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The C-17 from the United States Air Force’s 436th Airlift Wing carrying NASA’s Parker Solar Probe taxis after landing at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on the morning of April 3, 2018. After landing, the spacecraft was taken to Astrotech Space Operations, also in Titusville, for pre-launch testing and preparations.
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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I saw him standing in the doorway to a restaurant on Dundas St. in downtown Toronto with his longboard, chatting with a friend. Some strangers have a visual appeal that tweaks my photographic interest along with my desire to find out a bit about them. With his stylish hat and friendly features, he was one such stranger.
Not wanting to interrupt the conversation, I stood by, waiting to be noticed so I could introduce myself and my photo project, The Human Family. The couple’s conversation was friendly and didn’t look like it was going to end anytime soon. Every so often it would appear to be concluding, but then it would resume. I was starting to feel a bit awkward as if I was eavesdropping or lurking and thought perhaps I should move along. Just then the conversation came to an end and he turned toward me which allowed me to introduce myself. His smile told me he was approachable and happy to be part of my project. Meet Jay.
I explained that the best nearby location would be at the corner where a covered walkway provided shelter from the direct sun, a spot I have used before at the entrance to the university campus. I explained to his friend that we would need a few minutes and she agreed to look after his longboard. As we took the few steps to the corner, Jay explained that my interruption wasn’t unwelcome and that he has been approached for a photo before. I commented that he had a nice style about him so I wasn’t surprised he had been noticed by others.
I proceeded to take a few street portraits on the sidewalk, pausing between photos for pedestrians to pass by. While chatting, I learned that Jay was born and raised in Toronto and is 21 years old. He’s an Arts and Sciences student who hopes to complete his studies in Psychology. “Toward what goal?” I asked. He said he would like to work for the government in a national security capacity of some kind. Psychology would probably be a good background for that type of job. I asked about a necklace he was wearing that had a gold ring and a medallion and he smiled, explaining that it had to do with Lord of the Rings.
When I asked about challenges he has faced in life, Jay said “Growing up I have been stereotyped.” A bit of probing revealed that he was talking about being profiled because of race and the neighborhood he grew up in. This is an issue I have heard from others before and we talked a bit about the fact that moving forward in life can be hard enough without having that kind of extra hill to climb. Jay’s message was a related one. “Never give up and do your own thing. Don’t let others put you in a box.” Good advice, for sure. I was left with the feeling that this friendly young man was not going to be stopped from progressing toward his dreams.
We exchanged contact information and parted ways with thanks and a handshake. This is my 526th submission to The Human Family Group on Flickr.
You can view more street portraits and stories by visiting The Human Family.
The custom shipping container holding NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is prepared for unloading from the C-17 of the United States Air Force’s 436th Airlift Wing after landing at Space Coast Regional Airport in Titusville, Florida, on the morning of April 3, 2018. The spacecraft was then taken to Astrotech Space Operations, also in Titusville, for pre-launch testing and preparations.
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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“Avec son “Appel pour une nouvelle Renaissance”, cet adepte de l’art total qu’est Gao Xingjian, prône une nouvelle pensée pour changer le monde et réveiller les consciences, grâce à la culture. Écrivain, peintre, dramaturge, metteur en scène, poète, Gao Xingjian en appelle à un retour à une création artistique sans frontières, pluridisciplinaire, non utilitariste et non “marchandisée”, explorant les complexités de l’âme humaine, avec pour finalité une communion parfaite des cœurs et des esprits.” Chantal Colleu-Dumond
C’est le travail graphique de l’artiste français d’origine chinoise Gao Xingjian, Prix Nobel de littérature en 2000, qui est présenté dans le cadre de l’exposition de Chaumont-sur-Loire. À l’encre de Chine, il sonde une troisième voie entre figuration et abstraction : l’univers de ses rêves. Il cherche à faire entrer le temps et l’espace dans la peinture. “Le ton créé par l’encre qui s’écoule est riche et raffiné, il ouvre de grandes possibilités plastiques, capables de provoquer de véritables révélations. La peinture permet en outre d’effectuer un voyage intérieur ; tous les lieux que l’imagination est en mesure d’explorer peuvent être exprimés par la peinture, et cette expression est illimitée […] Si, dans une peinture, les relations spatiales ont été modifiées, le vide devient plein, le noir se transforme en quelque chose ou en rien, les espaces vides en lumière brillante. C’est là une vision très difficile à appréhender dans l’observation directe de la nature, mais dans une peinture en noir et blanc il est possible de construire un espace qui surprenne, que l’on ne pourrait voir qu’en rêve : ne s’agit-il pas en fait d’une image intérieure ?” Gao Xingjian, Pour une autre esthétique, 2001.
“La peinture de Gao Xingjian a ouvert sans conteste une nouvelle voie pour la peinture à l’encre de Chine, et de plus, elle a dépassé les difficultés rencontrées par les arts contemporains occidentaux, elle a ouvert une voie en montrant de nouvelles perspectives pour l’art de la peinture. Entre le figuratif et l’abstrait apparaissent aussi des images mentales inépuisables, ouvrant dans l’histoire de l’art une page nouvelle.“ Liu Zaifu
Entre l’héritage culturel de son pays natal et l’esthétique occidentale, sa pratique laisse affleurer une grande sensibilité. Ses paysages imaginaires font écho à ses recherches littéraires, notamment pour le théâtre et l’opéra. En juin 2018, il publie en Italie un essai intitulé Per un nuovo rinascimento.
“Il est non seulement un artiste et un homme de lettres multidimensionnel, comme il en existe peu, mais aussi un penseur. Sa pensée ne se limite pas à se débarrasser de toutes les contraintes idéologiques, mais elle reste en plus totalement indépendante et, contrairement à la démarche des philosophes, il ne cherche pas à faire entrer à tout prix la création et la réflexion dans un cadre de construction théorique. Du début à la fin, sa pensée reste vivante, ouverte, elle ne recherche jamais ce que l’on appelle “la vérité ultime”. Comme il le dit lui-même, il s’agit seulement d’approfondir sans cesse la connaissance du monde et de la nature humaine pour pouvoir remplacer l’ontologie philosophique et tous les jugements de valeur.” Liu Zaifu
"With his" Call for a New Renaissance ", this adept of the total art that is Gao Xingjian, advocates a new thought to change the world and awaken the conscience, through culture. Writer, painter, playwright, director, poet, Gao Xingjian calls for a return to an artistic creation without frontiers, multidisciplinary, non-utilitarian and not "merchandised", exploring the complexities of the human soul, with for finality a communion perfect hearts and minds. "Chantal Colleu-Dumond
This is the graphic work of the Chinese-born French artist Gao Xingjian, winner of the 2000 Nobel Prize for Literature, which is presented as part of the Chaumont-sur-Loire exhibition. In India ink, he probes a third way between figuration and abstraction: the universe of his dreams. He seeks to bring time and space into painting. "The tone created by the ink that flows is rich and refined, it opens great plastic possibilities, capable of provoking real revelations. The painting also makes it possible to make an interior journey; all the places that the imagination is able to explore can be expressed by painting, and this expression is unlimited [...] If, in a painting, the spatial relations have been modified, the void becomes full, the black is transformed in something or nothing, empty spaces in brilliant light. This is a very difficult vision to grasp in the direct observation of nature, but in a black and white painting it is possible to construct a space that surprises, that one could only see in a dream: Is not it actually an inner image? "Gao Xingjian, For Another Aesthetics, 2001.
"Gao Xingjian's painting has unquestionably opened a new path for Chinese ink painting, and moreover, she has overcome the difficulties of contemporary Western art, she has opened a path by showing new perspectives for the art of painting. Between the figurative and the abstract also appear inexhaustible mental images, opening in the history of art a new page. "Liu Zaifu
Between the cultural heritage of his native country and the Western aesthetic, his practice reveals a great sensitivity. His imaginary landscapes echo his literary research, especially for theater and opera. In June 2018, he published in Italy an essay entitled Per un nuovo rinascimento.
"He is not only an artist and a multidimensional man of letters, as there are few, but also a thinker. His thinking is not limited to getting rid of all the ideological constraints, but it is moreover completely independent and, contrary to the philosophy of the philosophers, it does not seek to make the creation and reflection at any price within a framework of theoretical construction. From beginning to end, her thought remains alive, open, she never seeks what is called "the ultimate truth". As he himself says, it is only a matter of constantly deepening our knowledge of the world and of human nature in order to replace philosophical ontology and all value judgments. "Liu Zaifu
Down at the lake, I was sitting on the shore when this Wilson's Snipe flew in and landed quite close to me. It's not a bird I often see, and when I do, they tend to be hidden or have unattractive, messy backgrounds, so I was thankful for the clean look at this one.
Probe droids (also known as probots or recon droids) were droids that were specifically designed and programmed to perform reconnaissance duties. These units were often dispatched by various space navies to gather information from a variety of different locations, reporting anything of significance as defined by specific preprogrammed protocols.
Protected by special plastic sheeting, NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is wheeled into a clean room at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, for pre-launch testing and preparations. On April 3, 2018, the spacecraft was transported from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to Joint Base Andrews by truck, then by a United States Air Force C-17 to Titusville.
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Aquí vén o maio
de frores cuberto...
puxéronse á porta
cantándome os nenos;
i os puchos furados
pra min estendendo,
pedíronme crocas
dos meus castiñeiros.
Pasai, rapaciños,
calados e quedos;
que o que é polo de hoxe
que darvos non teño.
Eu sónvo-lo probe
do pobo gallego:
pra min non hai maio,
¡pra min sempre é inverno!...
Cando eu me atopare
de donos liberto
i o pan non me quiten
trabucos e préstemos,
e como os do abade
frorezan meus eidos,
chegado habrá entonces
o maio que eu quero.
¿Queredes castañas
dos meus castiñeiros?...
Cantádeme un maio
sin bruxas nin demos:
un maio sin segas,
usuras nin preitos,
sin quintas, nin portas,
nin foros, nin cregos.
MANUEL CURROS ENRÍQUEZ
A Ford Probe GT 2.2 Turbo at the Schuppen 1 in Bremen.
The Ford Probe wasn't supposed to be sold in germany but in 1990 Ford took a batch of Probes that were meant to be sold in the USA and fitted then to match the german laws and officially sold them at german Ford dealers.
Ford did the same with the second generation of the Probe but decided to build a version especially for germany later.
Ford actually tought about replacing the Mustang with the Probe but luckily dropped that idea.
When the Probe hit the german market some german customers were confused about its name since in german there is also the word "Probe" which means "trial". :D
Some polystyrene and a biro. I like how the sastrugi is it called? texture turned out on the base. If I've been good this year maybe Santa will bring me the new Black Series probe for Xmas.
Title: Douglas Lunar Probe
Catalog #: 08_01160
Date: 1957-1959
Additional Information: Thor Able Lunar Probe
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
Only 245 Probes remain according to the card in the screen on this. Not a car that would normally appeal to me, but for some reason I've always rather liked the styling of these.
This is a succulent plant growing in a pot in our garden. I thought that this growth coming out of the plant looked like a probe, so I photographed the entire probe, and then the symmetrical end of the probe, which is the previous image in my Flickr photostream. Down below in comments you can see that image.
Lighting info: Lit with one YN560-II in a 24 inch soft box at camera left. Fill came from a mirror at camera right. The flash, in manual mode, was triggered by a Yongnuo RF-603N.
Other pictures that I've taken of succulents over the years are in my Cactus and Succulents set. www.flickr.com/photos/9422878@N08/sets/72157633383093236/
I thought this looked familiar- turns out it's one I've seen before back in 2012. Good to see it's still about and in good conditon.
Quicks of Altrincham dealer sticker still in the rear window. 111k on the clock.
NASA’s Parker Solar Probe is carefully moved into a high-bay clean room facility at Astrotech Space Operations in Titusville, Florida, for pre-launch testing and preparations. On April 3, 2018, the spacecraft was transported from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, to Joint Base Andrews by truck, then by a United States Air Force C-17 to Titusville.
Credit: NASA/Johns Hopkins APL/Ed Whitman
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center enables NASA’s mission through four scientific endeavors: Earth Science, Heliophysics, Solar System Exploration, and Astrophysics. Goddard plays a leading role in NASA’s accomplishments by contributing compelling scientific knowledge to advance the Agency’s mission.
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Car: Ford Probe 16V.
Date of first registration: 1st August 1996.
Registration region: Stoke-on-Trent.
There are currently only 432 Probes licensed in the UK, 186 are the 16V model and 246 are the 24V.
Date taken: 14th January 2019.
Album: Street Spots