansion and redesign of the Stephansplatz can be completed.
1809
Also in the French wars the Cathedral is damaged by artillery fire.
1810
Repair work on the South Tower
1831
Renovation of the roof at the Albertinian choir
1842
On the occasion of the two renewals of the tower helmet in the 19th century respectively in 1842 and 1864, again a new double-headed eagle with a double cross was set on the spire. This last crowning of 1864 still today adorns the top of saint Stephen's tower.
1853 - 1854
Expansion of the remaining Wimperge (gables) in the roof area of which Puchsbaum under Frederick III. only one had realized.
1863 - 1864
Cathedral architect Friedrich Schmidt heads the restoration of the tower helmet.
1945
St. Stephen's Cathedral, April 1945 © Press Agency Votava St. Stephen's Cathedral, April 1945
The roof of St Stephen's Cathedral
is on fire 8th April 1945
Friday 13 April: Dombrand (cathedral's fire) in the last days of World War II. The roof burns down, the vaults of the middle choir and the southern side choir collapse. The Pummerin plunges down and breaks. The cathedral is badly damaged.
1945 - 1952
Reconstruction of the roof and choir
Triumphant entry of the new Pummerin in Vienna. The in St. Florian/Oberösterreich (Upper Austria) cast bell to Vienna had a true triumphal procession behind herself.
From the ruins of the Pummerin 1952 in St. Florian, Upper Austria, a new bell was cast and consecrated on 26th April 1952 in Vienna. The other bells of St. Stephen's Cathedral also consistently bore names as Halbpummerin, Viertelpummerin, Councillor Bell, Mentioned bell (Genanntenglocke), Zwölferin, beer bell (Bierglocke) etc. Very few of them survived the year 1945.
1953
Construction of the Bishop tomb in the catacombs under the Apostle Choir
1954 - 1965
Restoration of the South Tower
1956
Renovation of the Ducal Crypt, construction of the lower church and the lapidary (collection of stone monuments)
Completion of the tower helmet at the north tower (Saphoy'sche hood) with housing of the Pummerin
1961
In 1961 the cathedral received a new peal of eleven bells.
1973
Consecration of the People's altar (makeshift solution)
1977 - 1998
Restoration of the North Tower
1989
Remodeling of the sanctuary and the consecration of the new People's altar (September 14)
1991
Consecration of the new cathedral organ (Servants - Madonna gets here her new stand)
Overall length: 107.2 m outside inside 91.8 m
Width of the nave: 38.9 m
Height of the South tower: (High Tower) 136.7 m
Height of the North tower: 60.6 m
Height of the Heathen towers 65.6 m
These few pictures are from the Jiayuguan Fort area of the Jiayuguan section of the Great Wall of China. Read on for details...
Friday was quite pleasing for its surprises. I’m rarely in a position where I’m surprised by a situation and it happened repeatedly on Friday, which was nice. However, it was even better to get off the train in Jiayuguan – especially since it took two hours longer than scheduled to arrive. That’ll happen when the train stops randomly on the tracks to let other trains pass, but better than the alternative of locomotives playing a game of chicken. At any rate, seven hours on a five hour train ride is slightly grating on the nerves, so getting off at 11 p.m. or so, I was tired.
Fortunately for me, I was getting off the train with my two newly-made lesbian friends with whom I’d been playing poker. Turns out they live in or near Chengdu, too, and had another train to catch at 5:00 in the morning. So, off we wandered…looking for a taxi, a hotel, and some proper food. Lonely Planet didn’t turn out to be terribly useful for Jiayuguan (first time that’s happened for me), so my friends and I just took a taxi to the center of town, saw a hotel, and I ended up getting a room.
After dropping my bag and camera, we headed back downstairs and went to a late-night open-air area that has all kinds of food and grabbed a light midnight snack. (I may not have even eaten; I don’t recall.) Snack out of the way, we all returned to my room where the girls slept a few hours in their bed and left around 4:00, and I in mine.
Earlier in the evening, they were good enough to make a deal with our first taxi driver that his wife would be my private driver the next morning for 100 RMB and take me around to the Great Wall sites for which I’d actually come to Jiayuguan. (It’s really the only reason any tourist would come here, I think; I don’t even know of any other tourist attractions.)
The next morning, I checked out of the Jiayuguan No Name Hotel and grabbed Mrs. Taxi Driver and off we went to the Great Wall sites. Jiayuguan is considered by most to be the western terminal of the Great Wall. For me, it was one of the sections I had been looking to for a number of reasons.
The history and mythology of the wall are fascinating to me yet, as a photographer, it’s a little difficult to show variety if you’re trying to do a photo exposition of it. What I mean to say here is that…it’s a wall. It’s usually found in a mountainous region – or a mountain pass – so the landscape setting of it doesn’t tend to vary much. Since landscape variation tends to be limited when shooting the Wall, the biggest variant is…weather. I’ve never been fortunate enough to shoot the Wall in winter when I lived near it for 17 months. (In those 17 months, I saw a total of two days of snow, and both days was a dusting that melted by noon.)
Because of that, certain famous sections are appealing to me: Shanhaiguan (because that one comes with a seascape) and Jiayuguan (because it’s in the desert). For the first roughly three years that I lived in China, Dunhuang and the Jiayuguan section were…remote. Far enough that I didn’t plan on coming because there were plenty of unexplored places closer to see. (I’d say it’s about the equivalent of having lived in New York City or Washington, DC and having an interest in seeing a place as far as Glacier National Park in Montana…though places like Chicago, Philadelphia, and so on are closer.)
Time and circumstance finally brought me here, and I wanted to make sure to include seeing this section and shooting it (to give my Great Wall collection a little diversity, if nothing else). Jiayuguan has three separate areas to visit and you need some kind of transportation to see all three…which is why my friends helped me hire Mrs. Taxi Driver.
The three sections are: the Overhanging Great Wall (this is the reconstructed part that most would consider “the Wall,” that you can hike), First Beacon Platform (this is the authentic spot), and the Jiayuguan Fort (reconstructed).
Of the three, most would consider the beacon platform the least interesting, though I enjoyed it simply because it’s real (and running alongside remnants of the original wall). The views from the platform over the Taolai River are quite nice, as the beacon sits on a cliff 56 meters above the river bed. This beacon – this hill of dirt – is the “end of the wall.” In addition to the remnants here, there is a pretty nice and tastefully down museum on hand.
After viewing the beacon, we went to the Overhanging Great Wall. (I’m not sure why it’s called “overhanging.” It didn’t strike me as different from other sections that aren’t hanging over anything.) This section just north of town is only about 1-2 km to go up and down. Hiking up and down here took about 45 minutes or so, though it’s considered a fairly “strenuous” hike. If you have bad knees or a bad heart, I suppose it is. I’m far from healthy, though, and didn’t have too many problems.
Like all other sections, this is completely reconstructed and fake. It was originally built in 1539. What you see here? Built in 1987. You can, however, see a long section of the original wall running near Jiayuguan city from the peak here, along with terrific views of the desert to the north and Qilianshan Mountains to the south. I recall walking the lower part of this and tapping on the wall. It seemed so fake that it almost felt like papier mache. This section is definitely better for the views than for the wall.
The last of the three places on the morning run around town was the Jiayuguan Fort. Quite photogenic, it was originally built in 1372 (between the Qilianshan Mountains to the south and the Heishan Mountains to the north) and, like the other two spots, has photographic panoramas, in addition to a well-maintained replica fort. Historically, the fort was called the “First Impregnable Defile under Heaven.” Nowadays, like most other wall attractions, it’s living in the past.
After four hours, I had done all I wanted to do in Jiayuguan. While in the fort, Mrs. Taxi Driver seemed to replace herself with Mr. Taxi Driver, who proceeded to take me down to Jiayuguan South train station which is, thankfully, on the bullet train line. I spent Saturday afternoon there waiting for my evening train on to the next destination going back towards my monotonous life: Zhangye.
Hopefully, you enjoy the Jiayuguan sets. If you have any questions or comments, please feel free to leave them.
Made superposing photos taken 10min apart and edited in Photoshop.
Canon Powershot S3 IS with Intervalometer.
I was trying to do this previously with the Full Moon but failed.
Our version of "Trading Places", named by the audience "Trading Positions"
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Strobist Lighting 102: 2.2
Vivitar 285 shot about 45 degrees camera right. Background is beige wall. Jack is about 6ft from background on a table.
Left to right, top to bottom:
Distance Aperture Flash Power
1ft f/29 1/16
2ft f/18 1/16
3ft f/11 1/16
4ft f/8 1/16
5ft f/5.6 1/16
6ft f/7.1 1/4
7ft f/6.3 1/4
8ft f/5.6 1/4
9ft f/5.6 1/4
10ft f/5.6 1/4
11ft f/5.0 1/4
12ft f/5.0 1/4
From 6 ft onward not a huge difference. Since strobe was at angle there is a slight gradient on background which makes it hard to compare adjacent pics.
at celene's house during her 21st birthday party. the book was a funny present to her from some of the guys (none of them are in this picture)
Multi-Component Inspector Kit (MCIK) for Complementary Access (CA)/DIV Inspections
Safeguard Equipments - Autonomous Navigation and Positioning Sensor (ANPS) mounted on shoe ready for use. IAEA Vienna, Austria, 3 October 2018
Photo Credit: Dean Calma / IAEA
First part of first exercise in Strobist's "Lighting 102-class"
8 pictures illuminated by one flash at 0-180 degrees angle from camera.
Camera is placed about 6 feet from the head which is placed about 5 feet away from the white bakground.
Gear:
Canon 5d Mk II @ ISO:100 Shutter: 1/200
EF 100mm 2.8 Macro @ f/8
Profoto D4 4800 @ 4.0
Prohead with zoom reflector @ 7
Learning continues. Here's the execution of the Lighting 102: 1.2 - Position | Distance exercise. The point here is to experience how light-to-objects-distance ratios interact with the light falloff. The distance between object and the wall was around 70cm. The pictures show situations when the light source (bare flash) is within 100, 120, 220, 320 and 420cm from the wall respectively, from left to right. Note that the smaller the distance between the objects in the scene in comparison to the distance from the light source, the more evenly the objects appear to be illuminated. Bringing the light source closer allows more selective illumination.
I did my best to keep the lighting and photo angles consistent, but due to claustrophobic nature of the "studio" and the lack of tripod, this was somewhat difficult. The exposure was adjusted with respect to the middle of the lower edge of the lampshade.
I took advantage of the set-up and as a side exercise practised the work-flow with the ColorChecker and DNG profiles for correction of the camera response in Lightroom. In all pictures, a profile created based on the last of them (guess why...) was applied.
[Update] Acutally I'm not too happy with the execution of this exercise - I didn't keep the lighting angle constant, which affects the distribution of shadows. I plan to repeat it before proceeding...
Positioned on Parr Plantation is a standard World War II Home Guard Storehouse, constructed around 1940 to 1941, east of east of the main road, it formed part of the circular defences around the crossroads and railway line. These defences included a pair of pillboxes, a Home Guard shelter, spigot mortar emplacement, anti-tank obstacles and a loopholed wall, some of these are still in situ. All the junctions were blocked with anti-tank rails, fitting into sockets sunk in the road, as well as being in range of the spigot mortar emplacement. The wall to the rear of the Crawfish Inn public house has loopholes, now blocked up but still visible. The defences were manned by thirty men of the local Thursford and nearby Barney Home Guard.
The World War II Home Guard Shelter or Stourehouse, it is basically a brick built shed, approximately 10ft by 14ft in size with a slightly overhanging flat reinforced concrete roof, an entrance in the front wall, normally with two ventilation bricks either side and two opening windows in the rear. At the rear is a post war addition, possibly a pair of sheds or cubicles ! They are often built in pairs standing side by side the idea being to store explosives and inflammables separately as per the Army Council instructions of 1941. They were normally sited near Home Guard Headquarters, Drill Halls and defended positions holding explosives, spigot mortars, Smith guns, Northover Projectors and small arms, along with ammunition.
Pile Driver OB's cab rotates into position to drive a small pile (basically, a piece of a telephone pole) in the Antonito Yard. The pile has been pointed on one end to facilitate penetration into the ground.
Bryn Cader Faner is a small cairn just 8m across and less than 1m high, but around the edge is a ring of tall, thin slabs set at an angle, projecting from the mass of the cairn like the rays of the sun, or as some say the "Welsh Crown of Thorns". The monument may be classified as a cairn circle, and was probably a site of burial rather than ceremonial function. It has been disturbed and a hole in the centre no doubt indicates the position of a cist or grave, the content of which is unknown. The army, on manoeuvres before the second world war, pulled out stones on the east side but, miraculously, the striking silhouette remained intact.
It is a monument of simple but brilliantly effective design, placed with sophisticated precision in its dramatic setting so as to achieve maximum impact on travellers approaching from the south. It is arguably the most beautiful Bronze Age monument in Britain
Here is another odd sleeping position. Ozzy seems to be slabbed out on and off his doggy bed. It cracks me up when I see this. There was barely any light in the room, so I had to shoot at this ridiculously high ISO and I think the Sony did damn well for it.
Sony NEX 5
ISO 12,800
Cadets lie in the prone position scouting for the enemy on July 13, 2017, at Fort Knox, Ky. (Photo by Savoury Jacobson.)
New wiper blade time. Looking at the various options I went for Bosch blades - a front and rear set delivered for £33.95.
This process is much easier if you put the wipers into the 'service position' on a Volvo.
This is achieved by:
1. Insert key into dash.
2. Turn on ignition, but do not start.
3. Turn off ignition.
4. Hold wiper stalk up - wipers will move to vertical position and stay there.
5. Remove key.
Turning the ignition on will move wipers back to normal park position.
Uplighters have been positioned in the large open plan work space to bounce light off reflective panels in the ceiling adding to the pleasant working environment.
DAY 2 of the Formula Ford 50th Anniversary Race Weekend and after a Really Fast Action Packed array of Cars in both Mazda and Formula Ford Racing and Qualifying on Saturday it was time for Sunday and to find out who would be Crowned the Formula Ford Champion of 2021.
AMOC GT / GT4 & Intermarque (Qualifying)
First up on the Sunday for Qualifying was The AMOC GT/GT4 Championship and with a Grid of Just 5 Cars for this One its going to be Very Interesting to see out of the 5 Drivers who Can set the Quickest Pace During Qualifying. Lets Find Out who took Pole and the Fastest Lap.
In First Place taking Pole Position and the Fastest Lap was the Duo Pair of Rikki Cann and Samuel Wilson) in their Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 1:00.791 and a Top Speed of 71.53mph. Fantastic Work both Ricky and Rob Really Pushing the Aston Martin Hard and Gunning fort that All Important Victory come the First Race.
In Second Place was (Jamie Sturges) in his VW Golf TCR with a Best Lap Time of 1:03.245 and a Top Speed of 68.75mph. Amazing Work there Jamie Pushing that Golf and Racing it Like a Pro.
In Third Place was the Duo of (Whit and Fenn) in their Lotus Elise Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 1:04.089 and a Top Speed of 67.85mph. Great Work there Whit and Fenn Fantastic Driving and Great Team Work.
Three Very Quick and Capable Cars in the Hands of Some Very Competitive Drivers will make for a Really Fantastic Race. With all three Cars Having Different Power Outputs it will be Interesting to see what Techniques Each of them will use to their Advantage Come the First Race.
AMOC GT / GT4 & Intermarque (Race 1)
After a Very Quick and Heated Qualifying Session which saw the Duo of Rikki Cann and Samuel Wilson Take Pole Position will Jamie and the Duo of Whit and Fenn be able to Beat them off the Line and Who Will Take Home their First Victory of the Weekend?
In First Place Taking the Victory was (Rikki Cann) in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 58.194 and an Average Speed of 73.41mph. Amazing Job there Ricky Really Working Hard Behind the Wheel to Keep that Aston in the Lead Thought the Entire Race with some Beautifully Controlled Driving as well.
In Second Place was (Andy Thompson) in his Seat Toledo with a Best Lap Time of 57.893 and an Average Speed of 73.35mph. Incredible Drive there Andy Really Well Done and Making sure to hold onto that All Important Second Place.
In Third Place was (Paul Whight) in his Lotus Elise Motorsport with a Best Lap Time of 57.284 and an Average Speed of 72.75mph. Superb Drive from Paul Really Looked like he was Enjoying that Drive and Kept Pushing Hard the Whole Way around the Race Track. His Smooth Driving Through Clearways was Amazing to see.
What an Amazing First Race for the AMOC GT Championship with Many Different Cars from Many different Manufacturers Taking Part it always a Joy to see both the Cars and their Drivers Happy Doing what they Love to do. With One Last Race to go will the Likes of Rikki Cann's Teammate Samuel Wilson be able to Hold on and Get One More Victory for the Team? Lets Find Out.
AMOC GT / GT4 & Intermarque (Race 2 FINAL)
In First Place taking the Final Win of the Day for AMOC GT was (Rob Fenn) in his Lotus Elise Motorsport) with a Best Lap Time of 50.083 and an Average Speed of 83.82mph. Congratulations Rob what a Drive and What a Car Fantastic Work.
In Second Place was (Samuel Wilson) in his Aston Martin V8 Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 51.459 and an Average Speed of 80.50mph. Amazing Driving there Samuel Keeping Close to Rob on Many Occasions around the Circuit and a Cracking Overtake on Rob through Clearways.
In Third Place was (Julian Reddyhough) in his Aston Martin Vantage with a Best Lap Time of 59.552 and an Average Speed of 71.18mph. Super Driving From Julian Smooth through the Corners and Making sure to Hang onto that Third Place During the Entirety of the Race.
A Really Fantastic Two Races for the AMOC GT Championship here this Weekend while the Grid might not have been up to Full Capacity We saw the Likes of Rob Fenn Samuel Wilson Rikki Cann and Julian Reddyhough take some Incredible Victories thought the Two Races. Congratulations to All of you and Good Luck to all other Drivers who were Taking Part. Keep Pushing Hard and Victory Will Come to You.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship (Race 1)
Next Up was the BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship and with Saturdays Qualifying showing a Huge Grid of 35 Cars this was Definitely going to be a Fantastic Race to Witness. Lets get right to it and Find Out who Took Victory and by How Much.
In First Place taking the Victory was (Brian Trott) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 58.179 and an Average Speed of 73.82mph. Super Work there Brain Racing Against another 34 Competitors in Identical Cars and Winning takes Incredible Driver Skill and Talent and you Really Showed that During the Race. Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Oliver Allwood) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 57.532 and an Average Speed of 73.81mph. Well Done Oliver Fantastic Driving and a Really Great Defence of Second Place thought the entire Race.
In Third Place was (Zak Oates) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 58.020 and an Average Speed of 73.79mph. Really Nice Work there Zak Amazing Drive and Keeping Very Close to Oliver and Brain at the Front of the Gird thought. Brilliant Driving.
What a Race with Three Incredible Drivers in the likes of Brian Oliver and Zak All Pushing their Cars to the Limit and Achieving Superb Results for Race 1. Good Luck to all other Drivers Lets See if Race 2 of the Day Might Turn things Around.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship (Race 2)
After a Thrilling and Nail Biting Race 1 which saw Brian Trott take the Victory with Oliver Allwood in Second and Zak Oates in Third Place will anyone Else be able to Challenge thease Three Very Fast and Talented Drivers? Lets Find Out.
In First Place taking the Overall Victory was (Steve Foden) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.517 and an Average Speed of 63.32mph. Congratulations Steve a Well Deserved Victory and Another Brilliant Trophy to add to the Cabinet at Home. Congratulations.
In Second Place was (Oliver Allwood) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.789 and an Average Speed of 63.17mph. Brilliant Work Once Again Oliver taking Second Place and Racing with Everything you could Possibly Get out of that Car. A Future Mazda Champion in the Making no Doubt. Brilliant Drive.
In Third Place was (Luke Pullen) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.835 and an Average Speed of 63.14mph. Well Done Luke Really Fantastic Driving in Very Damp and Bright Conditions.
Another Amazing Race for the Mazda MX5 Championship with the Likes of Steve Foden Oliver Allwood and Luke Pullen all taking Incredible Victories thought Race 2 and Standing on the Podium. Keep Up the Amazing Work you Three and to Everyone Else Keep Working Towards Those Goals of Victory and Success.
With One Final Race Coming Up will Steve Foden be able to Hang on and Take Another Victory for 1st Place or will the Likes of Luke and Oliver try to Steal it away from Him? Lets Find Out.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship (Race 3 FINAL)
In First Place taking the Last Victory of the Day for the BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship was (Michael Knibbs) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 58.656 and an Average Speed of 72.84mph. Congratulations Michael A Very Strong Drive with a Lot of Ambition Behind the Wheel. What a Fantastic Way to End off the Weekend.
In Second Place was (Jack Brewer in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 57.970 and an Average Speed of 72.82mph. Great Drive Jack Pushing Hard and Making Sure to Keep Up with Michael at the Front of the Grid. A Very Committed and Determined Drive.
In Third Place was (Brian Trott) in his Mazda MX5 MK1 with a Best Lap Time of 58.293 and an Average Speed of 72.75mph. Well Done Brian Great Driving and it looked like you were Having a lot of Fun out there and always Remember that its the Love and the Passion that Counts not Just The Race Victory.
What a Weekend it has been for the BRSCC Mazda MX5 Championship. We Have Witnessed Many Talented Drivers from the Likes of Brain Trott and Jack Brewer to Steve Foden and Oliver Allwood as well as Zak Oates. All thease Incredible People Come Here every Year to Share their Passions for what they Love not Just with the Teams and Crew but also the Spectators. Here's to Hoping that a New Generation can be Inspired to follow in their Footsteps and Keep the Legacy of this Great Racing Series Going Now and Well into the Future.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 SuperCup Championship (Race 2)
The Mazda MX5 Super Cup Championship was next Up and after A Whole Day of Qualifying and Qualifying Second Fastest on Saturday it was time to see what Each of the Drivers could do and How they would use their Style and Race Craft to Gain a Victory. With Another Large Grid of 30 Cars Anything Can Happen and Racing always has its Moments of Unpredictability.
In First Place taking the Victory was (Declan Lee) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.272 and an Average Speed of 45.71mph. What a Drive from Declan in Very Wet and Near Impossible Visibility Conditions He Kept his Foot Down and Head up to Take an Incredible Victory. Congratulations Declan.
In Second Place was (Richard Amos) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 1:06.697 and an Average Speed of 45.70mph. Brilliant Driving there Richard Keep Pace with Declan Really Well and Navigating in Almost Blind Conditions shows Just How Incredible of a Driver you are.
In Third Place was (John Langridge) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 1:07.831 and an Average Speed of 45.68mph. Brilliant Work out there John a True Rain Master of Brands Hatch Keeping the Car on Track and some Truly Incredible Pace from you.
What an Insane Race with Wet and Rainy Weather Conditions Really Mixing the Grid Up and Showing who the Very Talented Drivers are that can Push their Machinery Beyond its Limits in the Wet and Still take Victory. Some Incredible Drivers in the likes of Declan Richard and John Braving it out there to Deliver some Truly Fantastic Wet Weather Performances. Well Done to all the other Drivers as Well thease Conditions are Always Unpredictable and Yet you All put on a Brave Face and Drive like true Gentlemen Thought.
With Race 3 The Final Race Coming up who will be able to take the Last Podium for Mazda SuperCup? Lets Find Out.
BRSCC Mazda MX5 SuperCup Championship (Race 3 FINAL)
The FINAL Race for Mazda SuperCup and with Some Incredible Racing Witnessed in the Rain in the Previous Race would this Last Race Shake things up further? Lets See.
In First Place Taking the Victory was (Jack Harding) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 56.785 and an Average Speed of 61.14mph. Super Work there Jack Taking the Victory and the Fastest Lap. Well Done.
In Second Place was (Patrick Fletcher) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 56.820 and an Average Speed of 61.05mph. Great Work there Patrick Really Great Effort and a Super Drive for Second Place.
In Third Place was (James Cossins) in his Mazda MX5 MK3 with a Best Lap Time of 56.839 and an Average Speed of 61.04mph. Amazing Driving there James Racing Hard and Holding on Tightly to that All Important Third Place Finish.
Another Incredible Set of Races from the Mazda's to Round of a Brilliant Days Racing for All Drivers Competing in the Mazda Classes. Another set of Incredible Victories for the likes of Jack Patrick and James who all showed their Talent Skill and Determination for Victory.
However We are Not Done Yet as the Grand Finale of Races for this Weekends Formula Ford Championship is Coming Up Next and After a Hectic and Very Competitive Day of both Qualifying and Racing on Saturday With Multiple Races to be Decided Who would be Crowed the Formula Ford Festival Champion?
BRSCC Formula Ford Festival (Semi Final Race 1 Result)
Here we are Now at The Semi Finals after a Very Action Packed Last Chance Race and Now with a Gird of 26 Drivers and Cars This Race as Well as Two More Will Decide the 2021 Formula Ford Champion. Lets See First Who Took Victory in Race 1 for the Semi Finals.
In First Place was (Niall Murray) in his Van Diemen BD21 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.661 and an Average Speed of 56.48mph. Brilliant Work Niall Congratulations on P1 after a Heroic Drive.
In Second Place was (Neil McLennan) in his Spectrum KMR with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.640 and an Average Speed of 56.41mph. Superb Work there from Neil to take P2 He Really Enjoys this Track and Loves to Race as Quickly as he Can alongside his Fellow Friends and Competitors.
In Third Place was (Jamie Sharp) in his Medina Sport JL17 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.157 and an Average Speed of 56.37mph. Congratulations Jamie a Really Fantastic Drive and Keeping Very Close to Neil During the Whole Race. Here's Hoping for an Epic Duel in the FINALE Between you two.
With the First of Two Semi Final Races Over Niall Murray is the Winner with Neil McLennan in Second Place and Jamie Sharp in Third Place. Currently Jamie Can Still Win the Championship but will both the likes of Neil and Nial try Something in Race 2 of the Semi Finals to Gain Back their Chances of Becoming Champion? Lets Find Out.
BRSCC Formula Ford Festival (Semi Final Race 2 Result)
In First Place was (Joey Foster) in his Firman 2021 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.302 and an Average Speed of 69.96mph. Fantastic Driving Joey Really Well Done and a Super Victory for you Indeed.
In Second Place was (Oliver White) in his Medina Sport JL17 with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.124 and an Average Speed of 69.67mph. Congratulations Oliver P2 and Super Car Control During the Race and a Stunning Formula Ford.
In Third Place was (Thomas Mills) in his Spectrum KMR with a Best Lap Time of 1:01.154 and an Average Speed of 69.66mph. Fantastic Work Thomas Well Driven with Amazing Car Control and Tight through the Corners at Clearways.
Another Brilliant Final for Formula Ford with the Likes of Joey Oliver and Thomas all Taking Victories. A Huge Congratulations to Everyone Else who was also Competing in both of Thease Finals. Keep Working on the Car and Training as Much as you can To Improve Lap Times and Strike when the Moment is right on Track for Victory.
BRSCC Formula Ford Festival (GRAND FINAL) (GRAND FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP RACE RESULTS ONLY NOT OVERALL FORMULA FORD 2021 GRAND FINAL CHAMPIONSHIP RESULTS)
This is it the Grand Final of the Formula Ford Festival Race Weekend and With Jamie Sharp Being Potentially One Race away From Taking the Title it has come down to the wire and this Last Race will Determined who The New Formula Ford Grand Final Champion of 2021 is.
In First Place Taking the Grand Final Championship Crown is (Jamie Sharp) in his Medina Sport JL17 with a Best Lap Time of 50.918 and an Average Speed of 66.77mph. Congratulations Jamie a Truly Champion Like Drive to Secure The Title of 2021 Formula Ford Grand Final Champion and Some Brilliant Drives all Season for a Well Deserved Victory in Formula Ford.
In Second Place was (Maxwell Esterson) in his Ray GR18 with a Best Lap Time of 51.116 and an Average Speed of 66.76mph. A Truly Competitive Drive there Maxwell Second in The Championship Standings and Something to be Very Proud of Phenomenal Driving.
In Third Place was (Andre Castro) in his Ray GR15 with a Best Lap Time of 51.137 and an Average Speed of 66.73mph. Superb Driving there Andre with P3 in the Standings and a Well Deserved Place in Formula Ford History.
Jamie Sharp is The New 2021 Formula Ford Grand Final Champion After a Heroic Battle Thought the Season He has Emerged Victorious. Congratulations Jamie you Really Deserve This Championship and all the Hard Work you Have done has Really Paid off. Both Maxwell and Andre also Did a Phenomenal Job and together All Three of you will Make History and Inspire Future Generations to come and Have a Go at Formula Ford.
Now Lets take a Look at the Overall GRAND FINAL Championship Standings for Formula Ford 2021
In First Position was (Jamie Sharp) in his Medina Sport JL17
In Second Position was (Neil McClennan) in his Spectrum KMR
In Third Position was (Maxwell Esterson) in his Ray GR 18
The Overall Formula Ford National Championship Pro 2021 was Won by (Chris Middlehurst) in his Van Diemen LA10 with 433 Points A Really Incredible Achievement Chris and a Strong Drive Thought The Whole Season
In Second Place on 431 Points was (Alex Walker) in his Spectrum 011 Superb Job there Alex Well Deserved
In Third Place on 414 Points was (Max Esterson) in his Ray GR18 Fantastic Work Max Phenomenal Driving Thought The Season
And This Concludes The Weekend at Brands Hatch's Formula Ford 50th Anniversary Weekend. This Weekend will be Remembered for a Long Time Coming and to All The Drivers who Took the Crowns in their Respective Championships. Congratulations. To All other Drivers Keep Working at it your Time Will Come.
See You All Again Next Year for Another Competitive and no Doubt Incredible Season of Formula Ford Racing at Brands Hatch.
The elevated driving position inside the Bugatti 1934 streamlined railcar at the Citi du Train (National Railway Museum) in Mulhouse, France. Plexiglass has been installed in place of the original shutters to permit this view of the restored interior.
Famed for their speed records (one reached 196 km/h in 1937) a total of 88 were built in a variety of configurations, this being one of the luxury "Presidential" type. The car has a total of 16 wheels (see photo later in this group). This is the only Bugatti railcar preserved, having been converted to an inspection vehicle after retirement in 1958, and used in its new role until 1970.
More on the history of the Bugatti railcars can be found here: retours.eu/en/23-autorail-bugatti/#
Since last Polaroid Week I got a new position at my work which doesn't give me as much desk time therefore less time to get up take a walk the the sole purpose of taking photos. So with this past week being rather busy and/or poor weather and the fact I didn't realize it was Polaroid week until Wednesday...I managed to get some instant shooting in on the Friday! And having ten sheets of Type 72 (the unopened box of Type 55 is being used this summer) I went out and got five shots, not bad for ten year expired instant film, but one fogged on the one side I learned, you have to make sure your 545 back is nice and snug when shooting it with an Intrepid camera.
Intrepid 4x5 - Fuji Fujinon-W 1:5.6/125 - Polaroid Type 72 @ ASA-400
Meter: Pentax Spotmeter V
Scanner: Epson V700
Editor: Adobe Photoshop CC (2015)